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Historical Election Results

2024 General Municipal Election

Election Date: November 5, 2024

City Council

Elected – Cynthia S. Conners, Shari L. Horne, and Eun Ju “Pearl” Lee

Ballots Cast by Candidate:

  • Shari L. Horne, 7,718
  • Cynthia S. Conners, 7,327
  • Eun Ju “Pearl” Lee, 5,949
  • James Ping-Ya Tung, 3,941

Total Ballots Cast:

  • Vote Center Ballots Cast: 1,476
  • Vote-by-Mail Ballots Cast: 11,899
  • Total Ballots Cast: 13,375
2022 General Municipal Election

Election Date: November 8, 2022

City Council

Elected – Annie McCary and Carol Moore

Ballots Cast by Candidate:

  • Carol Moore, 6,027
  • Annie McCary, 4,730
  • Edward H. Tao, 3,418

Total Ballots Cast:

  • Vote Center Ballots Cast: 1,078
  • Vote-by-Mail Ballots Cast: 10,480
  • Total Ballots Cast: 11,558

Measure T-City of Laguna Woods Cannabis Business Tax Ordinance

To fund City services, shall a measure establishing a tax on cannabis businesses of the higher of the following rates: 4%-10% of gross receipts or $5-$35 per square foot for retail businesses; and 1%-10% of gross receipts or $1-$35 per square foot for other businesses, with certain rates increasing annually, generating an estimated $750,000 annually if cannabis businesses were to be authorized in the future, until ended by voters, be adopted?

6,555 ballots were cast for “Yes.” 4,185 ballots were cast for “No.”

2020 General Municipal Election

Election Date: November 3, 2020

City Council

Elected – Cynthia Conners, Noel Hatch, and Shari L. Horne

Ballots Cast by Candidate:

  • Noel Hatch, 6,343
  • Shari L. Horne, 5,916
  • Cynthia Conners, 5,792
  • Judith P. Troutman, 3,984
  • Kathryn Robbins, 3,960

Total Ballots Cast:

  • Election Day Vote Center Ballots Cast: 947
  • Vote-by-Mail Ballots Cast: 12,915
  • Total Ballots Cast: 13,862

Measure V-City of Laguna Woods Advisory Measure on Marijuana Dispensaries

Should the City of Laguna Woods allow the establishment and operation of marijuana dispensaries offering the retail sale of medical and non-medical marijuana in commercial zoning districts within the City of Laguna Woods city limits?

6,651 ballots were cast for “Yes.” 6,426 ballots were cast for “No.”

2018 General Municipal Election

Election Date: November 6, 2018

City Council

Elected – Carol Moore and Joe Rainey

Ballots Cast by Candidate:

  • Carol Moore, 5,472
  • Joe Rainey, 5,055
  • Judith P. Troutman, 4,993

Total Ballots Cast:

  • Early Voting Ballots Cast: 128
  • Precinct Ballots Cast: 2,185
  • Vote-by-Mail Ballots Cast: 9,250
  • Total Ballots Cast: 11,563
2016 General Municipal Election

City Council

The 2016 General Municipal Election was cancelled due to the number of candidates not exceeding the number of offices to be filled. Candidates Cynthia Conners, Noel Hatch, and Shari Horne were appointed to the City Council.

2014 General Municipal Election

Election Date: November 4, 2014

City Council

Elected – Bert Hack and Carol A. Moore

Ballots Cast by Candidate:

  • Bert Hack, 3,419
  • Carol A. Moore, 2,963
  • Rae C. Tso, 2,947
  • Al Roddan, 1,473
  • Mark L. Monin, 1,403
  • David Russell Ohrn, 1,323

Total Ballots Cast:

  • Precinct Ballots Cast: 2,008
  • Vote-by-Mail Ballots Cast: 6,533
  • Total Ballots Cast: 8,541
2012 General Municipal Election

Election Date: November 6, 2012

City Council

Elected – Cynthia S. Conners, Milton W. Robbins, and Noel Hatch

Ballots Cast by Candidate:

  • Cynthia S. Conners, 6,055
  • Milton W. Robbins, 3,965
  • Noel Hatch, 3,941
  • Shari L. Horne, 3,689
  • David Russell Ohrn, 3,030
  • Mara G. Hodgkins, 1,578

Total Ballots Cast:

  • Early Voting Ballots Cast: 58
  • Precinct Ballots Cast: 3,196
  • Vote-by-Mail Ballots Cast: 8,495
  • Total Ballots Cast: 11,749
2010 General Municipal Election

City Council

The 2010 General Municipal Election was cancelled due to the number of candidates not exceeding the number of offices to be filled. Candidates Bert Hack and Robert Ring were appointed to the City Council.

