Zuniga, Acosta maintain leads in Watsonville’s District 5 and 7 races

Thursday, 4 p.m. – In the contested races for the Watsonville City Council, political newcomer Angel Zuniga and agricultural manager Ed Acosta maintain their leads against incumbent Casey Clark and former city councilmember Nancy Bilicich for the District 5 and 7 seats, respectively. In the latest batch of results, released at 4 p.m. Thursday, Zuniga has 50.45% of the votes counted in District 5, leading Clark, who has received 48.66% of the vote. In District 7, Acosta maintained his lead, with 52.3% of the votes counted, compared to 47.29% for Bilicich. County Clerk Tricia Webber told Lookout on Thursday that the office will also post another update at 6 p.m. Thursday, in addition to updates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, each at 4 p.m. Find the latest results for all county races in charts here. Visit our Election Central page for all election coverage, including state races. Clark, a state-licensed administrator for adult residential facilities helping adults with deve