Victoria Seaman concedes Las Vegas mayoral race to Shelley Berkley
Former U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley will be the next mayor of the city of Las Vegas.
Councilwoman Victoria Seaman conceded the nonpartisan race Thursday morning.
“While the outcome of the Mayor’s race is not what we had hoped, I wholeheartedly congratulate Shelley (Berkley) on her election,” Seaman wrote in social media posts. “I am confident that she will lead our city with dedication, and I stand ready to support and work alongside her.”
Berkley thanked Seaman for her message and congratulated her on the run.
“Running for office is no small feat, and I respect her hard work and effort she put into this race,” Berkley wrote in a statement. “As Mayor-Elect, I am honored to have the opportunity to serve and work collaboratively with the City Council and community leaders, to build a stronger and more united Las Vegas.”
Seaman will keep her seat on the seven-member council. The former Nevada assemblywoman’s current term ends in 2026.
Berkley will be returning to public office for the first time since 2013, when her 14-year tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives ended.
She stepped down from her role as CEO and senior provost of Touro University Western Division to run for mayor.
It also signifies the end of the Carolyn Goodman and Oscar Goodman era at the helm of the City Council after the couple held the seat over the last quarter-century.
Carolyn Goodman and Councilman Cedric Crear were celebrated Wednesday during their last council meeting. Berkley and the winner of the Ward 5 seat are expected to be sworn in during the Nov. 20 meeting.
As of Thursday morning, Berkley was ahead 128,148 votes to Seaman’s 113,111.
Meanwhile, in the other council race, Nevada Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong was 1,756 votes ahead of Assemblyman Cameron C.H. Miller.
The revamped council will be tasked with nonpartisan matters such as housing, budgeting, zoning and development.
It also inherited the yearslong legal dispute with the would-be developer of the defunct Badlands golf course.
Three remaining lawsuits filed by the land owner appeared on the verge of being resolved.
On Wednesday, the council delayed a vote to approve between $250 million to $286 million to continue negotiating an out-of-court settlement.
Both parties suggested the litigation could soon be coming to an end.