The West Valley’s city council races are tight this election season, with some candidates trailing just a few hundred votes behind the leaders — leaving the seats open to change with hundreds of thousands of uncounted ballots remaining.
In the contentious race for Cupertino City Council , Councilmember Kitty Moore and former Mayor Rod Sinks are leading for the two open seats in an at-large election. In Campbell , business owner Terry Hines appears to have an edge over young politico Juan Rodríguez for City Council.
Voter turnout in Santa Clara County is about 45.9% with more than 519,000 ballots cast as of 5 p.m. Thursday. But approximately 284,000 ballots still need to be counted, and West Valley candidates are separated by slim margins. Data on total ballots cast in individual cities isn’t yet available as more are counted. The county must certify election results to the state by Dec. 5, per California guidelines…