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The old adage that every vote counts was demonstrated in real time this week in the City of Richmond, as an obscure tie-breaker was used to decide the winner in a city council race that ended in a dead heat.
With the drawing of his name out of a red Christmas holiday shopping bag by Richmond City Clerk Pamela Christian, Cesar Zepeda was selected as the winner of the East Bay city’s District 2 council race.
After Cesar Zepeda and Andrew Butt received 1,921 votes each in Richmond's city council election, officials determined the winner by drawing a name out of a bag.
A month after the November 8 election and the final results are now in for two of the three last remaining California races that featured out candidates.
Tuesday morning, inside the chambers of the Richmond City Council, Cesar Zepeda will learn if he will join the governing body as the representative from the East Bay city’s District 2.