The younger Weber, a Democratic La Mesa City Councilmember, had nearly 52% of the vote in the special election, according to final unofficial election-night results released Thursday by the Registrar of Voters.
A June runoff is possible if the leading vote-getter received less than 50% of votes, but with just 300 outstanding ballots, according to the Registrar of Voters, Weber appears to be on her way to victory.
Marco Contreras, the lone Republican in the field of five candidates and Weber s closest competitor, has not conceded the race. NBC 7 s Priya Sridhar spoke to frontrunner Dr. Akilah Weber.
Contreras has 33.33% of the vote, the only other candidate with more than 9%.
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UpdatedTue, Apr 6, 2021 at 9:01 pm PT
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The special election was prompted after Shirley Weber was appointed as California s secretary of state and the seat was left vacant. (Ashley Ludwig/Patch)
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA Polls have closed and voters have decided who should represent California s 79th Assembly District.
The special election was prompted after Shirley Weber was appointed as California s secretary of state and the seat was left vacant.
Four Democrats and one Republican competed for the seat, which encompasses southeastern San Diego, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and parts of Chula Vista, Bonita and National City. The candidates included:
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