Martinez City Councilmember Lara DeLaney on Wednesday conceded the mayoral race to council colleague Brianne Zorn.
“With the vast majority of votes now processed, it’s clear that Councilmember Brianne Zorn will win the Martinez Mayoral race,” DeLaney wrote, on Facebook Wednesday afternoon. “My congratulations to her and best wishes ahead in serving the town we love!”
DeLaney was seemingly headed for victory on election night. As more votes were counted, Zorn took the lead two days later, with 23.96 percent of the vote. Planning Commissioner Sean Trambley also got a late push, leapfrogging DeLaney two days into counting.
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Contra Costa County elections department had Zorn with 24.44 percent of the vote. Trambley was in second, with 23.32 percent – 172 votes behind Zorn.
Delaney was in third with 22.34 percent, 328 votes behind Zorn.
Former mayor Mike Menesini had 12.62 percent of the vote, ahead of Mark Ross (11.4 percent) and Michael Ayers (5.96).
District 4 City Council incumbent Debbie McKillop was still ahead of Ben Therriault on Wednesday afternoon by 26 votes. In District 1, Jay Howard was ahead of Nakenya Allen by 508 votes.
Are they done counting yet?
I couldn’t tell any meaningful difference between the candidates. Kudos to Delaney for hitting the streets and Farmers Market. But I still didn’t vote because they didn’t make it clear what I would be voting for.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss