MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for various state and local offices in the June 7 California Primary Election.

According to Monterey County Elections, there are 208,274 registered voters in the county. The latest numbers show that 34,758 ballots have been cast as of Tuesday, representing a 16.69% voter turnout so far.

In the primary election, all voters regardless of political party preference will see the same candidates for state and federal offices, which fall under the top-two primary rules. The two candidates with the most votes are nominated directly by voters to run in the Nov. 8 California General Election.

In addition, voters will decide on local contests as determined by their residential address. For local offices, if no candidate receives over 50% of the votes cast in the primary, the two candidates with the most votes will appear on the ballot in the general election.

Monterey County Elections officials began reporting results around 8 p.m. Tuesday, with subsequent hourly reports being issued until all ballots cast at the polls are counted.

Additional reports issued after Election Day include vote-by-mail ballots that were received by mail or at the polls; vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received during the seven days after the election; and provisional ballots.

As of Wednesday, the latest county and statewide election results are:

*Currently leading


MONTEREY COUNTY CONTESTS

Monterey County Superintendent of Schools (Vote for 1)

DENEEN GUSS — 25,426, 100%

Monterey County Board of Education Governing Board Member Trustee Area 1 (Vote for 1)

JAKE ODELLO — 4,188, 42.44%
*ANNETTE YEE STECK — 5,681, 57.56%

Chualar Union School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3 (Vote for 1)

OFELIA C. FLORES — 22, 43.14%
*REBECCA M. TRUJILLO — 29, 56.86%

County Supervisor District 2 (Vote for 1)

STEVE SNODGRASS — 858, 15.61%
*GLENN CHURCH — 1,829, 33.27%
*KIMBLEY CRAIG — 1,191, 21.66%
REGINA M. GAGE — 1,094, 19.90%
GRANT LEONARD — 131, 2.38%
ADRIANA MELGOZA RAMIREZ — 395, 7.18%

County Supervisor District 3 (Vote for 1)

CHRIS LOPEZ — 2,460, 100%

Assessor-County Clerk/Recorder (Vote for 1)

MARINA CAMACHO — 26,416, 100%

Auditor/Controller (Vote for 1)

RUPA SHAH — 25,841, 100%

District Attorney (Vote for 1)

JEANNINE M. PACIONI — 26,559, 100%

Sheriff/Coroner (Vote for 1)

JUSTIN E. PATTERSON — 4,990, 15.33%
JEFFREY JAMES HOYNE — 2,550, 7.83%
*TINA M. NIETO — 15,846, 48.67%
*JOE MOSES — 9,169, 28.16%

Treasurer/Tax Collector (Vote for 1)

MARY A. ZEEB — 27,222, 100%

Measure C: San Lucas Union School District (Vote for 1)

*BONDS YES — 14, 73.68%
BONDS NO — 5, 26.32%

Measure B: City of Del Rey Oaks (Vote for 1)

YES — 219, 48.88%
*NO — 229, 51.12%


STATEWIDE CONTESTS (TOP 2)

Governor (Vote for 1)

GAVIN NEWSOM (DEM) — 1,913,657, 56.3%
BRIAN DAHLE (REP) — 572,472, 16.8%

Lieutenant Governor (Vote for 1)

ELENI KOUNALAKIS (DEM) — 1,729,315, 52.1%
ANGELA E. UNDERWOOD JACOBS (REP) — 660,856, 19.9%

Secretary of State (Vote for 1)

SHIRLEY N. WEBER (DEM) — 1,937,249, 58.8%
ROB BERNOSKY (REP) — 641,214, 19.5%

Controller (Vote for 1)

LANHEE CHEN (REP) — 1,215,498, 37.0%
MALIA M. COHEN (DEM) — 699,910, 21.3%

State Treasurer (Vote for 1)

FIONA MA (DEM) — 1,895,520, 57.6%
JACK M. GUERRERO (REP) — 700,714, 21.3%

Attorney General (Vote for 1)

ROB BONTA (DEM) — 1,819,190, 54.5%
NATHAN HOCHMAN (REP) — 615,754, 18.5%

Insurance Commissioner (Vote for 1)

RICARDO LARA (DEM) — 1,207,120, 37.0%
ROBERT HOWELL (REP) — 580,862, 17.8%

Superintendent of Public Instruction (Vote for 1)

TONY K. THURMOND — 1,393,087, 45.7%
AINYE E. LONG — 356,171, 11.7%

United States Senator, Full Term (Vote for 1)

ALEX PADILLA (DEM) — 1,771,691, 53.5%
MARK P. MEUSER (REP) — 475,316, 14.3%

United States Senator, Partial/Unexpired Term (Vote for 1)

ALEX PADILLA (DEM) — 1,783,835, 54.3%
MARK P. MEUSER (REP) — 709,052, 21.6%


DISTRICT CONTESTS (TOP 2)

State Board of Equalization Board Member District 2 (Vote for 1)

*SALLY J. LIEBER (DEM) — 466,667, 51.5%
PETER COE VERBICA (REP) — 260,212, 28.7%

United States Representative District 18 (Vote for 1)

*ZOE LOFGREN (DEM) — 24,644, 57.5%
PETER HERNANDEZ (REP) — 12,952, 30.2%

United States Representative District 19 (Vote for 1)

*JIMMY PANETTA (DEM) — 59,777, 68.3%
JEFF GORMAN (REP) — 19,879, 22.7%

Member of the State Assembly District 29 (Vote for 1)

*ROBERT RIVAS (DEM) — 18,328, 66.5%
STEPHANIE L. CASTRO (REP) — 9,231, 33.5%

Member of the State Assembly District 30 (Vote for 1)

*DAWN ADDIS (DEM) — 27,079, 43.4%
VICKI NOHRDEN (REP) — 20,818, 33.4%

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Ryan Cronk is the managing editor for King City Rustler and Salinas Valley Tribune, a unified publication of Greenfield News, Soledad Bee and Gonzales Tribune. He covers general news for South Monterey County and the surrounding communities.

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