The KRCB newsroom has been busy working to keep you up to date with candidate interviews and special features about local contests. Today we're bringing you unofficial results in Sonoma County and the North Bay, according to the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters and the California Secretary of State’s websites on Friday, June 5.

 

So far, over 5.7 million ballots have been processed across California since the polls closed Tuesday night. As of Friday afternoon, election officials are reporting a 25% turnout statewide, but tens of thousands of ballots are yet to be counted, so that percentage will likely change. We still don’t know the full results for some of the marquee races, but KRCB News is here to keep you informed as the primary election results are finalized in the days ahead, and the focus shifts to November.

 

A green checkmark means the nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom CalMatters has officially called the race:

 

Sonoma County District 2 Supervisor:

🔲 Joanna Paun (NP)

🔲 Sylvia Lemus (NP)

 

Petaluma City Schools Board member Joanna Paun currently leads the race to replace outgoing Supervisor David Rabbitt. She looks to be headed for a runoff against Cotati city council member Sylvia Lemus. Shelina Moreda, who pitched herself as a voice for the district’s rural farming community, and Penngrove resident John King sit third and fourth in the race respectively. While supervisor races are non-partisan, Paun has been endorsed by the Sonoma County Democratic Party, local labor unions, and elected officials including Jared Huffman, Damon Connolly, Chris Rogers, and supervisors Chris Coursey and Lynda Hopkins. She is also the first candidate endorsed by the Sonoma County Democratic Socialists of America chapter. Lemus has been endorsed by the Santa Rosa Press Democrat editorial board, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, Sonoma County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, supervisors David Rabbitt, James Gore, Rebecca Hermosillo, and Lynda Hopkins, as well as multiple business interest groups.

 

4th District Supervisor:

🔲 Melanie Bagby (NP)

🔲 Tom Schwedhelm (NP)

 

Former Cloverdale city councilmember and mayor Melanie Bagby now leads a very tight race to replace James Gore as 4th District Supervisor.

 

Fewer than 400 votes separate Bagby from Tom Schwedhelm, former Santa Rosa mayor and police chief; and Todd Lands, Cloverdale’s Vice Mayor, with the race too close to call.

 

While supervisor races are non-partisan, Bagby is the only registered Democrat in the race, and is endorsed by the Sonoma County Democratic Party, Cloverdale Indivisible, and Sonoma County Conservation Action.

 

Schwedhelm, a more moderate independent, has been endorsed by the Press Democrat editorial board, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, and supervisors James Gore, David Rabbitt, Rebecca Hermosillo, and Lynda Hopkins.

 

Lands is a political independent and former deputy sheriff. He’s also endorsed by the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, and his campaign has been boosted by spending from Molly Flater, a member of the locally known Gallaher family.

 

Measure B (SMART tax):

Currently passing

 

Measure B extends the quarter-cent sales tax funding Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit and it is currently on track to pass, with early ‘Yes’ vote returns over 70% in both Sonoma and Marin counties. The measure only needs a simple majority to pass and has been almost universally endorsed by elected leaders across the two counties.

 

State Senate District 2:

✅ Damon Connolly (D)

🔲 Tief Gibbs (R)

 

State Assemblyman Damon Connolly leads the race to replace State Senator Mike McGuire. Connolly, a Democrat from San Rafael, comes through the primary heavily favored to win in November, and move from the 12th District Assembly seat into California’s upper legislative body. McGuire, a Democrat, held the seat in 2022 with over 70% of the vote.

 

Connolly has racked up over 100,000 votes so far, in a state senate district which covers all of Marin, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties; as well as three-quarters of Sonoma County. Two Republicans, Tief Gibbs, and Aaron Smith, trail well behind Connolly.

 

State Assembly District 2:

✅ Chris Rogers (D)

✅ Michael Greer (R)

 

It’ll be a rematch between Santa Rosa Democrat Chris Rogers and Del Norte County Republican Michael Greer for the 2nd Assembly District race in November. The incumbent Rogers easily dispatched Greer in the majority Democratic voter district in 2024, winning over 65% of the vote in general election two years ago. Rogers is favored to hold the seat in November’s general election.

 

State Assembly District 4:

✅ Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)

 

Incumbent Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry will win another term to the state assembly after running unopposed in the primary. The large assembly district covers part of the City of Sonoma and a small chunk of southeastern Sonoma County, as well as parts of Napa, Lake, Yolo, and Colusa counties.

 

State Assembly District 12:

✅ Eric Lucan (D)

🔲 Eryn Cervantes (R)

 

Marin and Southern Sonoma County residents will have a new State Assembly representative for District 12 after incumbent Damon Connolly jumped into the race to replace Mike McGuire in the State Senate. Marin County Supervisor Eric Lucan, one of five Democrats running, currently leads all six candidates in the race. Republican Eryn Cervantes sits at a close second. The crowded contest in the heavily Democratic district has attracted huge outside spending for an Assembly race. Grow California PAC, founded by two San Francisco tech billionaire investors, has dropped over $1 million on the race. Three-quarters of that has been spent on attack ads against Rohnert Park councilwoman Jackie Elward; the other quarter has been spent on ads backing Lucan for the seat. Grow California PAC has been spending heavily in state legislative races against labor-backed candidates like Elward. She is currently in 3rd place in the race.

 

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