The Abridged version:
- Dotty Pritchard has conceded the race for Yolo County supervisor to Mayra Vega.
- Pritchard congratulated Vega on her victory in a Facebook post Thursday.
- Vega leads by fewer than 1,000 votes.
Woodland City Councilmember Mayra Vega will be the newest member of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors.
Dotty Pritchard, Vega’s opponent in the race to succeed Mary Vixie Sandy in the District 3 seat, conceded in a Facebook post Thursday.
“Well my friends, things didn’t work out the way we wanted; but I congratulate Ms. Vega on her win,” Pritchard wrote. “Let’s get behind her for the betterment of Yolo County.”
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As of Thursday, Vega led by 879 votes with ballots from roughly 35% of registered voters counted.
Pritchard led a field of three during the June election to advance to November, but was unable to overcome Vega’s gains in the Bryte and Broderick neighborhoods of West Sacramento.
