Roger Dickinson declares victory for 2nd District City Council seat representing North Sacramento
Roger Dickinson has declared his victory in the race to represent North Sacramento on the Sacramento City Council.
Dickinson, a former state assemblyman and county supervisor, has 61% of the vote in the latest batch of results the county released Tuesday. Stephen Walton, a Realtor, received 38%.
“The victory is the product of hard work of so many people,” Dickinson, 74, said in a statement to The Sacramento Bee Tuesday. “I am gratified by the support the voters have given me and look forward to building a brighter future for District 2 and the city.”
“I congratulate Roger on his victory and look forward to working alongside him to help bring meaningful progress to our district,” Walton said in a news release Wednesday afternoon. “While this campaign has come to a close, my dedication to this community is unwavering. It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to stand up for the values and priorities we share in District 2.”
The county will not officially certify the results until early December. The county will post a new batch of results Friday.
Paul Mitchell, vice president of bipartisan political data firm Political Data Inc., agreed that Dickinson has won.
The last elected representative to hold the District 2 seat was Sean Loloee, who in January resigned after he was criminally charged with federal labor violations relating to his grocery store chain. Loloee also lives in Granite Bay, far outside the district, the U.S. Department of Justice determined following a Sacramento Bee report. Shoun Thao has been serving in the seat on an interim basis.
Dickinson, who lives in Woodlake, has been out of elected office for a decade but decided to run after watching what happened with Loloee, he said.
Dickinson was endorsed by the Sacramento Police Officers Association, Mayor Darrell Steinberg and all council members aside from Councilman Rick Jennings.
Dickinson will be sworn in on Dec. 10, along with a new mayor and Phil Pluckebaum to represent the central city.
This story was originally published November 12, 2024 at 5:54 PM.
CORRECTION: Due to an editing error, the previous headline for this story incorrectly identified the neighborhood the 2nd Council District represents.
