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2024 Election: Santa Clarita Races So Far

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Two days after Election Day, races across California continue to receive updates as ballots are counted, take a look at how Santa Clarita races are going. The presidential candidate selection went as expected for many, with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump securing their place as the Democratic and Republican candidates respectively. But how are other races affecting ...

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Midterm Election Results To Be Certified In Two Weeks

California’s midterm election results are set to be certified in two weeks. On Friday, Dec. 16, California’s Secretary of State is set to certify the 2022 midterm election results after receiving official results from county officials. County officials are set to finalize and send their results and submit them to the Secretary of State by this Thursday. By California law, ...

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Santa Clarita To Move To District-Based Voting Following City Council Settlement

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On Tuesday, the Santa Clarita City Council announced that the city is to settle a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit and adopt a district-based voting system for future elections.  At the beginning of the regular meeting the council announced the decision to settle a lawsuit filed against the city. All the city council members made it clear that they disagreed ...

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Former U.S. Navy Commander, Santa Clarita Democrat To Run For Congress

A Santa Clarita resident and U.S. Navy veteran has chosen to run as a Democratic candidate to represent California’s 25th Congressional District against incumbent Congressman Mike Garcia. In broad strokes, John Quaye Quartey, II shares a remarkably similar background to Garcia. Both are first-generation Americans, both served as active-duty members of the United States Navy (Garcia as a fighter pilot ...

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Smith Concedes To Garcia In Tight Congressional Race

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, officially conceded to Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, on Monday in the tightly-contested race for the seat in California’s 25th Congressional District (CA-25). For live election updates, click here. On Monday, Smith’s campaign issued a statement officially conceding to Garcia. “This is not the end result we fought for, but I am proud of the strong, ...

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Mueller Concedes To Wilk In State Senate Race

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, has won the race for California’s 21st State Senate District (SD-21) after Democratic challenger Kipp Mueller conceded Wednesday afternoon. For live election updates, click here. Mueller took to social media Wednesday to congratulate Wilk on his win, as well as to thank his supporters. “It looks like we came up just a bit short. ...

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Sebastian Cazares Declares Victory In COC Board Race As Youngest Elected Official In Santa Clarita History

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Sebastian Cazares has declared victory for the College of the Canyons board Monday becoming the youngest‐ever elected official in Santa Clarita history at the age of 20. Cazares was elected by the voters of Santa Clarita Community College District Trustee Area 3 to serve on the College of the Canyons Board of Trustees, according to his campaign. “I am truly ...

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James Webb Declares Victory Over Incumbent Steve Sturgeon For Hart Board

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James Webb has declared victory over incumbent Steve Sturgeon in the race for District Area 4 seat on the William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board. For live election updates, click here. Webb took to social media Wednesday evening to declare victory over Sturgeon. “Thank you to everyone for your support, your positive thoughts, and your belief in ...

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Santa Clarita Election Results: Local Races Close Across SCV

Santa Clarita election results are continuing to be updated Wednesday afternoon, as additional in-person ballots are counted.  Several races across the Santa Clarita Valley are very close, with the election for the 25th Congressional District within one percent of each candidate. Other races for the state senate and school boards are also in contention.  See the Full Results Here: 2020 ...

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State Senate Race Between Scott Wilk, Kipp Mueller Too Close To Call

The race between State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Democratic challenger Kipp Mueller for California’s 21st State Senate District (SD-21) is the closest local race in the 2020 election as of Wednesday morning, with less than 600 votes separating the two. UPDATE 4:45 p.m. — As of 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Wilk held 50.25 of the vote and Mueller held 49.75 ...

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