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ELECTIONLINE
ALAMEDA SPECIAL ELECTION
(Updated Friday – 100% precincts reporting)
>Measure A
(Reaffirms council decision to zone wellness center on McKay Ave – 50%+1 to pass)
YES 11,330 52.67%
NO 10,183 47.33%
>Measure B
(McKay Ave Parcel Open Space Designation Initiative – 50%+1 to pass)
NO 11,908 55.91%
YES 9,392 44.09%
>>Turnout: 44.56%
East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell is running for president. After months of teasing his supporters and the political […]
