Campaign finance, endorsements, and public votes for all five city
races, every fact tied to a public source. The certified June 2 results
are below.
Certified results
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These are the certified final results, made official by Los Angeles County on June 26, 2026.
Mayor
George Chen✓—
Sharon Kalani✓—
Each candidate's votes, Jun 2–26
District 1
Jon Kaji✓—
David Kartsonis✓—
Each candidate's votes, Jun 2–26
District 3
Asam Sheikh✓—
Mike Mauno✓—
Each candidate's votes, Jun 2–26
District 5
Betty Lieu✓—
Michelle K. Brooks✓—
Harry Ward MD✓—
Each candidate's votes, Jun 2–26
Treasurer
Aurelio Mattucci✓—
Mike Griffiths✓—
Charles Deemer✓—
Each candidate's votes, Jun 2–26
These are the certified final counts, made official by Los Angeles County on June 26, 2026.
The green numbers show each candidate's gain in the latest count.
How these results became official
The winner marked in each race is the certified result. Los Angeles County certified the June 2, 2026 election on June 26, 2026, so these are the official final counts.
Registration
How the candidate is registered to vote: Democrat, Republican, No Party Preference, or another party. The candidate's own self-declaration, before any endorsement or donation data.See full context →
Rep
Rep
Endorsers
The party mix of organizations and electeds backing the candidate, summarized from the endorsement list. Read as a coalition shape, not as a partisan label on the candidate.See full context →
Donors
The party mix of the candidate's itemized donors, matched against the LA County voter file. Aggregate only; no individual donor names appear here, and small-dollar gifts are excluded.See full context →
Donations
Monetary contributions from donors this cycle — itemized and unitemized — reported on Form 460 Schedule A with NetFile, net of refunds. These are donors' gifts, not money the campaign loaned itself; loans are shown separately.See full context →
$174k
$77k
% from Torrance
Share of itemized dollars from donors who list a Torrance address. Computed by matching donor addresses against Torrance precincts; non-itemized small-dollar gifts are excluded from the denominator.See full context →
43%
73%
Loans
Money the campaign borrowed and still owes, from Form 460 Schedule B, reported net of repayments as the outstanding balance on the latest filing. For this election every loan is a candidate lending their own committee. Loans are separate from donations, not added to them.See full context →
$0
last pre-election filing, May 16
$30k
self-loan, repayable · last pre-election filing, May 16
PAC spending
Uncapped independent-expenditure spending by outside committees backing the candidate, separate from their own donations, so you can add the two for total funding. The grey line is these PACs' direct campaign donations, which are capped and already counted in Donations.See full context →
$46k
+$2k in campaign donations
$20k
+$2k in campaign donations
PAC source
The dominant outside funder, labeled by sector ('OC Real Estate', 'Public-safety union', and so on). Where the biggest single contribution came from, not necessarily where every dollar came from.See full context →
Voted for a Pride Month proclamation The May 7, 2024 Council resolution issued a Pride Month proclamation recognizing Torrance's LGBTQ+ residents. It passed 4 to 3.See full context →
Homelessness
Voted against the homeless-housing site The May 23, 2025 Council resolution opposed an LA County and Weingart Foundation plan to convert the Extended Stay America hotel at 3525 Torrance Blvd. into supportive housing. The vote was non-binding but signaled the city's position to the county.See full context →
City Budget
Backed Measure SST in 2022 Measure SST was a half-cent city sales tax Torrance voters approved on June 7, 2022. It raised general-fund revenue without a sunset clause; supporters said it shored up reserves, opponents argued it shifted costs to residents.See full context →
Backs Torrance's overseas-partner program Torrance's Sister Cities and Friendship Cities program pairs the city with Kashiwa, Japan and Tonghae, Korea, among others. Its budget line for travel and cultural exchanges has been cut and restored twice since 2020.See full context →
Wants to annex El Camino Village A proposal to extend Torrance's city limits to include El Camino Village, the unincorporated LA County neighborhood east of Crenshaw. City staff estimate roughly $27M in startup costs and $11M annually; the move would require LAFCO approval.See full context →
Other Local Issues
Voted for the airport practice-landing ban The January 23, 2024 ordinance restricts touch-and-go landings, back-taxis, and low approaches at Zamperini Field (KTOA) during specified hours, in response to neighborhood noise complaints. It passed 5 to 1 with one absence.See full context →
Torrance officials Endorsements from Torrance officials: sitting or former councilmembers, the city treasurer, the city clerk, TUSD board members, and city commissioners.See full context →
State & county Endorsements from state legislators and LA County officeholders: state senators, assembly members, the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff, the District Attorney, the Assessor.See full context →
