Democrats Dave Cortese and Scott Wiener appear headed to victory in a pair of closely watched Bay Area races for state Senate.
In the 15th state Senate District covering most of San Jose, Cortese, a Santa Clara County supervisor, leads former Federal Election Commission Chair Ann Ravel 54% to 46% as of early Wednesday.
“We’re feeling very, very good,” Cortese told KQED on Tuesday night. “Feels good to have a very solid lead.”
Cortese and Ravel engaged in the most expensive legislative race in California, with millions pouring in from independent expenditure committees on behalf of both Democrats.
Cortese had the backing of organized labor, while business groups lined up behind Ravel.
Incumbent state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, took to Twitter on Tuesday night to declare victory against Democratic Socialist candidate Jackie Fielder.