Sebastopol Races

Results are a combination of data provided by the Associated Press (AP) and county election offices. The AP calls winners by analyzing vote tallies and other election data. Check marks are used to denote a winner only when the AP calls a race.

City Council

Top two candidates win seat.

Neysa Hinton(incumbent)49.4%
3,024 votes
Phillip Carter29.7%
1,819 votes
Stanton Kee Nethery III20.8%
1,274 votes
Updated at 7:11 PM PT on Nov 26, 2024
Sonoma County

What does a council member do?

City and town council members can propose new city ordinances and vote on a range of issues, including housing development, business ventures and contracts. They also help draft the city or town budget.

Candidate Statements

Candidate Statements are excerpted from the statements provided to election offices, where available.

Phillip Carter

  • Software developer
  • Statement pending or not available.

Stanton Kee Nethery III

  • Business owner/parent
  • Libraries: “Our library provides helpful social services and is a meeting place for all sorts of special interests.”
  • Budget: “Sebastopol is a great town and I want to make sure it does not go bankrupt. We cannot spend money that we do not have.”
  • Essential Services: “I want to work within a budget to keep core services available to all that live here so that Sebastopol remains a special place.”

Neysa Hinton

  • Sebastopol City Council Member/health care executive director
  • Community: “I am running for a third term because our city needs capable, common-sense leadership to continue building a thriving, healthy Sebastopol.”
  • Housing: “I support more affordable housing; the need is vital.”
  • Resiliency: “In the face of budget shortfalls and daunting challenges, our community has demonstrated its commitment to our core values and finding a way forward with common sense solutions.”
  • ElectNeysa.com

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