Novato Election Results 2019: Mayor Eric Lucan Re-Elected

Novato CA

05 November, 2019

11:00 PM

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NOVATO, CA — Novato voters headed to the polls Tuesday to participate in the city's first district elections. Seven candidates were on the ballot for three seats on the Novato City Council. Mayor Eric Lucan was elected to the District 3 seat with 78 percent of the vote in the city's first election by district, according to complete unofficial results released by Marin County Tuesday night. Lucan, 38, a councilman and chief marketing officer, defeated Kevin Morrison, 59, an environmental and educational nonprofit consultant, who previously ran for a council seat in 2017. The District 3 seat represents northeast Novato, including the city's downtown. Susan Wernick, 59, a community volunteer, defeated Jim Petray, 64, a certified public accountant, for the District 1 seat with 55 percent of the vote. The seat represents northwestern Novato. Amy Peele, 65, a writer and retired director of transplants at University of California at San Francisco, defeated Marie Hoch, 63, a real estate agent, and Melissa Galliani, 58, vice president of sales at KGO radio, with 51 percent of the vote for the District 5 seat. The seat represents the Hamilton and southern Novato area. The successful candidates will serve five-year terms. Elections in Districts 2 and 4 will take place in 2022. Novato Council District 1 Precincts Reported: 8 of 8 (100.00%) Susan Wernick: 980 (55.59%)Jim Petray: 783 (44.41%)Novato Council District 3 Precincts Reported: 7 of 7 (100.00% Eric Lucan: 1,115 (78.69%)Kevin Morrison: 302 (21.31%)Novato Council District 5 Precincts Reported: 5 of 5 (100.00%) Amy Peele: 688 (51.61%)Marie Hoch: 578 (43.36%)Melissa Galliani: 67 (5.03%) For up-to-date local news, subscribe to free News Alerts from your local California Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.