Neville looks headed to victory in council race

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

Donna Neville appears to have won the special election for the District 3 seat on the Davis City Council, though results are not yet final as the Yolo County Elections Office will still count ballots that were received via the postal service by 5 p.m. on Friday.

As of Friday morning, there was just one uncounted ballot, however, and Neville had a 491-vote lead over Francesca Wright.

A total of 2,319 votes had been counted through the end of Thursday and Neville had received 60.59 percent of them, to Wright’s 39.41 percent.

hearing but declined to speak with reporters. Prosecuting attorney Matt De Moura also declined comment, as did Deputy Public Defender Dan Hutchinson, who accepted the

See SUSPECT, Page A4

Neville is a member of the Davis Planning Commission and previously chaired the city’s Budget and Finance Commission. She has also been active in other roles in the community, including Yolo NAMI, a school district bond oversight committee, and more.

Wright has also been actively involved in city issues, particularly through her work on public safety reform through Yolo People Power.

See COUNCIL, Page A4