Hollister businessman Ignacio Velazquez is headed toward victory in the city’s first mayor’s race.
With most ballots counted, Velazquez had posted a more than 10-point lead in the race among four candidates. As of Wednesday morning, most mail-in ballots were counted and nine of 15 polling precinct ballots were tallied, according to preliminary results.
Velazquez is facing off against Councilman Doug Emerson, retired military professional and engineering manager Marty Richman, and retired construction foreman Keith Snow.
As of 12:20 a.m. Wednesday when the elections office posted its final results of the Election Night, Velazquez had gained 38.9 percent of the vote with 2,584 ballots in his favor. Emerson had 28.4 percent with 1,889 votes. Richman gained 16.6 percent with 1,106 votes. And Snow had 15.8 percent with 1,047 votes, according to the preliminary results.
The city’s first at-large mayor chosen by the entire electorate is set to serve a two-year term.
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