Updated Election Results

Votes are still being counted in Silicon Valley and as they slowly trickle in, a few races’ final results could still be determined by late arriving ballots. In Cupertino, former council member Rod Sinks has been overtaken by planning commissioner Ray Wang. Sinks was up over 100 votes on election night and leading Wang by 44 votes as of Tuesday, then fell behind. On Thursday Wang overtook Sinks again and is now leading him by 20 votes. Kitty Moore has remained in the lead while incumbent Hung Wei trails Wang by about 400 votes.

Wang was previously a Cupertino planning commission member but was removed after several incidents where he threatened residents whom he disagreed with. Moore’s leadership has also been called into question by the City Council when she was removed from all committee assignments for her involvement in city personnel matters. Many Cupertino housing advocates are concerned that if Wang and Moore both return to the council, progress on the Master Plan, Housing Element, and stability among city staff will be lost.

In Palo Alto, fourth place has now been captured by Keith Reckdahl who has overtaken Doria Summa by 65 votes. Reckdahl and Summa both serve on the Planning and Transportation Committee and hold similar views about limiting housing growth and fighting state mandates to plan for housing. It is not expected that either one of them would change the focus and priority of the council’ however, some candidates have argued this election will see a continuation of elected leaders who’ve struggled to get certain state requirements around housing approved and opened the city to lawsuits on several housing issues.

Few other races have seen consequential changes as ballots have slowly been counted. As of Thursday, Santa Clara County still estimated that about 32,000 ballots remain to be counted.

As your trusted real estate resource, I’m always here to help—feel free to reach out with any questions. Contact me today!