Supervisor Seat to Be Contested in November

A 16-year incumbent on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors did not get enough votes to avoid a November runoff with one of  his challengers in Tuesday's primary election, according to complete unofficial election results.

District 5 Supervisor Federal Glover received 35.45 percent of the vote, well short of the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff. 

He will face Martinez Vice Mayor AnaMarie Avila Farias, who received nearly 31 percent of the vote.

Former Martinez Mayor Mike Menesini finished third with about 14 percent of the vote while Hercules Mayor Dan Romero got about 13 percent.

Glover, the long-entrenched supervisor of a district that includes the cities of Hercules, Martinez, Pittsburg and portions of Pinole and Antioch, as well as Bay Point, Rodeo, Pacheco, Crockett and other unincorporated communities, spent some of 2015 recovering from a heart and kidney transplant.

He has cited improved transportation infrastructure among his accomplishments as supervisor.

Farias said during the campaign though that Glover's leadership has fallen short of voter expectations and that the district needs someone with a strong connection to its communities, citing her service on a variety of local and state task forces and commissions.

--Bay City News