Voters throughout the Bay Area reacted to both local and national elections on Tuesday night, as former President Donald Trump soundly defeated Vice President and Oakland native Kamala Harris to serve a second term.
A few hundred Trump supporters celebrated as results rolled in during the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill.
In Oakland, the bid to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao passed by a nearly two-to-one margin on Tuesday night and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price became the first elected district attorney to be recalled from office in the county’s history.
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo took an early lead Tuesday night in an expensive, high-profile race against Assemblymember Evan Low to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, who is retiring after more than three decades in Congress.
Lateefah Simon jumped to an early lead against Jennifer Tran in the District 12 California congressional race in early returns Tuesday night in a contest that will pass the torch to a new generation of California progressives.
See our election results for the latest updates on all races.
Attentive election watchers keep an eye on returns at an outdoor Kamala Harris election night watch party on Valencia Street in San Francisco, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
People stand in line to vote at San Jose City College in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao attends an election night watch party for Lateefah Simon, candidate for California’s 12th Congressional District District, at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Paula Perez, center right, and Edie Keating, supporters for Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, hug at the Democratic watch party in the Democratic Volunteer Center in Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Ana Civil, right, of Redwood City, Calif., wipes away tears as she talks to Brenda Grisham, principal officer of SAFE, the group advocating for the recall of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, as they receive election results at a San Leandro, Calif. restaurant, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (D. Ross Cameron for the Bay Area News Group)
Cynthia Frybarger, left, and Jill Dyson, supporters for Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, reacts while watching the presidential election returns at the Democratic watch party in the Democratic Volunteer Center in Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Lateefah Simon, candidate for California’s 12th Congressional District, looks on before she takes the stage to deliver her celebratory speech during an election night watch party at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Mary Piscitelli, Rossmoor Republican Club treasurer, center celebrates with Liz Ritchie, of Knightsen, left, and Rico Ramirez, of Concord, as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is projected to win North Carolina during the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Vivian Tran, of San Jose, votes at PayPal Inc. in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Trump-Vance cupcakes are served during the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Sam Liccardo, center, hugs San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan next to Liccardo’s wife Jessica García-Kohl at Suspiro restaurant in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
A person goes to vote at Pioneer Mobile Home Park in Milpitas, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Lateefah Simon, right, candidate for California’s 12th Congressional District, greets supporters as she celebrates her win during an election night watch party at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Attendees sign in during the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Mathew Flotemersch and Sofia Henke react to a projection announcing Kamala Harris won the state of New York, while watching results at an election night watch party at Manny’s in San Francisco, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Lissa Kreisler, a volunteer, puts up signs for Sam Liccardo at Suspiro restaurant in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Liz Ritchie, of Knightsen, center, attends the Contra Costa County GOP Election Watch Party at the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
A voter takes a sticker after turning in her ballot for the 2024 general election at a polling station inside the Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Lafayette, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
Angel Santos, a supporter of SAFE, the group advocating for the recall of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, reacts to the election results during a watch party at a San Leandro, Calif. restaurant, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (D. Ross Cameron for the Bay Area News Group)
Alice Yoon, a supporter for Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, carries wall decorations by an American flag featuring Harris in the Democratic Volunteer Center in Mountain View, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)