MONTEREY COUNTY — South Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for city councils, school boards and other offices, as well as decide the fate of local measures in the Nov. 8 California General Election.
According to Monterey County Elections, there are 209,045 registered voters in the county. The latest numbers show that 56,586 ballots have been cast as of Tuesday, representing a 27.07% voter turnout so far.
In the General Election, all voters — regardless of political party preference — saw the same top two candidates for state and federal offices. Voters were also able to vote on local contests and on Congressional and Assembly districts as determined by their residential address.
Elections officials began reporting results around 8 p.m. Tuesday, with subsequent hourly reports being issued until all ballots cast at the polls were 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 by Nov. 15, and provisional ballots.
As of Wednesday, the latest county and statewide election results are:
*Currently leading
CITY COUNCILS & MAYORS
City of Gonzales, Mayor
*JOSE L. RIOS — 362, 66.91%
ALBERTO JARAMILLO — 179, 33.09%
City of Gonzales, Member, City Council (3 seats)
*MARIA OROZCO — 261, 22.23%
*ELIZABETH SILVA — 335, 28.53%
SEAN SCHMIDT — 249, 21.21%
*LORRAINE WORTHY — 329, 28.02%
City of Greenfield, Mayor
YANELY MARTINEZ — 266, 32.36%
*ROBERT “BOB” WHITE — 551, 67.03%
IVAN REYES (WRITE-IN) — 5, 0.61%
City of Greenfield, Member, City Council District 1
ANGELA M. UNTALON — 71, 43.29%
*DREW TIPTON — 93, 56.71%
City of Greenfield, Member, City Council District 3
*RACHEL ORTIZ — 176, 95.14%
MARIA ALVARADO (WRITE-IN) — 9, 4.86%
City of King, Member, City Council District 1
*DARLENE ACOSTA — 126, 100.00%
City of King, Member, City Council District 2
*MIKE LEBARRE — 74, 100.00%
City of Soledad, Mayor
*ANNA M. VELAZQUEZ — 789, 64.62%
MARIA CORRALEJO — 432, 35.38%
City of Soledad, Member, City Council (2 seats)
*FERNANDO CABRERA — 667, 37.26%
*ALEJANDRO CHAVEZ — 602, 33.63%
MARISELA LARA — 521, 29.11%
SCHOOL BOARDS
Gonzales Unified School District, Governing Board Member Trustee Area 2
PATRICK T. ASKEW — 65, 36.72%
*ARACELI FLORES — 112, 63.28%
Chualar Union School District, Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3 (2 seats)
*DOMINGO RANGEL — 59, 33.15%
*ESPERANZA “HOPE” RANGEL — 59, 33.15%
PATRICIA CAMACHO — 30, 16.85%
REBECCA TRUJILLO — 30, 16.85%
Greenfield Union Elementary School District, Governing Board Member (3 seats)
BEATRIZ VALENZUELA DIAZ — 299, 14.61%
ELIZABETH DE JESUS — 277, 13.53%
*JUERGEN B. SMITH — 505, 24.67%
WILFREDO ANGEL MARTINEZ — 186, 9.09%
*DENISE JAIME — 432, 21.10%
*DAVID KONG — 348, 17.00%
San Ardo Union Elementary School District, Governing Board Member (3 seats)
EUGENE E DUGGINS — 35, 21.60%
*KAEDA BARRIOS — 38, 23.46%
*ALMA L. MORFIN OLIVERA — 36, 22.22%
*TIFFINI MOORE — 53, 32.72%
SPECIAL DISTRICTS & OTHERS
Soledad Community Health Care District, Director (2 seats)
*ANNE ALARID TREBINO — 704, 42.18%
*MICHAEL “MAX” SCHELL — 601, 36.01%
ILEEN FOGARTY GROVES — 364, 21.81%
Sheriff/Coroner
*TINA M. NIETO — 35,253, 66.58%
JOE MOSES — 17,694, 33.42%
United States Representative, District 18
PETER HERNANDEZ (REP) — 25,954, 35.1%
*ZOE LOFGREN (DEM) — 48,049, 64.9%
United States Representative, District 19
*JIMMY PANETTA (DEM) — 91,936, 67.3%
JEFF GORMAN (REP) — 44,596, 32.7%
Member of the State Assembly, District 29
STEPHANIE L. CASTRO (REP) — 17,128, 36.6%
*ROBERT RIVAS (DEM) — 29,707, 63.4%
Member of the State Assembly, District 30
VICKI NOHRDEN (REP) — 37,320, 39.2%
*DAWN ADDIS (DEM) — 57,788, 60.8%
LOCAL MEASURES
Measure Q – County of Monterey
YES — 22,020, 40.27%
*NO — 32,665, 59.73%
Measure P – City of Gonzales
YES — 265, 46.90%
*NO — 300, 53.10%
Measure I – City of King
YES — 297, 48.06%
*NO — 321, 51.94%
STATEWIDE MEASURES
Measure 1 – Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom
*YES — 3,483,942, 65.0%
NO — 1,872,872, 35.0%
Measure 26 – Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands
YES — 1,594,895, 29.9%
*NO — 3,743,971, 70.1%
Measure 27 – Online Sports Wagering Outside of Tribal Lands
YES — 897,060, 16.7%
*NO — 4,487,928, 83.3%
Measure 28 – Public School Arts and Music Education Funding
*YES — 3,303,965, 61.5%
NO — 2,064,340, 38.5%
Measure 29 – Regulates Kidney Dialysis Clinics
YES — 1,605,840, 30.1%
*NO — 3,731,716, 69.9%
Measure 30 – Tax to Fund ZEV/Wildfire Programs
YES — 2,204,485, 41.0%
*NO — 3,177,013, 59.0%
Measure 31 – Prohibition on Sale of Certain Tobacco Products
*YES — 3,338,705, 62.3%
NO — 2,020,305, 37.7%
STATEWIDE CONTESTS
Governor
*GAVIN NEWSOM (DEM) — 3,147,753, 57.6%
BRIAN DAHLE (REP) — 2,315,880, 42.4%
Lieutenant Governor
*ELENI KOUNALAKIS (DEM) — 3,110,853, 57.8%
ANGELA E. UNDERWOOD JACOBS (REP) — 2,273,541, 42.2%
Secretary of State
*SHIRLEY N. WEBER (DEM) — 3,132,053, 58.1%
ROB BERNOSKY (REP) — 2,262,008, 41.9%
Controller
*MALIA M. COHEN (DEM) — 2,884,831, 53.6%
LANHEE J. CHEN (REP) — 2,494,261, 46.4%
Treasurer
*FIONA MA (DEM) — 3,066,576, 57.1%
JACK M. GUERRERO (REP) — 2,302,368, 42.9%
Attorney General
*ROB BONTA (DEM) — 3,082,098, 57.2%
NATHAN HOCHMAN (REP) — 2,301,883, 42.8%
Insurance Commissioner
*RICARDO LARA (DEM) — 3,086,707, 57.9%
ROBERT HOWELL (REP) — 2,241,531, 42.1%
Superintendent of Public Instruction
LANCE RAY CHRISTENSEN — 1,675,125, 37.3%
*TONY K. THURMOND — 2,820,768, 62.7%
U.S. Senate (Full Term)
*ALEX PADILLA (DEM) — 3,205,434, 59.0%
MARK P. MEUSER (REP) — 2,223,419, 41.0%
U.S. Senate (Partial/Unexpired Term)
*ALEX PADILLA (DEM) — 3,175,302, 58.9%
MARK P. MEUSER (REP) — 2,217,659, 41.1%
This article will be updated with additional results as they become available.
