Candidates Head To CoCo Supes Runoff: Election Result

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA —It appears that incumbent Supervisor Federal Glover, seeking his sixth and what he says would be his final term on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, couldn't quite avoid a runoff against Gus Kramer in November, leading the District 5 field of three with almost 49 percent of the vote.

Had Glover achieved 50 percent plus one, he would have won a sixth term outright Tuesday. As it is, Kramer, Contra Costa County's assessor for the past 26 years, garnered 27.2 percent of the vote, and will face Glover in the November general election.

Sean Trambley finished third, with 23.8 percent of the vote, with all 188 precincts reporting.

The District 5 supervisors' race has been a contentious one at times, with Kramer criticizing Glover for past DUI arrests and for what he (and Trambley) called Glover's lack of presence in cities in the western part of District 5, which stretches along Contra Costa's northern edge from Pinole to Crockett and east through Martinez to the western part of Antioch.

Kramer, meanwhile, has had significant job-related legal issues during his time as assessor, including sexual harassment and, most recently, civil charges of willful or corrupt misconduct. He has sued the Board of Supervisors over these allegations.

Trambley is a Martinez native who lived in Washington, D.C., for a while as a staff member for former U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza before returning a few years ago to his hometown.

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