UPDATE: Hold the phone! Kim Bergel’s chances of unseating Eureka Councilman Mike Newman for his Ward 3 seat just got a fair bit chunkier. When the Journal spoke to Humboldt County Registrar of Voters Carolyn Crnich after midnight, she estimated 1,000 or so ballots may have been dropped off at the Humboldt County Elections Office […]
Election Night
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UPDATE: FINAL Report: Measure P On Solid Ground
FINAL REPORT: Votes cast:28,653 Precincts reporting: 107 of 107 Yes: 59.43 percent No: 40.57 percent Fourth report: Votes cast: 26,140 Precincts reporting: 94 of 107 Yes: 57.91 percent No: 42.09 percent Third Report: Votes cast: 21,684 Precincts reporting: 69 of 107 Yes: 56.11 percent No: 43.89 percent It’s looking like P will win, as expected. The […]
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4TH UPDATE: Tax Measures
4TH UPDATE: Here’s the final Election Night Report, with no changes. All local tax measures have passed, with the notable exception of the 1-percent proposed sales tax increase in Fortuna, which voters rejected decisively. Final report (results shown in percentages) Measure Q (Eureka) – 65.79 for, 34.12 against 5,586 votes cast, 100 percent of precincts […]
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5TH UPDATE: The Council Races
5th UPDATE: The final tallies are in… The only nail biter race appears to be in Eureka’s Ward 3, where challenger Kim Bergel trails incumbent Mike Newman by just 104 votes. It’s currently unclear how many provisional and vote by mail ballots remain to be counted in Eureka, so it’s hard to tell if Bergel […]
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UPDATE: No Go For Eureka’s Fair Wage Act
SECOND UPDATE: The third election night report is in, with 67 percent of county precincts reporting, but the numbers on Measure R didn’t change from the second report. It’s likely that most, if not all Eureka precincts, are in. Over at the Siren’s Song Tavern, Fair Wage Folks gathered to listen to Turtle of the […]
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2nd UPDATE: It’s Too Late!
2nd UPDATE: And the polls are closed… Stay tuned for the first batch of results, which should be posted any time now by the humboldt County Elections Office. UPDATE: The polls close in an hour, so if you want to vote you’d better get to it. If you’re on the fence, scroll down to see […]
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UPDATE: Final Election Night Results In
The Humboldt County Elections Office has released its final election night report, and the results remain largely unchanged. Humboldt County has elected its first female district attorney, Maggie Fleming, re-elected 5 th District Supervisor Ryan Sundberg and appears to have re-elected 4 th District Supervisor Virginia Bass, though Bass’ lead is slim enough (303 votes) […]
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Election Day!
After months of politicking, door knocking, lawn signs, glad handing and debating, Election Day is finally here. North Coast voters have some big choices before them today, including who will be the county’s next district attorney and who will represent the 4th and 5th districts on the county board of supervisors. There’s also a field […]
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Who Won?
The big winner in yesterday’s election appears to have been the sofa, since voter turnout was at 19.74 percent. Another victor was Measure K, which got an 85.16 percent yes vote for to expand the Fieldbrook firehouse, a project that is already underway. If you build it, they will vote. Here are the other winners. […]
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CLENDENEN TAKES SECOND DISTRICT
Split Decision: Jager, Atkins in EKA Winkler, Brinton, Ornelas in Arcata Also, some guy from Illinois won his race Prop 8 still leading in statewide polls at Miller Time
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WHEN OH WHEN
Waiting ’til 1 a.m. for the final report No beer at the bar for this reporter
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CLENDENEN BUILDS LEAN IN 2ND
Atkins, Jager in Eureka Not a damn thing new in Arcata