Shasta County’s Election Office Releases New Round of Election Results

Correction 3.9.24 11:12 am: We have updated this article for candidates for Congress, the Senate and the Assembly to show the vote totals across all of California’s District 1 voters rather than just those from Shasta County. We have also added the statewide results for Proposition 1.

Shasta County’s Election Office has now processed about 34,000 out of a total of 52,000 ballots for the March 5 primary. Election results now include about 65% of Shasta County’s ballots made in-person, via ballot drop box and mailed-in.

During a press release yesterday, March 8, Shasta County Assistant Clerk and Registrar of Voters Joanna Francescut thanked the community for their patience and said next Friday, March 15,  is when the public will learn the majority of the rest of Shasta County’s votes. 

The results below are still preliminary. About 18,000 ballots remain to be counted.

Election Results: Recall of Supervisor Kevin Crye

In District 1, votes to recall Kevin Crye are still ahead with 51% of the vote. A margin of only 255 votes stands between recall and no recall votes.

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

District 2

In District 2, Allen Long is still ahead with almost 53% 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. He’s running against three other candidates. Laura Hobbs has almost 18% of the vote, Dan Sloan has 16% and Susanne Baremore has almost 13%.

District 3

In District 3 the incumbent, Supervisor Mary Rickert, is still leading with 43% 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 29% of the vote while Win Carpenter has about 27%. 

District 4

In District 4 Matt Plummer holds a strong lead with 60% of the vote. The vote margin between him and the incumbent, Patrick Jones, is 1,356 votes.

Election Results: Measures C & D

Measure C, which would limit county board members to two four-year terms, is winning overwhelmingly with 75% 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 53% of the vote and a vote margin of 2,384.

Election Results: First Congressional District

Looking at District 1 votes, the incumbent, Doug LaMalfa, is ahead with almost 65% of the vote. He’s followed by Rose Yee with almost 24% and Mike Doran with 11%.

Election Results: First Senatorial District

Megan Dahle is far ahead of her competitor, David Fennell. She has almost 78% of the votes across California’s District 1.

Election Results: First Assembly District

Across District 1 voters, Heather Hadwick is leading with more than 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%.

For comparison, when looking at Shasta County votes, Mark Mezzano is ahead with almost 36% of the vote. He’s followed by Tenessa Audette with 28%, Heather Hadwick with 22% and Melissa Hunt with almost 14%. The top two candidates will move forward to the general election in the fall.

Proposition 1

Across all of California’s votes so far, Proposition 1 is currently failing with only 49.6% of voters supporting the measure.

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