In last night's special runoff election to fill the vacant seat in City Council's 2nd District, Paul Krekorian prevailed over fellow Instant Runoff Voter (IRV) supporter Christine Essel.

With only 15% of registered voters turning out, this special election cost nearly $50 per voter. If IRV had been used, Los Angeles taxpayers would have saved almost $1 million.

Once Krekorian is sworn into office, IRV will have the support of a record six LA Councilmembers.