
Heidi Hernandez Gatty, Eryn Holl King and Geetha Ganti hold the top three positions in early unofficial Walnut Creek School District returns. Additional ballots remain to be counted.
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Heidi Hernandez Gatty, Eryn Holl King and Geetha Ganti hold the top three positions in early unofficial Walnut Creek School District returns. Additional ballots remain to be counted.

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Democratic Rep. Mark DeSaulnier won a seventh term, defeating Republican Jeff Frese, according to AP. DeSaulnier had 71.0% of the vote with an estimated 50% counted.

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Brendan Moran received 16,000 votes and Cherise Marie Khaund received 15,389 for two Walnut Creek council seats in unofficial returns. Additional ballots may remain uncounted.

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Walnut Creek School District voters will choose board members Nov. 3. Polls close at 8 p.m., and eligible residents can register through Election Day.

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Walnut Creek voters can observe Contra Costa County’s Nov. 4 public drawing to select precincts for a routine post-election hand-count audit.

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Sally J. Lieber, a Democrat and current chair of the California State Board of Equalization, is running for reelection to the District 2 seat on Tuesday, Nov. 3, against fellow Democrat John Pimentel.

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Democrat John Pimentel, a San Mateo County community college trustee, is running for California's Board of Equalization District 2 in the Nov. 3 general election against fellow Democrat Sally J. Lieber.

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Republican Jennifer Hawks, a retired business executive and Bay Area resident, faces Democrat Eleni Kounalakis in the Nov. 3, 2026 California Treasurer general election, running on a platform of bond oversight, pension transparency and fiscal accountability.

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California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, a Democrat, faces Republican Jennifer Hawks in the Nov. 3 general election for state treasurer, pledging to manage state debt, expand savings programs and accelerate affordable housing.

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Republican Gloria Romero, a former California state senator and the first woman to serve as Senate majority leader, is running for lieutenant governor against Democrat Fiona Ma in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

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Democrat Fiona Ma, California's current state treasurer, is running for lieutenant governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican Gloria Romero.

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Sonja Shaw, president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board, is running for California Superintendent of Public Instruction in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, general election on a platform of back-to-basics education and parental rights.

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Richard Andrew Barrera, a San Diego Unified School Board member since 2008, is running for California Superintendent of Public Instruction against Sonja Shaw on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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