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By David Taub, Senior Reporter
Published 5 years ago on
November 11, 2020

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After a Tuesday night update from Tulare County, incumbent TJ Cox (D-Fresno) picked up a net 15 votes from 319 new votes added (taking 52.4%), to reduce challenger David Valadao’s lead to 4,026 votes.

There will be no updated vote count Wednesday in the 21st Congressional District race on account of the Veterans Day holiday.

Tulare County Vote Returns of November 10

Tulare  County  New Votes  For Cox  For Valadao  Difference
                         319                        167                             152                            15 for Cox
52.4% 47.6%

Four counties make up the 21st District, all with varying amounts of ballots remaining and differing update frequencies.

Kings County, which makes up 23% of the district, has halted all counting until Nov. 21 because of a staff COVID-19 exposure. County registrar Lupe Villa has said 1,529 ballots remain county wide, all 21st District voters.

Kings is the only county where all the voters fall within the same congressional district. Fresno, Tulare and Kern voters are split among multiple congressional districts.

Fresno County expects its next update on Friday afternoon.

Updated Overall Vote Count by Number and by County

Congress 21 Fresno Tulare Kings Kern TOTAL Lead Percentage
Cox (D) 27,528 2,699 15,811 22,286 68,324 48.6%
Valadao (R) 29,212 2,686 25,906 14,546 72,350         4,026 51.4%
Last reported  Tu, 1:45 p.m.  Tu, 5:10 p.m.  F, 2:53 p.m.  Tu, 1:11 p.m.
Estimated remainder in CD 21                          844                        420                         1,529                    31,385      34,178

Remaining Votes and Needed Total to Win

GV Wire estimates 34,178 votes remaining to be counted across the four counties. That is based on the overall total of votes remaining in the county, multiplied by the percentage of voters that fall within the 21st District.

Kern County has the bulk of the estimated remaining ballots at 31,385.

For Cox to close the 4,000-plus vote gap, he would need 55.8% of the remaining vote. That number can fluctuate dependent on vote returns.

Kern has been Cox’s strongest county in the vote returns, taking 60.5% of the votes counted so far. It is on par with his 2018 vote return in Kern County.

However, in the two updates since initial election night returns, Cox’s percentage of new votes has decreased. In an Nov. 7 update, Cox took 58.6% of newly counted Kern County votes; yesterday, he earned 55.9%.

According to the Secretary of State, Kern is still counting vote-by-mail and same-day registration ballots.

Updated percentages for other counties have been more consistent with the overall figures for that county.

If the same ratios continue for the remaining ballots on a county-by-county basis, Cox would pick up a net of 6,201 votes and win the election.

Just as in 2018 when Cox defeated Valadao by 862 votes, this one could go down to the wire again.

Vote Returns by County by Percentage

Congress 21 Fresno Tulare Kings Kern
Cox (D) 48.5% 50.1% 37.9% 60.5%
Valadao (R) 51.5% 49.9% 62.1% 39.5%

Estimated Vote Share of Remaining Ballots

Estimated Vote Share Fresno Tulare Kings Kern TOTAL Lead
Cox                         409                        211                             580                    18,990      20,190         6,201
Valadao                         435                        209                             949                    12,395      13,988

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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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