Akilah Weber wins 79th Assembly District special election
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and last updated 2021-04-09 09:47:21-04
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - La Mesa City Councilwoman Akilah Weber Thursday evening was elected to the 79th Assembly District seat her mother Shirley held from 2012 until being appointed secretary of state in December.
The Democrat has 51.97% of the vote with about 300 ballots left to be counted from Tuesday s special election, according to figures released Thursday by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
Marco Contreras, the lone Republican in the field of five candidates, was second with 33.43%, the only other candidate with more than 9%. Under state law, a candidate receiving a majority in a special election primary is elected to the office without a runoff.
Akilah Weber wins 79th Assembly District Special Election
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