Local Politics · Fresno, CA
Early Tuesday-night results showed Rob Fuentes leading Naindeep Singh 52.13%–47.87% in Fresno City Council District 1, Ariana Martinez Lott ahead of Nav Gurm 54.69%–45.31% in District 7, and Joaquin Arambula over Keshia Thomas 55.99%–44.01% in District 3. The Measure S transportation tax renewal trailed with 53.53% voting against it in early returns, though both campaigns urged patience as thousands of ballots remained uncounted. In county races, Kerman Mayor Maria Pacheco led Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi 55.37%–44.63% for the Board of Supervisors, and incumbent Michele Cantwell-Copher held a 57.52% lead over Eimear O'Brien for County Superintendent of Schools. Fresno Unified school board races also showed early leads for Miguel Arias in District 1, Valerie Davis in District 3, and Karen Steed in District 4.
Local Politics · Fresno County
Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig held about 62.5% of the vote over Libertarian William Brown Jr.'s 37.5% in early returns for California Senate District 12, as of 8:30 p.m. Nov. 3. The district covers northeast Fresno and Clovis, plus portions of Tulare and Kern counties including parts of Visalia and Bakersfield. Magsig, a Fresno County supervisor since 2017, said his priorities include infrastructure, forest management, water and energy policy. Brown, a Marine veteran from Visalia, focused his campaign on fiscal responsibility and reducing taxes and regulations.
Local Politics · Fresno, CA
State Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria held approximately 63.6% of counted votes against Republican Darin Dupont's 36.4% in the California State Senate District 14 race as of 8:55 p.m. Nov. 3, with 89,277 votes tallied. The district covers southern Fresno, western Fresno County, and parts of Madera and Merced counties. Dupont said it was too early to call the race, citing heavy turnout in Merced County. Soria, a former Fresno City Councilmember serving as Assemblymember since 2022, faces Dupont, a Merced City Council member and attorney campaigning on affordability issues.
Local Politics · Fresno, CA
Fresno City Councilmember Annalisa Perea led Republican Jim Polsgrove approximately 67% to 33% with nearly 49,000 votes counted as of 11:45 p.m. on election night in the race for California's Assembly District 31 seat. The district covers the southern half of Fresno, Sanger and Selma. Polsgrove, who attended a watch party in Old Town Clovis, said early results did not match his campaign expectations but declined to concede. Perea has served as Fresno's District 1 councilmember since 2022; Polsgrove is a retired city of Fresno supervising engineering technician.
