Amador County - A couple of local races have been deemed too close to call and will not be made official for weeks, according to Elections office officials. The latest unofficial final results, not including vote-by-mail ballots, were published at 9:48 pm on Tuesday evening. Results including the vote-by-mail percentages are expected later today. A number of steps must be taken in the process to make the votes official, including final approval from the Board of Supervisors. Although totals are not yet official, current estimations are considered extremely accurate with very little margin for error said Sheldon Johnson, Registrar of voters. The closest race is between the six candidates for Plymouth City Council. Only three seats are open. Mayor Jon Colburn leads with 22.24 percent, followed by Patricia Shackleton with 19.83 percent. Maria Nunez, with 16.77 percent and incumbent Greg Baldwin, with 16.59 percent are in a dead heat for third place - a difference of only two votes. Jackson’s race is equally competitive. Six candidates are competing for three seats. The difference between third place candidates Alfred Nunes and Marilyn Lewis is less than one percent, or roughly 7 votes. Wayne Garibaldi and Keith Sweet are shown as the two top vote getters there. Another to-close-to-call race is between four candidates competing for three seats in the Amador Unified School District race. The difference between the top three vote-getters is only two percent of the vote. Incumbent Mary Walser presently leads with 27.21 percent, followed closely by Wally Upper with 26.75 percent and Janelle Redkey with 26.38 percent. Paul Karnaze came in fourth with 19.15 percent. Story by Alex Lane (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Thursday, 06 November 2008 00:42
Some Local Elections Too Close To Call
Amador County - A couple of local races have been deemed too close to call and will not be made official for weeks, according to Elections office officials. The latest unofficial final results, not including vote-by-mail ballots, were published at 9:48 pm on Tuesday evening. Results including the vote-by-mail percentages are expected later today. A number of steps must be taken in the process to make the votes official, including final approval from the Board of Supervisors. Although totals are not yet official, current estimations are considered extremely accurate with very little margin for error said Sheldon Johnson, Registrar of voters. The closest race is between the six candidates for Plymouth City Council. Only three seats are open. Mayor Jon Colburn leads with 22.24 percent, followed by Patricia Shackleton with 19.83 percent. Maria Nunez, with 16.77 percent and incumbent Greg Baldwin, with 16.59 percent are in a dead heat for third place - a difference of only two votes. Jackson’s race is equally competitive. Six candidates are competing for three seats. The difference between third place candidates Alfred Nunes and Marilyn Lewis is less than one percent, or roughly 7 votes. Wayne Garibaldi and Keith Sweet are shown as the two top vote getters there. Another to-close-to-call race is between four candidates competing for three seats in the Amador Unified School District race. The difference between the top three vote-getters is only two percent of the vote. Incumbent Mary Walser presently leads with 27.21 percent, followed closely by Wally Upper with 26.75 percent and Janelle Redkey with 26.38 percent. Paul Karnaze came in fourth with 19.15 percent. Story by Alex Lane (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
