MONTEREY COUNTY — Voters across South Monterey County cast ballots in the Nov. 3 general election, deciding local city council and school board races and weighing measures affecting taxes, schools and public services.
The following results are from Monterey County Elections as of Tuesday night. Vote totals and percentages will be updated as additional ballots are counted throughout the week. Results remain unofficial until certified by election officials.
As of the first County of Monterey Summary Report posted at 8:27 p.m. on Nov. 3, countywide voter turnout was reported as 32.02%, or 70,508 voters out of 220,213 total registered.
For statewide election results, visit the California Secretary of State’s election results website.
*Leading
CANDIDATE RACES
King City
City Council, District 1
Jonas Lalehzadeh: 168 (100.00%)*
Oscar Avalos (write-in): N/A
City Council, District 2
Mike LeBarre: 119 (100.00%)*
King City Union School District, at-large, vote for three
Susan E. King: 531 (21.88%)*
Franky Lopez Jr.: 392 (16.15%)
Monique D. Ross: 511 (21.05%)*
Sonia Valerio-Quiroz: 481 (19.82%)
Yesenia Zavala: 512 (21.10%)*
Proposed King City Joint Unified School District, at-large, vote for five
Linda Benway: 891 (15.43%)*
David Gaboni: 693 (12.00%)*
Leslie Girard: 659 (11.41%)*
Mindy Hunt: 572 (9.91%)*
Susan E. King: 661 (11.45%)*
Miguel Lomeli: 421 (7.29%)
Franky Lopez Jr.: 375 (6.49%)
Monique D. Ross: 455 (7.88%)
Sonia Valerio-Quiroz: 495 (8.57%)
Yesenia Zavala: 552 (9.56%)
Greenfield
Mayor
Robert “Bob” White: 1,005 (100.00%)*
City Council, District 1
Belen Garcia: 239 (100.00%)*
City Council, District 3
Rachel M. Ortiz: 128 (37.65%)
David H. Godoy: 212 (62.35%)*
Greenfield Union School District, Area 1
David Kong: 72 (28.69%)
Josefina Silva: 179 (71.31%)*
Greenfield Union School District, Area 2
Juergen B. Smith: 114 (47.50%)
Lucila Ayala: 126 (52.50%)*
Greenfield Union School District, Area 3
Denise Jaime: 204 (62.39%)*
Gabriela Mora: 123 (37.61%)
Proposed Greenfield Unified School District, at-large, vote for five
Lucila Ayala: 422 (8.53%)
Lorena Chavez: 590 (11.93%)*
Paul Dake: 503 (10.17%)*
Sonia Heredia: 621 (12.55%)*
Denise Jaime: 457 (9.24%)
David Kong: 407 (8.23%)
Jose Madrid: 227 (4.59%)
Gabriela Mora: 360 (7.28%)
Josefina Silva: 794 (16.05%)*
Juergen B. Smith: 566 (11.44%)*
Soledad
City Council, District 2
Don J. Bolin: 145 (28.43%)
Eugene Ivey: 365 (71.57%)*
Gonzales
Mayor
Andrew Castillo: 116 (15.49%)
Henry Laizure McDowell: 38 (5.07%)
Elizabeth Silva: 595 (79.44%)*
City Council, District 1
Maria Orozco: 99 (51.30%)*
Delia Gutierrez: 94 (48.70%)
City Council, District 3
Adrian Paco: 135 (100.00%)*
City Council, District 4, two-year term
Constance “Connie” Arellano: 177 (88.94%)*
Henry Martinez Sr.: 22 (11.06%)
Gonzales Unified School District, Area 2
Erin Askew: 63 (38.89%)*
Joe Sanchez: 46 (28.40%)
Marvelia Valdez: 53 (32.72%)
Gonzales Unified School District, Area 3
Maria D. Cuevas: 150 (62.24%)*
Gerardo Villegas: 91 (37.76%)
Gonzales Unified School District, Area 4
Abraham Flores Avila: 107 (60.80%)*
Rubycela Valdez: 69 (39.20%)
Other South County School Board Races
South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, vote for three
Leslie Girard: 1,499 (26.77%)*
Paul Dake: 1,232 (22.00%)
Miguel R. Lomeli: 1,343 (23.99%)*
Sonia Valerio-Quiroz: 1,525 (27.24%)*
San Ardo Union Elementary School District, vote for three
Kaeda K. Barrios: 29 (15.18%)
Nayeli Camacho: 53 (27.75%)*
Tiffini Moore: 61 (31.94%)*
J. Felix Sanchez Jr.: 48 (25.13%)*
San Lucas Union Elementary School District, two-year term
Esmeralda Wittmann: 22 (88.00%)*
Nereida Marisol Gonzalez: 3 (12.00%)
Hartnell Community College District
Trustee Area 6
Rosalie C. Sanchez: 1,540 (47.87%)
Sofia Ramirez: 1,677 (52.13%)*
Trustee Area 7
John Huerta Jr.: 1,301 (44.71%)
Nancy Reyes: 1,609 (55.29%)*
BALLOT MEASURES
Measure J — South Monterey County school district reorganization
Measure J would reorganize the existing King City Union School District, Greenfield Union School District and South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, which includes King City and Greenfield high schools, into two unified K-12 districts: King City Joint Unified School District and Greenfield Unified School District. The proposed governing boards are also on the ballot.
Yes: 2,161 (70.67%)*
No: 897 (29.33%)
Measure O — Greenfield sales tax
Measure O would establish a 0.75% transactions and use tax in Greenfield, generating revenue for city services. The measure would expire March 31, 2033.
Yes: 727 (59.11%)*
No: 503 (40.89%)
Measure P — King City sales tax
Measure P would increase King City’s transactions and use tax from 1% to 1.5% to help fund local services.
Yes: 676 (75.28%)*
No: 222 (24.72%)
Measure U — Soledad-Mission Recreation District
Measure U would establish a special tax to support the Soledad-Mission Recreation District and its facilities and programs, including the Soledad swimming pool.
Yes: 992 (54.51%)*
No: 828 (45.49%)
Measure E — Monterey County transient occupancy tax
Measure E would increase Monterey County’s transient occupancy tax in unincorporated areas from 10.5% to 12.5%, generating additional revenue for county services.
Yes: 47,841 (70.87%)*
No: 19,669 (29.13%)
This article was updated with the latest results available as of 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 3.