Police / Fire Endorsements from police and firefighter unions. In Torrance the visible ones are the Torrance Police Officers' Association and the Torrance Firefighters.See full context →
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Labor Endorsements from labor unions: public-sector locals (SEIU, AFSCME, teachers) and private-sector unions (UFCW, the building trades, hotel and service workers).See full context →
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Business Endorsements from business and real-estate associations: chambers of commerce, apartment owners' groups, industry firms, and trade associations.See full context →
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Party clubs Endorsements from party-affiliated clubs: Torrance Democratic Club, LACDP, South Bay Republicans, the California Republican Assembly, Indivisible South Bay LA. The clearest partisan signal in a nonpartisan race.See full context →
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City officials Endorsements from neighbor-city electeds and LA-region officeholders not directly representing Torrance: Carson, Lomita, RPV, Hawthorne, Redondo Beach, and area school or district boards.See full context →
Registration
How the candidate is registered to vote: Democrat, Republican, No Party Preference, or another party. The candidate's own self-declaration, before any endorsement or donation data.See full context →
NPP
Rep
Endorsers
The party mix of organizations and electeds backing the candidate, summarized from the endorsement list. Read as a coalition shape, not as a partisan label on the candidate.See full context →
n/d
Donors
The party mix of the candidate's itemized donors, matched against the LA County voter file. Aggregate only; no individual donor names appear here, and small-dollar gifts are excluded.See full context →
Donations
Monetary contributions from donors this cycle — itemized and unitemized — reported on Form 460 Schedule A with NetFile, net of refunds. These are donors' gifts, not money the campaign loaned itself; loans are shown separately.See full context →
$75k
incl. $16k self-funded
$35k
% from Torrance
Share of itemized dollars from donors who list a Torrance address. Computed by matching donor addresses against Torrance precincts; non-itemized small-dollar gifts are excluded from the denominator.See full context →
26%
65%
Loans
Money the campaign borrowed and still owes, from Form 460 Schedule B, reported net of repayments as the outstanding balance on the latest filing. For this election every loan is a candidate lending their own committee. Loans are separate from donations, not added to them.See full context →
$60k
self-loan, repayable · last pre-election filing, May 16
$100
self-loan, repayable · last pre-election filing, May 16
PAC spending
Uncapped independent-expenditure spending by outside committees backing the candidate, separate from their own donations, so you can add the two for total funding. The grey line is these PACs' direct campaign donations, which are capped and already counted in Donations.See full context →
$16k
+$2k in campaign donations
$2k
+$2k in campaign donations
PAC source
The dominant outside funder, labeled by sector ('OC Real Estate', 'Public-safety union', and so on). Where the biggest single contribution came from, not necessarily where every dollar came from.See full context →
Opposes state housing mandates that override local zoning control California ADU and density laws (SB 9, SB 35, AB 2011) limit how much cities can restrict housing in their own zoning codes. Opposing means asking the state to give local councils more authority over what gets built where.See full context →
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Homelessness
Opposed Project Homekey+ at the Extended Stay America hotel Project Homekey+ was an LA County and Weingart Foundation plan to convert the Extended Stay America hotel at 3525 Torrance Blvd. into supportive housing for unhoused residents. The Council passed a non-binding resolution opposing the site on May 23, 2025.See full context →
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Wants stricter homelessness enforcement Covers enforcing existing anti-camping rules, directing Measure H county dollars to Torrance services, and council resolutions opposing housing-first sites. The contestable axis is enforcement-led vs. housing-first approaches.See full context →
City Budget
Says Torrance is fiscally healthy Recent state and county analyses have ranked Torrance among California cities most exposed to fiscal stress. The contestable axis is whether the city's reserves and recurring spending sit on stable footing or signal trouble ahead.See full context →
Wants to annex El Camino Village A proposal to extend Torrance's city limits to include El Camino Village, the unincorporated LA County neighborhood east of Crenshaw. City staff estimate roughly $27M in startup costs and $11M annually; the move would require LAFCO approval.See full context →
Wants to cap council overseas travel The Sister Cities and Friendship Cities program funds council travel to Torrance's partner cities abroad. The contestable axis is whether to cap that travel budget or keep funding active exchanges.See full context →
