City Government
Mia Bonta and Janani Ramachandran in likely Runoff for State Assembly
The runoff election will be held on Aug. 31.
Top vote getters Mia Bonta and Janani Ramachandran are likely to face each other in a runoff for the Assembly District 18 seat that became vacant recently when the governor appointed Rob Bonta as state attorney general.
With as many as 13,000 votes in Tuesday’s special election eft to count over the next week, Mua Bonta is leading with 37.62 percent of the vote, and Ramachandran is second highest with 21.57 percent.
Alameda Vice Mayor Malia Vella is in third-place has 16.50 percent of the vote. There were a total of nine candidates.
A winning candidate must receive over 50 percent of the vote.
The runoff election will be held on Aug. 31.
