Here’s what happened in California’s primary election while you were sleeping

Early voting returns show California Gov. Gavin Newsom coasting to the general election in November, with 56.6% of the vote thus far. Republican candidate Sen. Brian Dahle trails Newsom with 16.7% of the vote. The Associated Press has called that race for Newsom and Dahle.

In the state’s “jungle primary” system, the top-two vote-getters move on to the general election in November.

Because ballots postmarked Tuesday are accepted until June 14, it could be days or even weeks before final results are known, as mail-in ballots continue to be counted.

STATEWIDE OFFICES

• In the race for lieutenant governor, Democratic incumbent Eleni Kounalakis leads with 52.3% of the vote. Republican challenger Angela E. Underwood Jacobs has 19.8% of the vote.
• In the race for secretary of state, Democratic incumbent Shirley Weber leads with 59% of the vote. Republican challenger Rob Bernosky has 19.4% of the vote.
• In the race for controller, Republican Lanhee Chen leads with 36.8% of the vote. Democrat Malia Cohen has 21.3% of the vote.
• In the race for treasurer, Democratic incumbent Fiona Ma leads with 57.8 % of the vote. Republican challenger Jack M. Guerrero has 21.2% of the vote.
• In the race for attorney general, Democratic appointed incumbent Rob Bonta leads with 54.7% of the vote. Republican challenger Nathan Hochman has 18.4%, while Republican challenger Eric Early has 16.7%.
• In the race for insurance commissioner, Democratic incumbent Ricardo Lara leads with 37.1% of the vote. Republican challenger Robert Howell has 17.6%, Democratic challenger Marc Levine has 16.9% and Republican challenger Greg Conlon has 16.5%.
• In the nonpartisan race for superintendent of public instruction, incumbent Tony Thurmond leads with 45.8% of the vote. Ainye E. Long has 11.7%, while Lance Ray Christensen has 11.3%.
• In the race for Board of Equalization District 1, Republican Ted Gaines leads with 52.7% of the vote. Democrat Jose S. Altamirano has 22.5% of the vote.
• In the race for Board of Equalization District 2, Democrat Sally J. Lieber leads with 51.5% of the vote. Republican Peter Coe Verbica has 28.7%.
• In the race for Board of Equalization District 3, Democrat Tony Vazquez leads with 62.7% of the vote. No Party Preference candidate Y. Marie Manvel has 24.4%
• In the race for Board of Equalization District 4, Democrat Mike Schaefer leads with 37.3% of the vote. Democrat David Dodson has 14.8%, while Republican Denis R. Bilodeau has 14.4%.

CONGRESS

• In the race for U.S. Senate (partial term), Democratic appointed incumbent Alex Padilla leads with 54.6% of the vote. Republican challenger Mark Meuser has 21.4% of the vote. The Associated Press called this race for Padilla and Meuser.
• In the race for U.S. Senate (full term), Democratic appointed incumbent Alex Padilla leads with 53.7% of the vote. Republican challenger Mark Meuser has 14.2% of the vote. The Associated Press called this race for Padilla and Meuser.
• In Congressional District 3, Democrat Kermit Jones leads with 39.4% of the vote. Republican Kevin Kiley has 36.5% of the vote. The Associated Press called this race for Jones and Kiley.
• In Congressional District 5, Republican incumbent Tom McClintock leads with 43.7% of the vote. Democratic challenger Michael Barkley has 36.8% of the vote. The Associated Press called this race for McClintock and Barkley.
• In Congressional District 6, Democratic incumbent Ami Bera leads with 54.6% of the vote. Republican challenger Bret Daniels has 12.2% of the vote. The Associated Press called this race for Bera.
• In Congressional District 7, Democratic incumbent Doris Matsui leads with 64.8% of the vote. Republican challenger Max Semenenko has 27.7% of the vote. The Associated Press called this race for Matsui.
• In Congressional District 8, Democratic incumbent John Garamendi leads with 63.9% of the vote. Republican challenger Rudy Recile has 21.1% of the vote. The Associated Press called this race for Garamendi.
• In Congressional District 9, Democratic incumbent Josh Harder leads with 36.5% of the vote. Republican challenger Tom Patti has 28.9% of the vote.
• In Congressional District 20, Republican incumbent Kevin McCarthy leads with 55.9% of the vote. Democratic challenger Marisa Wood has 26.8% of the vote. The Associated Press called this race for McCarthy.
• In Congressional District 21, Democratic incumbent Jim Costa leads with 50.5% of the vote. Republican challenger Michael Maher has 23.7% of the vote. The Associated Press called this race for Costa.
• In Congressional District 22, Democratic challenger Rudy Salas leads with 48.3% of the vote. Republican incumbent David Valadao has 25.6% of the vote. The Associated Press called this race for Salas.
• In Congressional District 42, Democrat Robert Garcia leads with 44.7% of the vote. Republican John Briscoe has 28.6% of the vote.

