Marshall Lewis is once again ahead in the race for Pleasant Hill City Council District 1.
Lewis led on Election Night, Belle La came back the next day to lead by eight votes.
When the Contra Costa County Elections Department released its latest updates Friday afternoon, Lewis was again ahead — by eight votes (50.19% and 1,077 votes to La’s 49.81% and 1,069 votes). The totals are not yet official.
In District 5, Amanda Szakats still had a solid lead over Oliver Greenwood on Friday (54.33% to 45.67%).
The city is officially moving from at-large to district-based elections this year, which will happen in two phases. Districts 1, 2 and 5 officially come into existence in December, when three new councilmembers are sworn in after the election.
Since Andrei Obolenskiy was the only candidate to file papers for the new District 2 seat, the council decided in August to appoint him to the post. He’ll be seated with the two other new council members in December.
Districts 3 and 4 come into play in 2026.
Three current councilmembers live in the future District 3 of Councilmember Zac Shess, whose term doesn’t expire until 2026. Councilmember Sue Noack’s term is also up in 2026.