Deceased candidate set to win Calaveras County supervisor seat

Bruce Giudici is expected to be certified as the winner of a seat on California’s Calaveras County Board of Supervisors, more than two months after he died while campaigning. His victory means the county will need an interim representative, while his campaign team continues to support his message and is considering applicants to recommend for the role.

Giudici, 68, died on 30 August after falling and hitting his head while canvassing in Valley Springs; he later suffered a severe brain bleed. With a few hundred ballots still to be counted, he leads incumbent Clyde Clapp and is due to be certified on 3 December. Giudici had narrowly beaten Clapp in the June primary by 38 votes, and his campaign focused on public safety, wildfire preparation, water rates, roads and vocational education.