Shasta County Counts Thousands of Ballots, With 6 p.m. Thursday Update Due After 36-Hour Gap
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Updated · KRCR · Jun 5
Shasta County Counts Thousands of Ballots, With 6 p.m. Thursday Update Due After 36-Hour Gap
3 articles · Updated · KRCR · Jun 5
Summary
Thousands of ballots were still being processed in Shasta County more than 36 hours after the last results update, with new totals expected at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Clerk and Registrar Clint Curtis said he hopes to finish nearly all counting soon, leaving only a few "stragglers," as officials work through the special election to fill late Rep. Doug LaMalfa's District 1 seat.
Several races remain tight because vote-by-mail and Election Day ballots are breaking differently: Joanna Francescut leads Curtis 59%-41% by mail, while Curtis leads 57%-43% on Election Day ballots.
The same split appears in supervisor contests, with Erin Resner leading Kevin Crye overall despite Crye's 51%-41% Election Day edge, and Mike Gallagher ahead of Chris Kelstrom overall even as Kelstrom leads 48%-41% in Election Day voting.
In the supervisor races, any candidate who fails to clear 50% plus one vote will advance to a November runoff, making the pending count critical.