Mars Valley voters soundly reject Valley Council proposal
URBS VALLIS, Nov. 6 - From Noctis Labyrinthus to Orson Welles Crater, and even in the City (Urbs Vallis), voters in Tuesday's election soundly rejected the City Council- and Mars DevCo-backed ballot proposal to create a new council to oversee development across the Valles Marineris and surrounding areas.
Voters rejected the measure 57-to-38 percent in the City, and by roughly 9-to-1 in the other chasmata.
Overall, the Valley Council measure failed by roughly a 3-to-1 margin.
On the second ballot measure in Urbs Vallis, just over half of residents voted to rename their city Tithonia after their home chasma.
The City's longstanding name, Urbs Vallis, came in last behind write-in choices WestHill, for the WestHill Terraces section of the City, and Mars City.
WestHill won about a quarter of the votes on the name question, which helped propel WestHill resident and Council candidate Beata Bakken to a third place finish in the City Council race.
The City Council election saw three serving councillors unseated from the seven member body, including City Planning Commission President Marcus Wu.
In the Orson Welles/Shalbatana election, famed Mars builder Jeremiah Volcan won a seat on the renamed Xanthe Terra council along with former Survey Mars explorer Perpetua Heathering.
Volcan, who led construction of WestHill, the first major permanent habitation on Mars, is building a new settlement in the Shalbatana Vallis that has drawn sharp opposition from the Urbs Vallis Council.
Election results
City, chasmata vote down Valley Council (no/yes)
73/21 Valles Marineris total (59,369/17,294)
57/38 percent Urbs Vallis (22,447/14,965)
88/7 percent Ius/Geryon
89/5 percent Coprates
86/4 percent Melas
86/5 percent Candor
92/6 percent Noctis Labyrinthus
92/3 percent Orson Welles/Shalbatana
Urbs Vallis (City) votes to change name to Tithonia
52 percent Tithonia (20,478)
23 percent WestHill (9,135)
11 percent Mars City (4,332)
8 percent Tithonium City (3,150)
6 percent Urbs Vallis (2,363)
Urbs Vallis (Tithonia) City Council, 7 members (39,381 voters)
Percent Win/Lose (votes)
12.9 W Luca Matteo (5,061)
11.6 W Tiberia Hernandez (4,564)
11.2 W Beata Bakken, new (4,402)
10.6 W Claude Paddingbury (4,179)
10.2 W Joshua Asta, new (4,005)
8.8 W Shira Chang, new (3,480)
8.3 W Herald Severus (3,286)
8.0 L Karina Hermetta, unseated (3,150)
7.5 L Marcus Wu, unseated (2,954)
7.1 L Yitong Yu, unseated (2,807)
Ius Chasma (Ius/Geryon Montes) Council 7 members (14,276 voters)
Percent Win/Lose (votes)
13.9 W Brynn Gibby (1,979)
12.5 W Seamus Mitsutomi (1,789 )
11.5 W Eugenia Velazquez (1,640)
9.7 W Gemma Ayr (1,389)
9.3 W Tobias Reckless (1,328)
8.7 W Jia Young (1,245)
8.7 W Elowen Derwa, new (1,237)
8.4 L Gydene Nagawa (1,198)
7.0 L Adam Pancras, unseated (994)
6.3 L Ton Edam, unseated (894)
Coprates Chasma Council 7 members (8,188 voters)
Percent Win/Lose (votes)
13.2 W Angus Raju (1,168)
13.0 W Perseverance Mendez (1,143)
12.1 W Rhian Llewellyn (1,069)
10.8 W Raj Parekh (951)
10.7 W Marcia Charettier, new (943)
10.2 W Albertus Rincon (900)
8.2 W Patroclus Quinn, new (727)
7.3 L Shivan Samara, unseated (643)
6.7 L Hayward Bercy, unseated (589)
6.0 L Alban Horrocks (529)
Melas Chasma Council, 7 members (7.558 voters)
Percent Win/Lose (votes)
13.3 W Bryce Margate (1,007)
12.4 W Amara Shah (940)
11.5 W Nate Mangala (867)
11.2 W Vita Rivenhill, new (843)
9.7 W Niah Parnasse, new (736)
8.7 W Onofrio Argas, new (658)
8.7 W Felix Harding (655)
8.6 L Leigh Brisbane, unseated (653)
7.9 L Fintan Darval, unseated (597)
6.3 L Blaise Sfax, unseated (479)
Candor Chasma Council, 7 members (5,039 voters)
Percent Win/Lose (votes)
12.1 W Sabrina Argo (610)
11.7 W Griffin D'Armagnac (591)
11.6 W Tomas Aquino (584)
11.4 W Silas Lederberg (572)
10.8 W Antonia Quick (544)
10.2 W Artemis Tungolwys, new (514)
9.4 W Brandy Woolgar, new (475)
7.6 L Bert Hampus, unseated (381)
7.5 L Edwina Henbury (380)
6.0 L Rogelio Eger, unseated (304)
Noctis Labyrinthus Council, 5 members (3,779 voters)
Percent Win/Lose (votes)
14.7 W Catarina Morelli (556)
14.1 W Blythe Gunther (532)
14.1 W Francesco Pereira (531)
13.4 W Asterios Lyra (508)
12.5 W Icario Fletcher (474)
11.4 L Januarius Napoli (430)
11.1 L Jules D'Orsay (420)
7.2 L Elmira Camiri (273)
Orson Welles (Xanthe Terra) Council, 5 members (2,519 voters)
Percent Win/Lose (votes)
16.0 W Sylvana Phison (403)
15.8 W Jeremiah Volcan, new (399)
15.1 W Perpetua Heathering, new (381)
14.6 W Alexandra Quill (367)
13.3 W Tien Phon (335)
8.7 L Tancred Bira (220)
8.2 L Kam Xui, unseated (207)
7.2 L Bertrand Murgoo (181)
The header photo is the iconic mosaic of the Valles Marineris hemisphere of Mars from 2,500 km above the surface taken by the Viking Orbiter. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
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