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Transit & Mobility
Backs the Metro C/Green Line extension A proposed Metro C (formerly Green) Line extension into the South Bay would use existing freight rail right-of-way to bring light rail closer to Torrance. The project still needs regional approval; no Torrance station is sited yet.See full context →
Environment
Wants stronger fenceline monitoring of the refinery Fenceline monitoring measures air pollutants at the Torrance Refinery's perimeter. SCAQMD installed an air monitor at Guenser Park; supporters want additional sensors and public data, citing past hydrogen fluoride and PM2.5 incidents.See full context →
Torrance officials Endorsements from Torrance officials: sitting or former councilmembers, the city treasurer, the city clerk, TUSD board members, and city commissioners.See full context →
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State & county Endorsements from state legislators and LA County officeholders: state senators, assembly members, the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff, the District Attorney, the Assessor.See full context →
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Police / Fire Endorsements from police and firefighter unions. In Torrance the visible ones are the Torrance Police Officers' Association and the Torrance Firefighters.See full context →
Labor Endorsements from labor unions: public-sector locals (SEIU, AFSCME, teachers) and private-sector unions (UFCW, the building trades, hotel and service workers).See full context →
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Business Endorsements from business and real-estate associations: chambers of commerce, apartment owners' groups, industry firms, and trade associations.See full context →
Party clubs Endorsements from party-affiliated clubs: Torrance Democratic Club, LACDP, South Bay Republicans, the California Republican Assembly, Indivisible South Bay LA. The clearest partisan signal in a nonpartisan race.See full context →
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City officials Endorsements from neighbor-city electeds and LA-region officeholders not directly representing Torrance: Carson, Lomita, RPV, Hawthorne, Redondo Beach, and area school or district boards.See full context →
Registration
How the candidate is registered to vote: Democrat, Republican, No Party Preference, or another party. The candidate's own self-declaration, before any endorsement or donation data.See full context →
Dem
Rep
Endorsers
The party mix of organizations and electeds backing the candidate, summarized from the endorsement list. Read as a coalition shape, not as a partisan label on the candidate.See full context →
Donors
The party mix of the candidate's itemized donors, matched against the LA County voter file. Aggregate only; no individual donor names appear here, and small-dollar gifts are excluded.See full context →
Donations
Monetary contributions from donors this cycle — itemized and unitemized — reported on Form 460 Schedule A with NetFile, net of refunds. These are donors' gifts, not money the campaign loaned itself; loans are shown separately.See full context →
$56k
$32k
incl. $11k self-funded
% from Torrance
Share of itemized dollars from donors who list a Torrance address. Computed by matching donor addresses against Torrance precincts; non-itemized small-dollar gifts are excluded from the denominator.See full context →
51%
22%
Loans
Money the campaign borrowed and still owes, from Form 460 Schedule B, reported net of repayments as the outstanding balance on the latest filing. For this election every loan is a candidate lending their own committee. Loans are separate from donations, not added to them.See full context →
$0
last pre-election filing, May 16
$30k
self-loan, repayable · last pre-election filing, May 16
PAC spending
Uncapped independent-expenditure spending by outside committees backing the candidate, separate from their own donations, so you can add the two for total funding. The grey line is these PACs' direct campaign donations, which are capped and already counted in Donations.See full context →
$2k
+$2k in campaign donations
$47k
+$3k in campaign donations
PAC source
The dominant outside funder, labeled by sector ('OC Real Estate', 'Public-safety union', and so on). Where the biggest single contribution came from, not necessarily where every dollar came from.See full context →
Voted for a Pride Month proclamation The May 7, 2024 Council resolution issued a Pride Month proclamation recognizing Torrance's LGBTQ+ residents. It passed 4 to 3.See full context →
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Homelessness
Backs the city's temporary housing village Torrance's temporary housing village houses unhoused residents in trailers on city-owned land while case workers find permanent placements. The city reports moving residents into permanent housing through the village since opening.See full context →
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Opposes the homeless-housing site Project Homekey+ was an LA County and Weingart Foundation plan to convert the Extended Stay America hotel at 3525 Torrance Blvd. into supportive housing for unhoused residents. The Council passed a non-binding resolution opposing the site on May 23, 2025.See full context →
