A week after Election Day, still no winner has been declared in a number of races in North County, where some incumbents are at risk of losing their seats. After the latest election results Tuesday, several races remain too close to call.
In Encinitas, the races for mayor and the Cardiff seat on the City Council are coming down to the wire. With 65,000 more votes counted countywide Tuesday night, Democratic challenger Rimga Viskanta was ahead of independent incumbent Mayor Bruce Ehlers by only 19 votes out of over 27,000 counted in the race so far.
In Cardiff’s District 3, Democrat Arielle Golden saw her lead shrink even more over Republican Ed Sprague. She is now up 56 votes after over 6,000 have been counted in the race.
Brad Lefkowits has a clear margin of victory in the District 4 race, though San Antonio has yet to concede. Lefkowits has maintained a significant lead since the first results were released on Election Day, and is now up 1,015 votes with more than 7,000 counted.
In Oceanside, the fate of the Measure S sales tax measure remains unknown. Tuesday night, “no” clung to a slim lead: 199 votes. Almost 64,000 votes have been tallied so far.
In other results announced Tuesday:
Democratic challenger Elias Velasquez led incumbent Republican Mayor Dane M. White by 733 votes in the race for mayor of Escondido with 42,000 ballots tallied thus far.
Democratic Socialist Kenneth Zuniga was ahead of former City Councilmember Joe Green by 674 votes in the race for mayor of Vista with 42,000 ballots tallied thus far. Local races are technically nonpartisan, but party affiliation can play a role in campaigns and policy decisions.
Check back Thursday evening for updates. The county still has 120,000 votes to count.