CA-16: Evan Low (D) leads Joe Simitian (D) by four votes as Santa Clara County finishes recount.
After an astonishing eight-week saga of counting and recounting more than 182,000 ballots, Assemblymember Evan Low emerged on top Tuesday — ahead of Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian by just four votes in their race for second place in California’s Congressional District 16.
But it’s not over yet, as more than a dozen challenged ballots are still up in the air in San Mateo County.
On Tuesday, Santa Clara County wrapped up the recount in the primary race to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, with Low gaining 11 votes overall and Simitian gaining seven. San Mateo County finished its recount last week and saw no changes in the vote totals for either candidate.
The captivating recount kicked off April 15 — more than a week after Low and Simitian tied behind former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. With no automatic recount provision in statewide or federal races in California, Jonathan Padilla, a 2020 and 2024 Biden delegate and former mayoral campaign staffer for Liccardo, requested the recount and has been paying for it through a Super PAC called Count the Vote.
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