Politics & Government

Preliminary Results: 17th Congressional District and 25th Assembly District

The preliminary results for the primary elections of the 17th Congressional District and 25th Assembly District.

Updated at 11:30 p.m. with early, unofficial results. Check back for updates as precincts report in results.

Voters in the newly formed 17th Congressional District and 25th Assembly District voted Tuesday on who will move forward in the general election in November.

The top two candidates can come from any political party and will vie for the respective seats in the U.S. Congress and State Assembly.

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While results are not yet final, Wednesday's preliminary results show that Rep. Mike Honda garnered the most votes for the new 17th congressional district with 63.7 percent of the vote and Republican Evelyn Li receiving the second most votes with 30.12 percent. The third contender Charlie Richardson received 5.95 percent of votes.

The new congressional district includes Newark, part of Fremont, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Milpitas and Santa Clara.

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In the race for the new 25th District for State Assembly, Rep. Bob Wieckowski received 58.9 percent of votes, and Republican Arlyne Diamond trails behind in second with 28.02 percent of votes. Democrat Pete McHugh received 13.41 percent of votes.

The new assembly district includes Newark, Fremont, Milpitas, Santa Clara and unincorporated east Santa Clara County.

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CA-17 Primary Results Total Votes Percentage Rep. Mike Honda, Democrat 6,862 63.74 Evelyn Li, Republican 3,243 30.12 Charlie Richardson, No Party Affiliation 641 5.95 Write-In 20 0.19 CA-25 Primary Results Total Votes Percentage Rep. Bob Wieckowski, Democrat 5,236 58.09 Pete McHugh, Democrat
1,209 13.41 Arlyne Diamond, Republican 2,526 28.02 Write-In 43 0.48

Unofficial results from the Alameda County website.

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