Only About a Third of Shasta County’s Ballots Have Been Counted

A new round of ballot count results were released around 4:30 pm today, November 7, but County Registrar of Voters Tom Toller emphasized that the new numbers are still highly preliminary.

Total voter turnout has not yet been calculated, he said, but is “likely” to “exceed 80%” of all registered voters. Since only about 23% of registered voters’ ballots have been counted so far, current vote totals likely make up only about a third of the total votes that will eventually be counted for this election. 

Importantly, today’s vote totals are also not evenly distributed across all precincts. That’s due to the system by which the Elections Office processes ballots. As a result, today’s vote drop includes higher vote total results from some parts of the County than others. The next round of results, which will more evenly represent all precincts, will be released tomorrow, November 8.

“More solid numbers”, Toller said, meaning vote totals comprising a significant percentage of overall votes are expected to be released to the public around November 21 or 22. Election results are due to be certified the first week of December. 

During a press conference this afternoon, Toller thanked Elections staff, other County staff, and poll workers, noting the long hours everyone has been putting in especially given the unusual conditions of this election, which have included an ink overspray issue that requires time-intensive ballot duplication. 

Toller also thanked election observers for remaining “extremely professional and courteous” on election night. 

“There were no loud voices,” Toller said. “There were no confrontations here. Some of the things that occurred in past elections, at least as reported to me, I didn’t observe.”

“What I observed,” Toller continued, “was people going about their duties, trying to gather information, trying to inform themselves. And I want to say that the level of civility was much appreciated.”

See new results, below.

Election Results: Shasta County Board District 3

In District 3 Corkey Harmon is leading with 59.93% of the vote. Harmon has 892 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 51.83% of the vote. He has only 290 votes more than Tyson.

SCOE Board Area 2 – Top 2 Will Win

Jackie LaBarbera is leading with 24.56% of the vote followed by Jessica French with 18.95%, Richard Gallardo with 18.71%, Amy Cavalleri with 13.33%, Don Aust with 14.28% and Dolores Lucero with 10.71%. The top two candidates will win. French holds the lead over Gallardo by only 52 votes.

SCOE Board Area 2 – 2-Year Seat

Teresa Roberts is leading over Cindy Vogt with 65.60% of the vote. Roberts has approximately 4,000 votes more than Vogt.

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

Two-Year Seat – Top 1 Will Win

Erin Resner is leading with 47.18% of the vote, followed by Mark Mezzano with 44.33% and Anthony Spengler with 8.49%. Resner leads over Mezzano by only 281 votes.

Four-Year Seat – Top 2 Will Win

Paul Dhanuka is leading with 40.87% of the vote, followed by Mike Littau with 20.80%, Joshua Johnson with 17.73%, Dave Backues with 11.19% and Ian Hill with 9.41%. Littau leads over Johnson by less than 475 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 28.20% of the vote, followed by Susie Baugh with 25.47%, Bonnie Simmons has 24.23%, and Stan Neutze has 22.10%. Baugh leads over Simmons by only 37 votes.

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

Daniel Ringwelski is winning with 23.64% of the vote, followed by Greg Watkins with 21.95%, Toni Coates with 16.48%, Janice Powell with 15.21%, Dolores Lucero with 12.34% and Tena Eisenbeisz with 10.37%. Coates leads over Powell by only 58 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 succeeding with 51.3% of the vote, or 377 votes.

Measure Q, which would give the Board another option for how to fill elected officials’ midterm vacancies and limits how long the Board can appoint to fill those seats is failing with 56.47% of voters opposing it. The measure is currently failing by 1,840 votes.

See all Shasta County election results here.

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