2024 primary election: San Bernardino County election results include supervisors
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Primary Election Day is here, and our focus is on two San Bernardino County Board of Supervisor races, and two measures that will affect fire protection tax in some parts of the county and a parcel tax in the city of Adelanto.
Throughout the week, subscribers can find results for state and local races in print and online.
Early results indicate trouble for Adelanto's Measure U
A "yes" vote for Measure U supports authorizing for 20 years an annual parcel tax on vacant land of $50 to $600/acre annually, generating an estimated $6.2 million per year to fund public safety, parks/recreation programs, capital improvements such as roadway projects, and illegal dumping enforcement.
This measure requires a 66.67% majority to pass.
In the first round of results, 61% of Adelanto voters voted no on the measure.
Incumbents take early leads in San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors races
With the first round of election results released, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors incumbents Paul Cook and Dawn Rowe have taken strong leads.
Cook is ahead with 12,939 votes, while Marcus Hernandez is in second place with just over 3,500 votes.
Rowe is also ahead of her opponents by a large margin — 16,118 votes. Chris Carrillo is in second place with 6,134 votes.
California's U.S. Senate seat: Garvey upsets Democrats to join Schiff in General Election
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and political newcomer Steve Garvey, a Republican and former Dodgers star, will advance to the General Election, according to NBC and CBS.
Early unofficial vote results in the heated California race for a full six-year U.S. Senate term show Schiff in the lead with 36.8% of votes counted so far, followed by Garvey's 29.6%. Democratic Rep. Katie Porter had 12.8% and Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee had 8.1% of votes.
The early numbers represent just 7.3% of the vote count, with 1,519 of 20,855 precincts partially reporting.
All registered voters—regardless of party—had the chance to choose any candidate running to fill the open seat, which was long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Spokespeople from the Porter and Garvey campaigns say their candidates plan to deliver first remarks around 9 p.m. Pacific time.
The Schiff campaign said shortly before polls closed they do not yet have a scheduled time for remarks.
−Kathryn Palmer
California Presidential Primary: Biden take Democratic delegates, Trump wins GOP
Mere minutes after polls closed, early results from California's presidential primary election Tuesday confirmed what polling has long predicted: President Joe Biden handily won with the state's many Democratic voters, and former President Donald Trump locked the Republican vote, according to the Associated Press.
President Joe Biden, as the presidential incumbent, is widely expected to be the Democratic presidential nominee.
Former President Donald Trump is also the run-away front-runner in his party's race, regularly beating former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in primaries and caucuses. Despite recent losses in South Carolina and Michigan, Haley vowed to stay in the race at least until Super Tuesday. With California's massive delegate haul, and hundreds of others likely to go to Trump, Tuesday's elections were seen as a last stand against the former president.
−Kathryn Palmer
California presidential primary: How many delegates are up for grabs?
When polls close and votes are counted in California’s presidential primary, leading candidates will see a torrent of new delegates. The nation’s most populous state has the most of any other Super Tuesday state – more than 600 across both parties ‒ making its primaries a potential boon in the race for the 1,215-finish line.
Democrats will commit 496 delegates in total, of which 277 are chosen according to districts if they receive 15% or more of the primary vote. The rest are pledged to a candidate depending on their success statewide and 72 delegates are uncommitted state or party officials.
On the Republican side, new rules turned its allocation process infinitely simpler, though not without controversy. Following a 2023 vote by state party officials, any Republican candidate now amassing over half of all primary votes will be awarded the full Monty ‒ 169 GOP delegates. Detractors say it’s one of a series of recent voting law changes seen as intentionally advantageous to former President Donald Trump in his run. However, the law could also provide a delegate-windfall to a Republican candidate who managed to get over half the vote, even if by a razor slim margin, in the winner-takes-all format.
Regardless of this possibility, months of polling show Trump is likely to sail past the 50% threshold and nab all 169.
−Kathryn Palmer
San Bernardino polling location change
The polling place at VFW Post 8737 in San Bernardino has been changed, according to the county registrar of voters.
Voters assigned to the VFW polling place are being redirected to Temple Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1583 W. Union St.
Voters can also cast their mail ballot at any polling place or mail ballot drop-off location in the county or through the U.S. Postal Service. If voters use USPS, ballots must be postmarked no later than March 5.
A complete list of the polling places and mail ballot drop-off locations can be found at Elections.SBCounty.gov
California’s Prop 1 proposes billions for mental health services
California voters are faced with a single statewide proposition on their primary ballots this cycle, intended to funnel billions toward the state’s mental health and homelessness crisis.
