After a contentious recount, the Assemblymember wins by 5 votes.
The Silicon Valley congressional race that has captivated political onlookers nationwide after it ended in a historic tie and headed to a subsequent recount is finally over after two months, and Assemblymember Evan Low is heading to the November election, knocking competitor Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian off the ballot.
The Congressional District 16 race to replace longtime U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo kicked off in November when the 81-year-old lawmaker announced her retirement, setting off a sort of political domino effect in the South Bay as 11 candidates jumped at the rare chance to vie for an open Bay Area congressional seat.
That set-up a three-way race in November — a first for a California congressional race since the state changed to a top-two primary system more than a decade ago. But then in came Jonathan Padilla, a 2020 and 2024 Biden delegate and former mayoral campaign staffer for Liccardo, who requested the recount since there’s no automatic recount provision for statewide and federal races in California.
The recount took place in both Santa Clara and San Mateo counties as the district stretches from Los Gatos and San Jose in the south to Pacifica in the north. Santa Clara County wrapped up its recount on Tuesday afternoon — Low gained 11 votes overall and Simitian gained seven compared to the original count.
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