Patrick Ahrens leads Sreekrishnan in tight South Bay Assembly race for District 26 seat

In the South Bay’s only competitive Assembly race, Patrick Ahrens is leading over Tara Sreekrishnan to fill the Assembly District 26 seat.

As of 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Ahrens, district director for Assemblymember Evan Low, is ahead with roughly 57.8% of the vote, or 48,373 votes. Sreekrishnan, a deputy chief of staff and legislative director for state Sen. Dave Cortese, is trailing behind with roughly 42.2% of the vote, or 35,315 votes. The county’s voter turnout is about 44.6% and more than 468,000 ballots have been cast.