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Initial tallies are out as several significant Tri-Valley and Alameda County races seem to be shaping up with clear favorites while other races remain up in the air.
Longtime Pleasanton resident Jim Lehrman, incumbent Sarah Palmer, former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory chemist Alan Burnham and computer engineer Sean Roberts all currently hold the lead for the four open seats on the Zone 7 Water Agency Board of Directors, according to preliminary election night results from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters Office.
The board is made up of seven directors who oversee the agency that provides flood control for areas of the Tri-Valley within Alameda County and serves as the potable water wholesaler for the area.
The early results, which are based on mailed-in ballots and voter turnout June 2, indicated that Lehrman, who comes from a 40-year professional background in geology and hydrogeology, was leading the full-term race with 26.47% (13,641 votes) as of 11:27 p.m.
Palmer, a longtime Livermore resident who has served on the Zone 7 board since 2006, is currently pulling in second with 24.42% (12,586 votes).
Burnham, who worked at LLNL for 35 years, follows in third with 17.18% (8,854 votes) and Roberts, who has spent over 25 years leading large infrastructure projects at places like the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center National Lab, Yahoo and GE Digital, trailed with 11.60% (5,978 votes).
The top four finishers will win the four-year seats outright.
Alameda County District Attorney
Incumbent Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson holds a strong lead with 64.03% (93,652 votes) as of 11:27 p.m., according to early election results. If Jones Dickson continues to hold over 50% of the vote, she will win the race outright.
Her two opponents, former district attorney Pamela Price and trial attorney Gopal Krishan, trail Jones Dickson with 24.18% (35,363 votes) and 11.79% (17,250 votes), respectively.
Jones Dickson served as the acting DA before being appointed to the position by the Board of Supervisors after 63% of the county voters recalled Price in 2024.
Board of Education Area 7
Alameda County Board of Education Area 7 Incumbent Trustee Cheryl Cook-Kallio seems to be on track to maintain her seat as she currently holds 77.69% (17,317) of the votes.
The retired teacher and former Pleasanton City Councilmember will be set to serve a second term after winning the seat back in 2022.
Cook-Kallio’s challenger this year, Sangeetha “Sandi” Shanbhogue, saw little support early Tuesday night as the Tri-Valley parent received 22.31% (4,974) of the votes.
CA State Assembly District 16
In the California State Assembly District 16 race, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) is set to face off against real estate appraiser Joe Rubay (R-Alamo) for the fourth time in the last six years during the automatic runoff in the November general election, according to Tuesday’s results.
The seat represents the communities of Alamo, Danville, Dublin, Lafayette, Livermore, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasanton, San Ramon and Walnut Creek.
Bauer-Kahan, a Bay Area native and former attorney, was leading the polls with 57.30% (11,452) of the votes, as of 11:27 p.m. on Tuesday. She was first elected to the seat in 2018 and is seeking a fifth consecutive term.
Rubay trails with 38.78% (7,751 votes) and San Ramon resident and entrepreneur Chirag Kathrani, this year’s third challenger, failed to poll above double digits with 3.92% (784 votes).
CA State Assembly District 20
Democratic incumbent Liz Ortega has taken a large lead at 69.64% (30,641 votes) against Republican and real estate appraiser Patricia Muga at 30.36% (13,355 votes) in the race for State Assembly District 20, as reported by the county.
An automatic runoff will be held in November for the top two candidates to represent western portions of Pleasanton and Dublin as well as Hayward, San Leandro, Union City and unincorporated Castro Valley, Ashland, Cherryland, Fairview and San Lorenzo.
CA 10th Congressional District
The runoff race for California’s 10th Congressional District this November looks like it will be between incumbent Mark Desaulnier (D-Concord) and Republican candidate Jeff Frese.
This seat will represent residents in San Ramon, Danville and Alamo, along with others in portions of Contra Costa and Alameda counties.
According to Alameda County election results, as of 11:27 p.m., Desaulnier has 49.31% (3,864) of the votes while Frese has 14.79% (1,159). In third place is Katherine Piccinini with 10.99% (861 votes).
Desaulnier was elected to represent the 10th Congressional District in 2023 — it was previously numbered the 11th District for his first eight years in office before redistricting.
CA 14th Congressional District
Democrat Aisha Wahab is leading a nine-person race at 34.30% (23,296 votes) to represent Congressional District 14 for a full term, according to the county tally.
Following up with double-digit points are Democrat Melissa Hernandez at 16.09% (10,933 votes); Republicans Wendy Huang at 15.96% (10,839 votes) and Dena Maldonado at 14.80% (10,052 votes) as well as Democrat Rakhi Israni Singh at 11.50% (7,815 votes).
Behind them are Democrats Victor Aguilar, Jr. at 2.67% (1,817 votes), Matt Ortega at 1.89% (1,283) and Carin Elam at 1.47% (1,001 votes) as well as Suzanne Chenault at 1.31% (892 votes) who is listed as having no party preference.
The top two vote-getters are set to move onto the November general election for a showdown to represent areas including Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, Hayward, Union City and Fairview and parts of Fremont, San Lorenzo, Castro Valley and Mountain House.
The primary and upcoming general election for District 14 is independent of the special election to fill the remainder of the incomplete term formerly held by Eric Swalwell who resigned in mid-April amid sexual assault allegations.
Alameda County Judge Office No. 13
Civil rights lawyer Cabral Bonner and consumer protection attorney Michael Johnson are neck and neck in the race for a seat on the Alameda County Superior Court bench, according to the most recent tallies from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters’ Office.
Vying for office No. 13, Johnson has 552.60% (73,602 votes) with Bonner just behind him at 47.40% (66,327 votes), according to the county. The seat can be won outright if a candidate collects over 50% of the vote.
The winner is poised to sit on the bench for a six-year term beginning in January to succeed retiring Judge James Reilly.
The race between Bonner and Johnson is independent of the election for the No. 19 judgeship.
Alameda County Judge Office No. 19
Competing for office No. 19 with an even slimmer lead is trial attorney Selia Warren at 50.92% (68,276 votes) against administrative law judge Patricia Miles at 49.08% (65,797 votes), according to the county.
Similar to the race for seat No. 13, a candidate who collects over half of the votes during the primary will win the seat outright. The term would also begin in January and last for six years.
