Rob AriasResults from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters began trickling in at 8 p.m. PST on November 5th.
Please note that Alameda County is notoriously slow with reporting results, and the complete tallies could take several days.
The results on this page reflect the final update provided by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.
Emeryville City Council Race
Six Candidates are seeking three expiring Emeryville City Council seats.
Incumbents Sukhdeep Kaur and Courtney Welch are seeking their first full terms and are being challenged by Mia Esperanza Brown, Calvin Dillahunty, Sam Gould, and Matthew Solomon.
Analysis: Likely buoyed by their incumbency and prominent endorsements, Courtney Welch and Sukhdeep Kaur are poised to be elected to their first full terms.
The third seat is the most compelling race with BPAC/Housing Committee member Matthew Solomon holding a slim lead over Mia Esperanza Brown. Brown is running as part of a slate along with Calvin Dillahunty dubbed “Emery Rising” that is being fronted by councilmember Kalimah Priforce. Dillahunty has received the fewest votes of the six candidates.
Priforce surprisingly endorsed Solomon “as the third candidate” which may ultimately come at the expense of Brown.
Candidate Sam Gould probably had the most disappointing results as he is a distant fifth despite committee experience, an early entry into the race and some prominent endorsements.
Alameda County District 5 Supervisor Race
Emeryville City Councilmember John Bauters and Oakland City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas are locked in a battle to replace retiring County Supervisor Keith Carson.
11/5 Analysis: John Bauters is holding a steady lead over Nikki Fortunato Bas.
The early results might be a bit of a surprise based on the primary results that Bas won by 13%. A recent poll conducted by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce showed Bauters with a commanding 16% lead.
Bauters favorability over Bas is likely attributed to the ability to connect Bas to Oakland’s issues with crime and homelessness.
Bauters was also pro-recall of DA Pamela Price. While most Dems rallied around Price, Bauters did not and the results show that her recall was extremely popular with voters.
11/11 UPDATE: Fortunato Bas has narrowed the lead to roughly 2% or 3,852 votes.
11/15 UPDATE: Fortunato Bas has overtaken Bauters by 103 votes and the election is clearly trending in her direction. Bauters initial 7% lead on election night has been eliminated with Mail-in ballots seemingly favoring Bas.
11/20 UPDATE: Bas furthered her lead to 415 votes clinching the seat.
Emery Unified School Board Race
Four Candidates are seeking two expiring Emery School Board seats.
Incumbent John Van Geffen is seeking a second term with three challengers including Brian Donahue, Elsie Joyce Lee, Walter Pizzarro.
Analysis: Results for school board election are going about a expected with Elsie Joyce Lee leading the pack and incumbent John Van Geffen easily heading toward reelection.
Town gladfly Brian Donahue, running for the second time in successive elections, is heading for another lopsided defeat.
Current fourth-place finisher Walter Pizzarro ran a non-existent campaign not even bothering to turn out for the League of Women Voters Candidate forum.
I think Matt and Sam actually split votes for 3rd. Courtney and Sukhdeep were likely always the 2 leading. Even before Kalimah installed Mia and Cal, during the first filing period it was Matt, Sam, Courtney and Sukhdeep.
If you notice, Kalimah quickly removed within a day almost all traces of his October 31 endorsement of Matt and from the Emery Rising voter guide too. He had put up Matt’s info on Priforce website too. All of that was quickly taken down.
Knowing that Matt and Sam were splitting votes, this is why Priforce reversed course and asked people to only vote for Mia and Cal and to leave the 3rd vote empty.
Actually, Matt thanked Priforce for his endorsement but in the end turned him down, explaining that he preferred to run a completely independent campaign. At Matt’s request Kalimah quickly took down all references to Matt that he’d put up on his social media.
Hmm. Posts still on threads:
https://www.threads.net/@priforce/post/DBzlmowSipA?xmt=AQGzlnRTLBIom6aqORExxBvn13RSOYpJVYhD_zbJ-LLVZg
That one likely an oversight, as he intended to remove all. It’s not there now.
https://x.com/priforce/status/1853851546720862404?s=46
Actually, “Bauters favorability over Bas” may also be “likely attributed” to Bauters’ exceptional effectiveness, energy, intelligence, and a deep personal and professional experience in the services areas that the Board of Supervisors is charged with working on. And a personal passion for solving these challenging issues.
While I voted for Nikki in the primary, her attack ad against Bauters that quoted The Tattler was a reason for me not to trust her. That is not a reliable source and she shouldn’t have used it. The election for school board makes clear how Emeryville feels about The Tattler.
Did Walter ever even really want to be in the school board race? I always got the feeling he threw his hat in the ring to prevent an automatic appointment if it was only Brian Donahue and John VanGeffen for the 2 open seats. With Elsie in the race, it eliminated the problem of Brian being on the school board.
I think that you mean “town GADFLY. There is nothing “gadly” about Brian Donahue,
Good catch. Fixed!
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More like the town bully. Love seeing a bit of schadenfreude bestowed upon his ass.