UPDATE 3/6/24 9:30 a.m.: Mendocino County’s election results were updated after midnight on election night, and the current results include a total of 7,418 ballots, just over 14% of the county’s 52,602 registered voters. This update includes a few hundred votes from ballots cast in person yesterday, and has not changed which candidates are currently ahead in the county’s tally. However, it will still be a while before the winners are declared, since the county will continue to check and count votes over the next several weeks before the final statewide primary election results are certified.
These current results only include Mendocino County voters, but you can also see the full statewide primary election results here. In some races, such as for California Assembly District 2, Mendocino County’s results vary significantly than the total: for example, Supervisor Ted Williams has received a higher percentage of the Mendocino County votes than has received throughout the district.
UPDATE 8:50 p.m.: The first round of election results are in, based on tallies from ballots mailed in prior to election day, so only only includes 13.9% of registered voters. The final voter turnout and results will not be available this evening, and Mendocino County has up to 31 days to submit results to the state.
The initial results can be found on the current election results page of the on the Mendocino County election website, and will be continued to be updated at the same link until the final results are available.
In CA Assembly District 2, Michael Greer is in the lead with 24.64%, followed by Ted Williams with 21.37%, then Rusty Hicks with 16.52% out of 6,742 votes cast. You can see the full list of results for Senate, Congress, and Presidential primaries on the Mendocino County election website.
Here are the current Mendocino County Supervisors races:
Mendocino County District 1: 1,405 votes
Madeline Cline: 59.57%
Trevor Mockel: 9.25%
Carrie Shattuck: 8.27%
Adam Gaska: 22.7%
Mendocino County District 2: 1,056 votes
Maureen Mulheren: 51.14%
Jacob Brown: 49.46%
Mendocino County District 4: 1,883 votes
Bernie Norvell: 81.47%
Georgina Avila-Gorman: 18.43%
MENDOCINO Co., 3/5/24 — You have until 8 p.m. this evening to cast a vote in the statewide primary election, which includes a number of open seats in Mendocino County. You can return your ballot at a drop-box, at a polling station, or by mail, and the initial results will be released as of 8 p.m. tonight.
Here’s a list of the candidates running for office; you can see the full list of Mendocino County drop boxes and polling stations here. If you did not receive a ballot but are registered to vote, or had an error or other issue with your ballot, you should contact the county elections office or visit a polling station to assess your options for voting today by calling 707-234-6819 or by emailing [email protected]. You can read the official candidates’ statements and other voting information here.
In Mendocino County, three supervisor seats are up for reelection, with the incumbents in District 4 and 1, Supervisors Dan Gjerde and Glenn McGourty, choosing not to run again; Supervisor Mo Mulheren in District 2 is running for her seat. The office currently held by Aseemblymember Jim Wood is also open, with Wood stepping down, and Mendocino’s District 5 Supervisor Ted Williams has thrown his hat in that race. The 2nd Congressional District seat, currently held by Congressman Jared Huffman, is also on the ballot.
The initial election results will be released beginning when the polls close this evening, and the results and subsequent updates will be posted on the Mendocino County election website.
You can find our coverage of the 2024 primary election here. Preliminary results typically only include ballots cast prior to election day, and the final results and voter turnout may not be available for several weeks. The final tally will include all ballots postmarked by March 5, 2024 and received up to seven days after the election.
We’ll be updating this article as the results come in, below.
