#2,602 - Multiple Bay Area Progressive politicians and recalled or lose elections

East Bay voters had their say on whether to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, and it looks like they chose to send both packing. With all precincts reporting early Wednesday, voters supported both recalls by a clear and nearly identical margin: 65.2% to 34.8% for Thao, and 64.8% to 35.2% for Price. However, Price has not admitted defeat and urged patience while all ballots are counted. “This presidential election, which has been a pivotal moment for our country as well as our state, witnessed significant voter participation, resulting in a large number of ballots in Alameda County. There are still so many more ballots to be counted, and in areas that I know we did well in getting our message out,” said Price in a statement Wednesday. “I am optimistic that when all the votes are counted, we will be able to continue the hard work of transforming our criminal justice system.”