With 50,000 ballots processed on Friday, former Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer remains in the lead in Fresno’s Mayor’s race and is above the 50 percent threshold to avoid a run-off in November.
Dyer took a 2 percent haircut on his margin of victory between Election Day and Friday. His nearest competitor, Fresno Prosecutor Andrew Janz, picked up approximately three points on the update.
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Here’s a full look at the Fresno Mayor’s race.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Jerry Dyer | 43,537 | 52.17% |
| Andrew Janz | 32,772 | 39.27% |
| Floyd Harris, Jr. | 1,927 | 2.31% |
| Bill Gates | 1914 | 2.29% |
| Richard Renteria | 1,816 | 2.18% |
| Nicholas Wildstar | 1,043 | 1.25% |
| Brian Jefferson | 438 | 0.52% |
| TURNOUT | 83,447 | 33.28% |
In Fresno’s hotly-contested City Council race, Fresno City Council assistant Tyler Maxwell added 174 votes to his margin over community relations director Nathan Alonzo.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Tyler Maxwell | 4,980 | 52.62% |
| Nathan Alonzo | 4,484 | 47.38% |
| TURNOUT | 9,464 | 27.30% |
Fresno County Clerk Brandi Orth announced that her office has approximately 33,000 ballots left to be counted. Of that batch, 2,000 are provisional ballots.
This story will be updated.
