ENCINITAS — Two North County mayoral races remained exceptionally close in preliminary returns, with Bruce Ehlers holding a 27-vote lead in Encinitas and Sharon Jenkins ahead by 36 votes in San Marcos, according to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ 2:51 a.m. Nov. 4 update.
With ballots still being counted, neither contest was settled.
In Encinitas, Ehlers had 9,779 votes, or 50.07%, to Rimga Viskanta’s 9,752 votes, or 49.93%. In San Marcos, Jenkins had 10,781 votes, or 50.08%, to Mike Sannella’s 10,745 votes, or 49.92%. The San Marcos District 2 council race was even closer: Justin Matsushita led Lindsey Smith by eight votes, 3,137 to 3,129.
Other council contests also remained competitive. In Encinitas District 3, Arielle Golden led Ed Sprague by 73 votes, while Brad Lefkowits held a wider lead over Marco San Antonio in District 4. In Escondido District 2, Anthony DiMartino led incumbent Joe Garcia by 213 votes. Vista Councilmember Corinna Contreras led Frank Nunez by 29 votes in District 1.
Among local measures, Oceanside’s Measure S trailed by 382 votes, with 50.44% opposed and 49.56% in favor. The city’s Measure R had stronger support at 63.91%, while Solana Beach’s Measure C had 71.91% approval.
School bond results were mixed. Vista Unified’s Measure N exceeded the required 55% threshold with 56.34% support, while Fallbrook Union Elementary’s Measure K fell short at 53%. Countywide, Measures A and B each had just over 51% support.
Elsewhere in North County, Keith Blackburn held a substantial lead in the Carlsbad mayoral race, Dane White led Elias Velazquez in Escondido, and Joe Green led Kenneth Zuniga in Vista. San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones led Kyle Krahel with 60.74% in the county Board of Supervisors District 5 race. All results remained unofficial.
Results are preliminary as of Nov. 4 and reflect statewide totals for state offices and propositions, all counties within each congressional and legislative district, and San Diego County returns for local contests. The county’s latest update, at 2:51 a.m., reported 766,723 ballots counted and 37.7% turnout. Candidates are listed by votes received.
STATEWIDE OFFICES
Governor
Xavier Becerra (D): 4,992,161 — 63.9%
Steve Hilton (R): 2,815,459 — 36.1%
Lieutenant governor
Fiona Ma (D): 4,917,762 — 63.8%
Gloria Romero (R): 2,794,433 — 36.2%
Secretary of state
Shirley N. Weber (D): 4,983,791 — 64.7%
Donald P. “Don” Wagner (R): 2,721,661 — 35.3%
Controller
Malia M. Cohen (D): 4,891,240 — 63.8%
Herb W Morgan (R): 2,779,231 — 36.2%
Treasurer
Eleni Kounalakis (D): 4,905,258 — 64.0%
Jennifer Hawks (R): 2,764,491 — 36.0%
Attorney general
Rob Bonta (D): 4,911,026 — 63.8%
Michael E. Gates (R): 2,791,689 — 36.2%
Insurance commissioner
Jane Kim (D): 3,464,693 — 52.0%
Ben Allen (D): 3,199,117 — 48.0%
Superintendent of public instruction
Richard Barrera: 3,799,472 — 57.1%
Sonja Shaw: 2,850,246 — 42.9%
CONGRESS
Full-district returns.
48th District
Marni von Wilpert (D): 92,924 — 59.6%
Jim Desmond (R): 63,015 — 40.4%
49th District
Mike Levin (D): 120,614 — 57.5%
Armen Kurdian (R): 89,194 — 42.5%
50th District
Scott Peters (D): 117,694 — 61.0%
Steve Cohen (R): 75,182 — 39.0%
STATE SENATE
Full-district returns.
32nd District
Kelly Seyarto (R): 88,530 — 53.1%
Tiffanie Tate (D): 78,213 — 46.9%
38th District
Catherine S. Blakespear (D): 150,447 — 55.9%
Laura Bassett (R): 118,759 — 44.1%
40th District
Mara Elliott (D): 124,630 — 52.5%
Kristie Bruce-Lane (R): 112,942 — 47.5%
STATE ASSEMBLY
Full-district returns.
