Initial June 7 Primary Election Results (Update p. II)

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Initial June 7 Primary Election Results (Update p. II)

Update p. II — June 13
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters Office released its third primary results update on Monday, June 13. The major change in the third iteration is the Measure B race.

Measure B has leaped over the 55% Yes vote threshold needed to be approved. Currently, Yes votes account for 55.26% (8,553 people) of total votes, while No votes account for 44.74% (6,924 people) of total votes. If the percentages remain the same, the school bond measure will be approved, which will authorize the Alameda Unified School District to issue up to $298 million in bonds for infrastructure upgrades and retrofits, by levying a property tax increase of $45 for each $100,000 of assessed value of real property value.

In other races, Kaplan's lead in the Alameda County District 3 race widened. Kaplan now has 40.35% (14,518) of total votes counted to this point. Former Alameda councilmember Lena Tam is second with 29.01% (10,439) of votes. The two appear headed for a runoff for the seat in the General Election in November.

Pamela Price's lead in the District Attorney race also widened in the third update. The ROV reports Price, a Civil Rights attorney, currently has 41.64% (82,830) of total votes cast so far. Terry Wiley is second with 28.33% (56,353) of the vote. Price and Wiley will likely have a runoff for the District Attorney position in November.

Yesina Sanchez appears likely to take over from her current boss as the new Alameda County Sheriff/Coroner. She has surpassed the 50% of votes threshold. Sanchez has 52.05% (102,577) of total votes, while incumbent Gregory Ahern sits at 32.28% (63,614) of total votes.

Lastly, Alysse Castro widened her lead in the Alameda County Superintendent of Schools race. She has accumulated 51.95% (93,948) of the votes so far, while incumbent L.K Monroe has 48.05% (86,880) of votes. If Castro remains above 50% she will become the new county superintendent.

The ROV reported they have tabulated 225,679 total ballots, including 214,308 vote-by-mail ballots. The final vote will be certified at a future date.

Update — June 10:
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters (ROV) Office released its second Primary Election results update on Friday, June 10. The first update was revealed on Wednesday, June 8.

Measure B
Measure B is inching closer to being approved. As of Monday, June 13, 54.67% of voters (6,784 people) voted Yes on Measure B, while 45.33% of voters (5,625 people) voted against the measure. In the initial election results on Wednesday, June 8, the ROV reported Yes votes accounted for 53.91% of votes. Measure B needs 55% Yes votes to be approved.

Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 3 Seat
The updated results in the Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 3 election still show Rebecca Kaplan and Lena Tam appear headed for a runoff in the November election. Kaplan, the City of Oakland councilmember, widened her lead in the race for Wilma Chan’s former seat. Kaplan has 39.38% (11,024) of the total vote. Tam, the former City of Alameda vice mayor, has 30.17% (8,445) of the vote. If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters will compete in a runoff in the General Election in November.

In the initial update, the ROV reported Kaplan had 39.98% of the vote, while Tam had 30.03%. Also, in the initial update, Kaplan was leading in just one City of Alameda precinct. Currently, Kaplan has the lead in three city precincts.

David Kakishiba is in third place with 18.39% (5,148) of the vote, while Surlene G. Grant is in fourth place 12.06% (3,375) of the vote.

Alameda County District Attorney
The race for the next Alameda County District Attorney also appears headed for a runoff in the November Election. The top vote-getter Pamela Price widened her lead in the race, but Price is still far short of the 50% threshold to win the race outright. Price, a Civil Rights attorney, has 40.14% (60,730) of total votes. Terry Wiley is second with 29.52% (44,666) of total votes. Those two will likely meet in the General Election to see who will succeed Nancy O’Malley as Alameda County District Attorney.

In the initial update, Price had 39.81% of total votes, while Wiley had 30.85%.

Currently, Jimmie L. Wilson is third with 20.5% (31,016) of total votes, while Seth Steward is fourth with 9.84% (14,883) of votes.

