March primary. Condes had bested Fickes in that primary by 10,781 votes. Fickes said he is not "ready to concede just yet.""I think it's not quite ready to call yet," Fickes told the B.A.R.
November 4. "The numbers are what they are, it looks like we have a 39,000-vote deficit. I don't know all the mathematics of it but it looks like about 33% of registered voters' votes have been counted, so I think it's a numerical possibility to make up the difference — I'm not ready to concede just yet — but yes I do recognize that the numbers are a bit daunting."Santa Cruz gets lesbian judgeMeanwhile, in Santa Cruz County, attorney Nancy de la Peña will become the first LGBTQ judge there.As the B.A.R.