UPDATE: Election results counted Friday show Jiménez still leading for Richmond mayor, no major changes in returns from El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo

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On Friday afternoon, the Contra Costa County Elections Office updated preliminary results, showing Richmond City Councilmember Claudia Jiménez leading Ahmad Anderson in the mayoral race with 54% of the vote over Anderson’s 46%. About 27,000 ballots have been counted — about 45% of the city’s 59,820 registered voters. Countywide, votes have been counted for about … Continue reading UPDATE: Election results counted Friday show Jiménez still leading for Richmond mayor, no major changes in returns from El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo