And the winner is ...
... we're still not sure.
With about 40 percent of the ballots counted in this city, we're still not completely sure who won all the local races. But I think it's safe to assume that incumbents Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo and Jim Frost walked away with victories. So did Jan Reynolds. Their leads are wide enough to call it.
With 37 of 85 precincts counted in the City Council race, Michael took 30 percent of the vote; Spagnolo took 26 percent. Dennis Gutierrez came in a distant third with 14 percent.
Jan Reynolds looks like she'll be the new City Clerk with 76 percent to Ron Stark's 24 percent. Jim Frost, despite being outspent by Ryan Orr, got 79 percent to Orr's 21 percent. Even though just 37 of 85 precincts have been counted, it's obvious who the winners are.
But the water district's race is still tight. With 42 of 102 precincts reporting, Randall Reed, Jim Curatalo and Hank Stoy are in the lead for three open full-term seats. Reed has 18 percent, Curatalo has 15 percent and Stoy has 14. Close behind is David Hill and Luis Cetina with 13 percent. In the partial-term race, Oscar Gonzalez with 57 percent of the vote, has a considerable lead over Ron Sakala, who has 43 percent.
With about 40 percent of the ballots counted in this city, we're still not completely sure who won all the local races. But I think it's safe to assume that incumbents Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo and Jim Frost walked away with victories. So did Jan Reynolds. Their leads are wide enough to call it.
With 37 of 85 precincts counted in the City Council race, Michael took 30 percent of the vote; Spagnolo took 26 percent. Dennis Gutierrez came in a distant third with 14 percent.
Jan Reynolds looks like she'll be the new City Clerk with 76 percent to Ron Stark's 24 percent. Jim Frost, despite being outspent by Ryan Orr, got 79 percent to Orr's 21 percent. Even though just 37 of 85 precincts have been counted, it's obvious who the winners are.
But the water district's race is still tight. With 42 of 102 precincts reporting, Randall Reed, Jim Curatalo and Hank Stoy are in the lead for three open full-term seats. Reed has 18 percent, Curatalo has 15 percent and Stoy has 14. Close behind is David Hill and Luis Cetina with 13 percent. In the partial-term race, Oscar Gonzalez with 57 percent of the vote, has a considerable lead over Ron Sakala, who has 43 percent.
Congratulations to Jan Reynolds who took the high road in winning RC City Clerk. Jan crushed her opponent.