Early returns in Berkeley City Council seat special election show Igor Tregub in lead

by Dan McMenamin, Bay City News May 29, 2024May 29, 2024

Igor Tregub has declared victory in the race for Berkeley's District 4 city council seat following Tuesday's updated ballot tally from the May 28, 2024, special election. (Igor Tregub via Bay City News)

Early returns in Berkeley’s special election for a City Council seat in District 4 show Igor Tregub in the lead after ranked-choice voting totals were tallied.

Four progressive candidates, all with between a few years to two decades of experience in public service, were vying for the seat after councilmember Kate Harrison announced her resignation during a Jan. 30 City Council meeting, citing dysfunction in the city’s bureaucracy, among other local issues.

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Dan McMenamin, Bay City News

Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.

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