By Allen Payton
An update on the Contra Costa County Elections Office website on Thursday, June 09, 2016 at 4:04 p.m. shows Brentwood City Councilman Steve Barr expanding his lead over East Bay Regional Parks District Board Member Diane Burgis, to 1,930 votes. Burgis expanded her lead over Oakley Councilman Doug Hardcastle to 1,227 votes, with about an additional 4,000 votes counted since Tuesday night.
Barr has secured his place in the November run-off. If the trend continues as the remaining ballots are counted, Burgis will have secured her place, as well, as the top two finishers face off in the General Election.
The latest vote counts and percentages are as follows:
| ODESSA LEFRANCOIS | 1,787 | 5.73% | |
| DIANE BURGIS | 7,044 | 22.57% | |
| STEVE BARR | 9,014 | 28.88% | |
| MONICA E WILSON | 2,798 | 8.97% | |
| DOUGLAS F. HARDCASTLE | 5,817 | 18.64% | |
| WADE HARPER | 4,684 | 15.01% | |
| WRITE-IN | 66 | 0.21% | |
| Total | 31,210 |
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