Traci Park declared victory Nov. 17 in the race for the Los Angeles City Council’s 11th District seat, as her opponent, Erin Darling, conceded.
The race to replace Councilman Mike Bonin was the only one of the four council races entering Thursday in which there had not yet been a declaration of victory or a concession.
Park led Darling by more than 5,000 votes after Thursday’s update. Darling had trimmed Park’s lead since Election Day, but still trailed 53 percent to 47 percent after an additional 131,611 ballots were added to the count by the Los Angeles County Registrar.
“While the margin’s been tightening, as we’ve been monitoring the votes, my team and I no longer see a path to victory,” Darling said in a statement….