Glover, Avila Farias in November run-off in race for District 5 Supervisor
By Allen Payton
While the County Elections Office continues to count ballots and provide updates, it’s clear that both Supervisor Federal Glover and Martinez Councilwoman Anamarie Avila Farias have taken the top two spots in the race for District 5 Supervisor, and will be in the November run-off.
County Elections Office staff stated they had 56,000 ballots in the county left to count as of Wednesday, not including 19,000 provisional ballots nor those ballots that were postmarked by Tuesday and received by today.
As of the Thursday afternoon vote count update, Glover holds the top spot with 10,443 votes which is 35.26% of the votes and Avila Farias is in second with 9,197 votes which is 31.05%. Trailing in a distant third is former Martinez Mayor Mike Menesini with 4,339 votes or 14.65%, Hercules Mayor Dan Romero with 3,930 votes or 13.27% and then Conrad Dandridge with 1,604 votes or 5.42%.
Avila Farias received a large boost of support from both the firefighters and the deputy sheriffs in the county, with over $68,000 spent on her behalf.
The Elections Office has 28 days to certify the election and is expected to provide another update, later today and more next week, as the remaining ballots are counted. District 5 includes most of the portion in Antioch north of Highway 4.
Following are the results from the County Elections website as of Thursday, June 9, 4:04 p.m.:
| ANAMARIE AVILA FARIAS | 9,197 | 31.05% | |
| CONRAD DANDRIDGE | 1,604 | 5.42% | |
| MICHAEL MENESINI | 4,339 | 14.65% | |
| FEDERAL GLOVER (I) | 10,443 | 35.26% | |
| DAN ROMERO | 3,930 | 13.27% | |
| WRITE-IN | 107 | 0.36% | |
| Total | 29,620 |
