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Bauters to Face Run Off Election in November
Tonight, with 74 of 74 precincts reporting, Emeryville City Council member John Bauters will be heading to a November run off in his Alameda County Board of Supervisor’s race, having failed to secure enough votes to win the election outright. Mr Bauters needed to win more than 50% of the vote in northern Alameda County to become the next District 5 Supervisor but he only was able to garner about 20% according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters office. Oakland City Council member Nikki Fortunato Bas will also be in the run off election with Mr Bauters, having secured approximately 27% of the vote today.
The November run off election will now become a do or die for Mr Bauters’ political career as a loss today to secure a greater than 50% victory means he will not be allowed to run for re-election to the Emeryville City Council in November , a race he had announced he planned on making back before Keith Carson, the current District 5 Supervisor suddenly announced last December he would retire upon completion of his current term in November 2024.
The failure to win tonight highlights a real gamble Mr Bauters took when he threw his hat into the ring last December. If he loses in November, he loses everything and he will go back to just being citizen John Bauters, stripped of all his official political power. At least until the next election.
He loses by winning. Got to respect his cajones.
ReplyDeleteIt was sad that Barbara Lee and Katie Porter had to give up their seats to run for Senate. Tough choices.
ReplyDeleteVery disappointing.
DeleteNot so risky if he doesn’t win the Alameda contest, he can get appointed when someone resigns from city council and then he’s back in business.
ReplyDeleteGood point. Would one of his three followers on the council resign to help him out? I think the answer to that is absolutely.
DeleteWish Bauters could find his new niche, somewhere other than Emeryville. We see how it gets when some people are motivated by power but stay too long in one place.
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