Photo, left: Baber and McWhirter's victory party at Tiramisu Trattoria in La Mesa
Republicans, developer-backed candidates in Council race
Updated November 5, 2014 (La Mesa) - Mayor Art Madrid, who has led La Mesa for the past 24 years, has been unseated by Councilman and teacher Mark Arapostathis. With 100% of precincts counted, Arapostathis has received 58.8% of the vote to Madrid's 41.11%.