Huntington Beach preliminary results: Spivey leads Gruel by 30 votes for fourth council spot

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California — Casey McKeon, Pat Burns, Ben Davis and Erin Spivey held the first four positions in Huntington Beach’s preliminary council count. The contest has four seats. Fourth-place Spivey led fifth-place Andrew Gruel by just 30 reported votes in this snapshot.

These figures come from the Orange County Registrar of Voters’ November 3, 2026, general-election dashboard, checked on November 4, 2026, Pacific time. They are unofficial results, not certified outcomes.

City Council — four seats

Candidate	Reported votes	Reported percentage
Casey McKeon	26,423	12.49%
Pat Burns	25,781	12.19%
Ben Davis	24,683	11.67%
Erin Spivey	24,599	11.63%
Andrew Gruel	24,569	11.62%
Taryn Taddeo Palumbo	24,236	11.46%
Brian Thienes	23,526	11.12%
Brenda Glim	22,503	10.64%
Brian Burley	9,339	4.42%
Rosalind “Roz” Price	3,359	1.59%
Amory Hanson	2,493	1.18%

What the preliminary count establishes

The rankings describe ballots included in this particular release. Additional counting, ballot verification and the official canvass can change totals and margins. A reported lead does not establish that a candidate has won; this report makes no winner declaration.

This is a multi-seat contest. The percentages are shares of reported candidate votes, not the percentage of individual voters supporting each candidate. Candidates’ combined vote totals should not be treated as a turnout figure.

This report concerns the election count. The results dashboard does not establish where or when any candidate personally voted.

Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters election-results dashboard, reached through the registrar’s official results page. Dashboard checked November 4, 2026, Pacific time.

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