Sitting Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson appears to have cruised to an easy win in unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election, outpacing her closest challenger, Pamela Price, by roughly 42 percentage points.
Price was recalled by voters by a wide margin in November 2024. She tallied about 23% of the vote as of the Alameda County Registrar of Voters’ latest update at about 9:45 p.m. Jones Dickson captured roughly 65% at that time, with all in-person precincts reporting.
Trial lawyer Gopal Krishan captured about 11% of the unofficial vote tally.
Price is seeking to regain the position after voters removed her by a vote of 63% to 37% in 2024, with critics calling her soft on crime.
Jones Dickson was appointed to the position in January by the county Board of Supervisors. Jones Dickson’s appointment was for one year of a term that expires in 2028, meaning she would have served until January 2027 if she had lost this election. She will serve that remaining year if she preserves her lead.
A winner will be declared outright in the primary if they receive more than 50% of the vote, which appears certain given the turnout on Election Day.
Votes postmarked by Tuesday will be counted until June 9.