Where Fresno area’s city, county, statewide races stand the day after Election Day
After Election Night concluded on Tuesday, approximately 70,900 votes remain to be counted countywide.
Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters James Kus said the next update will be Thursday afternoon. He plans to certify the election by June 26.
Here are where things stand for Fresno-area races. Figures are as of Wednesday morning.
Central Valley congressional races
The top-two candidates will advance to the Nov. 3 general election, regardless of party or winning a majority of the vote.
District 13: Rep. Adam Gray, D-Merced, leads with 40.9%. Former Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, R-Stockton, is second with 29.1%. Vin Kruttiventi, R-Pleasanton, who made a late TV advertising surge, is in third with 16.6%. The distirct includes Fresno, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.
District 20: Rep. Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, leads with 70.5% of the vote. Sandra Van Scotter, D-Ridgecrest, has 26.6%. Two other candidates have less than 2%. The district includes Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare counties.
District 21: Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, garnered 41% of the vote. He appears to be facing Kyle Kirkland, R-Clovis, who has 28.6%. Lorenzo Rios, R-Clovis, is third with 16.4%. Three other candidates are at 9% or below. The district includes Fresno and Tulare counties.
District 22: Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, is in the lead with 44.5% vote. The biggest question is who will the incumbent face in November? Randy Villegas, D-Visalia, and Jasmeet Bains, D-Delano, engaged in a battle that dominated the TV airspace as a proxy battle between progressive (Villegas) and moderate (Bains). Villegas leads in second place, by a 29.8% to 25.7% margin, or about 1,700 votes. Kern County, Bains’ home area, is notoriously slow with its count. The district includes Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera and Tulare counties.
State Assembly and Senate
The top-two candidates will advance to the Nov. 3 general election, regardless of party or winning a majority of the vote.
Senate District 12: Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig, R-Clovis, likely secured a seat in November with 61.5%. William Brown Jr., Lib-Visalia, leads Louis Miramontes, R-Visalia, 23.9% to 14.6%. Incumbent Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield is termed out and running for the Board of Equalization. The district includes Fresno, Kern and Tulare counties.
Senate District 14: Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria, D-Fresno, and Merced City Councilmember Darin Dupont, R-Merced, are at a virtual tie with 43% each. That will likely move both to November. Sanger City Councilmember Esmeralda Hurtado, D-Sanger, is in third with 13.2%. Hurtado is the sister of state Sen. Melissa Hurtado. That means the Senate will not have a pair of sisters serving concurrently. The district includes Fresno, Madera, Merced and Tulare counties. Incumbent Anna Caballero, D-Merced, is termed out and came in third place in the race for state treasurer.
Senate District 16: Incumbent Melissa Hurtado, D-Bakersfield, is in second place with 35.5%. That should advance her to November. Guillermo Gonzalez, R-Bakersfield, leads with 49.5%. Bakersfield City Councilmember Manpreet Kaur, D-Bakersfield is in third with 15%. This could set up an intense November battle. The district includes Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare counties.
Assembly District 8: The only question for incumbent David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa, R-Clovis is how to pronounce his middle name. Tangipa, of Tongan ancestry, ran unopposed and picked up 100% of the vote for the district that includes Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Mono and Tuolumne counties. Tangipa easily pronounced his name when asked by The Fresno Bee.
Assembly District 27: Both former Merced mayor Mike Murphy, R-Merced, and Fresno County Supervisor Brian Pacheco, D-Kerman, appear to be headed for November. Murphy leads with 46.4%, followed by Pacheco at 39.7%, and Livingston City Councilmember Japjeet Singh Uppal at 13.9%. The district includes Fresno, Madera and Merced counties.
Assembly District 31: In the race to replace Joaquin Arambula, D-Fresno, who opted to run for Fresno City Council, Fresno City Councilmember Annalisa Perea, D-Fresno, leads with 43.7%. James Polsgrove, R-Fresno — a retired Fresno public works supervisor — is in second with 38.4%. Nonprofit CEO Sandra Celedon, D-Fresno — Arambula’s pick — is in third with 17.9%. The district is entirely in Fresno County.
Assembly District 33: Only two candidates ran, and both will advance to November. Incumbent Ali Macedo, R-Tuare, garnered 64.7% to former Lindsay mayor Hipolito Angel Cerros, D-Lindsay, 35.3%. The district includes Fresno, Kings and Tulare counties.
Fresno County Supervisor
If a candidate earned a majority, that candidate will win the race outright and be sworn-in next January.
District 1: Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi leads with 35.1% in the six-person race. His likely November challenger is Kerman Mayor Maria Pacheco with 26.6%. No other candidate has more than 11%. Incumbent Brian Pacheco — no relation to Maria Pacheco — is running for Assembly.
District 4: Former Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims appears to have won the race outright. She leads with 64.6% of the vote. Parlier Mayor Alma Beltran is in second with 12.1%. Mims seeks to replace Buddy Mendes, who opted not to run for re-election. Medes endorsed Mims.
Fresno City Council
If a candidate earned a majority, that candidate will win the race outright and be sworn-in next January.
District 1: SCCCD Trustee Rob Fuentes (37.5%) and Central Unified Trustee Naindeep Singh (34.9%) appear to be headed to a November runoff. Two other candidates, Monte Forkas and Joe Hinojosa, are hovering at 13%.
District 3: State Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula leads with 28%, followed by Fresno Unified Trustee Keshia Thomas at 26.9%. Both appear to be headed to a November runoff. None of the five other candidates have more than 16%.
District 5: Incumbent Brandon Vang is clinging to a majority lead at 52%. If it holds, he will win outright. SCCCD Trustee Danielle Parra is in second at 30.5%. Two other candidates have not climbed beyond 12%.
District 7: Nav Gurm, an attorney and former City Hall staffer, leads with 38.5%. Following closely in second is community activist Ariana Martinez Lott at 36.4%. They both appear to be headed for a November runoff. Business advocate AJ Rassamni is in third with 15.8%.
Other races of note
Board of Equalization: In the District 1 seat, state Senator Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, is in first place with 36.6%. Fresno City Councilmember Nelson Esparza, D-Fresno, is in second with 29.8%. They appear headed for the November runoff. None of the three other candidates have more than 16%.
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools: Incumbent Michele Cantwell-Copher appears headed to November with 42.3% of the vote. If she stays under a majority, second place is still up for grabs. Former Clovis Unified Superintendent Eimear O’Brien leads education professional Johnny Alvarado, 29.5% to 27.8%, or 1,500 votes.
