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With 46.80%, Alameda County Sheriff's Office Cmdr. Yesenia Sanchez led the race for sheriff-coroner and nearly received the 50%-plus of overall votes needed to win the seat outright after an initial tally of ballots in the primary.
With voting in the primary coming to a close Tuesday, the contests for Alameda county sheriff-coroner and district attorney are positioned to head for November runoffs, according to initial returns at the end of Election Night.
Alameda Country voters may be looking to make a change when it comes to who will be their next sheriff.
The direction of four Bay Area sheriffs’ offices is on the ballot June 7 in races...