Post by Logan on Jun 8, 2016 3:44:11 GMT -6
Former state Senate leader Darrell Steinberg will lead the city where he got his political start after securing a resounding victory in his bid to become Sacramento mayor Tuesday.
Steinberg topped Councilwoman Angelique Ashby 59 percent to 26 percent after all precincts reported early Wednesday. His winning margin grew steadily as ballots were counted through most of the night, and he easily maintained the majority needed to avoid a November runoff.
While stopping short of declaring victory at an election party, Steinberg thanked the region’s business, labor and elected leaders and said he was looking forward to working with those individuals.
“I’m very confident about the future of our city,” Steinberg said in an interview before taking the stage at downtown’s Beatnik Studios.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/local-election/article82416417.html
Steinberg topped Councilwoman Angelique Ashby 59 percent to 26 percent after all precincts reported early Wednesday. His winning margin grew steadily as ballots were counted through most of the night, and he easily maintained the majority needed to avoid a November runoff.
While stopping short of declaring victory at an election party, Steinberg thanked the region’s business, labor and elected leaders and said he was looking forward to working with those individuals.
“I’m very confident about the future of our city,” Steinberg said in an interview before taking the stage at downtown’s Beatnik Studios.
Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/local-election/article82416417.html