Mayoral candidate Doug Vagim is pictured left

Update: 10:20 p.m.

Former Fresno County Supervisor Doug Vagim, who campaigned for mayor on a platform of fiscal responsibility, has pulled ahead of City Hall gadfly Barbara Hunt and into seventh place among the 11 candidates. Hunt didn't have a platform and didn't mount a campaign, except to show up at mayoral forums. But she was the first person listed on the mayoral ballot, which by itself, produces votes.

Vagim now has 543 votes, and Hunt has 517.

I know the night is young, but Doug Vagim can't be happy with how the mayoral balloting is going.

Vagim didn't figure to beat out Ashley Swearengin or Henry T. Perea, but the former Fresno County supervisor likely never imagined trailing City Hall gadfly Barbara Hunt.

The last time Hunt ran for mayor, she received 8 votes.

This time, she's undoubtedly benefiting from being the first name on the mayoral ballot. The placement was determined by a statewide drawing held to determine the ballot order for local and state elections.

With about 18% of the vote counted, Hunt has 459 votes to Vagim's 449.

In the race you care about: Swearengin is leading Perea by 94 votes, and if the early trend holds up, they'll meet in the general election. Each has about 26% of the vote.

Jerry Duncan is third, with 12%.