Just 67 votes separate Shanelle Scales-Preston and Mike Barbanica in the Contra Costa County Supervisor Race.
Currently:
- 50.07% – Shanelle Scales-Preston (25,116)
- 49.93% – Mike Barbanica (25,049)
Updated results as of 1:18 am Wednesday
Updated results at 11:25 pm Tuesday showed Scales-Preston with a 247 vote lead.
Scales-Preston, a Pittsburg City Councilmember, says her priorities were investing in youth services, transportation, promoting economic growth, strengthening public safety, and protecting our environment.
Meanwhile, Barbanica, an Antioch City Councilmember, ran on public safety and reducing blight in communities. He also ran on helping small business, economic development and improving the northern waterfront.
Both are running to replace Supervisor Federal Glover who announced retirement last year. Supervisorial District 5, which spans the north shore of Contra Costa County, including the cities of Hercules, Martinez, Pittsburg and portions of Antioch and the unincorporated communities of Alhambra Valley, Bay Point, Briones, Rodeo, Pacheco, Crockett, Tormey, Port Costa, Mt. View, Vine Hill, Reliez Valley, and Clyde.
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Dec 4, 2023 – Supervisor Federal Glover Announces Retirement: Supervisor Federal Glover has announced that he will not seek reelection in 2024, thus ending six consecutive terms as the District 5 supervisor. During his tenure, Supervisor Glover has been a tireless advocate for the people of county, working to improve the lives of residents in District 5 and beyond.
Supervisor Glover’s accomplishments are many and varied. Before being elected to the Board of Supervisors, he served as a council member for the City of Pittsburg. During his tenure as a council member, and while serving as mayor of Pittsburg, Supervisor Glover led the council in its opening and dedication of its current municipal building for public service.
In 2000, Supervisor Glover began his tenure as a supervisor holding the distinction of being the only African American and only person of color to have been elected to and serve on the County’s Board of Supervisors since the County’s incorporation in 1850 as one of the first 27 counties when California gained statehood. Today, he remains the only African American to have served on the Board in the County’s 173 years.
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