Voters throughout the Bay Area reacted to both local and national elections on Tuesday night, as former President Donald Trump soundly defeated Vice President and Oakland native Kamala Harris to serve a second term.
A few hundred Trump supporters celebrated as results rolled in during the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill.
In Oakland, the bid to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao passed by a nearly two-to-one margin on Tuesday night and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price became the first elected district attorney to be recalled from office in the county’s history.
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo took an early lead Tuesday night in an expensive, high-profile race against Assemblymember Evan Low to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, who is retiring after more than three decades in Congress.
Lateefah Simon jumped to an early lead against Jennifer Tran in the District 12 California congressional race in early returns Tuesday night in a contest that will pass the torch to a new generation of California progressives.
See our election results for the latest updates on all races.
Isabel Caballero-Teixeira, right, and Stormi Martin, supporters for Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, hang an American flag featuring Harris in the Democratic Volunteer Center in Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump supporters gather during the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Attentive election watchers keep an eye on returns at an outdoor Kamala Harris election night watch party on Valencia Street in San Francisco, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Marcy and Kent Jones, of Walnut Creek, watch as results come in during the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Sam Liccardo greets supporters at Suspiro restaurant in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Jessica García-Kohl winks at her husband Sam Liccardo as he speaks at Suspiro restaurant in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Congressional District 16 candidate Evan Low hugs his supporter at the Democratic watch party in the Democratic Volunteer Center in Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Supporters cheer for Lateefah Simon, candidate for California’s 12th Congressional District, during an election night watch party at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Lateefah Simon, right, candidate for California’s 12th Congressional District, greets supporters as she celebrates her win during an election night watch party at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Supporters of SAFE, the Anti-Pamela Price folks supporting the recall, react to the news that their efforts have been successful, at a San Leandro, Calif. restaurant, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (D. Ross Cameron for the Bay Area News Group) Ana Civil, right, of Redwood City, Calif., wipes away tears as she talks to Brenda Grisham, principal officer of SAFE, the group advocating for the recall of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, as they receive election results at a San Leandro, Calif. restaurant, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (D. Ross Cameron for the Bay Area News Group) Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao attends an election night watch party for Lateefah Simon, candidate for California’s 12th Congressional District District, at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) A Democratic election night watch party turns glum on Valencia Street in San Francisco, Calif., as national results are projected, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Cynthia Frybarger, left, and Jill Dyson, supporters for Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, reacts while watching the presidential election returns at the Democratic watch party in the Democratic Volunteer Center in Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Trump-Vance cupcakes are served during the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Mary Piscitelli, Rossmoor Republican Club treasurer, center celebrates with Liz Ritchie, of Knightsen, left, and Rico Ramirez, of Concord, celebrate as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is projected to win North Carolina during the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) A TV news coverage calls Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump the projected winner in Pennsylvania at the Democratic watch party in the Democratic Volunteer Center in Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) April Rose, of Concord, celebrates as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is projected to win North Carolina during the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Lights are partially turned off and balloons are left on the floor after the Democratic watch party in the Democratic Volunteer Center in Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
