On Tuesday, voters in California approved Proposition 50, which creates new congressional district boundaries allowing Democrats the opportunity to win five additional GOP seats, according to the Associated Press.
Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom was a major proponent of the proposition and framed it as a tangible way to fight against President Donald J. Trump’s agenda, according to the same source.
In Santa Clara County, Measure A – a sales tax increase that would raise $330 million annually to partially cover federal cuts – is leading with 57% to 43% from South Bay votes, according to KQED.
Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor leads the county’s first open assessor’s race in the past three decades with 40% of the vote as of Tuesday night, according to The Mercury News.
The Santa Clara County assessor is responsible for overseeing an $8 billion public enterprise assessing the value of over 500,000 properties, according to the same source.
The Spartan Daily will provide continued updates to California’s Nov. 4 special election as results proceed to roll in.
