Union City Election: Patino Leads District 2 by 146 Votes; Wang, Bajwa Ahead; Measure II Gets 74.74% Yes

UNION CITY, Alameda County — November 4, 2026. Three City Council district contests and Measure II have preliminary overnight totals from the county election office. The most competitive listed council contest is District 2, where the lead is 146 votes.

District 2: Patino ahead of Pulido

Jaime Patino has 1,305 votes (52.96%) and Victor Lopez Pulido has 1,159 (47.04%), according to Alameda County’s 12:29 a.m. preliminary results. The reported gap is 146 votes and may narrow or widen as ballots are processed.

Districts 3 and 4

In District 3, Jeff Wang leads with 1,657 votes (59.26%) against Cheris Crocker-Root’s 1,139 (40.74%). District 4 has four candidates: Vipan S. Bajwa 1,063 (33.27%), Ann Yap-Jequinto 933 (29.20%), Sarabjit Kaur Cheema 915 (28.64%) and Qasim Lodhi 284 (8.89%). Only 18 votes separate second and third in District 4; the order may still change.

Measure II: Yes ahead

Union City’s Measure II has 8,640 Yes votes (74.74%) and 2,920 No (25.26%) in the current count. The county lists a simple-majority requirement. Voters should read the official ballot text to understand the measure’s precise fiscal provisions.

The city’s own election-results notice warns that certification happens after election-night counting. All district and measure totals in this report are preliminary, not elected-office declarations.

Official source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, Election Update #3, November 4 at 12:29 a.m. PT.

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