Santa Clara’s mayoral race is too close to call. Karen Hardy is leading by 466 votes as of 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The Santa Clara Registrar of Voters will release its next roll of votes at 5 p.m. on Nov. 5.

Hardy leads the six candidates with 24% of the vote (3,649). Kathy Watanabe is in second place with 21% of the vote (3,183) votes. David Kertes took third place with 19% of the votes (2,924). Only 259 votes separate the second and third place candidates.

Kevin Park, Gary Ferraris and Mike Wiltberger trail with 17%, 12% and 7% respectively.

The results in other races were more definitive.

Kimberely Williams is the likely winner of the council District 2 race, with 58% of the vote (1,332) to Yvonne Inciarte’s 41% (947).  

Planning Commission Chair Eric Crutchlow is the likely winner in the council District 3 seat, with 55% of the vote (1,223) to Kyle Madej’s 45% (998).

Santa Clara Measure C, the charter change allowing the city to use alternative construction project methods, has passed comfortably with 74% of the vote.

Sunnyvale voters approved all three of Sunnyvale’s charter change measures.

Measure G, allowing the city to use additional project delivery methods, was approved with 76% of the vote.

Measure H, allowing the city manager to settle claims against the city under $50,000, was approved with 70% of the vote.   

Measure I, requiring that any appointee to a vacant city council seat serve until the next regularly scheduled municipal election, was approved with a slightly lower margin, 63% of the vote.

Patrick Ahrens cruised to re-election in the Assembly District 26 seat, with 74% of the vote.

With 71% of the Santa Clara County vote and 74% of the Alameda County vote, Scott Sakakihara will replace Aisha Wahab as state senator for State Senate District 10. The district includes parts of both counties.

The Weekly will be posting updated results on our Facebook page as they come in, including for the Santa Clara mayoral race.

Carolyn Schuk can be reached at carolyn@santaclaraweekly.com.