The following results for the Nov. 3 election are preliminary and will change as the counties process ballots. As of 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, the votes currently counted in Merced County are election day votes, mail-in votes and early votes.
The next estimated vote update in Merced County is on Nov. 6 no later than 5 p.m. There are currently 32,353 unprocessed ballots and 42,026 processed ballots in Merced County. The majority, 28,865, are mail-in.
Los Banos City and School District Races
For Los Banos Council District 3, incumbent Marcus Chavez is leading with 833 votes (55.68%). Challenger Erasmo Viveros currently has 641 votes (42.85%). Following the first results, Chavez thanked voters and told the express, “I look forward to working with the council to do bigger and better things for our community.” Viveros talked to Chavez on Nov. 4 and congratulated him. He wrote to the council meeting on the same day, “I wish Marcus the best and hope he works hard to represent everyone.”
For Los Banos Council District 2, incumbent Refugio Llamas ran unopposed and currently has 1,267 votes (96.87%).
For Los Banos Mayor, incumbent Micheal Amabile ran unopposed and currently has 4,842 votes (94.53%).
For Los Banos City Clerk, incumbent Lucy Malonee ran unopposed and currently has 4,912 votes (97.50%)
For Los Banos City Treasurer, incumbent Lucy Lawrence ran unopposed and currently has 4,076 votes (98.05%)
For Measure V, to make the Los Banos City Treasurer an appointed position, it is currently on track to narrowly lose. No votes are at 2,842 votes (50.58%), while Yes votes are at 2,777 (49.42%)
For the Los Banos Unified School District Board Area 7, incumbent Dayna Valadao is leading with 573 votes (64.53%). Challenger Myriam J. Gonzalez currently has 309 votes (34.80%).
For Los Banos Unified School District Bond Measure C, it is currently on track to pass. Yes votes are at 3,802 (61.19%) while No’s are at 2,411 votes (38.81%). It needs at least 55% of the vote to pass.
Dos Palos City and School District Races
In the Dos Palos-Oro Loma Joint Unified School District Area 5, Moy Merez is leading with 110 votes (57.89%). His opponent David Langley has 79 votes (41.58%).
Firebaugh City and School District Races
In the City of Firebaugh City Council election, three candidates ran for two at-large seats. Incumbent Felipe Perez received 555 votes (45.60%), Silvia Renteria is in second with 332 votes (27.28%), and James Fraser is close behind with 284 votes (23.34%), and .
Measure F in Firebaugh is succeeding currently. Yes votes are at 581 (66.17%), with No votes at 297 (33.83%). The measure is a Firebaugh City tax on land for fire and emergency response. The measure requires a two-thirds majority to pass. The results are not in yet.
For the Firebaugh-Las Deltas school board races in area 1, Ryan Octavio Gonzalez has 69 votes (38.98%) and is tied with Incumbent Eliseo Gamino who also has 69 votes (38.98%), and Javier Marquez is last with 38 votes (21.47%) . In area 4, Antonio Gonzalez is trailing behind Rene Munoz. Munoz has 89 votes (56.33%) and Gonzalez has 66 votes (41.77%).
County Races relevant to the Westside
For Merced County Superintendent of Schools, Ana Boyenga is leading with 19,012 votes (50.96%). Richard Lopez is close behind with 18,297 votes (49.04%).
For Merced County Education Board Area 5, incumbent Geneva Marie Brett is leading with 3,471 votes (54.69%). Challenger Jesse Perez is behind with 2,824 votes (44.49%).
For Merced Community College District Governing Board Area 5, incumbent Joe G. Gutierrez leads with 3,279 votes (64.80%). Challenger Sarai Jimenez-Robertson trails with 1,758 votes (34.74%)
Updated results will be posted as they are available.
Final results are expected to be certified by Dec. 3.
