This much is clear — the congressman for the 15th District will be a Democrat.
Rep. Pete Stark and Dublin city councilman Eric Swalwell finished first and second in the primary election Tuesday. Conservative Chris Pareja finished a distant third.
With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Stark won 42.9 percent of the vote. Swalwell finished with 35.3 percent and Chris Pareja received 21.5 percent of the vote.
That means Stark and Swalwell will compete head-to-head for the open seat, which represents San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, Castro Valley and Union City.
Patch will have a full story on election night later on Wednesday.
Seriously, Summer - who do you think pays for all of those pathetic social programs that absolutely must be paid for by the government in your mind? Do you ever think about where tax revenue comes from? Yes - a lot comes from the middle class (which I'm a part of) but a ton of it comes from the "rich" as well. When did making money become a sign of how good or bad a person is? And really, Summer... of all of the Democrats out there, you support a fundamentally disgusting person like Stark? The tank must be getting pretty low if that's the best the Democratic party can do. Take your socialist pap back to Ogawa Plaza. The people that pay for your welfare payments are annoyed by the stench of jealousy and self-entitlement that you bring to the table.
While I agree that Stark has been around for FAR too long, why is it that if someone supports him they are naive and have no clue? Perhaps he represents their views more than the other candidates... I am so sick and tired of people belittling others who don't happen to hold THEIR political view. How about simply supporting your candidate and your views without insulting those who don't?
Okay, but did't we elect you to at least research legislation that comes across your desk? You could tell us, your constituents, the who what when how where of the bill. At least this way we could weigh in. But when you never give us the opportunity, then why did we elect you to represent us? I went to one of your Town Hall meetings, as was really embarrassed by the way you dismissed people who had legitimate questions. I'm sorry Pete, but this time I'm voting for the other candidate.