Mendocino County’s Ballot Box at the County’s Administration Building [Picture by Matt LaFever]
It’s a big night for democracy in Mendocino County. This evening, the results of this year’s California primary elections are coming in and MendoFever is here to tell you what you need to know when it comes to the races that hit closest to home.
Some considerations:
We will be reporting as each dump of votes is reported on the Mendocino County Elections website. These are not the official tallies. As various precincts report their numbers, the results will most likely shift considerably.
Considering the hyper-local focus of our newsroom, we will report on the races close to home including our Mendocino County’s Superintendent of Schools, Mendocino County’s 3rd District Supervisor, and Mendocino County’s 5th District Supervisor, and Mendocino County’s Sheriff.
We are excluding some of those on the ballot because they are running unopposed.
Now, the first round of numbers coming in at 8:06 p.m. with 3,461 of 52,602 (6.58%) registered voters’ ballots being counted.
Mendocino County Superintendent of Education
(L to R) Challenger Nicole Glentzer and Incumbent Nicole Hutchins
MICHELLE HUTCHINS
1,463
47.87%
NICOLE GLENTZER
1,593
52.13%
Mendocino County 3rd District Supervisor
(L to R} Incumbent John Haschak and Challenger Clay Romero
JOHN HASCHAK
533
77.02%
CLAY ROMERO
159
22.98%
Mendocino County 5th District Supervisor
(L to R) Incumbent Ted Williams and Challenger John Redding
JOHN REDDING
111
14.62%
TED WILLIAMS
648
85.38%
Mendocino County Sheriff
(L to R) Mendocino Country Sheriff Matt Kendall and Write-in Candidate Trent James
MATTHEW C. KENDALL
2,536
94.84%
Trent James (Write-In)
138
5.16%
UPDATE 10:47 p.m.: The Mendocino County Election website has released its 2nd report for the night, published at 10:15 p.m., and 3,597 of 52,602 registered voters making 6.84% of eligible ballots counted
Mendocino County Superintendent of Education
Mendocino County 3rd District Supervisor
Mendocino County 5th District Supervisor
Mendocino County Sheriff
UPDATE 6:00 a.m.: And there you have it folks, as of 12:32 a.m., we have our unofficial elected winners of the significant races in our local elections. Below is the vote totals and the percentage each candidate received. It will take several weeks for the results to officially become certified, but these numbers at this point with all precincts reporting generally indicate the winners:
Mendocino County Superintendent of Education
NICOLE GLENTZER
1,777
52.23%
MICHELLE HUTCHINS
1,625
47.77%
Mendocino County 3rd District Supervisor
[Picture provided by Supervisor Haschak]
JOHN HASCHAK
630
73.94%
CLAY ROMERO
222
26.06%
Mendocino County 5th District Supervisor
Mendocino County 5th District Supervisor Ted Williams
I guess being a “squealer” doesn’t really get the mileage it used to. But really, what qualified James for sheriff, besides gaining notoriety by airing peoples dirty laundry? Didn’t feel he dressed even remotely appropriately for the position and doesn’t really look healthy enough either. I’m happy the incumbent will prevail in this instance.
Here we are basically 24 hours later and we still can’t get the votes counted in the county. They are also saying something like 2 weeks to get a final count. It’s like we’re living in a third world country.
For the past seven years, Matt LaFever has covered the North Coast of California in both print and radio news. A Humboldt State graduate, he has lived in the Emerald Triangle for nearly 20 years. His reporting spans local issues like crime and wildfires. When not writing, Matt is an avid outdoorsman, exploring Northern California’s rugged landscapes. Reach out to him at matthewplafever@gmail.com.
I was really hoping for Trent James , it was time for change ?
I guess being a “squealer” doesn’t really get the mileage it used to. But really, what qualified James for sheriff, besides gaining notoriety by airing peoples dirty laundry? Didn’t feel he dressed even remotely appropriately for the position and doesn’t really look healthy enough either. I’m happy the incumbent will prevail in this instance.
Here we are basically 24 hours later and we still can’t get the votes counted in the county. They are also saying something like 2 weeks to get a final count. It’s like we’re living in a third world country.