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Video by David Corrigan, recorded at the Hilo Grand Rally on Nov. 5

VIDEO: Rebecca Villegas Elected To Hawaii County Council
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by Big Island Video News
on Nov 6, 2018 at 10:31 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The night before her election victory, Rebecca Villegas attended the Democratic Party Grand Rally in Hilo.

THE LOCAL RACE: Hawaiʻi County Council District 7, summary report #4 – 4 of 4 precincts reporting

(BIVN) – Rebecca Villegas will be taking a seat on the Hawaiʻi County Council, after defeating runoff opponent Kelly Drysdale in Tuesday night’s general election.

Villegas received 49.4% of the vote (3,024) to Drysdale’s 38.1% (2,330), with 4 of 4 precincts reporting. The council races are non-partisan.

Villegas, a resident of Kailua-Kona, will take the District 7 council seat that will soon be vacated by Dru “Mamo” Kanuha. Kanuha was tonight elected to the Hawaiʻi State Senate, with a sizable win over Libertarian candidate Michael Last.

Villegas attended the Democratic Party Grand Rally in Hilo on Monday night. The video of her speech is posted above.


Filed Under: Video Report Tagged With: 2018 Elections, Hawaii County Council, Rebecca Villegas

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