2020 Primary Election: Contra Costa County Voter Guide

EL CERRITO, CA — With some 190,000 Contra Costa County voters registered ahead of the 2020 Presidential Primary Election Day on Tuesday, March 3, El Cerrito voters were poised to vote on a referendum measure and for candidates running in county, state and federal races.

If the last election cycle is any indication, much of the county will have already received their vote by mail ballots. Seven in ten Contra Costa County voters cast absentee ballots in the 2018 primary election, county records show.

Still have questions about Election Day protocol? Call county elections staff at 925-335-7900.

Here's a look at what El Cerrito voters can expect to see on their ballots, from most to least local:

Contra Costa County Supervisor, District 2

Incumbent Candace Andersen is the lone candidate running to represent the district bordered to the north by Orinda/Moraga and the westernmost reaches of Walnut Creek, and stretching down to San Ramon.

Find out more about Andersen on her website.

U.S. Representative, District 11

Three candidates are running to represent the district that stretches from Richmond to Pittsburg and as far south as Danville.

Incumbent and Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, Republican and businessman Nisha Sharma, and Green Party candidate and social justice advocate Michael Ernest Kerr are all vying for the seat.

Read candidate statements from DeSaulnier and Sharma here. Kerr did not file a candidate statement.

California State Senator, District 7

Three candidates are running to represent the district that stretches from Orinda to Pittsburg and Antioch (excluding Pleasant Hill/Martinez) and as far south as San Ramon.

Incumbent and Democrat Steve Glazer is facing off against fellow Democrat and health care provider Marisol Rubio. Republican challenger and mother Julie Mobley is also in the running.

Read candidate statements from Glazer and Rubio here. Mobley did not file a candidate statement.

Stay tuned to Patch as Election Day votes are counted in Contra Costa County and throughout California.