As I reviewed yesterday's election results from Concord I noticed a interesting fact. About 13,000 votes were not cast in the City Council election - that could have been cast. According to the County Elections department there were 25,001 votes cast for and against Measure Q.
That should mean in a Council race for three seats (everyone has three votes) - that about 75,000 votes could be cast for City Council. Yet look at the returns for Council...
Only 62,059 votes - or about 13,000 fewer than allowed/possible were actually cast.
Ironic. More votes were not cast than the top vote-getter received. Campaign strategy? Voter forgetfulness or inattention? Probably both and other reasons as well. Still, what if...
P.S. - THANK YOU to Concord voters for passing Measure Q and providing funding protection for vital city services!
NOTE: The tables shown in this post were not the final results - just what was available the morning after the election.
