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New: How Berkeley Voted in the June Primary Election
45% of the votes cast in Alameda County in the AD-15 race were cast in Berkeley. Among Alameda County cities in the District, Wicks did best in affluent Piedmont, with 43.8%; while her poorest showing was in Berkeley with 30.6%. Countywide, she came in first with 32.5%.
Beckles did best in Berkeley with 18.1%; she got 12.8% in Oakland, finishing third. Countywide, Beckles won 14.6%. Kalb did best in Oakland with 26.2%, but came in behind Wicks who got33.1%.
Appel did best in her home city of Berkeley with 17.8% and finished fourth countywide with 14.1% Contra Costa County precinct results are not yet available
How Berkeley Voted Assembly District 15
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Wicks | 10,431 | 30.6% |
Beckles | 6,156 | 18.1% |
Appel | 6,055 | 17.8% |
Kalb | 4,927 | 14.5% |
Pardue-Okimoto | 1,785 | 5.2% |
Bartlett | 1,745 | 5.1% |
Katz | 1,603 | 4.7% |
Jandhyala | 850 | 2.5% |
Others | 491 | 1.4% |
Total | 34,043 |
How Berkeley Voted Selected Statewide Offices
US Senate | Votes | Percent |
Feinstein* | 20,923 | 57.8% |
DeLeon | 11,712 | 32.4% |
Others | 3,566 | 9.9% |
Governor | ||
Newsom* | 21,982 | 59.8% |
Eastin | 4,432 | 12.0% |
Villaraigosa | 4,431 | 12.0% |
Chiang | 3,079 | 8.4% |
Cox (Republican) | 791 | 2.2% |
Others | 2,071 | 5.6% |
Lt. Governor | ||
Kounalakis* | 11,624 | 33.4% |
Bleich | 9,073 | 26.1% |
McLaughlin | 6,589 | 19.0% |
Hernandez | 5,525 | 15.9% |
Others | 1,942 | 5.6% |
Supt. of Public Instruction | ||
Thurmond | 31,994 | 76.9% |
Tuck* | 4,578 | 14.3% |
Others | 2,826 | 8.8% |
How Berkeley Voted Selected Alameda County Races
Office or Measure | Votes | Percent |
District Attorney | ||
O’Malley* | 16,383 | 51.5% |
Price | 15,459 | 48.5% |
Measure A (2/3rds required for passage) | ||
Yes | 30,406 | 84.9% |
No* | 5,412 | 15.1% |
Measure RM3 | ||
Yes* | 25,452 | 72.3% |
No | 9,742 | 27.7% |
Measure A was the measure to increase the sales tax by .5% to fund childcare and pre-school programs. Countywide, it won 66.2% of the vote, falling just 1500 votes short of the required two-thirds.
Berkeley Turnout Primary Elections
Year | Ballots Cast | Percent of Registered Voters |
2018 | 37,372 | 47.9% |
2016 | 45,933 | 58.0% |
2014 | 20,248 | 26.0% |
2012 | 23,708 | 32.4% |
2010 | 28,168 | 37.0% |