Alameda County Sheriff/Coroner
Yesina Sanchez has climbed over the 50% threshold to become the new Alameda County Sheriff/Coroner. Currently, Sanchez, the Alameda County Sheriff's Commander, has 50.12% (75,220) of votes. Incumbent Gregory J. Ahern is in second place with 34.02% (51,064) of total votes. In the initial update, the ROV reported Sanchez had 46.8% of total votes, while Ahern had 36.4%. If the current tabulation holds, Sanchez will take over as county sheriff without a runoff in the General Election.

Joann Walker is in third place in the race with 15.86% (23,803) of the vote.

Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Alysse Castro has overtaken incumbent L.K. Monroe in the Alameda County Superintendent of Schools race. Currently, Castro has 50.49% (69,580) of the total vote, while Monroe has 49.51% (68,219) of votes.

In the initial update, Castro was trailing Monroe. The ROV reported Castro had 48.29% of votes, while Monroe had 51.71%. If the results stay as is Castro will be the next county superintendent.

In the updated results, more than 60,000 new ballots were included in the Alameda County vote. The ROV has tabulated 171,457 total ballots. This includes 11,371 Election Day ballots and 160,068 vote-by-mail ballots. It is unknown how many more uncounted ballots remain.

Editor’s note: The initial story reported that just 10.84 percent of registered Alameda County voters voted in the election. This was incorrect. That number indicated how many ballots the ROV counted at the time of the initial results reveal. More ballots are still to be counted.

Original story:
Initial Alameda County election results have been released on the Alameda County Registrar of Voters (ROV) Office.

Measure B
As of Wednesday, June 8, Measure B has not received the 55 % percent Yes votes needed to pass. Alameda County ROV is reporting 53.91% (3,456 people) voted Yes on Measure B, while 46.09% (2,955) of people voted No on Measure B. If the measure were to pass, the school bond measure would authorize the Alameda Unified School District to issue up to $298 million in bonds for infrastructure upgrades and retrofits, by levying a property tax increase of $45 for each $100,000 of assessed value of real property value.

Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 3 Seat
Rebecca Kaplan and Lena Tam appear headed for a run-off election in November to decide who will join the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. The ROV is reporting Kaplan has received 38.98% (6,405) of the vote so far, the most of any candidate. Tam is second with 30.03% (4,935) of the vote. Rules stipulate if no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters will have a runoff election in the November general election. Tam, the former Alameda City Councilmember, won all but one Alameda precinct. David Kakishiba is third in the race at 18.48% (3,036), while Surlene Grant is fourth with 12.52% (2,057).

Alameda County District Attorney
Pamela Price and Terry Wiley are likely headed for a run-off race in the November general election to become the next Alameda County District Attorney. Price leads all candidates with 39.81 % (36,008) of the vote, while Wiley has 30.85% (27,903) of the vote. If no candidate has more than 50% of the vote the top two vote-getters will compete for the role in the November election. Jimmie L. Wilson is third with 20.59% (18,619) of the vote, while Seth Steward has 8.75% (7,917) of the vote.

Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Incumbent L.K. Monroe is in the lead to return to her position as Alameda County Superintendent of Schools. Monroe has 51.71% (42,616) of votes. Challenger Alysse Castro has 48.29% (39,802) of votes.

Alameda County Sheriff/Coroner
Challenger Yesenia Sanchez is the current top vote-getter in the race. Currently, Sanchez has 46.8% (42,094) of votes, while incumbent Gregory Ahern has 36.40% (32,746) of votes. If the results remain the same the two candidates will have a run-off election in November. Joann Walker is in third place with 16.80% (15,112) of votes.

The ROV has reported they received ballots from all Alameda County precincts. Ballots are still being tabulated. According to the ROV, 102,804 ballots were tabulated for the first election results reveal. This includes 11,320 Election Day voters and 91,484 people who voted by mail.

The Alameda Sun will continue to provide updated election results as they come. To read a brief synopsis of all the candidates, read our June 7 Primary Election Guide at https://alamedasun.com/news/june-7-primary-election-guide. To view updated election results, visit the ROV website at https://acvote.org/index.