Preliminary results show Gauthier taking the lead in San Mateo County D4 supervisor race

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News November 5, 2024November 5, 2024

Voters wait in line at a vote center in East Palo Alto, Calif. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. East Palo Alto is in San Mateo County’s District 4, a city where voters will have a say in who will be the district’s next supervisor. (Alise Maripuu/Bay City News)

East Palo Alto Councilmember Lisa Gauthier has taken an initial lead in the race for San Mateo County District 4 supervisor as the results in the first round of ballot counts were released on Tuesday, according to the county Registration and Elections Division.

The county released preliminary results of the count at 9 p.m., which included all mail-in ballots received on or before Friday, all ballots returned to drop boxes or vote centers on or before that day, and a portion of vote center ballots.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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