Humboldt County’s First Post Election Results Are In

Humboldt County’s first election night report is offering an early glimpse into how local voters cast their ballots in today’s statewide primary election, but remember that the numbers are likely to change as additional ballots are processed.

As of the first report, all 100 precincts had reported, with 15,495 of Humboldt County’s 84,944 registered voters reflected in the count, representing turnout of 18.24%. While all precincts are reporting, many vote-by-mail ballots, provisional ballots, and ballots requiring review may still be outstanding.

In the race for governor, Tom Steyer leads Humboldt County with 28.10% of the vote, followed by Steve Hilton with 24.10%. Xavier Becerra is currently third at 18.94%, while Chad Bianco has 11.71% and Katie Porter has 8.12%.

Incumbent Congressman Jared Huffman is, as expected, leading the race for California’s 2nd Congressional District, receiving 56.70% of the vote in Humboldt County. Angelita Valles follows with 10.27%, while Tim Geist has 9.59%.

Two North Coast legislative races are also showing decisive early margins. In the State Senate District 2 contest, Damon Connolly leads with 61.81% of the vote, compared to 23.27% for Tief Gibbs and 14.93% for Aaron Smith.

In the Assembly District 2 race, Chris Rogers holds a substantial lead over Michael Greer, 61.80% to 38.20%.

One of the county’s contested local races is also showing a wide margin. In the Fifth District Supervisor race, Mary Burke has received 74.57% of the vote, while Evan Schwartz has 25.43%.

In the countywide Assessor race, Audrey Hanks leads Ben Larson by a margin of 79.52% to 20.48%.

Several local offices featured only one candidate. County Superintendent of Schools Michael Davies-Hughes, Fourth District Supervisor Natalie Arroyo, Auditor-Controller Mychal Evenson, Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voters Juan Pablo Cervantes, and Treasurer-Tax Collector Amy Christensen are all receiving overwhelming support in the early returns.

Among local ballot measures, Measure A, the Resort Improvement District No. 1 Special Utilities Improvement and Operations Parcel Tax Measure, is currently passing with 74.81% voter approval. Measure B, the Trinidad Unified School District bond measure, is receiving 57.09% support in the early count.

While the margins in several races are significant, wait to make conclusions from the first report. Humboldt County elections often continue to evolve in the days following Election Day as additional vote-by-mail and provisional ballots are verified and counted.

These results remain unofficial and represent only the first snapshot of voter preferences from the June 2 primary election. Additional updates are expected as ballot counting continues.

See the first report here:

UPDATE Midnight: Humboldt County’s final election night report shows turnout reaching 22.8%, with 19,370 ballots counted out of 84,944 registered voters. While additional ballots will still be processed in the coming days, the final report of election night reinforced the trends seen throughout the evening.

In Humboldt County’s local races, incumbent Fifth District Supervisor Mary Burke maintained an overwhelming lead over challenger Evan Schwartz, 73.45% to 26.55%. Audrey Hanks led Ben Larson in the Assessor race, 77.66% to 22.34%.

In the North Coast legislative contests, Chris Rogers led Michael Greer in Assembly District 2, 59.80% to 40.20%, while Damon Connolly led the State Senate District 2 race with 59.72% of the vote, ahead of Tief Gibbs at 24.49% and Aaron Smith at 15.79%.

Congressman Jared Huffman received 54.10% of the Humboldt County vote in the race for California’s 2nd Congressional District. Angelita Valles and Tim Geist were separated by fewer than 100 votes for second place locally, receiving 10.56% and 10.11%, respectively.

Among the ballot measures, Measure A, the Resort Improvement District No. 1 parcel tax measure, was receiving 75.36% support, while Measure B, the Trinidad Unified School District bond measure, stood at 58.51% support in the final election night count.

Please remember, these results are unofficial. Humboldt County elections officials will continue processing vote-by-mail ballots received on time, provisional ballots, and ballots requiring verification in the days ahead.