With most of the ballots in Santa Clara County counted as of 5pm this evening, we have the latest Milpitas election results:
Currently with 8,282 votes, Mayor Carmen Montano is on track to be re-elected to a second mayoral term.
Vice Mayor Evelyn Chua, who received an overwhelming 10,957 votes thus far, will be re-elected to her councilmember seat.
And newcomer William Lam, who is currently in second place with 7,089 votes, is on course to step into the role of councilmember for his first time serving in elected office.
Both Rob Jung and Minh Ngo will also be re-elected to their positions as Trustees on the Milpitas Unified School District’s (MUSD) Board of Education.
Along with that, Measure J has received an overwhelming amount of support from voters, with 19,361 votes so far. The existing 1/4-cent sales tax will be reauthorized for another 8 years, and allow for the City of Milpitas to maintain essential community services.
Measure Q has also received incredible support from residents so far, with 71.2% of the vote. The measure is a $119 parcel tax that will go toward retaining high-quality teachers and funding STEAM programs at MUSD schools.
With an estimated 10,000 ballots across Santa Clara County still left to be counted, the results are not yet official. However, with the majority of votes in, it is unlikely that anything will shift; all candidates and measures mentioned will be moving closer to sealing the deal in the days to come.
Note: This article has been updated to correct amount of outstanding ballots left to count.