Bruce Giudici leads race for Calaveras County supervisor seat after death
By Jeremiah Martinez & Anahita Jafary
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CALAVERAS COUNTY, California (KCRA) — A political candidate in Calaveras County is leading a Board of Supervisors race two months after he died, according to the county’s results.
Bruce Giudici has received 56.99% support with 1,982 votes in the Board of Supervisors District 5 race. Clyde Clapp has received 43.01% support with 1,496 votes.
As of the last report from the county, there were 322 ballots still unprocessed and 340 more “left to cure,” which means that signatures either didn’t match what was on file or were missing.
District 5 includes the communities of Milton, Jenny Lind, Rancho Calaveras, and Salt Spring Valley.
Giudici’s campaign said he fell while door-knocking on a steep driveway on Aug. 30 and a homeowner called 911. He died the next day.
The Giudici campaign urged voters to still vote for him after his death.
“It was a very complicated decision to decide to keep going and an emotional one and we felt very strongly that Bruce had wanted to do this, and that was his mission and our goal was to finish his mission,” said Carrie Biggs-Adams, a volunteer with the campaign.
“Bruce was a man who cared deeply about Calaveras County and believed District 5 deserved honest, ethical, accountable leadership,” Giudici’s campaign previously said after his death.
With Giudici winning the seat, the governor would appoint someone to fill the vacancy “until the election or qualification of a successor,” according to California law.
KCRA 3 asked Biggs-Adams the big question of what happens next if Giudici wins.
“The governor’s office will be the one to appoint a replacement from people who volunteer to run,” explained Biggs-Adams.
The campaign expresses gratitude to voters who supported Giudici.
“We just really appreciate the people who trusted us that a good person would come forward and be a better alternative as their district five supervisor,” Biggs-Adams said. “And we appreciate their support and their trust and now will help make sure somebody good is selected.”
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