Queer Assembly candidate Janani Ramachandran appears headed to the August 31 runoff race for the East Bay's 18th Assembly District seat.
But she will have to wait until Thursday evening to see if her second-place finish in Tuesday's special election holds.County elections officials still have 13,000 ballots to count and will update the current tally at 5 p.m.
Thursday. Ramachandran, 29, a social justice attorney who also identifies as lesbian, currently has 9,303 votes, or 21.6% of those already counted.Landing in third place based on the unofficial returns is Alameda Vice Mayor Malia Vella, 36, with 7,119 votes, or 16% of the vote.