Preliminary Election Results for Mendocino County Only
Approximately 17% of votes are counted
The Mendocino County Registrar of Voters reported preliminary election results on Tuesday after the polls closed at 8 p.m. The numbers printed below were produced at 12:00 a.m. The final vote count is not expected for several weeks. After the November 2024 election, the final official results were run on December 3, 2024.
This morning’s count, which is largely based on absentee ballots mailed before June 2, reflected the vote of roughly one in six registered voters.
Few voters cast ballots in every race. The governor’s race drew the greatest participation, with 9,035 ballots cast out of 9,177 counted so far
Governor’s Race
Voters also participated heavily in the election for the California Senate — 8,625 were ballots cast — and State Assembly — 8,669 ballots were cast.
State Senator (2nd District)
State Assembly (2nd District)
Measure A
A bond measure for the Mendocino-Lake Community College District did not reach the required 55% threshold needed to pass in early voting — 8,056 voters cast ballots.
Superior Court Judge
A contested race for superior court judge revealed strong support for the incumbent, Judge Patrick Pekin. The 5,760 votes received by Pekin in early voting exceeded the 5,697 votes received by Judge FredRicco McCurry who ran unopposed after being appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year. Pekin also received the highest percent of the vote of any candidate in any race in early voting
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors — District 3
The District 3 Board of Supervisors race proved to be the most highly contest race in the primary election, with Eric Hart leading Buffey Wright Bourassa by five votes in early voting — 1,499 ballots were cast in early voting, or about 14% of registered District 3 voters.
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors — District 5
Supervisor Ted Williams, the incumbent, appeared to have a decisive edge in the District 5 race. Turnout for early voting was strong with 1,946 ballots cast, or 17% of the registered vote
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Elise, thank you for reporting on the election issues, especially your last article about the community college district and the handling of their existing bond repayment. The bond issue had poor timing with so many property owners having trouble paying their existing tax bills.