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State Assembly member Evan Low and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian are in a dead tie in the primary election for Congress to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo’s seat in what the San Mateo County Registration and Elections Division says is its final count of the votes.
The two have stayed neck and neck, trading the lead by just a handful of votes, as results have rolled in over the past month.
While neither campaign has said officially whether it will call for a recount, San Jose Spotlight reported late last month that sources close to the campaign say it’s likely due to the narrow vote margin.
According to the elections department, the final ballot was “cured,” or resolved, yesterday, after it had been challenged. Official election results will be certified April 4, the office says.
Prior to the confirmation the last ballot was counted, Simitian’s campaign released a statement saying it is waiting to hear from the county before announcing a next step.
“Sometimes it takes a while for democracy to work. This is one of those times. That means counting and verifying all of the votes. Every single one of them,” the statement read.
“The election offices in both counties have been verifying voter signatures over the past few weeks to make sure that every vote that can be counted, will be counted. Right now we’re waiting to hear from them.”
Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the vote count. Low and Simitian are tied.
