MONTEREY COUNTY — Two South Monterey County fire and emergency services parcel tax measures were failing in Tuesday’s California primary election, according to semi-final official results released Friday by the county Elections Department.
In Soledad, Measure A would have authorized an annual parcel tax to fund fire and emergency medical services, including staffing, equipment, training and disaster preparedness. So far, it has received 813 “yes” votes (47.96%) and 882 “no” votes (52.04%).
In Gonzales, Measure B would have funded similar services, generating about $665,000 annually. It received 434 “yes” votes (47.64%) and 477 “no” votes (52.36%) as of Friday.
In Pacific Grove and Monterey, Measures C and D — relating to council compensation and a proposed sales tax for city services, respectively — were also failing.
With all 208 precincts reporting, 67,096 ballots were cast out of 218,662 registered voters in Monterey County, a turnout of 30.68%. Vote-by-mail ballots accounted for 62,750 votes, while 4,346 were cast at polling places. (Monterey County Elections’ next report will be released Wednesday, June 10.)
In the race for Monterey County Superintendent of Schools, Dan Burns led challenger Ralph Gómez Porras, 31,412 votes (56.48%) to 24,207 votes (43.52%). The seat will be filled in November following the retirement of Superintendent Deneen Guss at the end of the year.
In Monterey County Board of Supervisors races, incumbent Glenn Church led in District 2 with 7,312 votes (70.13%) over Ramon Gomez, who had 3,114 votes (29.87%). In District 3, incumbent Chris Lopez ran unopposed, receiving 6,043 votes.
State Assembly races under California’s top-two primary system showed incumbents leading in both local districts, according to statewide results. In District 29, Assemblymember Robert Rivas led with 40,268 votes (64.8%), followed by Dennis P. Sanchez with 11,713 votes (18.9%) and J.W. Paine with 10,152 votes (16.3%). In District 30, Assemblymember Dawn Addis led with 49,801 votes (55.4%), followed by Shannon Kessler with 31,995 votes (35.6%) and Susannah Brown with 8,123 votes (9%).
In U.S. House District 18, Rep. Zoe Lofgren led with 52,281 votes (54.7%) and advanced toward the November general election. Shane Lewis received 29,197 votes (30.5%), Luis Arreguín received 11,449 votes (12%), and Chris Demers received 2,732 votes (2.9%).
Lofgren issued a statement thanking voters and outlining her priorities.
“Thank you to the people of California’s 18th district for making your voice heard in today’s primary election,” Lofgren said. “I am honored to have your trust to continue fighting in Congress for our communities. Californians are demanding that Washington focus on pocketbook issues, not vanity projects and culture wars. As our campaign marches on to November, I will continue to speak out against the chaos we’re seeing from the Trump administration and the Republican majorities in Congress. I will also do everything I can to help Democrats win all of our state’s competitive seats and secure a House majority that will fight for everyday Americans. We have just five months to make our case and put this country back on the right track, and I’m ready to get it done.”
In California’s 19th Congressional District, Rep. Jimmy Panetta led with 91,428 votes (59.5%), followed by Peter Coe Verbica with 32,538 votes (21.2%), Sean Dougherty with 15,828 votes (10.3%), and additional candidates trailing in the field.
In the statewide race for governor, which featured more than 60 candidates, the latest results showed several leading vote-getters. Xavier Becerra (Democrat) led the field with 1,883,083 votes (27.2%), followed by Steve Hilton (Republican) with 1,790,532 votes (25.9%), Tom Steyer (Democrat) with 1,488,520 votes (21.5%), and Chad Bianco (Republican) with 732,038 votes (10.6%).
Ballots will continue to be counted during the post-election canvass period. County elections officials must submit final certified results to the California Secretary of State by July 3. The Secretary of State is scheduled to certify statewide results on July 10.
For complete statewide results of the June 2 primary election, visit dp.electionresults.sos.ca.gov.
