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Ursula Jones Dickson reacted to her victory in the Alameda County district attorney election Monday after the county’s latest results update that day showed the incumbent with an insurmountable lead.
As of 4:50 p.m. Monday, current DA Jones Dickson holds a 64.67% (221,000 votes) advantage above her two challengers, recalled former DA Pamela Price and trial attorney Gopal Krishan, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters’ Office. These latest numbers reflect the nearly 395,000 ballots that the county has processed so far.
And with just over 20,000 ballots left to be processed, Jones Dickson said the numbers clearly show county residents “have overwhelmingly elected me to continue serving as Alameda County District Attorney for the next two years”.
“With this victory, we’ve avoided a November runoff election, and that means I’ll be able to devote the entirety of my time toward securing justice for victims and survivors, closing the case backlog, developing stronger partnerships across the county, and continuing the work necessary to make the DA’s office ever more responsive to our public safety challenges,” Jones Dickson said in a statement on Facebook on Monday evening.
As for her challengers; Krishan conceded the race last week while Price, who had been holding out hope for more votes, conceded this Tuesday following the latest result update, but not without offering her opinions on the overall race.
“With most of the votes counted in our election, the result is not what we had hoped for in Alameda County,” Price said in a newsletter Tuesday evening. “It was a race to the finish but once again, money made the difference in the outcome.”
According to Price, who had 25.19% (86,071) of the vote, her grassroots campaign was no match for the millions of dollars in advertising that had backed Jones Dickson’s campaign.
“Every election since 2018, we were up against everything the political establishment could throw at us and its million-dollar juggernaut of corrupt leadership that would do all it could do to hold onto power,” Price stated. “We beat them in 2022. Unfortunately, in 2024 and again in 2026, they prevailed.”
Still, Price said she was thankful for the people who supported her attempt to reclaim the seat following her recall two years ago.
She also said while she did not win this year’s bid for the DA seat, she hopes her story will inspire other progressives to continue challenging those in power in Alameda County.
“Now is not the time to silently accept a DA whom some say is Clarence Thomas in lipstick and heels as the chief administrator of justice in Alameda County,” Price said. “Let us continue the fight for justice and accountability in the days and months ahead, marching together until we achieve justice for all.”
As for Jones Dickson, this is the first time the former judge was formally elected to the seat, which she took over in 2025 after she was appointed by the county Board of Supervisors following Price’s recall. She will serve as the DA until at least 2028, when the position will be back before the voters.
“To everyone who made this possible – our volunteers, donors, endorsers, my hardworking colleagues in the DA’s office, and of course the voters – thank you!” Jones Dickson wrote.
Jones Dickson also took a moment to address those who did not vote for her and stated that she is committed to “being a DA for all the people of Alameda County, and politics stops at the courthouse steps. My only request is that you keep an open mind as our work continues”.