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Proposition 1, spearheaded by Gov. Gavin Newsom, would authorize the state to borrow $6.38 billion in bonds to fund the creation and expansion of mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities with a focus on helping those at risk of, or are presently, experiencing homelessness.
The governor’s office predicts the measure will add 11,150 new treatment beds and supportive housing units and add 26,00 outpatient spots. About $1 billion is to be set aside specifically for veterans’ housing.
Recent statewide polling found the proposition is supported by 59% of likely voters, down from 68% in November.
Supporters say the measure is a needed source of new funding to help the state's homeless population and buttress existing mental health services.
Opponents decry its cost and argue it would step on existing programs geared toward helping people with substance abuse and mental health challenges.
−Kathryn Palmer
San Bernardino County: When will election results be posted
In-person voting in California closes at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5. All mail-in ballots must be postmarked by March 5. First results based on early voting tallies are expected to be released shortly after polls close at 8 p.m. for both San Bernardino County races and statewide races.
Measure U- City of Adelanto
In Adelanto, a "yes" vote on Measure U supports authorizing for 20 years an annual parcel tax on vacant land of $50 to $600/acre, generating an estimated $6.2 million per year to fund public safety, parks/recreation programs, capital improvements such as roadway projects, and illegal dumping enforcement. This measure requires a 66.67% majority to pass.
A "yes" vote supports repealing the special fire protection parcel tax, which was about $117 per parcel per year, that was approved by voters in 2006. This measure requires a simple majority to pass.
Measure W- San Bernardino County
A "yes" vote on Measure W supports repealing the special San Bernardino County fire protection parcel tax, which was about $117 per parcel per year, that was approved by voters in 2006. This measure requires a simple majority to pass.
San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 1
Incumbent candidate District 1 Supervisor Ret. Col. Paul Cook is being challenged by Snowline Joint Unified school board member Marcus Hernandez, private investigator Clifton Harris and Pastor Rafael A. Porras.
Cook served in the 65th Assembly District in the California State Legislature from 2006 through 2012. He then served in the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020.
Beginning in 2020, Cook began representing the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors First District.
The First District includes Adelanto, Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville, and an area north of Barstow.
San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 3
Incumbent candidate District 3 Supervisor Dawn Rowe’s biggest challenger appears to be attorney Chris Carrillo, who formerly worked for then-Supervisor James Ramos and the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Rowe was first appointed as supervisor in December 2018 after former Supervisor James Ramos was elected to the 40th Assembly District. She was reelected in 2020.
The other District 3 candidates are business owner Robert Block, and Graham Smith who worked in corporate finance before leaving to start two small businesses.
The district includes Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Crestline, Devore, Grand Terrace, Highland, Joshua Tree, Loma Linda, Needles, Redlands, Running Springs, Twentynine Palms, Yucaipa and Yucca Valley
In the county supervisors races, if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will face a runoff in November.
Primary election results
Primary election results will be published after the first round of results are released after 8 p.m. Tuesday by the registrar of voters. Because of deadlines, print subscribers can expect election coverage in the weekend edition.
However, subscribers who want regular updates can access the Daily Press eNewspaper, which is published daily.
Daily Press staff will update its 2024 San Bernardino County Primary Election results page when the registrar of voters releases results.
To stay updated on Election Day results, visit www.vvdailypress.com
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Congressional races to watch in California
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–Kathryn Palmer
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Who is predicted to win in California Senate race?
California’s primary elections for its first open U.S. Senate seat in decades is proving to be tighter than once expected.
While Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, known for his role as lead prosecutor in the first impeachment of former President Donald Trump, is certain to make it into the top two, a battle has erupted in recent weeks over who will join him. The race is a nonpartisan primary, in which the top two vote-getters advance to the November General Election ticket, regardless of their party affiliation.
Polling over the last several weeks has pit Democratic Rep. Katie Porter against political newcomer and former baseball star Steve Garvey, a Republican. Though some polling has placed one candidate above the other, and vice versa, it is often within the margin of error, leaving the two in a virtual tie. Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee consistently ranks last in polls against the other three candidates.
Surveys are mere indications of where the votes may land, and as is often the case, voter turnout will likely be essential in deciding who takes second place.
−Kathryn Palmer
This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day on Tuesday.
This article originally appeared on Visalia Times-Delta: Election results: San Bernardino County supervisors vie for reelection
