In San Joaquin County’s closest races for a spot in the general election in November, one candidate took a slight lead for the first time and another gained a little breathing room.

Monday’s update by the San Joaquin County Registrar’s office showed Lilliana Udang taking a 10-vote lead over Chris Rouppet for second place in the SJ County Supervisor District 1 race. With approximately 69 percent of the vote counted in the county, the unofficial vote has Udang, the district director for California State Sen. Susan Talamantes-Eggman (D-Stockton), with a 1,854-1,844 advantage over Chris Rouppet.

“I’m pleased to have moved into second place,” Udang said. “There are still a lot of ballots to count and we are hopeful as we await the final tally later this week.”

Rouppet, the chief of staff for incumbent Supervisor Miguel Villapudua, held a slight lead over Udang through earlier counts. Stockton Firefighter Mario Gardea has been dominating the primary vote since election night, with more than double the vote of his competitors (4.122).

Rouppet said he’s “not surprised” the count is so tight.

“I have faith in the people, and I’m going to be optimistic,” Rouppet said. “At this point, we just have to let them count the votes.”

The other supervisor races are more clearly defined. Incumbent Robert Rickman seems headed for reelection in District 5, where he has 53.57% (5,474) of the vote. If he clears 50 percent, there will not be a runoff. Lathrop Mayor Sonny Dhaliwal (7,402) and former Manteca Mayor Steve DeBrum (6,534) appear headed to the general election in District 3.

In Stockton City Council District 2, the latest update provided a small positive bump for Waqar Rizvi, who is battling former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva for the final transfer spot to the general election. Rizvi, who led Silva by just two votes after Monday’s tally, now leads by 96 (908-812). Mariella Ponce (1,461 votes) continues to have a comfortable advantage and seems destined to advance.

“I’m thrilled to now be in second place,” Rizvi said. “The election staff is working hard to count every last vote, and I hope that current trends continue so our campaign can keep moving forward.”

Gina Valadez-Bracamonte and Mario Enriquez have an advantage in District 4, but Jerome Clay hovers in third. Valadez-Bracamonte has 2,219 votes, Enriquez has 2,068 and Clay has 1,619.

“As of today, I feel confident I’m going to November,” Valadez-Bracamonte said. “As candidates, I feel we all did a pretty good job. What matters now is moving forward and talking to people.”

District 6 is all but settled, with Jason Lee (1,484) and incumbent Kimberly Warmsley (1,131) well ahead of the field and headed for the runoff election.

The contest to become the next Stockton Mayor has not changed significantly since the first results were reported a week ago. San Joaquin Supervisor Tom Patti (10,902) leads, former Stockton Vice Mayor Christina Fugazi (7,339) is second and Councilman Dan Wright (6,000) is third and is hoping for some significant movement in the next update on Wednesday night.

For full county results, please go to the registrar’s website.