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Pleasanton City Councilmember Jack Balch continues to hold a strong lead over incumbent Karla Brown in the Pleasanton mayor’s race following the thousands of additional votes that the Alameda County Registrar of Voters’ Office released Monday.
Balch said that even with that latest update, he still wants to ensure “every vote cast by Pleasanton residents is counted and respected”.
“While we’re still awaiting final results, I’m certainly encouraged by the outcome so far and deeply humbled by the number of Pleasantonians who endorsed our campaign’s vision to get our city back on track,” Balch told the Weekly on Monday night. “I look forward to the next update with optimism and gratitude.”
Just over 14,000 additional votes were added to the race on Monday, marking a significant spike in total ballots counted since the previous update from the county on Nov. 8.
As of 2:58 p.m. Monday, Balch was ahead by 54.82% (14,266 votes) while Brown, who was seeking a third term as mayor, trailed behind with 45.18% (11,757 votes).
A current city councilmember whose term expired this year, Balch controlled Election Night with an almost 10% lead over Brown right from the beginning and continued to hold roughly that same margin through results updates on Friday and Monday.
Even though Brown did not specify if she had conceded the race yet, she told the Weekly on Monday night that she is proud of the grassroots campaign she ran. She was first elected as mayor in 2020 and won again, unopposed, in 2022.
“I adhered to the city’s campaign expenditure limits and did not hire a professional campaign strategist,” Brown said. “Now as I leave office, I am proud of my 12 years of service to the city of Pleasanton, a wonderful place to call home. I vow to make a smooth transition for city staff and all elected leadership.”
As of Tuesday morning the registrar’s office had tallied 483,986 total ballots, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The office also shows there are still 187,135 unprocessed ballots countywide.
The registrar’s office is set to drop another round of election number updates on Friday (Nov. 15).
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