West Covina Councilmember Tony Wu Concedes Re-election Defeat, Trailing Fredrick Sykes by 885 Votes
WEST COVINA, Calif. — Tony Wu, the Chinese American city councilmember in West Covina, Los Angeles County, California, conceded defeat in his re-election bid on November 7, clearing the way for his opponent Fredrick Sykes.
Wu, 68, has long served on the West Covina City Council. He had held out hope of a comeback earlier in the week, but as of November 7, results released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk showed him trailing Sykes by 885 votes in the Fifth District seat. About 131,000 ballots remain uncounted across Los Angeles County, and Wu's chances of closing the gap are slim.
In a statement to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Wu said that when he first entered public service he pledged to build a safe, vibrant and welcoming city, and that he can now look back with gratitude: "Mission accomplished."
Sykes, 75, previously served as West Covina's mayor from 2011 to 2015 and was appointed the city's first Black mayor in 2014. A 40-year resident, he has also served as a planning commissioner. Sykes said that on his first day in office he would root out corruption and wasteful spending and restore transparency and oversight.
Wu first won his council seat by defeating Sykes.
Source: Chinese American News Agency
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 西考维纳市民中心（West Covina Civic Center）。（ASDFGH 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons）
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