Election results: Trubee, Greenwood maintain large margins in district 4, 5 council races
Vote totals for city, county, state and federal races are being released. While it could be some time before winners are declared, here’s the latest that we know.
As Riverside County continues to count ballots from Tuesday’s election, it’s becoming clearer who has the momentum in races for the Palm Desert City Council and multiple ballot measures that will affect our area.
In District 4, incumbent Evan Trubee, the current mayor, is running against Jonathon Polly. As of Thursday evening, Trubee was leading with 57% of the vote over Polly’s 43% (1,497 votes to 1,120).
In District 5, candidate John Greenwood is facing Ralph Perry. Greenwood has maintained his lead with 60% of the vote (2,111 votes) compared to Perry’s 40% (1,397 votes).
In the 25th Congressional District, The Associated Press declared incumbent Democrat Raul Ruiz the winner early on against Republican Joe Males.
Local ballot measures
Desert Recreation District is running Measure P, asking voters to approve a new tax that it says will help repair local parks and improve programming. The measure would levy a five cent per building square foot tax, providing $11.3 million for the district. Voters are approving that ballot measure by a margin of 61% to 39%.
Also on the ballot, Measure A from Riverside County asks voters whether to continue an existing half-cent sales tax to be used for traffic relief and road repair. So far, the yes votes lead no votes, 70%-30%.
Desert Healthcare District
Three seats are up for election on the Desert Healthcare District Board of Directors. In Zone 1, candidate David “Jax” Kelly takes on Ted Stoner and C.J. Tobe, and in Zone 5 incumbent Anyse Smith is running for reelection against Desiree Wallis, and in Zone 2, Sarah Fry, Reshae Crawford and Marilyn Hannan are running. Kelly leads in Zone 1 with 49% of the vote. Smith leads in Zone 5 with 62%. And Fry leads in Zone 2 with 58% of the vote
A complete tally of the votes often takes weeks. The county has 30 days to certify election results and in early December must send one complete copy of the general election returns to the California Secretary of State in an electronic format.
The next updated results will be posted by 6 p.m. this evening.
Editor’s note: This story will updated as new vote totals are released. To track all the city races (and those throughout the county), head to this website.
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