Oliverio clings to second place to face Ellenberg in November supervisor race

Jun 08, 2018 740

BY: KHALIDA SARWARI

Although the race for Santa Clara County’s District 4 supervisor seat was rife with accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct, it’s unclear how big a role that ultimately played in Tuesday’s primary election results. Susan Ellenberg, one of only two female candidates in the race, received the most votes — 12,266, or 32.37 percent — to start the November general election runoff as the clear leader.

Her opponent at the moment, former San Jose Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio, was one of two male candidates hit with the harassment allegations. With thousands of ballots left to be counted in the coming days, he is clinging to a 105-vote lead over his former colleague and current San Jose Councilman Don Rocha. Oliverio picked up 7,680 votes, or 20.27 percent, and Rocha 7,564 votes, or 19.96 percent.

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SOURCE: https://www.mercurynews.com

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