SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for school boards and city councils as well as decide the fate of local measures in the Nov. 3 general election.
As of Wednesday, the latest results from Monterey County Elections are:
*Currently leading
(i) Incumbent
SCHOOL BOARDS
Chualar Union School District, Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3 (Vote for 1)
ALEJANDRA FLORES — 12, 6.63%
*MARTHA GALLEGOS — 89, 49.17%
MIRIAM TRUJILLO — 80, 44.20%
Gonzales Unified School District, Governing Board Member (Vote for 2)
*CESAR AYON — 940, 30.59%
*CELESTE DANIEL — 1,049, 34.14%
MONICA RICO — 347, 11.29%
EDNA “VIRY” VALDEZ — 737, 23.98%
Greenfield Union School District, Governing Board Member (Vote for 2)
*MAYRA PEREZ DIAZ (i) — 1,206, 32.83%
*SONIA MARTINEZ-HEREDIA (i) — 1,236, 33.65%
JOSE MADRID — 1,196, 32.56%
Soledad Unified School District, Governing Board Member (Vote for 3)
JESS THOMAS BARRERAS (i) — 917, 15.06%
*JAVIER GALVAN (i) — 1,874, 30.79%
*IVAN A. IBARRA MORA — 1,900, 31.21%
*ROBERTO OCAMPO — 1,396, 22.93%
South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, Governing Board Member, 4 Year (Vote for 2)
*DAVID GABONI (i) — 2,886, 38.95%
*IRENE G. GARCIA (i) — 2,442, 32.96%
JUERGEN B. SMITH — 2,082, 28.10%
CITY COUNCILS
City of Gonzales, Mayor (Vote for 1)
HENRY MARTINEZ JR. — 88, 6.18%
MARIA OROZCO (i) — 556, 39.07%
*JOSE L. RIOS — 779, 54.74%
City of Gonzales, Member, City Council (Vote for 1)
*SCOTT FUNK (i) — 1,037, 74.98%
HENRY MARTINEZ SR. — 346, 25.02%
City of Greenfield, Member, City Council (Vote for 2)
SILVIA CAMACHO — 673, 19.21%
*YANELY MARTINEZ (i) — 874, 24.94%
AVELINA T. TORRES — 797, 22.75%
*ROBERT “BOB” WHITE (i) — 1,160, 33.11%
City of King, Member, City Council District 3 (Vote for 1)
*CARLOS M. DELEÓN (i) — 244, 100%
City of King, Member, City Council District 4 (Vote for 1)
CARLOS VICTORIA (i) (write-in) — 2, 100%
City of King, Member, City Council District 5 (Vote for 1)
*ROBERT CULLEN (i) — 278, 100%
City of Soledad, Mayor (Vote for 1)
FRED J. LEDESMA (i) — 1,422, 45.32%
*ANNA M. VELAZQUEZ — 1,716, 54.68%
City of Soledad, Member, City Council (Vote for 2)
*BEN JIMENEZ, JR. — 1,538, 41.95%
*CARLA STEWART (i) — 2,128, 58.05%
LOCAL MEASURES
Measure J — Gonzales Unified School District, Elementary School Construction/Technology Improvement Bond (55% Voter Approval Required)
*YES — 1,166, 58.24%
NO — 836, 41.76%
Measure K — Gonzales Unified School District, High School Renovation/Technology Improvement Bond (55% Voter Approval Required)
*YES — 1,229, 61.51%
NO — 769, 38.49%
Measure N — Soledad Unified School District, Student Technology and Teacher/Staff Housing Bond (55% Voter Approval Required)
*YES — 1,955, 60.60%
NO — 1,271, 39.40%
Measure P — City of King, King City Commercial Cannabis Tax Amendment (Majority Voter Approval Required)
*YES — 1,013, 71.44%
NO — 405, 28.56%
Measure S — City of Soledad, Soledad General Services Tax Measure (Majority Voter Approval Required)
*YES — 1,868, 60.26%
NO — 1,232, 39.74%
Measure T — City of Greenfield, Greenfield 2020 City Services Transactions and Use Tax Measure (Majority Voter Approval Required)
*YES — 1,359, 61.22%
NO — 861, 38.78%
Measure X — City of Gonzales, Gonzales Enhanced Quality of Life Temporary Tax Measure (Majority Voter Approval Required)
*YES — 759, 54.60%
NO — 631, 45.40%
