More than Half of Shasta County’s Ballots Have Been Counted But Many Races Remain Uncertain

11.18.24 11:30 am: We have updated this story to correct the currently reported estimated number of ballots cast across Shasta County and to share information about the number of B cards that remain unprocessed.

On Friday, November 15, around 7 pm, the Shasta County Elections Office released new vote totals from ballots processed so far. Those number show about 73,000 of an estimated 89,000 ballots cast across Shasta County this election have been counted.

Importantly, the vote totals reference only how many A Cards, or the first page of each ballot, have been counted. On Saturday, November 16, the Shasta County Elections Office released it’s fifth unprocessed ballot report for this election. That report shows that while only about 11,000 A cards remain to be counted, an additional 22,000 B cards also remain to be counted.

That means that for races included on the A card, or first page of the ballot this election, the majority of votes have been counted, but for races that appeared on the B card, or second page of the ballot, only about two-thirds of the votes have been counted.

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As the Elections Office makes steady progress with counting, some local races are becoming more certain – but many continue to be far too close to call. All results are still preliminary.

Shasta County Registrar of Voters Tom Toller has said he believes most votes will be counted by November 21 or 22. Toller must certify the results of the election on or before December 5 in order to meet the state deadline.

The next vote count update is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, November 19, around 7 pm.

Election Results: Shasta County Supervisor District 3

In District 3 Corkey Harmon is leading with 55.2% of the vote. Harmon has 1,413 votes more than Rickert.

Election Results: Shasta County Board of Education Area 1 & 2

SCOE Board Area 1:

Michael Orlicky is still leading over Michelle Renee Tyson, with 52.64% of the vote. He has 1,153 votes more than Tyson.

SCOE Board Area 2 – Top 2 Will Win

Jackie LaBarbera is leading with 24.84% of the vote, followed by Jessica French with 18.91%, Richard Gallardo with 17.92%, Don Aust with 14.47%, Amy Cavalleri with 14.03%, and Dolores Lucero with 9.81%. The top two candidates will win. French holds the lead over Gallardo by only 556 votes.

SCOE Board Area 2 – 2-Year Seat

Teresa Roberts is leading Cindy Vogt, with 63.54% of the vote. Roberts has 9,233 votes more than Vogt.

Election Results: School District Governing Boards

Fall River Joint Unified School District – Top 2 Will Win

Megan Estes is leading with 38.85%, followed by Jack Hathaway at 25.45%, Ignacio ‘Iggy’ Venegas with 20.74%, and Debbie Mayer 14.96%. The top 2 candidates will win. Hathaway has a 176 vote lead on Venegas.

Gateway Unified School District, Trustee Area 3

Bobbie Simpson is leading the polls with 57.02% over Elias Haynes. She has 550 more votes.

Anderson Union High School District, Trustee Area 5

Julia Rinauro is leading the polls with 62.58% over Alicia Ramirez. She is winning by 688 votes.

Cascade Union Elementary School District, Trustee Area 5

Tye Burgess is leading the polls with 59.15% over Jason Foster. He has only 143 more votes.

Cottonwood Union School District, Trustee Area 5 – Top 2 Will Win

James O’Brien is leading with 36.7%, followed by Matthew Iles at 32.49%, then Jason Kyle Smith with 30.81%. The top 2 will win. Iles has only 65 more votes than Smith.

Enterprise Elementary School District, Short Term

Robbin Littau is leading with 60.4% of the vote. She as a 1,742 vote lead over Renee Menefee.

Grant School District, Full Term – Top 2 Will Win

Lindsay Lamb has the most votes with 36.18%, followed by Rob Garnero with 33.26%, then Forrest Wilder with 30.56%. The top 2 will win. Garnero has only 47 more votes than Wilder.

Grant School District, Short Term – Top Candidate Will Win

Kathy Reschke-Steiner is leading with 42.21% followed by Raymond Witte 35.82%, then Megan L. Johnson 21.97%. Only 1 will win. Reschke-Steiner has only 70 more votes than Witte.

Happy Valley Union School District – Top 2 Will Win

Erin Ciapponi is the leading candidate with 23.24% followed by Jacque Brousseau with 19.38%, then Josh Hancock with 19.04%, Jennifer Bross with 13.54%, Bridget Marie Soksoda with 13.46%, and Billy Soksoda with 11.34%. The top 2 will win. Brosseau has only 9 more votes than Hancock.

Junction School District – Top 2 Will Win

Sarah A. McCoy is leading with 37.69%, followed by Brooke Worden with 32.58%, then Kristen Knott with 29.73%. The top 2 will win. Worden has 61 more votes than Knott.

Election Results: Redding City Council Two-Year and Four-Year Seats

Two-Year Seat – Top 1 Will Win

Erin Resner is leading with 47.41% of the vote, followed by Mark Mezzano with 43.89% and Anthony Spengler with 8.7%. Resner leads over Mezzano by 1,088 votes.

Four-Year Seat – Top 2 Will Win

Paul Dhanuka is leading with 39.58% of the vote, followed by Mike Littau with 20.03%, Joshua Johnson with 18.47%, Dave Backues with 11.65% and Ian Hill with 10.26%. The top two will win. Littau leads over Johnson by 763 votes.

Election Results: Anderson City Council – Top 3 Will Win

The top three vote-getters will win seats on the Anderson City Council. Darin Hale leads with 27.78% of the vote, followed by Susie Baugh with 25.42%, Bonnie Simmons with 24.03% and Stan Neutze with 22.77%. Simmons leads overs Neutze by only 79 votes.

Election Results: City of Shasta Lake Council – Top 3 Will Win

Daniel Ringwelski is winning with 23.47% of the vote, followed by Greg Watkins with 22.1%, Toni Coates with 16.35%, Janice Powell with 14.88%, Dolores Lucero with 12.82% and Tena Eisenbeisz with 10.37%. The top 3 will win. Coates leads over Powell by only 111 votes.

State Assembly District 1 – Districtwide Results

Heather Hadwick is leading in the polls with 60.3%. Hadwick has a 37,470 vote lead over Tenessa Audette.

United States Representative Congressional District 1 – Districtwide Results

Doug LaMalfa has secured 65% while Rose Yee currently stands at 35%. LaMalfa has 86,668 more votes.

State Senator Senatorial District 1 – Districtwide Results

Meghan Dahle has a considerable 75.7% lead over David Fennell’s 24.7% of the vote. Dahle has 166,228 more votes.

Election Results: Measures P&Q

Measure P, which would stop the County from being able to acquire private land for transfer to other private parties in order to be used for the public’s good, is currently failing with 50.57% of the vote, a margin of only 411 votes.

Measure Q, which would give the Board another option for how to fill elected officials’ midterm vacancies, and limit how long the Board can appoint to fill those seats, is failing, with 58.56% of voters opposing it. The measure is currently failing by 6,177 votes.

See all Shasta County election results here .

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