Current Irvine Mayor Christina Shea has conceded the race for Irvine mayor to her opponent, and Irvine’s probable new mayor, Farrah Khan.

In Irvine, Khan currently leads all mayoral candidates with 48,921 votes (48.99%), as of 12:31 a.m. on Nov. 4.

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Farrah Khan

In an exclusive text Irvine Mayor Christina Shea shared with Irvine Weekly, Shea said she sent a text to Khan:

“Farrah, Congratulations. I wish you my best in the years ahead!
You are always welcome to call me if you need support or help!
My best, Christina,” Shea wrote to Khan on Election Night.

Irvine Weekly reached out to Irvine’s potential new Mayor Khan for comment and is awaiting a response as of 10:35 a.m., Nov. 4.

In a campaign statement on her Facebook page, Shea explained that it was a pleasure to serve the City of Irvine.

https://www.facebook.com/ChristinaSheaIrvineMayor2020/posts/174675904320689

Here are the current election results for the race for Irvine Mayor and Irvine City Council, as of 12:31 a.m., Nov. 4.

Mayor Of Irvine 

Farrah Khan — 49,086 — 48.99%

Christina Shea (Incumbent) — 35,562 — 35.42%

Luis Huang — 7,909 — 7.88%

Katherine Daigle — 7,850 — 7.82%

City Council 

Tammy Kim – 38,474 — 15.20%

Larry Agran — 33,747 — 13.33%

Lauren Johnson-Norris – 33,519 — 13.24%

Mike Carroll (Incumbent) – 32,542 — 12.86%

John Park — 27,367 — 10.81%

Carrie O’Malley — 23,154—  9.14%

Mark Newgent  — 13,234 — 5.23%

Diana Jiang – 12,5557 — 4.96%

Laura Bratton — 8,735—  3.45%

Dylan Green – 7,267 — 2.87%

Christina Dillard — 6,848  — 2.71%

Anshul Garg – 5,317 — 2.10%

Abigail Pole –  5,304  — 2.10%

Hai Liang – 5,076  — 2.01%

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