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Rebecca Flynn and Helen Wolter are leading the race for the two open seats on the Portola Valley Town Council. Early election night results, as of 9 p.m., showed Flynn has received 1,135 votes (34.2%) and Wolter had received 985 votes (29.68%). By the end of the night, Flynn maintained her lead with nearly 34% of the vote and Wolter won nearly 29%.
Carter Warr comes in third with 799 votes (21.29%) and Ellen Vernazza (15.83%) falls last in the race with 594 votes.
Flynn, the founder of PV Forum, the town’s private social media platform, has lived in Portola Valley for 24 years and has experience serving on multiple town committees.
“I really appreciate everyone who supported me, voted for me and volunteered for me,” said Flynn.
As results are still not final, she said she’s “cautiously optimistic.”
Wolter is a Portola Valley native and is a sustainability analyst for the city of Half Moon Bay. Her family has lived in Portola Valley for 40 years.
Shortly after 8:30 p.m., Wolter said she was excited by early election night results but “until everything is certified, nothing is final.”
“Politics is a team effort and I’m grateful for everyone supporting this effort,” she said. “I’m grateful for people’s support and I’m going to do my best to represent them once things are official.”
Warr said he was disappointed by the election results but believes that the race brought forward public discourse that was positive for the town.
“[The race] gave the public an opportunity to have more issues raised,” said Warr. “I look forward to Helen and Rebecca doing a great job on the council.”
The next round of results is expected by 4:30 on Thursday, Nov. 7.
