Primary Election Results - Preliminary
Mar. 10th, 2024 04:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerI've been checking on the preliminary results of the election primary. "Preliminary primary"... say that 5 times fast! 😅
Especially now that my vote has been tallied 😅 I'll update the results. Note that these are still preliminary results. According to state and county election data only about 75-80% of all votes cast have been tallied and published as of midday today.
US Senate: As I mentioned several days ago, the top two candidates are Adam Schiff (D) and Steve Garvey (R). Each has a bit over 32% of the primary vote so far. At this point it's a near certainty they'll go the general election. The next closest candidate, Katie Porter, in 3rd place, has 14.8% of the vote so far. For her to overtake one of them would require her to win nearly 100% of the pending ballots.
US Congress District 17: Incumbent Rep. Ro Khanna (D) is leading with 63% of the vote. Republican challenger Anita Chen has 27%. It looks like the two of them will face off in the general election... where it's pretty much a sure bet Khanna will win. Rep. Khanna is a reasonably popular incumbent Democrat in a deep blue district.
US Congress District 16: The 16th isn't my district today though it was for many years, prior to redistricting in 2012. Sixteen term incumbent Anna Eshoo (D) is finally retiring— yes, after 32 years in the House— making it a wide-open race this year. Former San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo is leading the field with over 22% of the vote. Second place currently is a near tie between Joe Simitian and Evan Low, each with a bit over 17% of the vote. Low, as I mentioned last week, used to be the State Assembly member for my district. But my pick in this race, if I were voting in the district, would be Simitian. As a member of local and state government for 20 years he built a reputation as a policy wonk, a person who digs deep into the facts of the issues brought before him and can be counted on to reach a thoughtful and objective opinion. I experienced that first-hand at a town hall several years ago where I rose to speak on the issue of the day and how it impacts my neighborhood and me, personally. Simitian is the one politician, ever, who instead of saying, basically, "Okay, thanks, next!" when I've spoken at a public meeting actually showed that he considered my argument by engaging in a brief, principled debate with me.
State Assembly District 26: my pick, Patrick Ahrens, is leading with 35% of the vote. It looks like his competitor in the general election will be Tara Sreekrishnan, who currently has 26% of the vote. It's possible, though, that Sophie Yan Song, currently with 23%, could overtake her. There are still a lot of ballots to be counted locally. If Ahrens and Sreekrishnan win the primary it'll be a case of California's top-two primary system advancing two members of the same party (Democrats, in this case) to the general election.
Proposition 1: This state-wide measure to rejigger funding and treatment for mental health, addiction, and homeless is headed down to the wire. The "YES" vote is leading by 50.3% to 49.7%. This past week I shared my reasons for voting YES. on 1.
Measure C, bonds to improve schools in my local school district, needs 55% to pass because it's a bond measure. Currently it's winning 69% to 31%. Read my reasons for voting YES on C.
Sources: Statewide election results at California Secretary of State (sos.ca.gov); Santa Clara County results.
Especially now that my vote has been tallied 😅 I'll update the results. Note that these are still preliminary results. According to state and county election data only about 75-80% of all votes cast have been tallied and published as of midday today.
US Senate: As I mentioned several days ago, the top two candidates are Adam Schiff (D) and Steve Garvey (R). Each has a bit over 32% of the primary vote so far. At this point it's a near certainty they'll go the general election. The next closest candidate, Katie Porter, in 3rd place, has 14.8% of the vote so far. For her to overtake one of them would require her to win nearly 100% of the pending ballots.
US Congress District 17: Incumbent Rep. Ro Khanna (D) is leading with 63% of the vote. Republican challenger Anita Chen has 27%. It looks like the two of them will face off in the general election... where it's pretty much a sure bet Khanna will win. Rep. Khanna is a reasonably popular incumbent Democrat in a deep blue district.
US Congress District 16: The 16th isn't my district today though it was for many years, prior to redistricting in 2012. Sixteen term incumbent Anna Eshoo (D) is finally retiring— yes, after 32 years in the House— making it a wide-open race this year. Former San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo is leading the field with over 22% of the vote. Second place currently is a near tie between Joe Simitian and Evan Low, each with a bit over 17% of the vote. Low, as I mentioned last week, used to be the State Assembly member for my district. But my pick in this race, if I were voting in the district, would be Simitian. As a member of local and state government for 20 years he built a reputation as a policy wonk, a person who digs deep into the facts of the issues brought before him and can be counted on to reach a thoughtful and objective opinion. I experienced that first-hand at a town hall several years ago where I rose to speak on the issue of the day and how it impacts my neighborhood and me, personally. Simitian is the one politician, ever, who instead of saying, basically, "Okay, thanks, next!" when I've spoken at a public meeting actually showed that he considered my argument by engaging in a brief, principled debate with me.
State Assembly District 26: my pick, Patrick Ahrens, is leading with 35% of the vote. It looks like his competitor in the general election will be Tara Sreekrishnan, who currently has 26% of the vote. It's possible, though, that Sophie Yan Song, currently with 23%, could overtake her. There are still a lot of ballots to be counted locally. If Ahrens and Sreekrishnan win the primary it'll be a case of California's top-two primary system advancing two members of the same party (Democrats, in this case) to the general election.
Proposition 1: This state-wide measure to rejigger funding and treatment for mental health, addiction, and homeless is headed down to the wire. The "YES" vote is leading by 50.3% to 49.7%. This past week I shared my reasons for voting YES. on 1.
Measure C, bonds to improve schools in my local school district, needs 55% to pass because it's a bond measure. Currently it's winning 69% to 31%. Read my reasons for voting YES on C.
Sources: Statewide election results at California Secretary of State (sos.ca.gov); Santa Clara County results.