LEGISLATURE

• In Senate District 8, Democrat Dave Jones leads with 45.8% of the vote. Democrat Angelique Ashby has 42.1% of the vote.
• In Senate District 20, Democrat Daniel Hertzberg leads with 31.8% of the vote. Republican Ely De La Cruz Ayao has 29.5% of the vote.
• In Assembly District 6, Democrat Kevin McCarty leads with 53.6% of the vote. Republican challenger Cathy Cook has 20.1% of the vote.
• In Assembly District 7, Democrat Ken Cooley leads with 54.6% of the vote. Republican Josh Hoover has 29.4% of the vote.
• In Assembly District 10, Democrat Stephanie Nguyen leads with 33.4% of the vote. Democrat Eric Guerra has 26.8%, while Republican Eric M. Rigard has 26.7%.
• In Assembly District 34, Republican Tom Lackey leads with 30.1% of the vote. Republican Thurston “Smitty” Smith has 29.3%, while Democrat Rita Ramirez Dean has 28.1%.
• In Assembly District 73, Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris leads with 54.3% of the vote. Republican Steven Choi has 45.7% of the vote.
• In Assembly District 75, Republican Marie Waldron leads with 62.6% of the vote. Republican Randy Voepel has 37.4%.

Sacramento-area races

• Prosecutors Thien Ho and Alana Mathews were competing to succeed Schubert as Sacramento County’s next district attorney. Ho, most notable as a prosecutor for his prosecution of Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist Joseph James DeAngelo, led with 59% of the vote. Mathews, who spent eight years in the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and has experience as an adjunct law professor, had the remaining 41%. Whoever wins the seat will become the first person of color to serve as Sacramento County’s top prosecutor.
• Elk Grove Assemblyman Jim Cooper led Undersheriff Jim Barnes in Sacramento County’s race for sheriff, as of early returns Wednesday morning. Cooper had 55% of the vote while Barnes had pulled in 45%.
• Elections to fill three open seats on the eight-member Sacramento City Council are shaping as among the tightest local races, most likely to hit the ballot in November’s general election. City Council candidates win their races outright if they earn more than 50% of the vote. Otherwise, the top two finishers advance to November’s ballot. Longtime Natomas Unified School Board member Lisa Kaplan had 50.5% of the vote for District 1, which covers North Natomas. Realtor Alyssa Lozano had 26.7% of the vote, and local LGBTQ leader Nate Pelczar had 18.9%. For District 3, the South Natomas seat, Karina Talamantes had 48.6% of the vote while Michael Lynch had 40.3% as of early Wednesday morning returns. Adrianne Gonzales had the remaining 11%. The tightest contest came in District 5, which includes Oak Park, Hollywood Park and parts of south Sacramento. Caity Maple had 38.2% of the vote in District 5, followed by Tamiko Heim at 34.7%, Kimberly Sow at 17.6% and Chris Baker at 9.4%.
• Supervisor seats up for grabs in Sacramento County were District 2, which covers southern parts of the city of Sacramento as well as parts of south Sacramento County and Vineyard; and District 5, which includes Elk Grove, Galt, Isleton, Rancho Cordova and unincorporated areas in the southeast portion of the county. District 2 incumbent Patrick Kennedy maintained a major lead over challenger Duke Cooney. Kennedy secured 77% of the vote through early Wednesday morning, while Cooney had the remaining 23%. The District 5 race, to replace outgoing Supervisor Don Nottoli who is retiring after 28 years, was closer. Elk Grove City Councilman Pat Hume led with 42% of the vote, followed by Jaclyn Moreno, director of the Cosumnes Community Services District, at 31%. Those two are likely headed to a runoff. Steve Ly, the former mayor of Elk Grove, trailed with 19% of the District 5 vote and would need a serious boost to reach November’s ballot. Alex R. Joe had the remaining 8% of the vote. District 1, which includes the northern half of the city of Sacramento, is also up for re-election in midterm years. Incumbent Phil Serna ran unopposed.
• In the race for Placer County sheriff, Undersheriff Wayne Woo led with 67% of the vote as of 11:46 p.m. update from the Placer County elections office. Brandon Bean, a former sheriff’s deputy and Roseville police officer, had 33%.
• In Placer County’s Board of Supervisors race for District 2, current District 2 director Shanti Landon led in early returns with 44% of the vote, leading Roseville City Councilman Scott Alvord at 33% and Lincoln City Councilman Paul Joiner at 23%.
• In Yolo County, incumbent Sheriff Tom Lopez had a substantial led over Tommy Hayes. With 70% of ballots returned, Lopez earned 73% of the vote compared to Hayes’ 27%.
• Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reiseg was also fending off his challenger, Cynthia Rodriguez. Reiseg had 61% of the vote and Rodriguez was at 39%.
• Lucas Frerichs had a wide lead for the Yolo County Board of Supervisors seat for District 2, with 65% of the vote. Juliette Beck trailed at 35%.
• Finally in El Dorado County, a tight race is underway for the District 5 seat on the Board of Supervisors, which stretches from Pollock Pines to South Lake Tahoe. Brooke Laine, former mayor of South Lake Tahoe had 24.9% of the vote in early returns, leading Kenny Curtzwiler, at 24.5%, for the top spot. Jeffrey Spencer had 21.25% of the vote and Tamara Wallace 19% as the four candidates vie to appear on November’s general election ballot.

This story was originally published June 8, 2022 at 4:11 AM.