Environment
Wants stronger oversight of the Torrance Refinery The Torrance Refinery (PBF Energy / Torrance Refining Co.) has had multiple incidents since the 2015 ExxonMobil explosion, including ongoing modified hydrogen fluoride concerns. Stronger oversight could mean more monitoring, faster reporting, or planning for decommissioning.See full context →
Torrance officials Endorsements from Torrance officials: sitting or former councilmembers, the city treasurer, the city clerk, TUSD board members, and city commissioners.See full context →
State & county Endorsements from state legislators and LA County officeholders: state senators, assembly members, the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff, the District Attorney, the Assessor.See full context →
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Police / Fire Endorsements from police and firefighter unions. In Torrance the visible ones are the Torrance Police Officers' Association and the Torrance Firefighters.See full context →
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Labor Endorsements from labor unions: public-sector locals (SEIU, AFSCME, teachers) and private-sector unions (UFCW, the building trades, hotel and service workers).See full context →
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Business Endorsements from business and real-estate associations: chambers of commerce, apartment owners' groups, industry firms, and trade associations.See full context →
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Party clubs Endorsements from party-affiliated clubs: Torrance Democratic Club, LACDP, South Bay Republicans, the California Republican Assembly, Indivisible South Bay LA. The clearest partisan signal in a nonpartisan race.See full context →
City officials Endorsements from neighbor-city electeds and LA-region officeholders not directly representing Torrance: Carson, Lomita, RPV, Hawthorne, Redondo Beach, and area school or district boards.See full context →
Registration
How the candidate is registered to vote: Democrat, Republican, No Party Preference, or another party. The candidate's own self-declaration, before any endorsement or donation data.See full context →
Dem
Rep
Endorsers
The party mix of organizations and electeds backing the candidate, summarized from the endorsement list. Read as a coalition shape, not as a partisan label on the candidate.See full context →
Donors
The party mix of the candidate's itemized donors, matched against the LA County voter file. Aggregate only; no individual donor names appear here, and small-dollar gifts are excluded.See full context →
Donations
Monetary contributions from donors this cycle — itemized and unitemized — reported on Form 460 Schedule A with NetFile, net of refunds. These are donors' gifts, not money the campaign loaned itself; loans are shown separately.See full context →
$102k
$45k
% from Torrance
Share of itemized dollars from donors who list a Torrance address. Computed by matching donor addresses against Torrance precincts; non-itemized small-dollar gifts are excluded from the denominator.See full context →
49%
29%
Loans
Money the campaign borrowed and still owes, from Form 460 Schedule B, reported net of repayments as the outstanding balance on the latest filing. For this election every loan is a candidate lending their own committee. Loans are separate from donations, not added to them.See full context →
$10k
self-loan, repayable · last pre-election filing, May 16
$6k
self-loan, repayable · last pre-election filing, May 16
PAC spending
Uncapped independent-expenditure spending by outside committees backing the candidate, separate from their own donations, so you can add the two for total funding. The grey line is these PACs' direct campaign donations, which are capped and already counted in Donations.See full context →
$2k
+$2k in campaign donations
$10k
+$3k in campaign donations
PAC source
The dominant outside funder, labeled by sector ('OC Real Estate', 'Public-safety union', and so on). Where the biggest single contribution came from, not necessarily where every dollar came from.See full context →
Wants stronger limits on hillside ADUs Torrance's hillside-protection rules restrict construction in steep terrain. State ADU laws override most local restrictions; the contestable axis is whether to rewrite the local code to push back against state preemption.See full context →
Other Local Issues
Wants vendors at the Sleepy Hollow holiday lights Sleepy Hollow is a Torrance neighborhood that hosts a heavily-trafficked holiday lights display each December. The contestable axis is whether to allow third-party food and merchandise vendors during the display or keep the streets free of commerce.See full context →
Torrance officials Endorsements from Torrance officials: sitting or former councilmembers, the city treasurer, the city clerk, TUSD board members, and city commissioners.See full context →
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State & county Endorsements from state legislators and LA County officeholders: state senators, assembly members, the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff, the District Attorney, the Assessor.See full context →