74th District
Laurie Davies (R): 66,703 — 50.2%
Sergio Farias (D): 66,120 — 49.8%
75th District
Carl DeMaio (R): 72,089 — 56.0%
Gerald C. Boursiquot (D): 56,555 — 44.0%
76th District
Darshana Patel (D): 67,972 — 58.5%
Carrie S. Espinoza Villanueva (R): 48,271 — 41.5%
77th District
Tasha Boerner (D): 88,137 — 63.1%
Trinity Hannaway (R): 51,647 — 36.9%
COUNTY SUPERVISOR
District 5
Rebecca Jones: 86,038 — 60.74%
Kyle Krahel: 55,608 — 39.26%
CITY RACES
Carlsbad mayor
Keith Blackburn: 25,392 — 72.66%
Eric Nixon: 5,491 — 15.71%
Stephen Banister: 2,252 — 6.44%
Bill Arsenault: 1,811 — 5.18%
Carlsbad council, District 1
Melanie Burkholder: 4,477 — 56.79%
Nate Larson: 3,406 — 43.21%
Carlsbad council, District 3
Priya Bhat-Patel: 5,691 — 70.31%
Wayland T. Lim: 2,403 — 29.69%
Carlsbad city clerk
Sherry A. Freisinger: 28,320 — 100.00%
Carlsbad treasurer
Christian Peacox: 22,134 — 66.88%
Thomas E. Krouse: 10,962 — 33.12%
Del Mar council — two seats
Meghan O. Spieker: 884 — 33.60%
Jas Grewal: 713 — 27.10%
Terry Gaasterland: 523 — 19.88%
Jeff Sturgis: 511 — 19.42%
Encinitas mayor — short term
Bruce Ehlers: 9,779 — 50.07%
Rimga Viskanta: 9,752 — 49.93%
Encinitas council, District 3
Arielle Golden: 2,431 — 50.76%
Ed Sprague: 2,358 — 49.24%
Encinitas council, District 4
Brad Lefkowits: 3,079 — 57.21%
Marco San Antonio: 2,303 — 42.79%
Escondido mayor
Dane M. White: 14,909 — 52.51%
Elias Velazquez: 13,485 — 47.49%
Escondido council, District 1
Vanessa Valenzuela: 2,695 — 63.83%
Tanner Horsley: 1,527 — 36.17%
Escondido council, District 2
Anthony DiMartino: 4,881 — 51.12%
Joe Garcia: 4,668 — 48.88%
Oceanside council, District 1
Eric Joyce: 5,229 — 59.99%
Michael Cline: 3,487 — 40.01%
Oceanside council, District 2
Richard Robinson: 3,667 — 41.43%
Emily Gonzales: 2,982 — 33.69%
Ricky James: 909 — 10.27%
Oscarin Ortega: 792 — 8.95%
Perry Alvarez: 502 — 5.67%
Poway mayor
Steve Vaus: 7,356 — 53.28%
Jenny Maeda: 3,319 — 24.04%
Dellena Olps: 3,131 — 22.68%
Poway council, District 1
Chris Pikus: 2,547 — 100.00%
Poway council, District 3
Peter De Hoff: 2,289 — 67.98%
Bob Walder: 1,078 — 32.02%
San Marcos mayor
Sharon Jenkins: 10,781 — 50.08%
Mike Sannella: 10,745 — 49.92%
San Marcos council, District 1
Maria Nuñez: 1,836 — 70.08%
Thomas Gabriele: 784 — 29.92%
San Marcos council, District 2
Justin Matsushita: 3,137 — 50.06%
Lindsey Smith: 3,129 — 49.94%
Solana Beach council, District 2
Kristi Becker: 636 — 100.00%
Solana Beach council, District 4
Jenna Wolfe-Dellamano: 1,026 — 100.00%
Vista mayor
Joe Green: 9,674 — 51.24%
Kenneth Zuniga: 9,204 — 48.76%
Vista council, District 1
Corinna Contreras: 1,224 — 46.24%
Frank Nunez: 1,195 — 45.15%
Yolanda Kenniston Alvarez: 228 — 8.61%
Vista council, District 4
Dan O’Donnell: 4,318 — 72.30%
Josh Davis: 1,654 — 27.70%
EDUCATION
County Board of Education, District 5
