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A small lead has widened between Mark Mezzano, who’s in third place, and Christina Prosperi, who’s in fourth. But the difference in votes is still minimal compared to the number of ballots left to count.

Morris Kopf, a sophomore at Redding School of the Arts, said he decided to become a poll worker for this year’s midterm election for two main reasons: the $100 stipend, and to learn how Shasta County’s election system works.

If this year’s voter turnout follows trends from previous midterm elections, the county has over double the number of ballots still left to count. Nearly 32,000 ballots have been counted so far.

Missing poll workers, overflowing drop boxes and delayed tabulation were just a few of the issues during Shasta’s Nov. 3, 2026 election. It’s the third to be run by appointed official Clint Curtis, who promised quick results, full transparency and a reunification of the people.

Thirty-two-year-old Reese Colton Churulich was shot by police last night after allegedly firing at officers during a high-speed chase. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has charged him with attempted murder for a shooting in the City of Shasta Lake that occurred shortly before the pursuit.

Delays in the vote count started shortly after the polls closed. Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis blamed the first of extended delays in ballot tabulation on short staffing. A mistake in how votes were tagged in the computer system over recent weeks was the cause of the second prolonged delay.