With a 528-vote margin and large numbers of unprocessed ballots, Sacramento City Council District 5 candidates said Wednesday they're waiting for a final count in the race.

City Council races won't be updated for two weeks. As of Wednesday, an estimated 108,000 vote-by-mail ballots and 12,000 provisional ballots must still be processed in the county. 

The number of ballots still to be counted in District 5 may be known as early as Friday, but possibly not until Tuesday, said Brad Buyse, campaign services manager for the Sacramento County elections department. 

As of election night, candidate Jay Schenirer (pronounced "Sha-neer") had captured 4,309 votes, while the tally for Patrick Kennedy was 3,781.

Kennedy and his wife leave Thursday for a weeklong vacation in Miami after 19 months of campaign work. They're waiting for the final count and could conceivably call for a recount, he said.

"We're not going to do anything until all the votes are counted. We're sitting tight," he said. "If it ends up ridiculously close, clearly, we would consider asking for a recount."

Schenirer and his wife are also leaving soon for a break. He said he, too, is waiting for the numbers to be certified, although he has begun to think about what work may be in front of him if he wins.

"I certainly feel good about where the numbers stand today," Schenirer said. "I don't want to get ahead of the county and the final tally."

The county has 28 days from the election, or until Nov. 30, to certify results. Certification typically doesn't take the entire 28 days. But county elections officials expect to take until Nov. 29 or Nov. 30 this time, said Brad Buyse, campaign services manager for the Sacramento County elections department. 

New City Council members are expected to be sworn in Nov. 30.