Election Day 2025

Contra Costa voters overwhelmingly back Prop 50, early returns show

Early election results Tuesday night showed Contra Costa County voters following the rest of the state in voting for Proposition 50, which will redraw Congressional districts to benefit the Democratic Party. Voting “Yes” on Prop. 50 at Richmond City Hall, Omar Brito said his vote expressed “dissatisfaction with our president and the current administration and their policies and how blatantly unfair and un-American they are.” Gov. Gavin Newsom initiated Prop 50 after President Donald Trump encouraged the Texas Legislature to…