Kyle Krahel, a Democrat, expanded his lead Friday over Vista Mayor John Franklin, a Republican, for the second spot advancing to the November general election for the District 5 seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
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Updated preliminary results from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Office for Tuesday’s primary show San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones, a Republican, still well ahead of both men with 47,661 votes, or a little less than 40% of the total counted so far.
Krahel had 25,708 votes, or 21.37%, of the total counted through Friday, a lead of 2,907 votes over Franklin, who had 22,801 votes, or 18.95% of the total.
Krahel led Franklin by as few as 397 votes on the day after the election. Since then, Krahel’s margin has increased as more of the county’s mail and provisional ballots are counted.
Two other candidates are several thousand votes behind the leaders. Norma Contreras, a Democrat and former chair of the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, had 11.59% of the total, and Sasha Miller, an independent endorsed by the Green Party, had 8.47%.
District 5 covers a large territory of North County, much of it rural and unincorporated, from Oceanside and Camp Pendleton east through Borrego Springs and the Anza Borrego desert. A majority of its voters were Republicans for many years; however, today, Democrats hold a single-digit advantage.
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Supervisor Jim Desmond, a Republican, was first elected to the seat in 2018 and can’t seek another four years in the job because of term limits. He is running for the 48th Congressional District position held by Rep. Darrell Issa, who did not file for re-election.
The office is nonpartisan, but Democrats hold three of the five seats and often vote together. A win by Krahel would further solidify their majority. Additional results are expected by 6 p.m. Monday.
In the election for the county’s treasurer-tax collector, incumbent Larry Cohen leads the four candidates with 265,732 votes, or 46.7% of the total. A Democrat and longtime congressional aide, Cohen was appointed last year to serve out the rest of the term formerly held by the late Dan McAllister.
Shirley Nakawatase, a Republican, accountant and former Imperial Beach mayoral candidate, was in second place with 194,140 votes, or 34.12%, and appeared likely to be on the November ballot.
The other two candidates are Republican Supervisor Joel Anderson with 15.98% and former Oceanside City Treasurer Victor Roy with 3.19%
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