Rick Shea: 97,371 — 67.21%
Bianca Ragonesi-Lasche: 47,507 — 32.79%
Palomar College, Area 1
Judy Patacsil: 18,927 — 54.99%
Anthony Wiley: 10,088 — 29.31%
Frank Xu: 5,404 — 15.70%
Palomar College, Area 5
Jennifer Jeffries: 15,891 — 45.61%
Michelle C. Moore: 15,018 — 43.10%
Cory Anderson: 3,935 — 11.29%
Bonsall Unified, Area B
Michael Gaddis: 851 — 78.43%
Emily Wilke: 234 — 21.57%
Carlsbad Unified, Area 1
Michele Tsutagawa Ward: 2,629 — 68.73%
Amber Martinez: 1,196 — 31.27%
Carlsbad Unified, Area 4
Tracey Perrault: 2,821 — 53.65%
Gretchen Vurbeff: 2,437 — 46.35%
Carlsbad Unified, Area 5
Chris Waidelich: 2,234 — 56.59%
Joel Gutierrez: 1,714 — 43.41%
Del Mar Union — three seats
Alan Scott Kholos: 7,308 — 32.16%
Douglas Rafner: 6,019 — 26.49%
Stephen Cochrane: 4,729 — 20.81%
Katherine C. Fitzpatrick: 4,665 — 20.53%
Encinitas Union — three seats
Chris Hargrave: 13,211 — 23.66%
Bill Shen: 11,979 — 21.45%
Jillian Cocayne: 11,730 — 21.01%
Jorge Sanchez: 7,831 — 14.02%
Marika Dixon: 5,818 — 10.42%
Michelle Clark: 5,272 — 9.44%
Escondido Union, Area 2
Elizabeth Shulok: 4,880 — 54.37%
Chris Ranglas: 4,095 — 45.63%
Escondido Union, Area 4
Zesty Harper: 3,972 — 59.34%
Maggie Cascio: 2,722 — 40.66%
Escondido Union, Area 5
Bonnie Wagner: 3,809 — 57.65%
Frank Huston: 2,798 — 42.35%
Escondido Union High, Area 1
Bob Weller: 1,744 — 58.31%
Nina Haines: 1,247 — 41.69%
Escondido Union High, Area 2
Joe Hinrichs: 3,636 — 45.30%
Rafaela Cervantes: 3,072 — 38.27%
Mark Lucas: 1,319 — 16.43%
Escondido Union High, Area 5
David Vincent: 4,900 — 60.26%
Georgine Tomasi: 3,232 — 39.74%
Fallbrook Union Elementary, Area 4
Maria G. Moran: 2,159 — 58.24%
Anabel L. Canseco: 1,548 — 41.76%
Fallbrook Union High, Area 1
Tauna Rodarte: 659 — 63.30%
Stacey Max Nijst: 382 — 36.70%
Fallbrook Union High, Area 3
Karen Weisberger: 1,546 — 53.85%
Tracy Daniel: 1,325 — 46.15%
Oceanside Unified, Area 1
Nancy Licona: 2,287 — 59.31%
Jerry Garcia Avila: 1,569 — 40.69%
Oceanside Unified, Area 3
Joey Pearson: 1,888 — 52.42%
Nicole Watson: 1,714 — 47.58%
Oceanside Unified, Area 4
Raquel Riojas Alvarez: 2,569 — 56.97%
Jason Bethurum: 1,940 — 43.03%
Poway Unified, Area B
Kym Sosnowski: 7,278 — 54.05%
Brett Davis: 6,188 — 45.95%
Poway Unified, Area C
Heather Plotzke: 5,462 — 59.65%
Jason Bennett: 3,695 — 40.35%
Poway Unified, Area D
Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff: 4,784 — 52.98%
Daniela Darling: 3,246 — 35.95%
Jennifer Dahlquist Ramirez: 1,000 — 11.07%
Ramona Unified, Area 1
Shelzea Zamora: 487 — 50.05%
Maya Phillips: 486 — 49.95%
Ramona Unified, Area 2
Dan Summers: 984 — 44.19%
Theresa Ketchem-Grace: 882 — 39.60%
William S. Adelson: 361 — 16.21%
Ramona Unified, Area 5
Rodger Dohm: 752 — 42.22%
Jeri Billick: 682 — 38.29%
Jared Birrenkott: 347 — 19.48%
Rancho Santa Fe — two seats
Jee Manghani: 1,227 — 35.72%
Paul K Seitz: 987 — 28.73%
