Significant power shift on Cupertino council after Wang wins election recount by 63 votes

R “RAY” WANG has won a spot on the Cupertino City Council in a tight race that triggered a recount for one of two open seats.

Wang will take the second open council seat with 7,641 votes, or 18.5% of the vote, as of Dec. 2 at 4:30 p.m. He got 63 more votes than Rod Sinks, who received 7,578 votes or 18.4% of the vote. The contentious, at-large race automatically triggered a recount by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, which happens when the margin of victory is either less than 0.25% of ballots cast or fewer than 25 votes. The recount ended Monday for the five-person council and final results will be certified Dec. 5.