Sunnyvale’s currently appointed mayor is now the city’s first directly elected mayor. Larry Klein, who was elected to the city council in 2016 and appointed mayor by his fellow council members last year, beat out Vice Mayor Nancy Smith and Councilman Michael Goldman to remain in the mayor’s seat for four more years.

Klein’s victory was narrow; he received almost 37 percent of the vote, while Smith got almost 34 percent and Goldman, roughly 29 percent.

Sunnyvale voters also elected council members by district instead of at large for the first time on Nov. 3.

In District 2 Alysa Cisnero, Sunnyvale native and a research consultant for California nonprofits, won handily over attorney Josh Grossman and data analyst Hina Siddiqui with about 54 percent of the vote to Grossman’s 33 percent and Siddiqui’s 13 percent.

Russ Melton handily won re-election to the council. Melton will serve District 4, where almost three-quarters of ballots cast went his way. He was challenged by Paul Lesevic, an environmental and biomaterials engineer.

The race was closer in District 6, where Parks and Recreation Commissioner Omar Din claimed victory with about 40 percent of the vote. His challengers, Charlotte Thorton and Leia Mehlman, had about 33 percent and 24.5 percent of the vote, respectively.

Measure M passes

Voters in the Fremont Union High School District overwhelmingly renewed the district’s $98-per-parcel tax for another eight years.

Measure M passed with just over 77 percent approval. The tax is estimated to provide about $5 million annually, which the district intends to use primarily to attract and retain teachers and staff.

In addition to the parcel tax, property owners pay a yearly levy that covers the cost of school construction bond payments. That tax is $47.80 for every $100,000 of assessed valuation. For the owners of a home with an average assessed valuation in the district of $937,796, that works out to $448 annually.

The district includes Cupertino, Monta Vista and Homestead high schools in Cupertino, Fremont High School in Sunnyvale and Lynbrook High School in West San Jose.