At 4:09 PM today, the Contra Costa County Elections Office released updated election results, presumably from approximately 3,540 absentee ballots dropped off at polling places and/or provisional ballots. In the City Council race, Jeff Ritterman is still No.1 at 16.23%, but I have overtaken Nat Bates for second place with 15.47%. Bates is 15.24% and 165 votes behind me and 331 votes ahead of Jovanka Beckles.
Measure T is still ahead at 51.48% Yes to 48.52% No, a total of 838 votes difference.
We don”t know how many more ballots are left to be counted.
City of Richmond Member, City Council (Vote For 3)
59 of 59 Precincts Reporting
Percent
Votes
JEFF RITTERMAN
16.23%
11,600
JOHN E. MARQUEZ (I)
12.80%
9,150
HARPREET S. SANDHU (I)
7.65%
5,469
NAVDEEP K. GARCHA
1.98%
1,413
ROCK BROWN
3.52%
2,513
NATHANIEL ‘NAT’ BATES
15.24%
10,890
JOVANKA D. BECKLES
14.78%
10,559
COURTLAND ‘CORKY’ BOOZE
9.74%
6,964
TOM BUTT (I)
15.47%
11,055
CHRIS TALLERICO
2.38%
1,702
WRITE-IN
0.21%
150
71,465
T-City of Richmond Amend Bus. License Tax-Maj (Vote For 1)
59 of 59 Precincts Reporting
Percent
Votes
Yes
51.48%
14,608
No
48.52%
13,770
28,378