Newly elected Santa Clara City Councilwoman Janene Burton in her Ms. Senior Utah USA sash stands with Sen. Mike Lee, in Washington in Washington County, Oct. 7, 2022. (Janene Burton Campaign)
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SANTA CLARA — A write-in candidate has won a City Council seat in Santa Clara after the results of the election were made official Tuesday.
Janene Burton – a retired teacher, former member of the state Republican Committee and the reigning Ms. Senior Utah – received 1,267 write-in votes to place second in the Nov. 22 election for three spots on the council.
The current Santa Clara City Council met at Santa Clara Town Hall to certify the results.
Burton will be joined by another new face on the council. David Pond, a project manager with the Utah Department of Technology Services, had the third-most votes, with 1,144 votes out of 4,492 total votes.
Incumbent Jarret Waite led all vote-getters with 1,363 to gain his second four-year term. Fellow incumbent Leina Mathis will now be getting a second four years after finishing in fourth with 784 votes.
Denny Drake, who was previously a Washington County commissioner, chose not to run for reelection after finishing out his one term.
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