Almost All of Shasta County’s Votes Have Now Been Counted. Here’s Where Things Stand.

As of Friday afternoon, March 15, the Shasta County’s Election Office has now processed all but about 1,000 ballots from the March 5 primary. The next update will be released on March 22.

Results are still considered unofficial. Here’s where things stand.

Recall of Supervisor Kevin Crye

In District 1, votes show Supervisor Kevin Crye’s recall failing by only 46 votes. Over 9,000 District 1 votes have been counted.

As allowed under law, the Shasta County Elections Office has elected to add all ballots for the District 1 recall contest to those that will be manually counted in connection with the usual 1% manual tally. The Elections Office has announced that the hand-counting process for that contest will begin at 9:00 am on Monday March 18 and the public is welcome to observe.

Shasta County Board Seats in Districts 2, 3, 4

District 2

In District 2, Allen Long appears to have won the primary with 50.31% of the vote. He would replace Supervisor Tim Garman on the board in January 2025.

District 3

In District 3, none of the candidates received more than 50% of the vote. As a result, incumbent supervisor Mary Rickert will face off against Corkey Harmon in the November General Election. She has 40% of the vote while Harmon has 32%.

District 4

In District 4 Matt Plummer appears to have won the primary with just under 60% of the vote. He will replace Supervisor Patrick Jones, but not until January 2025.

Election Results: Measures C & D

Measure C, which would limit county board members to two four-year terms, appears to have passed, with almost 77% of the vote. 

Measure D, which would make Shasta County a charter county where the board chooses how its vacancies are filled, also appears to have passed, with more than 55% of the vote.

You can find information about the status of the remaining ballots here. Full election results are here. Have questions, concerns, or comments you’d like to share with us directly? Reach out: editor@shastascout.org.