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Valadao Leads Cox in Congressional Rematch. When Will Winner Be Known?
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By David Taub, Senior Reporter
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November 4, 2020

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As election prognosticators expected, the congressional race between incumbent TJ Cox and David Valadao was close after Election Night and could take time to determine a winner.

Valadao, the Hanford Republican, leads by 3,033 votes as of Wednesday morning. Cox, the Fresno Democrat, won the seat in 2018 by 862 votes. The winner wasn’t known until nearly three weeks later.

CD 21 Fresno Tulare Kings Kern Total Lead
Cox 21,069 1,924 13,530 16,713 53,236
Valadao 21,977 1,949 21,987 10,356 56,269 3,033

After Election Night in 2018, Valadao led by nearly 5,000 votes.

All precincts in the four counties that make up the 21st congressional district have reported. However, there remains vote by mail/drop box, conditional and provisional ballots.  Also, mail-in ballots postmarked by Tuesday can arrive as late as Nov. 20.

In Fresno County, 86,000 ballots remain countywide, with approximately 14,000 in the Cox-Valadao race. The next update will be Friday morning.

Kings County Registrar of Votes Lupe Villa says about 3,000 ballots remain from vote by mail and conditional. Counting of those ballots will take place on Thursday.

Other remaining vote totals are not known as of time of publication.

Valadao, Cox Waiting

Both candidates say the race is not over.

“We’re encouraged by the early results but we know there are a lot of votes still yet to be counted. Voters appear to have turned out in record numbers and they deserve to have their votes counted fairly and accurately. We have faith in our local election officials to do that,” Valadao said via email early Wednesday morning.

Cox had a similar comment late Tuesday night.

“We owe it to the Valley to get this right, and ensure each and every vote is counted, no matter who wins. Tonight I’m urging the Central Valley to take a pause, so every voice can be heard,” Cox said.

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David Taub,
Senior Reporter
Curiosity drives David Taub. The award-winning journalist might be shy, but feels mighty with a recorder in his hand. He doesn't see it his job to "hold public officials accountable," but does see it to provide readers (and voters) the information needed to make intelligent choices. Taub has been honored with several writing awards from the California News Publishers Association. He's just happy to have his stories read. Joining GV Wire in 2016, Taub covers politics, government and elections, mainly in the Fresno/Clovis area. He also writes columns about local eateries (Appetite for Fresno), pro wrestling (Off the Bottom Rope), and media (Media Man). Prior to joining the online news source, Taub worked as a radio producer for KMJ and PowerTalk 96.7 in Fresno. He also worked as an assignment editor for KCOY-TV in Santa Maria, California, and KSEE-TV in Fresno. He has also worked behind the scenes for several sports broadcasts, including the NCAA basketball tournament, and the Super Bowl. When not spending time with his family, Taub loves to officially score Fresno Grizzlies games. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Taub is a die-hard Giants and 49ers fan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with dual degrees in communications and political science. Go Blue! You can contact David at 559-492-4037 or at Send an Email

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