Bow Ruggeri: 789 — 22.97%
Jared Khan: 432 — 12.58%
San Dieguito Union High, Area 1
Amy Flicker: 5,687 — 61.39%
David Miyashiro: 3,577 — 38.61%
San Dieguito Union High, Area 3
Helen Doyle: 6,711 — 61.96%
Summer Boger: 4,121 — 38.04%
San Dieguito Union High, Area 5
Justin Moodie: 4,238 — 57.12%
Ginny Merrifield: 3,182 — 42.88%
San Marcos Unified, Area E
Christine Baker: 3,457 — 55.17%
Derrick Davis: 2,809 — 44.83%
Vallecitos, Area 4
Michael Darnley: 56 — 65.12%
Cheri Wheeler: 30 — 34.88%
Valley Center-Pauma Unified, Area 4
Michael Caputto: 790 — 65.02%
Lisa Nordstrom: 425 — 34.98%
Vista Unified, Area 3
Martha Alvarado: 4,299 — 67.06%
Jon Moffat: 2,112 — 32.94%
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Deer Springs Fire — three seats
James E Gordon: 2,353 — 29.36%
Steve Kerrin: 2,018 — 25.18%
Lynne Caples: 1,777 — 22.17%
David Leatherberry: 1,056 — 13.18%
Carl Atwood: 811 — 10.12%
Fallbrook Public Utility, Division 2
Gerry Hoffman: 441 — 51.10%
Kenneth W. Endter: 422 — 48.90%
North County Fire, Division 2
Chris Shaw: 1,741 — 59.54%
Cole Marting: 1,183 — 40.46%
North County Fire, Division 3
Kenneth E. Munson: 1,014 — 43.15%
Robert “Bob” Atkins: 931 — 39.62%
Christine Ibbotson: 405 — 17.23%
Palomar Health, Division 3
Sarah Telahun: 8,973 — 50.03%
Laurie Edwards-Tate: 8,962 — 49.97%
Palomar Health, Division 5
Amanda Christensen: 10,832 — 53.86%
John Clark: 9,281 — 46.14%
Palomar Health, Division 7
Ian Butler: 8,367 — 56.93%
Linda C Greer: 6,329 — 43.07%
Rainbow Municipal Water, Division 3
Greg Irvine: 1,215 — 68.96%
Pam Moss: 547 — 31.04%
Ramona Municipal Water, Division 2
Jim Hickle: 1,255 — 71.71%
John Stevenson: 495 — 28.29%
Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water, Division 3
Abel Martinez: 2,733 — 50.38%
Kenneth Hoving: 2,692 — 49.62%
Tri-City Healthcare, Zone 2
Kayla Lauriano: 6,386 — 56.97%
Jerome M. Kern: 3,367 — 30.04%
Marilyn Piek: 1,456 — 12.99%
Valley Center Fire, Division 3
Lin Werkheiser: 515 — 51.45%
John Yeager: 486 — 48.55%
Vista Irrigation, Division 2 — short term
Richard L. Vásquez: 1,406 — 45.38%
Elida Garcia: 923 — 29.79%
Roland Allen: 769 — 24.82%
COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUPS
Ramona — seven seats
Robin Joy Maxson: 5,867 — 16.37%
Dawn Perfect: 5,833 — 16.27%
Lauren Elyse Welty: 4,974 — 13.88%
Kristi Mansolf: 4,812 — 13.43%
William S Adelson: 3,665 — 10.23%
Sophia Browning: 2,958 — 8.25%
Lisa Garcia: 2,797 — 7.80%
Tim Roberts: 2,704 — 7.54%
Scott Doig: 2,233 — 6.23%
Valley Center — seven seats
Lavonne R. Norwood: 3,557 — 15.15%
Lisa H. Adams: 3,172 — 13.51%
James Garritson: 2,767 — 11.78%
Matt J. Matthews: 2,711 — 11.55%
Vlad Anthony Ciupitu: 2,471 — 10.52%
Steve Hutchison: 2,334 — 9.94%
Susan Fajardo: 2,265 — 9.65%
Mordi Iheme: 2,158 — 9.19%
Andrew Noll: 2,044 — 8.71%
STATE PROPOSITIONS
Statewide returns.
