Evan Low emerged victorious in the recount for California's 16th Congressional District, narrowly defeating Joe Simitian by five votes. This recount, which concluded a historic tie, propels Low into the November general election where he will face Sam Liccardo. The initial election results had shown an unprecedented tie, leading to a recount that lasted two months. Low's victory marks a significant step as he seeks to succeed the esteemed Anna Eshoo in Congress.
Borenstein: Evan Low just won the congressional recount he never wanted https://t.co/2ffeBJlHGP
#JoeSimitian talks about the tie and recount in congressional primary with Evan Low : ‘like two months in quicksand.’ Gracious in defeat. Resumes political life as #SantaClaraCo supervisor. https://t.co/VNBladylA6
Joe Simitian ended up in a tie for second place with Evan Low in the 16th Congressional race, triggering a recount that ultimately gave Low a win by just five votes. Now, the Santa Clara County supervisor is conceding and heading back to work. https://t.co/rbslHC5g0f
The recount process is finished in the District 16 congressional race, following a tie for who would face the first place finisher, @sliccardo, this November. With final results released Wednesday, the race will see Liccardo facing off against @Evan_Low. https://t.co/oKD7q2XDxz https://t.co/MIBCuc27H0
A recount in a California congressional race has broken a deadlock between two Democrats who tied for second place in the state’s primary, advancing just one to the general election. https://t.co/uCKgKcUZCs
Evan Low beats Joe Simitian for 2nd place, will face Sam Liccardo in District 16 congressional race https://t.co/8CW5kfqVu3 https://t.co/9S3TJHdS9d
Juliette Goodrich reports on the ballot recount for congressional district 16 breaking the tie between second-place candidates Evan Low and Joe Simitian. https://t.co/FGTOSGNnUp
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: The recount process is now finished in the contentious District 16 congressional race following a tie for who would face the first place finisher, Sam Liccardo, this November. Evan Low beat Joe Simitian by only FIVE votes. https://t.co/zpKMiNzdEr
The recount process is now finished in the contentious District 16 congressional race following a tie for who would face the first place finisher, Sam Liccardo, this November. https://t.co/jCncpaRj8e https://t.co/jCncpaRj8e
Controversial recount breaks tie in Silicon Valley congressional race https://t.co/ybVhAniESd
Assembly Member Evan Low is advancing to the November general election in a South Bay House race after a recount showed him defeating Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian by five votes. The initial results showed them in an unprecedented tie. https://t.co/MaEQb0zteI
With a 5-vote recount win, Evan Low heads to November election in Silicon Valley House race https://t.co/tauAO8cUuU via @sfchronicle
CA Assemblymember Evan Low claimed second place in the primary election for California’s 16th Congressional District by five votes, after the completion of a recount that broke a historic tie between him and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian. https://t.co/j0X6gMt76M
The recount to break a historic tie in the race for the 16th Congressional District ended with Assemblymember Evan Low narrowly securing second place over Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Joe Simitian, moving Low to the November election. https://t.co/DvEuCOU1oh
NEW: Evan Low wins the recount in California's 16th Congressional district race, defeating Joe Simitian by five votes to set up a showdown with Sam Liccardo in the November election. https://t.co/i78C8AZtQi
BREAKING: Evan Low emerges as winner of District 16 recount, will advance to general election against Sam Liccardo https://t.co/H5ZBrPzZml
Evan Low wins Silicon Valley primary recount, heads to November ballot https://t.co/DuznNVIyoM
Evan Low Takes Second Place in Silicon Valley Congressional Race, After Recount Breaks Historic Tie https://t.co/BbtE9N18mL
The #CA16 recount is over. Evan Low has finished in second place in the primary, five votes ahead of Joe Simitian. @Evan_Low will face @sliccardo in the November general election. on @KQEDnews https://t.co/TbbrXVD2Bg
My team and I knew that succeeding the esteemed Anna Eshoo would be challenging, so we see a race ending in a tie followed by a recount as character building for your next representative in Congress. We are very excited that my advancement into the general election was…
After two months of counting and then recounting the Congressional District 16 primary is finally over. Evan Low finishes the recount 5 votes ahead of Joe Simitian. The November ballot will be a race between Low and Sam Liccardo. https://t.co/WWunNwGx8H
BREAKING: Evan Low wins #CA16 Congressional recount by 5 votes over Joe Simitian, and will face Sam Liccardo in the November election. Recount is done.
Congressional Recount: Evan Low heads to November election as Joe Simitian is knocked off the ballot https://t.co/1uvt5eoXt7
The recount results in the congressional race to replace the retiring Anna Eshoo are in, but the final outcome is still up in the air. https://t.co/2YMf2PJ1au
The tie for second place in the Congressional District 16 race isn't officially broken yet, but on Tuesday Santa Clara County announced both candidates gained additional votes during the recount. https://t.co/O3vRG31xe6
Evan Low leads Joe Simitian by four votes after Santa Clara County completes its recount, but it’s not over yet https://t.co/BcEUMGOTt9
BREAKING: #CA16 recount results are in.* Evan Low gained 11 votes. Joe Simitian gained 7 votes. If results hold, LOW will move on to face Liccardo in Nov. winning 2nd by 4 votes. *BUT, there are 16 ballots in envelopes in San Mateo Co...challenged over postmarks.
NEW: Sam Liccardo issues statement ahead of the CA-16 recount results in Santa Clara Co. Calls for automatic recounts moving forward, and says there should be a law to disclose contributions to Super PACs within 24 hours. Adds: “I did not request this recount.” https://t.co/rGrB4twNGb
UPDATE: The Santa Clara Co. CA-16 congressional recount will finish tomorrow morning, voting officials confirm. San Mateo Co. finished last week, but there are still 16 challenged ballots that weren’t in original count because they arrived late. https://t.co/xcfhXRmaMR