The progressive-backed Jimenez, who had 54.3% of the votes cast as of Friday, now leads Ahmad Anderson by 8.6 percentage points.
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Election Day might be over, but the ballot counting isn’t
Behind the scenes at the Contra Costa elections office it takes six steps to tally a single ballot. There are 280,000 of them.
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Some San Pablo voters received ballots that were missing local races
Idle Wheels Mobile Home Park residents and others are being told to go to a polling place if they want to vote in local races, including San Pablo City Council.
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Richmond election results: Mayor, Measures Q and V, Prop. RTM and more
Follow live results and learn more about the Richmond and Contra Costa County races. This post will be updated as ballots are counted.
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Claudia Jimenez leads Ahmad Anderson
Claudia Jimenez had 53% of the votes cast, but there are more votes to be counted, her opponent’s hopeful supporters point out.
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WCCUSD’s Measure V appears to have won, according to Friday’s election results
The parcel tax has well over the 66.6% of votes needed for it to pass.
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Update: Richmond’s Measure Q bond measure appears to have won
With 69.5% voting yes, the measure has more than the two-thirds required for it to pass, according to results released Friday.
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Update: Measure RTM transit tax appears to be winning across five counties
In early returns late Tuesday night, the measure to fund transit agencies was winning.
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Update: Richmond education equity advocate elected to Contra Costa College board
Richmond resident Raquel Donoso had 61% of the votes cast while Cameron Sasai had 39% as of Friday.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to set aside California ballots from ‘noncitizens,’ including 407 in Contra Costa
Ruling on eve of Election Day means county won’t be forced to set aside ballots — which it said would violate state and federal laws.
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How did Richmond really win its $550M Chevron settlement? That depends who you ask
Police union calls memo a political play in mayoral race while council member Cesar Zepeda says negotiators skirted proper public process.
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Campaign videos shot inside Richmond fire station draw complaint, days before election
Daniel Butt, son of former mayor Tom Butt, says the pro-Measure Q videos flout campaign rules. Council member Soheila Bana called the allegations “politically motivated.”
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Community college board candidate accused of missing campaign finance deadlines
Raquel Donoso disclosed $15,500 in contributions on time in regular filings but submitted required 24-hour reports late, according to an FPPC complaint that also questions the wording of her campaign text message disclaimers.
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How much could Richmond and regional ballot measures cost you?
From a tax to fund transit agencies to initiatives to fix fire stations and pay for school programs, here’s how the proposed measures could affect household budgets.
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Are you ready for the election? 7 things voters should know
Are you looking for a ballot drop-off box or polling place? Do you need a quick refresher on the most important local races? Richmondside has you covered.
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Police union-backed PAC spends more than $200K in final push to get Ahmad Anderson elected
Meanwhile, a PAC of environmental organizations and public employee unions spent about $43,000 to support Claudia Jimenez.
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Measure V parcel tax costs ‘less than a Netflix subscription,’ WCCUSD says. Here’s what it pays for
Student athletes fear what they might lose if it fails. Tax also funds libraries and other programs that have already been significantly cut back.
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Update: Feds told Contra Costa it has to verify 400 alleged ‘noncitizen’ ballots before counting them
A federal district court hearing on Tuesday will consider the Department of Justice’s demands that California elections offices verify 20,000 “noncitizen” ballots.
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West county voters will elect EBMUD director to board managing drinking water and more
Donald Gray, a retiree from the water district, aims to unseat Marguerite Young, who is seeking a fourth term.
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From sex trafficking to traffic deaths, Richmond mayoral candidates answer 7 reader questions
Richmondside received more questions than it had time to ask Ahmad Anderson and Claudia Jimenez at an elections forum so we’re sharing this supplemental Q&A.
