Crye Recall Failing By 39 Votes After March 12 Election Results Update

As of March 12, the Shasta County’s Election Office has now processed about 43,000 out of a total of 52,000 ballots for the March 5 primary. Election results now include more than 80% of Shasta County’s vote.

The results below are still preliminary. About 9,000 ballots remain to be counted. Results from the majority of those remaining ballots are expected to be released on Friday afternoon, March 15.

Election Results: Recall of Supervisor Kevin Crye

In District 1, votes against the recall of Kevin Crye are now ahead, with 50.23% of the vote. A margin of only 39 votes stands between recall and no recall votes.

For perspective, there are 21,169 registered District 1 voters eligible to vote on the recall. County-wide, about 46% of registered Shasta County voters have turned in ballots for this election. If that percentage is accurate in District 1, a total of about 9,600 District 1 voters will have cast ballots. So far, 8,619 District 1 votes on the recall have been counted.

Election Results: Shasta County Board Seats in Districts 2, 3, 4

District 2

In District 2, Allen Long is still ahead with almost 51.16% of the vote. Long needs at least 50% plus one vote to become the winner of District 2. If he gets less than that, he’ll face off against the other top vote-getter in the fall general election. Other candidate results: Laura Hobbs has 18% of the vote, Dan Sloan has almost 18% and Susanne Baremore has almost 13%.

District 3

In District 3 the incumbent, Supervisor Mary Rickert, is still leading with 41.54% of the vote. She would need at least 50% plus one vote to win the primary. If she maintains her lead but doesn’t get 50% of the vote, she’ll face off against whichever candidate has the next most votes. Her top competitor, Corkey Harmon, has about 31% of the vote while Win Carpenter has about 27%. 

District 4

In District 4 Matt Plummer holds a strong lead with more than 61% of the vote. The vote margin between him and the incumbent, Patrick Jones, is widening with 1,860 votes.

Election Results: Measures C & D

Measure C, which would limit county board members to two four-year terms, is winning overwhelmingly with almost 76% of the vote. 

Measure D, which would make Shasta County a charter county where the board chooses how its vacancies are filled, is ahead with 54% of the vote and a vote margin of 3,871 votes.

Election Results: First Congressional District

Looking at District 1 votes, the incumbent, Doug LaMalfa, is ahead with just over 66% of the vote. He’s followed by Rose Yee with 23% and Mike Doran with about 11%.

Election Results: First Senatorial District

Megan Dahle is far ahead of her competitor, David Fennell. She has almost 77% of the votes across California’s District 1.

Election Results: First Assembly District

Across District 1 voters, Heather Hadwick is leading with just under 36% of the vote. She’s followed by Tenessa Audette with just under 30% of the vote, Mark Mezzano with about 25% and Melissa Hunt with about 9%.

Proposition 1

Across all of California’s votes counted so far, Proposition 1 currently has exactly 50% of the votes.

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