Incumbent Defeated in Inglewood Council Race

INGLEWOOD — Former city police sergeant and political newcomer Larry Kirkley won handily in a runoff race for City Council, beating out 12-year incumbent Garland Hardeman by a wide margin.

According to figures released Wednesday by the Inglewood city clerk’s office, Kirkley garnered 67% of the vote to Hardeman’s 33% for the 4th District seat.

Kirkley, 49, and Hardeman, 42, also a former police officer, were the top vote-getters in a six-candidate primary April 6.

The race between the two was a bruising one. Hardeman accused Kirkley of not living in the district, while his challenger charged that Hardeman had done little to improve conditions in poor sections of the district, particularly the Darby-Dixon neighborhood.