Results in the special runoff election for the Santa Clara County Assessor position how Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor winning over Rishi Kumar.
Fligor, also the assistant assessor for Santa Clara County, has 65.16% (142,720) votes as of Jan. 2, while Kumar, a former Saratoga councilmember, has 34.83% (76,283 votes).
Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone stepped down from the position in July and said he would not seek re-election in 2026, triggering the special election this month.
Kumar said in a statement on his political website that he was grateful for the trust and support shown by residents across the county.
“The people of Santa Clara County have spoken, and I respect the outcome of Dec. 30, 2025,” Kumar said.
Fligor said in a text to the Town Crier that she has submitted her resignation from the Los Altos City Council, effective at 7:30 p.m. during the Jan. 13 council meeting, so she can participate in the reorganization of the council for the mayor and vice mayor positions. Fligor would have been termed out in November and has been on the council for seven years.
The current voter turnout for the special election is 20.54%, with 220,026 ballots cast.
