Progressive Candidate Qualifies for Congressional Race After Tie-Breaking Recount

Published on May 10, 2024

California Assemblyman Evan Low, a progressive Democrat, will move on to the November ballot as a congressional candidate after winning a recount following an unprecedented tie vote in the March primary election. Mr. Low was in a 30,249-vote tie for the state’s 16 Congressional District with Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, also a Democrat, which could have ended in a three-way contest, under California’s top-two system, in the general election with top vote getter Democrat Sam Liccardo. Last month, a voter tied to Mr. Liccardo requested a manual recount of the votes in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties....

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