Campaign signs burned. Election violation charges filed. Threats of violence investigated.
Against the backdrop of multiple incidents, it’s only fitting that the drama continues in the Manteca mayor’s race: The final result is going down to the wire.
With 40.3% of the ballots from the county’s eligible voters tallied by Monday, business owner Jacob Naven leads Mayor Gurminder “Gary” Singh by a mere 696 votes out of 21,914 cast, according to the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters. That makes it a 51.6% to 48.4% contest so far…