MODESTO, Calif. — 10:40 p.m. update:
In what is expected to be the last round of updates for election night from Stanislaus County, Sue Zwahlen has retained the early lead.
She's separated by nearly 6 percentage points from the nearest candidate Doug Ridenour. Kristi Ah You and Rick Countryman continue to hold the third and fourth spots with incumbent Mayor Ted Brandvold falling behind them.
If no candidate gets the majority of the votes cast, the top two candidates will head to a run-off election in February.
Donna Linder, Registrar of Voters for Stanislaus County, said the county would be releasing three updates on election night. The county released one after 8 p.m., after 9 p.m., and one at 10:36 p.m. The election night updates didn't see any movement for the first five candidates for the position of Modesto mayor.
Election night showed the first count of many ongoing ballot returns. Additional updates are expected on Tuesday and Friday evenings.
For more information on races in Stanislaus County, you can view their results page HERE or visit the ABC10 live update tracker for Stanislaus County.
9:10 p.m. update:
As of 9:10 p.m., early rankings in the contest for the position of Mayor of Modesto remain unchanged.
The new update still has Sue Zwahlen in the lead with Doug Ridenour as the next nearest candidate. Kristi Ah You and Rick Countryman take the number three and four slots, respectively.
Incumbent Mayor Ted Brandvold currently trails behind the other four candidates.
ABC10 reached out to Stanislaus County to learn whether additional updates would be expected for election night. Officials confirmed there would be three updates, two of which have already been released. More results are expected on the Tuesdays and Fridays following the election.
For more information on races in Stanislaus County, you can view their results page HERE or visit the ABC10 live update tracker for Stanislaus County.
Original story:
As Stanislaus County continues to tally ballots, the race for mayor of Modesto is taking shape.
The first wave of Stanislaus County results has incumbent Mayor Ted Brandvold trailing behind four of his opponents.
Currently, Sue Zwahlen has the top spot in the contest. She's followed by Doug Ridenour, who is a current City Councilmember. Kristi Ah You and Rick Countryman fill in the third and fourth spots, respectively, for the current tally.
This wave is the first count of many ongoing ballot returns. Stanislaus County was expected to only release one set of results on election night. More results are expected on Tuesday and Friday evenings as more votes get counted.
For more information on races in Stanislaus County, you can view their results page HERE or visit the ABC10 live update tracker for Stanislaus County.
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