Waage, Guthrie hold onto Pismo Beach seats; Newton ousts Howell from City Council
With the final unofficial election results in, Ed Waage, Scott Newton and Marcia Guthrie seem to have secured their spots in the race for Pismo Beach mayor and City Council.
The election results could vary over the coming days as more mail-in and provisional votes are counted.
Three seats were up for grabs in the November election.
As of 11 p.m., Pismo Beach Mayor Ed Waage appeared to have secured his third term at the helm of the city, defeating newcomer and former KSBY anchor Dan Shadwell.
Meanwhile incumbent City Council members Marcia Guthrie and Erik Howell attempted to hold onto their seats against challengers Debora Ann Lossing, James Robert Prichard and Scott Newton.
As of 11 p.m., Waage held a significant lead over Shadwell for the mayoral title, with 58.5% and 41.5% of the vote, respectively.
In the City Council race, newcomer Newton led with 34.8% of the vote, followed by Guthrie with 24.5%.
If these election results hold over the coming days, long-time councilman Howell has been unseated from the City Council. Only 123 votes separate him from Guthrie, the second-highest vote-getter.
As of 11 p.m. Howell had secured 22.8% of the vote, followed by Lossing (9.8%) and Prichard (7.8%).
About 4,502 ballots were cast by Pismo Beach voters, about 69.5% of the registered voting population.
This story was originally published November 3, 2020 at 8:19 PM.
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