The race for Berkeley mayor is getting tighter and tighter as ballots are counted.
The race for Berkeley mayor is getting tighter as ballots are counted. The Alameda County Registrar’s Office released an update on Monday that showed sitting Councilmember Sophie Hahn had 50.5% of the vote in rank choice voting.
Her opponent, Adena Ishii, was closing the lead with 49.4% of the votes, at a difference of only 382 votes.The general voting numbers show a slightly wider margin, with Hahn leading by 633 votes.On Election Day, Hahn had a clear lead with 53% of the votes, but as results continued coming in and the margin closed, none of the candidates received over 50% of the votes, so ranked-choice voting was triggered.
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