Politics & Government
Nov. 6 Election Final Tallies
Some Los Altos races tightened up when the 200,000 vote-by-mail ballots and 35,000 provisional ballots cast across the county were all counted. The tallies will be certified Dec. 4.
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters completed its final vote tally of the Nov. 6 election shortly before Thanksgiving, counting the outstanding 200,000 vote-by-mail ballots and verifying about 35,000 provisional ballots cast.
Turnout for the general election was high. Of 817,837 voters in Santa Clara County, nearly 80 percent, or 653,237 came out to vote. In the case of some vote-by-mail precincts, turnout was in the 90 to 100 percent range.
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And while the outcomes of local elections haven't changed, the numbers and the fractions of percentage points tightened up over the 15-day counting period. Because the county has a high number of vote-by-mail ballots, some candidates increased their total vote count by as much as 34 percent.
We've provided some select races below. An asterisk * indicates an incumbent candidate.
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The figures are described at the "unofficial, semi-final election results," and the site is showing zero mail-in ballots to count and zero provisional ballots to verify.
The Registrar will certify the election results on Dec. 4.
Los Altos School District Candidate (2)
Votes
Percent
Votes 11/6
Percent change
Steve Taglio*
11,114
38 %
7,400
+1 %
Pablo Luther
9,976
34
6,580
+1
Amanda Aaronson-Burke
6,621
22
4,592
-1
Vladimir Ivanovic (withdrew from race)
1,776
6
not avail.
0
Los Altos City Council Candidate (3)
Votes
Percent
Votes 11/6
Percent change
Jan Pepper
9,288
26.71 %
6,339
+0.17 %
Megan Satterlee*
5,833
16.77
4,123
-0.47
Jeannie Bruins
5,576
16.03
3,742
+0.38
Jon Baer
4,986
14.34
3,494
-0.28
Jerry Sorensen
4,968
14.29
3,384
+0.13
Anabel Pelham
4,123
11.86
2,823
-0.05
Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 1 (1)
Votes
Percent
Votes 11/6
Percent change
Grace Mah*
50,010
67 %
36,336
0
Dave Cortright
24,905
33
18,094
0
El Camino Hospital District (3)
Votes
Percent
Votes 11/6
Percent Change
John Zoglin*
31,659
24.94 %
20,931
+0.41 %
Julia Miller
27,919
21.99
18,972
-0.24
Dennis Chiu
24,908
19.62
16,655
+0.10
Wesley Alles*
21,764
17.15
14,664
-0.15
Bill James
20,684
16.30
14,115
-0.24
Foothill-DeAnza Community College District (3)
Votes
Percent
Votes 11/6
Percent Change
Laura Casas-Frier*
84,580
34.35
58,939
+0.15
Betsy Bechtel*
69,429
28.20
48,691
-0.05
Joan Barram*
61,858
25.13
43,274
+0.02
Geby Espinosa
30,332
12.32
21,440
-0.12
Purissima Hills Water District (3)
Votes
Percent
Votes 11/6
Percent change
Brian Holtz*
1,730
32.39 %
1,297
-0.25 %
Steve Jordan*
1,553
29.08
1,153
+0.07
Ernest Solomon*
1,533
28.70
1,133
+0.19
William Bowden
525
9.83
391
-0.01
Measure A – Sales Tax 1/8 percent
Votes
Percent
Nov. 6 count & percent N/A
Yes
339,358
56.61
No
260,140
43.39
Measure B – SC Valley Water District Tax
Votes
Percent
Nov. 6 count & percent N/A
Yes
434,019
73.69
No
260,140
43.39
Measure M – El Camino Hospital Executive Pay Cap
Votes
Percent
Votes 11/6
Percent change
Yes
35,311
51.55
24,650
not available
No
33,190
48.45
22,833
not available
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