It’s official: Conservatives will hold a supermajority on the Irvine City Council come December.

The standings haven’t changed in the Irvine race since election night as thousands of absentee ballots and provisionals have been counted in the last two weeks. As of Monday morning, fewer than 10 votes were left to count.

Mayor Steven Choi held on to his seat for another term with 45.4 percent of the vote – or 18,333 of 40,411 votes – over Planning Commissioner Mary Ann Gaido.

Planning Commissioner Lynn Schott came in first in the council race with 22.9 percent of votes – or 16,814 of 50,102 votes – and Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Lalloway took the second open seat with 22.8 percent. Community Services Commissioner Melissa Fox trailed them by a couple hundred votes since election night.

Republican control on council now expands from a 3-2 majority to a 4-1 supermajority. The new council will be sworn in Dec. 9.

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