special election

Unofficial election results showed La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber with 52% of the vote, ahead of the second-place vote-getter by nearly 12,000 with a few hundred ballots outstanding.

La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber was close Wednesday to being elected to the 79th Assembly District seat her mother Shirley held from 2012 until being appointed secretary of state in December.

Tuesday is the last day to cast a ballot in the 79th Assembly District special election, with both the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ office and each voter’s assigned polling place open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

San Diego County residents in the 79th Assembly District will be able to vote in the special election to fill the seat left vacant by Shirley Weber, who was appointed as California’s secretary of state.