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Alysse Castro flipped the script on Alameda County Superintendent of Schools L.K. Monroe in the latest primary results update, taking a 1,361-vote lead for the first time over the incumbent who had held a slim advantage since Election Night.
Castro, a San Francisco Unified School District official who lives in Alameda County and used strong local education union backing to mount a challenge against second-term incumbent Monroe, told the Weekly she was “excited by the trend in this race and others” exhibited in the results update released by county election officials on Friday evening.
“Alameda County voters are connecting with candidates who breathe new life into the institutions that make up our social safety net,” Castro said. “This election has been and remains about chasing a vision of public education that truly works for everyone. I am energized by the many people who care deeply about interrupting the school to prison pipeline and providing kids furthest from opportunity better choices through education.”
“My team is cautiously optimistic and looking forward to more than 100,000 more votes being tallied this week,” she added.
Castro now sits at 69,580 votes overall (50.49%) to Monroe’s 68,219 votes (49.51%), gaining ground as election officials continue to tabulate eligible ballots.
The order was reversed on Election Night last Tuesday, when Monroe stood with 51.71% and Castro at 48.29%.
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters’ Office continues to process pending ballots, the vast majority of which are vote-by-mail ballots deemed eligible by postmark by or before Election Day but arriving afterward in the mail.
Ballots with a postmark by June 7 can arrive up to seven days after the election date and still be counted. Election officials have 30 days to certify their final results.
