US EditionFligor has large lead in Santa Clara County assessor race
Neysa Fligor leads with 66% in Santa Clara County assessor runoff amid 15% voter turnout in a race focused on modernizing property tax assessments.
- On Dec. 30, 2025, Neysa Fligor led the Santa Clara County assessor runoff with 66.1% to Rishi Kumar’s 33.8% as of 8 p.m. Tuesday.
- Because no candidate cleared 50%, the county charter required a runoff after Larry Stone’s July resignation created a vacancy, prompting the special election earlier this year.
- The assessor’s office controls fair market values for more than 500,000 properties, shaping funding for schools and social programs tied to the county’s more than $700 billion real estate rolls, with the 2025 assessment roll .
- Fligor said she was excited but cautious, reserving judgment until more results, while Kumar congratulated Fligor and plans to push his senior tax exemption measure.
- With a compressed timeline, county election officials said $13 million was spent on the November race and $13 million to conduct the runoff, and the winner of the Dec. 30, 2025 runoff must run again in the November 2026 general election.
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Fligor takes early lead in assessor race
Fligor — 106,685 66.2% Kumar — 54,530 33.8% Neysa Fligor took a two-to-one lead after the first batch of ballots was counted tonight in the race for Santa Clara County Assessor against Rishi Kumar. Fligor, a Los Altos city councilwoman, was supported by Larry Stone, who was stepping down after 30 years in office, resulting in a special off-year election. Under the county charter, if no candidate wins the first election for the office by 50%, the…
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East Bay TimesSanta Clara County Assessor race: Neysa Fligor leads in early returns
In a race that will decide Santa Clara County’s first new assessor in more than three decades — taking the reins from the long-tenured and recently retired Larry Stone — Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor had a lead over former Saratoga Councilmember Rishi Kumar, according to early returns on election night. The special election held on the penultimate day of 2025 was triggered by Stone’s decision to vacate his seat earlier this year. The 84-year…
Fligor declares victory, Kumar concedes | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California
Assistant Santa Clara County Assessor Neysa Fligor early today declared victory in her bid to be elected county assessor. Fligor’s victory announcement shortly after midnight coincided with a concession statement by her runoff election rival, former Saratoga Councilmember Rishi Kumar. Neysa Fligor Fligor led Kumar by nearly 53,000 votes — a nearly two-to-one margin — in unofficial returns reported in the last ballot totals on Election Night. “T…
Fligor declares victory, Kumar concedes
Assistant Santa Clara County Assessor Neysa Fligor early today declared victory in her bid to be elected county assessor. Fligor’s victory announcement shortly after midnight coincided with a concession statement by her runoff election rival, former Saratoga Councilmember Rishi Kumar. Neysa Fligor Fligor led Kumar by nearly 53,000 votes — a nearly two-to-one margin — in unofficial returns reported in the last ballot totals on Election Night. “T…
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