Concord Council: Hoffmeister Leads District 1, Nakamura Ahead in District 5

CONCORD, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY — Friday, November 6, 2026; results last updated 3:12 p.m. in the county-linked tracker. City voters are selecting representatives in three separate council districts. In District 1, incumbent Laura Hoffmeister has 3,971 votes (52.39%), followed by Maria Bagley with 2,372 (31.29%) and Trish Brazil with 1,237 (16.32%). In District 5, incumbent Laura Nakamura leads with 4,920 votes (61.15%) to Aeysha Corio’s 3,126 (38.85%). The results are unofficial and may change as eligible ballots are processed.

District 1: one seat, three names

Hoffmeister’s lead over Bagley is 1,599 votes. Bagley is ahead of Brazil by 1,135 votes; that second-versus-third comparison does not determine the winner in a single-seat election. Each candidate’s share reflects votes cast in District 1, not a citywide ballot. The reporting snapshot is sourced to the Contra Costa County election tracker, updated Friday at 3:12 p.m..

District 5: Nakamura and Corio

Nakamura leads Corio by 1,794 votes in this separate single-seat district race. This electorate is different from District 1 and District 3. A candidate in one district is not competing against candidates in the others.

District 3 remains far closer

Concord’s competitive District 3 race is tracked separately in our ongoing local report: Robyn Kuslits 816, Dena Acosta Beere 768, Don Seta 660 and Douglas Lezameta 504 in the November 6 results. That race has a 48-vote lead between the top two candidates. It would be inaccurate to combine votes across Districts 1, 3 and 5 as one election.

Concord’s business-tax question is separate

Voters also decided on Measure O, a proposed change to the business-license tax system. Our separate Measure O article reports the latest Yes and No totals. A majority on a measure is not a count of votes for any council candidate.

What happens after Election Day?

Contra Costa County still needs to examine and count legally eligible ballots. The county had reported an estimated 69,550 ballots awaiting processing as of the Friday update, but those are countywide ballots and cannot be attributed to any specific council district. Residents should check the county election office for the next timestamped results. No candidate is declared a certified winner in this report.

Sources: The Ballot Book, Contra Costa November 6, 2026, 3:12 p.m. county results; KQED county election tracker; Contra Costa County Elections. All tallies unofficial.

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