Santa Clara councilmembers Kevin Park and Suds Jain and Santa Clara Unified School District Trustee Albert Gonzalez were out to an early lead on Election night, while indicted Vice Mayor Anthony Becker had fallen far behind Santa Clara University Assistant Dean Kelly Cox.

The San Francisco 49ers’ $2.4 million political campaign to keep control of the Santa Clara City Council appeared to be paying off, early voting returns indicated. According to unofficial results posted early Wednesday by the county election department,

The San Francisco 49ers have spent the most money supporting who the team wants sitting on the City Council, burning $2.3 million so far.

In Santa Clara County, voters will decide on several city council seats in San Jose, along with Santa Clara’s next police chief.

Any data displaying before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 is test data and does not represent any actual results.