Election results Thursday evening showed former Mayor Letitia Clark on track to be elected as Tustin’s mayor in one of the closest contests in OC this year.
As of 5 p.m. Thursday, election results showed Clark in the lead of Incumbent Austin Lumbard in Tustin’s mayoral race, with Clark leading with 50.1% of the vote – leaving Lumbard to trail behind with 49.9% of the vote two days after election day.
The latest results are now showing a difference of 24 votes between Clark and Lumbard, tightening the lead on the city’s mayoral race.
So far, 18,012 votes have been counted in the race.
The election comes as Tustin city council members
The election comes as Tustin city council members voted unanimously to approve an agreement allowing the city’s police department to gain access to certain cameras in local schools.
The city council decision came amid growing concerns across OC about the proliferation of surveillance cameras and technology like automated license plate readers.
The police department is set to get access to camera feed from schools in the Tustin Unified School District by the end of the year.
According to his candidate statement, Lumbard is endorsed
According to his candidate statement, Lumbard is endorsed by the head of the OC Sheriff’s Department Don Barnes, the Tustin PD and OC Firefighters. He also sits on the OC Fire Authority’s board of directors, where he has been serving as one of the board’s 25 directors since 2022.
Clark served on the city council from 2016 to 2024 including as mayor in 2021.
According to her candidate website, her endorsements include the Democratic Party of OC, the California Democratic Party, the OC Labor Federation and WAVE.
Sara Leon is a Voice of OC reporting fellow. You can reach her atadmin@voiceofoc.org
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