Three new faces are set to join the City Council. All are Democrats, but that doesn't mean they'll vote in lockstep – Times of San Diego

Three new faces are set to join the City Council. All are Democrats, but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote in lockstep  Times of San Diego

With 40% of the votes counted, three new faces in San Diego's Districts 2, 4 and 8 are on their way to claiming victory. This post has been updated to reflect new vote counts released on Friday, Nov. 6. Three new faces will likely sit behind the San Diego City Council dais in December — and soon after a fourth will join them with Marni Von Wilpert set to trade her District 5 seat for one in Congress. That is if the vote counts continue on their current trajectory. As of Friday evening, another 390,000 votes remain outstanding across the county ahead of the Dec. 3 deadline to certify the vote. In San Diego’s District 2, Nicole Crosby, a deputy city attorney, is maintaining a nearly 9-point lead against former Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey.

Martha Abraham, a NICU nurse whose strong performance in the primaries signaled a serious challenge to Henry Foster III, continues to hold a nearly 6-point lead over the incumbent. In another Dem on Dem race in District 8, Antonio Martinez sits with a comfortable 13-point lead over Gerardo Ramirez. The other incumbent in the race, Kent Lee of District 6, is in by far the best position. Lee, with the race all but called, has a 21-point lead. Crosby, Abraham and Martinez have spent the past