In a see-saw race for Pleasant Hill’s open District 1 City Council seat, Belle La has taken a 24-vote lead over Marshall Lewis, according to the latest vote tallies released Wednesday by Contra Costa County election officials.
Lewis led on Election Night, but La came back the next day to lead by eight votes. Lewis led by eight votes on Friday. Five days later, La is up again, 50.5% to 49.5% (1,216 votes to 1,192 votes).
The totals are not yet official.
In District 5, Amanda Szakats still had a solid lead over Oliver Greenwood on Wednesday (54.44% to 45.56%).
The city moved from at-large to district-based elections this year and they are happening in two phases. Districts 1, 2 and 5 officially come into existence in December, when the three new councilmembers are sworn in after the election.
Since Andrei Obolenskiy was the only candidate to file papers for the new District 2 seat, the council decided in August to appoint him to the post. He’ll be seated with the two other new council members in December.
Districts 3 and 4 come into play in 2026.
Three current councilmembers live in the future District 3 of Councilmember Zac Shess, whose term doesn’t expire until 2026. Councilmember Sue Noack’s term is also up in 2026.
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