Burbank Council: Perez, Gorder and Southerland Lead for Three Seats

BURBANK, Los Angeles County — 2026 election update. Thirteen candidates are seeking three Burbank City Council seats, and the early count places Nikki Perez, Mike Gorder and Nolan Southerland in the first three positions.

Reported results

NBC Los Angeles reports Nikki Perez 15,612 candidate selections, Mike Gorder 9,697 and Nolan Southerland 8,265, followed by David Donahue 7,450, Tamala Takahashi 6,574, Samantha Wick 6,299 and other candidates.

What voters decided

Burbank’s City Clerk confirms voters could select up to three council candidates. The reported gap between third-place Southerland and fourth-place Donahue is 815 selections. That is more relevant to the last available seat than the gap between the first two candidates. Candidate selections are not counts of unique participating voters. The official canvass is ongoing.

Reporting and verification

These numbers are from the November 2026 live election results listing available following the November 3 vote. The displayed table is subject to change, and its page publication date is not necessarily the update timestamp of every individual contest. This article does not claim that an official November 5 ballot batch has been independently confirmed. Los Angeles County is continuing the official canvass and will certify its results later.

Sources: NBC Los Angeles election results by city; Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder — official election results; Official city or supplementary election information. California58 statewide election coverage.

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