Voters in Beverly Hills headed to the polls to elect two candidates to seats on the City Council. (photo by Tabor Brewster)

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office continues to update results of the March 5 Primary Election ahead of the final tally and certification on March 29.

In results released on March 19, the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office reported that 1,640,255 voted have been counted, which is 28.87% of registered voters. The next update is scheduled on Friday, March 22, between 4-5 p.m.

In the Beverly Hills City Council election, in which voters were asked to select candidates for two open seats, Craig Corman and Mary Wells remain in the lead, with 3,558 and 2,915 votes, respectively. Corman has received 23.7% of the vote compared to 19.4% for Wells. The top two candidates will be sworn in on April 2 at 7 p.m. at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.

Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) continues to lead in the 30th Congressional District race with 46,295 votes, or 30.09%. Second place candidate Alex Balekian, one of two Republicans in the race, has 26,809 votes, or 17.42%. The top two finishers will head to a runoff in the Nov. 5 General Election.

The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office will release additional semi-final results on March 22 and 26. For full election results, visit results.lavote.gov.