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Ballots are placed into a collection box by election workers outside the Fresno County Clerk\/Election office Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in downtown Fresno.<\/p>\n
ERIC PAUL ZAMORA<\/p>\n
ezamora@fresnobee.com<\/p>\n
All four of the Fresno City Council races appeared to be headed in the same direction as election night results after an updated vote count Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Some mail-in votes remain to be counted countywide. Another update can be expected sometime next week. Fresno County Clerk\/Registrar of Voters James Kus said he plans to certify the election by June 26.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s an updated look at the vote count for the four Fresno City Council races as of 2:32 p.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Fresno City Council District 1 race<\/p>\n
State Center Community College Trustee Rob Fuentes remains in the lead with 37.30%. Central Unified Trustee Naindeep Singh is in a close second with 36.08%. They appear to be headed to a November runoff.<\/p>\n
Two other candidates were vying for the spot to replace outgoing Councilmember Annalisa Perea, who is running for State Assembly. Joe Hinojosa was next in line with 13.23%, and Monte Forkas had 13.05%.<\/p>\n
Fresno City Council District 3 race<\/p>\n
State Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula remains in the lead with 28.23%, followed by Fresno Unified Trustee Keshia Thomas at 26.85% in another tight race. Both appear to be headed to a November runoff.<\/p>\n
A total of seven candidates were vying for the spot to replace outgoing Councilmember Miguel Arias. Former West Park Elementary School Board Trustee Fernando Alvarez was in third with 15.92%.<\/p>\n
Fresno City Council District 5 race<\/p>\n
Incumbent Brandon Vang\u2019s slim majority lead has stuck, which increased slightly to 52.21% as of Thursday\u2019s updated count. If it holds, Vang will win outright. If not, a runoff with State Center Community College Trustee Danielle Parra, who is in second at 30.48%, is plausible.<\/p>\n
The two other challengers, Jose Leon Barraza, a former Fresno County Director of Economic Development, snagged 11.97% of the vote, and entrepreneur Nickolas Wildstar grabbed 5.11% as of Thursday\u2019s count.<\/p>\n
Fresno City Council District 7 race<\/p>\n
Nav Gurm, an attorney and former City Hall staffer, remains in the lead with 38.36%. Community Activist Ariana Martinez Lott was still following closely behind at 36.83%. They appear to be headed for a November runoff.<\/p>\n
Business advocate AJ Rassamni remains in third with 15.76% in the race to succeed termed-out Councilmember Nelson Esparza, who is running for the Board of Equalization.<\/p>\n
This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM.<\/p>\n
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