A rare tied primary election result in California's 16th Congressional District is poised to put three candidates on the November ballot. After the March 5 election, unofficial results revealed that two Democratic candidates, State Assemblyman Evan Low and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, each garnered 30,249 votes, tying for second place. The first-place finisher, former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, secured 38,489 votes.
Under California state law, if there is a tie for the second-highest number of votes cast, all tied candidates proceed to the general election. This means Liccardo and both of his challengers will be on the ballot in November, as per the California elections code.
