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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber was surpassing the majority needed to fill the vacant 79th Assembly District seat with nearly half of the precincts fully reporting, according to results released tonight by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Weber had 52.34% of the vote in the five-candidate field with 126 of 269 precincts fully reporting, 47%. Marco Contreras, the lone Republican, was second at 33.06%, the only other candidate with more than 10%. If Weber remains at over 50% she will be sworn into the Assembly this month. If no candidate receives a major...

Dr. Akilah Weber close to victory in 79th Assembly District special election KGTV and last updated 2021-04-07 10:57:38-04 SAN DIEGO (CNS) - La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber was close Wednesday to being elected to the 79th Assembly District seat her mother Shirley held from 2012 until being appointed secretary of state in December. The younger Weber, a Democrat, received 52.14% of the vote in a special election, according to final unofficial election-night results released Tuesday by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. The projected number of outstanding ballots is 9,500, accor...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Tuesday is the last day to cast a ballot in the 79th Assembly District special election, with both the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ office and each voter’s assigned polling place open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The special election was necessitated to fill the seat vacated by Shirley Weber’s appointment as California’s secretary of state. A field of four Democrats, including Weber’s daughter, La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber, and one Republican are seeking to represent the district, which consists of southeastern San Diego, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and...

Weber has also called for making public colleges and universities tuition-free, increasing teacher salaries and spending on science, technology, engineering and math education, and expanding early childhood education, including making preschool universal. Leticia Munguia, the business representative for the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, District 36, which represents government employees across Southern California, said if elected, "no one will work harder than I will for our working families, young people and seniors." "I will always listen to the people I repre...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Tuesday is the last day to cast a ballot in the 79th Assembly District special election, with both the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ office and each voter’s assigned polling place open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The special election was necessitated to fill the seat vacated by Shirley Weber’s appointment as California’s secretary of state. A field of four Democrats, including Weber’s daughter, La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber, and one Republican, Marco Contreras, are seeking to represent the district, which consists of southeastern San Diego, La Mes...