Silicon Valley voters this November will cast ballots in one of the region’s most consequential elections: From deciding who to send to Washington to a historic county supervisorial election, there is no shortage of major decisions up and down the ballot.
Santa Clara votes new candidate in and familiar politician out
In the Mission City’s only open city council race, Albert Gonzalez appears to be leading a 3-way contest to replace Santa Clara Councilmember Kathy Watanabe who terms out in December. As of 4:58 p.m. on Friday, Gonzalez is leading with 43.3% of the vote. He is trailed by Satish Chandra who secured 34.9% of the...
Abe-Koga will be next Santa Clara County supervisor in District 5
Margaret Abe-Koga has a significant lead over Sally Lieber for the Santa Clara County Supervisor District 5 race. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Mountain View Councilmember Abe-Koga has 57.3% of the vote, or 66,070 votes. Lieber, California State Board of Equalization chair, trails with 42.6% of the vote, or 49,125 votes. The county’s voter turnout...
Pamela Campos leads San Jose D2 race by thin margin
Educator turned candidate Pamela Campos has a marginal lead over retired sheriff’s deputy Joe Lopez in the race for the San Jose City Council District 2 seat. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Campos, a nonprofit advocate and former education specialist, is ahead with 52.1% of the vote, or 11,766 votes. Longtime San Jose resident and...
Patrick Ahrens leads in Assembly District 26 race
In the South Bay’s only competitive Assembly race, Patrick Ahrens is leading over Tara Sreekrishnan to fill the Assembly District 26 seat. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Ahrens, district director for Assemblymember Evan Low, is ahead with roughly 56.8% of the vote, or 58,658 votes. Sreekrishnan, a deputy chief of staff and legislative director for state...
D8 San Jose Councilman Domingo Candelas headed to victory
In a heated fight for reelection, San Jose Councilmember Domingo Candelas appears to be headed for another four years on the city council. As of 5 p.m. Friday, incumbent Candelas is leading his opponent, San Jose police Sgt. Tam Truong, with 55.1% of the vote, or 15,866 votes. Truong trails with 44.8% of the vote,...
Betty Duong leads competitive Santa Clara County race
In a highly-competitive race to become Santa Clara County’s first Vietnamese American supervisor, Betty Duong appears to have a slight edge over Madison Nguyen. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Duong is leading her opponent with 52.6% of the vote, or 36,367 votes. Nguyen, a former San Jose councilmember and vice mayor, is trailing with 47.3%...
Sam Liccardo maintains lead in Silicon Valley congressional race
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is leading in Silicon Valley’s hottest congressional race over state Assemblymember Evan Low in an unprecedented showdown between two powerful, liberal Bay Area politicians. As of 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, results show Liccardo leading with 59.9% of the vote, bumping Low to second place with 40.1% of the vote for Congressional...
Willow Glen native Mulcahy maintains lead in San Jose D6 race
Real estate investor Michael Mulcahy has pulled ahead in the race for the San Jose City Council District 6 seat. As of 5 p.m. on Friday, Mulcahy is leading with 52.3% of the vote, or 14,849 votes. Olivia Navarro, an insurance agent and political adviser, is trailing with 47.6% of the vote, or 13,531 votes....
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LIVE ELECTION RESULTS Silicon Valley voters Tuesday faced a slew of critical decisions — who to elect to the area’s first open congressional seat in decades, how to reshape local city councils and the race on everyone’s mind: Who to send to the White House. After a battering election season rife with political attacks and...