BREAKING: After over a week of ballot counting, Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez has conceded to San Jose City Councilman Matt Mahan in the tight race for San Jose mayor.
As San Jose's mayoral race remains tight, elections officials say an automatic recount could be triggered by 25 votes separating the two candidates.Eight days after the election, Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez has conceded to San Jose City Councilman Matt Mahan in the tight race for San Jose mayor.Mahan only had a 51.32% to 48.68% lead over Chavez after a week of ballot counting.
"And though we were not victorious, our message will carry on and live within the work I take on over the next two years as County supervisor - continuing to improve public safety, add more affordable housing and lift the homeless off our streets and out of our creeks and into permanent, supportive homes," she said.
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