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As ballots continued to be counted for the special recall election for two trustees on the school board for the Sunol Glen Unified School District Wednesday, the margin in favor of the recalls was gradually shrinking from a high of approximately 10% in initial Election Night results.
A majority of ballots counted as of late Wednesday afternoon continued to be in favor of recalling trustees Linda Hurley and Ryan Jergensen, with 52.69% of voters approving of recalling Jergensen and 51.92% approving of recalling Hurley.
However, the latest numbers following Election Night continued to see the initial lead of approximately 10% in favor of the recalls narrowing, with the margin now at 5.38% for Jergensen and 3.84% for Hurley – or 28 votes for Jergensen and 20 votes for Hurley out of the small pool of eligible voters in the district.
Officials with the Alameda County Registrar of Voters said Wednesday that they were not sure yet how many ballots remain to be counted, but that the office did “not expect a large number of additional ballots.” The updated results released Wednesday afternoon consist of a total of 521 ballots counted so far, with a total of 828 registered voters in the district.
As of Wednesday, voter turnout was at 62.92% for the special election, compared with 35.15% county-wide in this year’s March primary election, according to data from the Secretary of State.
Eligible ballots in the special mail-in election are required to have been postmarked by Tuesday or earlier and received by July 9. The count released Wednesday is set to be the final update before results are certified during the week of July 15, according to election officials.
Neither Jergensen or Hurley had returned requests for comment as of Wednesday evening. Organizers with United for Sunol Glen, a group advocating for the recall effort, said Wednesday afternoon that they were heartened by the initial results, but would be waiting until results are certified to issue a statement.
“We are pleased with the initial provisional results that give Yes to Recall both Trustees Ryan Jergensen and Linda Hurley a substantial lead,” said Kelly Goldsmith, a Sunol Glen parent and member of United for Sunol Glen. “We will continue to monitor the results as all ballots are counted and we look forward to a certified result from the registrar of voters.”
