No similar upset happened in the race for the top job of county executive. The incumbent, Dow Constantine, still had a healthy lead over challenger Joe Nguyen as of Thursday, with Constantine winning 56.3% of the vote to Nguyen’s 42.5%.
That means Constantine will win a fourth term. (See the rest of the election results here.)
After the first ballot drop on Tuesday night, Constantine called the early results “a clear victory” for his campaign. At that point, Constantine had captured 57.3% of the vote. While Nguyen gained a little on Constantine in subsequent ballot counts, it wasn’t enough.
“Folks were ultimately expressing appreciation for the work we have done
→ Continue reading at Crosscut
