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Sacramento mayor's race: Dr. Flo Cofer, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty move on to November election

The top two mayoral candidates will head to a runoff on Nov. 5.

Sacramento mayor's race: Dr. Flo Cofer, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty move on to November election

The top two mayoral candidates will head to a runoff on Nov. 5.

ORKO MANNA LIVE FOR US ON THE MOUNTAIN. THANKS. WE’LL CHECK BACK IN LATER TONIGHT. BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. A NEW PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS ARE OUT FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY. FEWER THAN 100 VOTES ARE LEFT TO BE COUNTED. SO WE’RE GETTING A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF THE MATCHUP WE WILL SEE IN NOVEMBER IN THE RACE FOR SACRAMENTO MAYOR DOCTOR JOHN COFFER CEMENTED HER LEAD WITH 29% OF THE VOTE. SHE WILL FACE KEVIN MCCARTY. HE NOW HAS 293 MORE VOTES THAN THE THIRD PLACE FINISHER, DOCTOR RICHARD PAN. SO CLOSE. STEVE HANSEN FINISHED IN FOURTH PLACE, ABOUT 600 VOTES BEHIND MCCARTY AND JUST MOMENTS AGO, DOCTOR RICHARD PAN RELEASED A STATEMENT CONCEDING FROM THE RACE. HE SAID THIS IN PART, QUOTE, WHILE TODAY’S RESULTS ARE NOT WHAT WE HOPED FOR, I AM PROUD OF THE CAMPAIGN WE RAN. I CONGRATULATE BOTH DOCTOR COFFER AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER KEVIN MCCARTY FOR BEING ELECTED
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Sacramento mayor's race: Dr. Flo Cofer, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty move on to November election

The top two mayoral candidates will head to a runoff on Nov. 5.

Dr. Flojaune Cofer and California Assemblymember Kevin McCarty will be advancing to a runoff for mayor of Sacramento in November's general election.As of Friday at 4 p.m., Cofer led all candidates with 29.55% of the vote.Kevin McCarty came in second place with 21.55% of the vote.Dr. Richard Pan, who conceded in the race on Friday afternoon, came in third place with 21.27% of the vote. Pan and McCarty were separated by just 293 votes. "While today’s results are not what we hoped for, I am proud of the campaign we ran. I congratulate both Dr. Flo Cofer and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty for being elected to run," Pan said in a statement. Steve Hansen, a former Sacramento City Council member, is only separated from McCarty by 550 votes but conceded earlier this week."The latest results were just released," Hansen said in a tweet. "Unfortunately we will not be advancing to the run off."Cofer and McCarty will head to a runoff on Nov. 5. See below for full results. (IMPORTANT, app users CLICK HERE to see the results.)Track your ballot online here.| MORE | See California 2024 Primary Full Elections Results: President, US Senate, House and local races

Dr. Flojaune Cofer and California Assemblymember Kevin McCarty will be advancing to a runoff for mayor of Sacramento in November's general election.

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As of Friday at 4 p.m., Cofer led all candidates with 29.55% of the vote.

Kevin McCarty came in second place with 21.55% of the vote.

Dr. Richard Pan, who conceded in the race on Friday afternoon, came in third place with 21.27% of the vote. Pan and McCarty were separated by just 293 votes.

"While today’s results are not what we hoped for, I am proud of the campaign we ran. I congratulate both Dr. Flo Cofer and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty for being elected to run," Pan said in a statement.

Steve Hansen, a former Sacramento City Council member, is only separated from McCarty by 550 votes but conceded earlier this week.

"The latest results were just released," Hansen said in a tweet. "Unfortunately we will not be advancing to the run off."

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Cofer and McCarty will head to a runoff on Nov. 5.

See below for full results.
(IMPORTANT, app users CLICK HERE to see the results.)

Track your ballot online here.

| MORE | See California 2024 Primary Full Elections Results: President, US Senate, House and local races