Official canvass underway; thousands of ballots still to be counted

CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The work to count all of the ballots submitted for the Nov. 5 presidential election is far from over.

The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office has issued preliminary election results for the 48 precincts and the vote by mail ballots that were counted as of early Wednesday morning.

Out of 37,915 registered voters, only 7,960 ballots, or 20.99%, have been counted.

Presidential elections in Lake County generally draw more than 70% turnout — the 2020 presidential election had 78% turnout — so thousands more ballots are expected to be counted by the time the official canvass is completed and the election certified next month.

The Secretary of State’s Office said county elections officials must report final official results for presidential electors by Dec. 3 and all other state contests by Dec. 6. On Dec. 13, the Secretary of State’s Office will certify the results.

The preliminary totals of the Lake County races — including bond and ballot measures — follow.

COUNTY AND CITY RACES

District 1 supervisor

Helen Owen: 722 votes, 54.45%
John Hess: 604 votes, 45.55%

Clearlake City Council: Three seats

Mary Wilson: 428 votes, 14.63%
Jessica Hooten: 423 votes, 14.46%
Tara Downey: 401 votes, 13.70%
David Claffey: 360 votes, 12.30%
James Rivera, 358 votes, 12.24%
Joyce Overton: 356 votes, 12.17%
Brett Freeman: 325 votes, 11.11%
Russell Perdock: 275 votes, 9.40%

Lakeport City Council, Four-year term: Three seats

Kenny Parlet: 279 votes, 22.98%
Christina Price: 256 votes, 21.09%
Kim Costa: 236 votes, 19.44%
Carl Porter: 232 votes, 19.11%
Michael Froio: 211 votes, 17.38%

Lakeport City Council, Two-year unexpired term: One seat

Brandon Disney: 542 votes, 100%

Northshore Fire Protection District Director Upper Lake Zone: One seat

Walt Christensen: 120 votes, 54.05%
Gary Lewis: 102 votes, 45.95%

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Kelseyville Unified School District Governing Board Member: Three seats

Mike Brown: 1,039 votes, 35.64%
Sabrina Andrus: 757 votes, 25.97%
Gilbert Rangel, incumbent: 603 votes, 20.69%
Mary Beth Mosko, incumbent: 516 votes, 17.70%

Konocti Unified School District Governing Board Member: Two seats

Joan Shelley Mingori: 955 votes, 35.77%
Zabdy Neria, incumbent: 935 votes, 35.02%
Tina Viramontes: 780 votes, 29.21%

Lakeport Unified School District Governing Board Member: Three seats

Catherine “Cat” Dunne: 806 votes, 33.97%
Scott Johnson: 575 votes, 24.23%
Jennifer Richardson, incumbent: 535 votes, 22.55%
Dan Buffalo, incumbent: 457 votes, 19.26%

Middletown Unified School District Governing Board Member, Four-year terms: Two seats

Annette Lee: 514 votes, 38.85%
Zoi Ann Bracisco, incumbent: 481 votes, 36.36%
Frederic Fahey: 328 votes, 24.79%

Middletown Unified School District Governing Board Member, Two-year unexpired term: One seat

Patricia Patchie: 519 votes, 52.85%
Nathan Willis: 463 votes, 47.15%

Yuba Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 7

Doug Harris, incumbent: 1,623 votes, 56.12%
Jeffrey Lee Dryden: 1,269 votes, 43.88%

BOND AND ADVISORY MEASURES

Kelseyville Unified School District Measure R: Must have 55% support to pass

Yes: 937 votes, 53.27%
No: 822 votes, 46.73%

Konocti Unified School District Measure S: Must have 55% support to pass

Yes: 1,335 votes, 59.60%
No: 905 votes, 40.40%

Advisory Measure U, to change “Kelseyville” to “Konocti”

No: 5,429 votes, 71.99%
Yes: 2,112 votes, 28.01%

South Lake County Fire Protection District Measure T

Yes: 920 votes, 73.42%
No: 333 votes, 26.58%

STATE AND FEDERAL RACES, LAKE COUNTY PRELIMINARY COUNT ONLY

Member of the State Assembly, Fourth District

Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, incumbent: 4,081 votes, 53.34%
Darren T. Ellis: 3,570 votes, 46.66%

United States Representative, Fourth District

Mike Thompson, incumbent: 4,255 votes, 54.73%
John Munn: 3,520 votes, 45.27%

United States Senator, full term

Adam Schiff: 3,912 votes, 50.39%
Steve Garvey: 3,852 votes, 49.61%

United States Senator, partial/unexpired term

Adam Schiff: 3,832 votes, 50.13%
Steve Garvey: 3,812 votes, 49.87%

United States President and Vice President

Kamala Harris/Tim Walz: 3,899 votes, 49.57%
Donald Trump/JD Vance: 3,772 votes, 47.95%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan: 100 votes, 1.39%
Jil Stein/Rudolph Ware: 42 votes, 0.53%
Chase Oliver/Mike Ter Maat: 22 votes, 0.28%
Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia: 22 votes, 0.28%

STATE BALLOT MEASURES, LAKE COUNTY PRELIMINARY COUNT ONLY

Proposition 2: Bonds for Public School and College Facilities

Yes: 4,125 votes, 54.60%
No: 3,430 votes, 45.40%

Proposition 3: Constitutional Right to Marriage

Yes: 4,338 votes, 57.45%
No: 3,213 votes, 42.55%

Proposition 4: Bonds for Water, Wildfire and Climate Risks

Yes: 4,317 votes, 56.74%
No: 3,291 votes, 43.26%

Proposition 5: Bonds for Affordable Housing and Infrastructure

No: 4,352 votes, 57.86%
Yes: 3,169 votes, 42.14%

Proposition 6: Eliminates Forcing Inmates to Work

No: 4,476 votes, 60.17%
Yes: 2,963 votes, 39.83%

Proposition 32: Raises Minimum Wage

No: 4,022 votes, 52.87%
Yes: 3,586 votes, 47.13%

Proposition 33: Local Government Residential Rent Control

No: 4,644 votes, 61.32%
Yes: 2,930 votes, 38.68%

Proposition 34: Restricts Spending of Prescription Revenues

Yes: 3,894 votes, 53.01%
No: 3,452 votes, 46.99%

Proposition 35: Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal

Yes: 5,437 votes, 71.60%
No: 2,157 votes, 28.40%

Proposition 36: Increased Sentencing for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes

Yes: 5,375 votes, 70.77%
No: 2,220 votes, 29.23%

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