Politics & Government
Final Results: Romero, Wilkins, Boulanger Win
More than 80 percent of voters favor the recall of incumbents Joanne Ward and Don Kuehne.
Hercules voters went Tuesday and recalled City Council members Don Kuehne and Joanne Ward, replacing them with Gerard Boulanger and William Wilkins. Meanwhile, in a three-way contest to fill a vacant seat, Dan Romero came out on top.
These are final totals from the Contra Costa County Elections Office, which completed the tally Friday. (Updated on Hercules Patch at 10:20 a.m. Saturday.)
Vacant City Council Seat Vote by Mail Election Day Totals Tally Percent Tally Percent Tally Percent MARK ANTHONY JONES 549 23.0% 379 29.9% 928 25.4% SHERRY MCCOY 699 29.3% 295 23.3% 994 27.2% DAN ROMERO 1,117 46.9% 587 46.3% 1,704 46.7% WRITE-IN 19 0.8% 7 0.6% 26 0.7% TOTALS 2,384 1,268 3,652 Joanne Ward Recall Question Vote by Mail Election Day Totals Tally Percent Tally Percent Tally Percent YES 2,157 87.3% 1,136 87.5% 3,293 87.4% NO 314 12.7% 162 12.5% 476 12.6% TOTALS 2,471 1,298 3,769 Ward Recall Office Vote by Mail Election Day Totals Tally Percent Tally Percent Tally Percent WILLIAM W. WILKINS 1,195 53.1% 579 49.8% 1,774 52.0% VIRGILIO DELAVEGA 1,028 45.6% 567 48.8% 1,595 46.7% WRITE-IN 29 1.3% 16 1.4% 45 1.3% TOTALS 2,252 1,162 3,414 Don Kuehne Recall Question Vote by Mail Election Day Totals Tally Percent Tally Percent Tally Percent YES 1,999 81.5% 1,005 77.8% 3,004 80.3% NO 453 18.5% 286 22.2% 739 19.7% TOTALS 2,452 1,291 3,743 Kuehne Recall Office Vote by Mail Election Day Totals Tally Percent Tally Percent Tally Percent GERARD BOULANGER 1,853 94.3% 750 85.4% 2,603 91.6% WRITE-IN 112 5.7% 128 14.6% 240 8.4% TOTALS 1,965 878 2,843Find out what's happening in Pinole-Herculeswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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