{"id":343645,"date":"2026-06-02T23:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/343645\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T23:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:55:23","slug":"heres-what-we-know-about-sacramento-2026-primary-election-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/343645\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what we know about Sacramento 2026 primary election results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento County\u2019s unofficial primary results <\/a>will arrive in three separate waves on election night, with the first released shortly after polls close at 8 p.m., another at 10 p.m., and a final report issued at midnight. The county will release another batch of results on Friday following the election, with further reports being issued on Mondays and Wednesdays until all results are certified.<\/p>\n

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors\u00a0<\/p>\n

District 1:<\/a> Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra<\/a>, former mayoral candidate Flojaune Cofer<\/a>, former State Senator Deborah Ortiz<\/a>, and computer programmer Tim Riley<\/a>. District 1 covers most of the city\u2019s core.\u00a0<\/p>\n

District 2<\/a>: Supervisor Patrick Kennedy, who was first elected in 2014, faces candidates Ronald Bell and Brian Lajda, in the contest to represent District 2, which includes parts of South Sacramento and Elk Grove. The county\u2019s District 2 includes neighborhoods such as South Sacramento, parts of Elk Grove, and rural communities like Vineyard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sacramento City Council\u00a0<\/p>\n

District 1:<\/a> Three candidates are competing in the June primary for Sacramento\u2019s District 1 City Council seat in North Natomas: incumbent Lisa Kaplan; former FBI Investigative Specialist Jenn Chawla and\u00a0 Software engineer Venkat Mechineni. The communities of North Natomas and Robla make up the district.\u00a0<\/p>\n

District 5:<\/a> Three candidates are competing for Sacramento\u2019s District 5 City Council seat in the June 2 primary: Incumbent City Councilmember Caity Maple, retired Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Henry Harry and state analyst Santiago Morales. District 5 is made up of the neighborhoods Oak Park, Hollywood Park, North and South City Farms, Golf Course Terrace, Valley Hi, and parts of Meadowview.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

District 7:<\/a> Three candidates are competing in Sacramento\u2019s District 7 city council race in the June 2 primary: incumbent Rick Jennings, CalTrans planner Scott Lau, and former Stockton City Attorney Mark Velasquez. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Twin Rivers Unified Board<\/p>\n

Area 6: <\/a>Three candidates are running for the Twin Rivers Unified School District board of trustees Area 6 in the June 2 primary: Emmanuel Amanfor, Eduardo Ochoa and Adrianne Gonzales.

<\/a>Sacramento County Board of Education<\/p>\n

Area 1<\/a>: Four candidates are running for Sacramento County Board of Education Area 1: Dominique Donette, Ralph Merletti, Anna Molander Hermann, Davon Thomas. Area 1 covers downtown, midtown, Land Park, East Sacramento, Oak Park, and Curtis Park.<\/p>\n

Area 3<\/a>: Two candidates are running for Sacramento County Board of Education: Annie Fischer and Paul Keefer. Area 3 covers North Highlands, Arden-Arcade, McClelland Park and parts of Carmichael.<\/p>\n


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