Newport Beach preliminary council results: Stapleton, Weigand and Kleiman remain ahead

NEWPORT BEACH, California — Joe Stapleton, Erik Weigand and Lauren Kleiman led the contested Newport Beach City Council races in the official dashboard checked November 4. Robyn Grant was the sole candidate listed in the District 4 results.

These figures come from the Orange County Registrar of Voters’ November 3, 2026, general-election dashboard, checked on November 4, 2026, Pacific time. They are unofficial results, not certified outcomes.

District 1

Candidate	Reported votes	Reported percentage
Joe Stapleton	15,702	69.73%
Tina Babajanians	6,815	30.27%

District 3

Candidate	Reported votes	Reported percentage
Erik Weigand	13,106	58.50%
Walter Stahr	6,636	29.62%
Tim Stoaks	2,662	11.88%

District 4

Candidate	Reported votes	Reported percentage
Robyn Grant	18,659	100.00%

District 6

Candidate	Reported votes	Reported percentage
Lauren Kleiman	12,947	55.93%
Andrew P. Gerken	10,200	44.07%

What the preliminary count establishes

The rankings describe ballots included in this particular release. Additional counting, ballot verification and the official canvass can change totals and margins. A reported lead does not establish that a candidate has won; this report makes no winner declaration.

This report concerns the election count. The results dashboard does not establish where or when any candidate personally voted.

Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters election-results dashboard, reached through the registrar’s official results page. Dashboard checked November 4, 2026, Pacific time.

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