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Police / Fire Endorsements from police and firefighter unions. In Torrance the visible ones are the Torrance Police Officers' Association and the Torrance Firefighters.See full context →
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Labor Endorsements from labor unions: public-sector locals (SEIU, AFSCME, teachers) and private-sector unions (UFCW, the building trades, hotel and service workers).See full context →
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Business Endorsements from business and real-estate associations: chambers of commerce, apartment owners' groups, industry firms, and trade associations.See full context →
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Party clubs Endorsements from party-affiliated clubs: Torrance Democratic Club, LACDP, South Bay Republicans, the California Republican Assembly, Indivisible South Bay LA. The clearest partisan signal in a nonpartisan race.See full context →
City officials Endorsements from neighbor-city electeds and LA-region officeholders not directly representing Torrance: Carson, Lomita, RPV, Hawthorne, Redondo Beach, and area school or district boards.See full context →
Registration
How the candidate is registered to vote: Democrat, Republican, No Party Preference, or another party. The candidate's own self-declaration, before any endorsement or donation data.See full context →
Rep
Rep
Endorsers
The party mix of organizations and electeds backing the candidate, summarized from the endorsement list. Read as a coalition shape, not as a partisan label on the candidate.See full context →
Donors
The party mix of the candidate's itemized donors, matched against the LA County voter file. Aggregate only; no individual donor names appear here, and small-dollar gifts are excluded.See full context →
Donations
Monetary contributions from donors this cycle — itemized and unitemized — reported on Form 460 Schedule A with NetFile, net of refunds. These are donors' gifts, not money the campaign loaned itself; loans are shown separately.See full context →
$45k
$29k
% from Torrance
Share of itemized dollars from donors who list a Torrance address. Computed by matching donor addresses against Torrance precincts; non-itemized small-dollar gifts are excluded from the denominator.See full context →
46%
78%
Loans
Money the campaign borrowed and still owes, from Form 460 Schedule B, reported net of repayments as the outstanding balance on the latest filing. For this election every loan is a candidate lending their own committee. Loans are separate from donations, not added to them.See full context →
$15k
self-loan, repayable · last pre-election filing, May 16
$6k
self-loan, repayable · last pre-election filing, May 16
PAC spending
Uncapped independent-expenditure spending by outside committees backing the candidate, separate from their own donations, so you can add the two for total funding. The grey line is these PACs' direct campaign donations, which are capped and already counted in Donations.See full context →
$17k
+$2k in campaign donations
$2k
+$1k in campaign donations
PAC source
The dominant outside funder, labeled by sector ('OC Real Estate', 'Public-safety union', and so on). Where the biggest single contribution came from, not necessarily where every dollar came from.See full context →
Frames the Treasurer role as low-risk stewardship The City Treasurer manages Torrance's investment portfolio and cash holdings. The contestable axis is investment philosophy: prioritize stability and compliance, or seek higher yields with more risk to grow reserves faster.See full context →
Torrance officials Endorsements from Torrance officials: sitting or former councilmembers, the city treasurer, the city clerk, TUSD board members, and city commissioners.See full context →
State & county Endorsements from state legislators and LA County officeholders: state senators, assembly members, the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff, the District Attorney, the Assessor.See full context →
Police / Fire Endorsements from police and firefighter unions. In Torrance the visible ones are the Torrance Police Officers' Association and the Torrance Firefighters.See full context →
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Labor Endorsements from labor unions: public-sector locals (SEIU, AFSCME, teachers) and private-sector unions (UFCW, the building trades, hotel and service workers).See full context →
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Business Endorsements from business and real-estate associations: chambers of commerce, apartment owners' groups, industry firms, and trade associations.See full context →
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Party clubs Endorsements from party-affiliated clubs: Torrance Democratic Club, LACDP, South Bay Republicans, the California Republican Assembly, Indivisible South Bay LA. The clearest partisan signal in a nonpartisan race.See full context →
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City officials Endorsements from neighbor-city electeds and LA-region officeholders not directly representing Torrance: Carson, Lomita, RPV, Hawthorne, Redondo Beach, and area school or district boards.See full context →
