Fligor (D) has large lead in Santa Clara County assessor race
Early results show Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor leading by a large margin in Tuesday’s runoff election to decide Santa Clara County’s next chief property taxer.
As of 9:22 p.m. Tuesday, Fligor has 65.7% of the vote with 108,556 votes, while former Saratoga Councilmember Rishi Kumar has 34.2% with 56,617 votes. Voter turnout in the special election — amid the holidays — is roughly 15.4%.
Whoever wins will helm the office responsible for assessing the property values that make up the county’s more than $700 billion real estate rolls. Such assessments — which determine property taxes — have profound implications for residents as well as the county’s schools and social safety net programs that rely on property tax revenue.
Fligor, an assistant county assessor, said she’s excited but will reserve full judgment until further results updates.
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