2008 General Municipal Election

Election Date: November 4, 2008

City Council

Elected – Brenda Ross, Martin “Marty” Rhodes, and Milton W. Robbins

Ballots Cast by Candidate:

  • Brenda Ross, 3,959
  • Martin “Marty” Rhodes, 3,596
  • Milton W. Robbins, 3,535
  • Arlene Sontag, 3,079
  • Mark Stein, 2,431
  • Ronald Beldner, 2,265
  • James “Jim” Kane, 1,955
  • Margo Bouer, 1,946
  • Robert “Bob” Tucker, 1,923
  • Marilynn J. Sortino, 1,766
2006 General Municipal Election

City Council

The 2006 General Municipal Election was cancelled due to the number of candidates not exceeding the number of offices to be filled. Candidates Bert Hack and Robert Ring were appointed to the City Council.

2004 General Municipal Election

Election Date: November 2, 2004

City Council

Elected – Brenda Ross, Robert “Bob” Bouer, and Milton W. Robbins

Ballots Cast by Candidate:

  • Brenda Ross, 6,551
  • Robert “Bob” Bouer, 6,039
  • Milton W. Robbins, 5,229
  • Elizabeth “Bea” McArthur, 4,537
  • Denise D. Welch, 3,846
  • Gerald Wass, 2,300
2002 General Municipal Election

Election Date: November 5, 2002

City Council

Elected – Robert B. Ring and Bert Hack

Ballots Cast by Candidate:

  • Robert B. Ring, 5,041
  • Bert Hack, 4,898
  • Dave Schlenker, 3,461
  • Maurice S. Kravitz, 3,198

Measure O-Laguna Woods Appropriation Limit

Approved 7,546 (Yes) to 1,870 (No)

Measure P-Laguna Woods Appropriations Limit Inc

Approved 6,672 (Yes) to 2,769 (No)

2000 General Municipal Election

Election Date: April 11, 2000

City Council

Elected – Robert Bouer, Brenda B. Ross, and Jan Nelson McLaughlin

Ballots Cast by Candidate:

  • Robert Bouer, 4,850
  • Brenda B. Ross, 3,698
  • Jan Nelson McLaughlin, 3,196
  • Jacqueline Carey, 2,845
  • Victor Kay, 1,777
  • Ann M. Snider, 1,642
  • Mary Stone, 1,428
  • Helen Mencher, 862
  • Juel Anderson, 550
1999 Incorporation Election

Election Date: March 2, 1999

Measure A-Incorporation of the City in the Leisure World Area

Shall the order adopted on September 15, 1998 by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange ordering the incorporation of the territory described in the order and designated in the order as the incorporation of the Leisure World subject to the terms and conditions specified in the order, including the establishment of an appropriations limit for the new city of the Leisure World area of $3,581,586.00 and the continuance as city taxes of the sales and use tax, transient occupancy, the real property transfer tax, and other general taxes presently imposed by the county at the same rate as imposed by the county and using the same manner of collection, be confirmed?

Approved 5,394 (Yes) to 5,052 (No)

Measure B-District/At Large

Should the order of incorporation be confirmed, shall the members of the city council in future elections be elected by district or at large?

“At Large” Approved 4,804 to “District” 3,557

Measure C-City Name

Should the order of incorporation be confirmed, should the city be named: Laguna Verde or Laguna Woods?

“Laguna Woods” Approved 5,527 to “Laguna Verde” 2,953

City Council

Elected – Jim Thorpe, Bert Hack, Ann Snider, Brenda Ross, and Victor Kay

Jim Thorpe and Bert Hack were elected to three-year terms. Ann Snider, Brenda Ross, and Victor Kay were elected to one-year terms.