California: Abram Wilson

A Republican political consultant said he and others are still investigating a mysterious robocall received on Election Day that encouraged GOP party members to skip voting because the presidential race was all but decided.

Tim Clark, who worked with 10th Assembly District candidate Jack Sieglock and others, said that while the call didn't mention any local candidates, it appeared to be directed at Republican voters in contested state legislative districts.

Democrat Joan Buchanan appeared to have won Assembly District 15 by about 10,000 votes early Wednesday, but there was no official concession yet from the campaign of Republican Abram Wilson.

With 100 percent of the precincts counted, Buchanan had 99,833, or 52.9 percent of the vote, to 89,013, or 47.1 percent, for Wilson.

Matthew Del Carlo, Wilson's campaign manager, expressed hope earlier that the numbers could still move his candidate's way because Contra Costa County, where Wilson is mayor of San Ramon, had yet to be counted.

Optimism was the topic in Assembly District 15 Tuesday morning, as the campaign manager for Democratic candidate Joan Buchanan described final efforts to get supporters to the polls.

"We've got an army of volunteers out walking and talking to people, and we've got phone banks calling people too," said Jeff Gozzo.

Though much of Northern California saw rainy weather over the last few days before the election, Gozzo said that didn't slow any campaign volunteers.

Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner made a public visit Sunday to boost an Assembly candidate in the Bay Area.

Poizner dropped by a phone bank in Pleasanton for Republican Abram Wilson, who's in a tight battle for the 15th Assembly District with Democrat Joan Buchanan.

"I think they were happy to get any help they can right now," said Darrel Ng, a spokesman for Poizner. "He's happy to help out wherever he's needed."