Culver City Council: Puza and Stehlin Lead Race for Two Seats

CULVER CITY, Los Angeles County — November 2026 general election. Freddy Puza and Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin occupy the leading positions in Culver City’s election for two council seats.

What the reported returns show

NBC Los Angeles’s displayed figures show Puza with 7,008 votes, Stehlin with 5,681, Kimberley Griffin with 4,873, Thomas Small with 4,822 and Franklin Carvajal with 943. A dated municipal snapshot published by Culver City Crossroads on November 4 at 9:15 a.m. had Puza at 6,436 and Stehlin at 5,289, showing why reports need time labels.

How to interpret the result

Two seats are open, and Stehlin currently leads the third-place candidate Griffin by 808 selections in the later displayed count. Results are unofficial; a city election update is not certification.

Source cutoff and certification

This article uses figures displayed in the NBC Los Angeles 2026 election results tracker when checked after the November 3 vote, and where identified, a specifically dated local November 4 report. The NBC page’s publication date is not the timestamp of each individual vote update. These figures are unofficial, and this report does not claim an independently confirmed November 5 county bulletin. Los Angeles County continues counting accepted ballots before certification. Check the registrar for a newer official tally.

Sources: NBC Los Angeles 2026 local results; Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder election results; Culver City Crossroads Nov. 4 city results. California58 statewide results hub.

YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER NEEDS YOU

Help this community newspaper grow

Your support helps build coverage for the people and places this local newspaper serves.

Donate once by card ↗

Help Culver City News grow Help strengthen reporting on Culver City: community voices, important decisions and local life.

Support Culver City News

Choose how to support Culver City News:

Credit / Debit Card via Stripe

Choose an amount from $1. One-time support through the publisher's LINKERNO Stripe account.

Continue with PayPal Continue with Zelle

Zelle payments go to Vitaly Ataev Troshin. Please verify the recipient in your bank before sending. Availability depends on your bank.

Optional reader support. When possible, add “Culver City News” to the payment note. Contributions are not advertised as tax-deductible. Support does not influence editorial decisions.

Optional support through the publisher. Contributions are not advertised as tax-deductible and never buy editorial influence.

Culver City News — Your Community Newspaper

Have a correction, news tip, local announcement, or story to submit? Contact our editorial team. All submissions are reviewed before publication.