Proposition 1: Housing affordability bonds
Yes: 4,506,588 — 59.4%
No: 3,084,042 — 40.6%
Proposition 2: Increase rainy day fund
Yes: 4,517,170 — 59.6%
No: 3,068,289 — 40.4%
Proposition 3: Extend high-income tax for schools, health care
Yes: 4,483,609 — 58.7%
No: 3,160,538 — 41.3%
Proposition 4: Allow public campaign funding
Yes: 3,599,779 — 48.0%
No: 3,892,816 — 52.0%
Proposition 5: Change recall process
Yes: 3,706,839 — 50.3%
No: 3,658,414 — 49.7%
Proposition 37: Homebuyer loan program
Yes: 4,605,778 — 61.0%
No: 2,946,506 — 39.0%
Proposition 38: Immunology research bonds
Yes: 4,221,039 — 55.7%
No: 3,354,819 — 44.3%
Proposition 39: Require government voter ID
Yes: 3,187,450 — 41.4%
No: 4,504,293 — 58.6%
Proposition 40: One-time tax on certain taxpayers
Yes: 3,419,652 — 44.4%
No: 4,280,110 — 55.6%
Proposition 41: Restrict new taxes outside spending limit
Yes: 3,598,679 — 47.6%
No: 3,966,849 — 52.4%
Proposition 42: Prohibit new state personal property taxes
Yes: 4,150,258 — 54.3%
No: 3,489,519 — 45.7%
Proposition 43: Limit local revenue increases
Yes: 3,392,467 — 45.1%
No: 4,130,805 — 54.9%
Proposition 44: Require clinics to spend 90% on services
Yes: 1,364,440 — 18.2%
No: 6,148,087 — 81.8%
Proposition 45: Modify environmental review
Yes: 3,438,817 — 45.9%
No: 4,050,212 — 54.1%
COUNTY AND LOCAL MEASURES
County Measure A
Yes: 364,995 — 51.68%
No: 341,237 — 48.32%
County Measure B
Yes: 374,267 — 51.62%
No: 350,762 — 48.38%
Oceanside Measure R
Yes: 27,135 — 63.91%
No: 15,325 — 36.09%
Oceanside Measure S
Yes: 21,498 — 49.56%
No: 21,880 — 50.44%
Solana Beach Measure C
Yes: 3,110 — 71.91%
No: 1,215 — 28.09%
Fallbrook Union Elementary Measure K
Yes: 5,795 — 53.00%
No: 5,139 — 47.00%
Vista Unified Measure N
Yes: 20,023 — 56.34%
No: 15,518 — 43.66%
Ramona Municipal Water Measure P
Yes: 4,869 — 56.08%
No: 3,814 — 43.92%
Pala Mesa road division Measure T
Yes: 184 — 56.10%
No: 144 — 43.90%
Measures K and N require 55% approval. Measure T requires two-thirds approval. Other listed local measures require a simple majority.
Sources: California Secretary of State and San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
Statewide and full-district totals: California Secretary of State’s Nov. 4 results file. media.sos.ca.gov. County and local totals: San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
