Berkley, Seaman expected to face-off in Las Vegas mayoral race

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Soon after the polls closed on Tuesday evening mayoral candidate Shelley Berkley started out leading the race coming in with 38% of the vote and Victoria Seaman with 27% of the vote.

“I’m thrilled and very appreciative to all of the voters that cast their vote, not only for me but for all of the candidates,” Berkley expressed. “It’s been a wonderful campaign, I think the quality of people running for the mayor’s office was superior and I think I see a lot of future leaders in the number of people that were running.”

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Berkley also spoke about the housing crisis across the Las Vegas valley.

“I know that people have the same desires that my family had to have a home, have a safe apartment, a place that you can raise your family,” Berkley added. “What we have is a supply and demand issue we have very limited supply and a whole lot of demand and there’s going to be more demand as people continue to pour into Las Vegas and Southern Nevada for jobs and quality of life.”

Berkley also went on to tell 8 News Now that many of the issues she plans on working on as soon as she enters office will include homelessness, public safety, and affordable housing.

8 News Now also spoke to current Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman who was the mayoral candidate in second place Tuesday.

Seaman touts her five years of experience on the Las Vegas City Council representing the 2nd Ward and stated that her main priorities would also be affordable housing, homelessness, and public safety. Seaman added that she will be the “law and order mayor.”

“The real issue is we don’t want to end up like our neighboring city with the far left liberal policies and we make to make sure public safety stays number one,” she added.

Seaman also told 8 News Now she wants to focus on a business-friendly environment and said she will seek mayoral candidate Cedric Crear’s endorsement for the general election.

“We’re going to get everyone out in November and we’re going to win this,” she expressed.

The top two candidates will now move on to the general election in November. It will be the first time in 25 years that someone other than a Goodman will hold the office.

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