Colapietro and Lee Win, Third Seat too Close to Call

Anne Oliva trails Robert Gottschalk by 16 votes and remains optimistic about the race’s outcome for the third seat on the council.

Millbrae residents elected Marge Colapietro and Wayne Lee as council members. They also passed Measure N, a $30 million school bond that will be used to update infrastructure.  

"Schools and safety are critical services," said John Cesario, who voted for the school bond.

Colapietro kept her lead throughout the night, and attributed her numbers partly to the people that helped her distribute her campaign message.

Gottshcalk was stupefied by the other candidates aggressive campaigning and fund raising.

“I was expecting Anne to take it, she had campaign signs all over the place,” he said.

And she might.

Election day vote-by-mail ballots and various provisional ballots still need to be counted.

“I enjoyed campaigning, going door to door and shaking people’s hands,” she said. 

Wayne Lee also liked meeting new people and learning about their needs. 

He raised the most campaign money and hired political consultants, but now “the real work begins,” he said.

On the other hand, the candidates that spent and raised the least amount of money, Marc Farber and Lorrie Kalos-Gunn, also received the least amount of votes.

“I raised money from local businesses,” Kalos-Gunn said. She was proud that she didn’t have to resort to outside sources to fund her campaign.

 

Results provided by the San Mateo County Elections Office.

12 of 12 precincts are reporting

City Council Seat Vote by Mail Early Voting and Election Day Totals Tally Percent Early Voting Election Day Tally Percent Tally Percent Robert Gottschalk  923 17.41% 5 382 387
1,310 17.61% Wayne Lee  1,040 19.59% 5 403 408
1,448 19.47% Marge Colapietro  1,186 22.02% 5 369 374
1,560  20.98% Anne Oliva 856 16.37% 3 435 438
1,294 17.40% Lorri Kalos-Gunn 709 13.45% 2 227 229
813 10.93% Marc Farber 584 11.16% 2 48 30
634 11.16%

 

School Bond Measure N (55% of vote needed)

16 of 16 precincts are reporting

Yes   

58.13%

No 41.87%