It’s Election Night in California and voters have cast ballots in federal, state, county and local elections to determine which candidates will square off in a November runoff election. Some county candidates are celebrating outright victories tonight as there are only two people running in several races. In San Diego County, voters were choosing among candidates for City Council, district attorney, sheriff, county supervisor as well as in the race to replace termed-out Gov. Jerry Brown and pick a U.S. Senator. Polls closed at 8 p.m. and within minutes, results from mail-in ballots were announced. In San Diego County, additional results from voting precincts are expected to trickle but “only a very light number,” according to county officials who said to expect “the bulk of precinct numbers” around 11 p.m. Officials said all the precinct boxes might not arrive until after midnight. Here are the latest updates. For the latest election results, go here. Advertisement 11:35 p.m.: The latest from Chula Vista. Mayor Mary Casillas Salas — 61.61 percent Hector Raul Gastelum — 17.26 percent City Council District 2 Steve Stenberg — 27.83 percent Jill Galvez — 26.39 percent Measure A Yes — 54.34 percent No — 45.66 percent 11:24 p.m.: A look at tomorrow’s front page of The San Diego Union-Tribune. Here's a preview of Wednesday's front page of the The San Diego Union-Tribune with the results of the #CAPrimary pic.twitter.com/KsDqvbqO7g — San Diego Union-Tribune (@sdut) June 6, 2018 11:10 p.m.: Antonio Villaraigosa concedes governor’s race, endorses Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. Advertisement Villaraigosa endorses Newsom, thanks both him and Cox for running. pic.twitter.com/1PCnZ7QjeX — Seema (@LATSeema) June 6, 2018 10:26 p.m.: The Associated Press calls the governors race, confirming John Cox’s place in the general election with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. 10:20 p.m.: Live coverage from Union-Tribune reporters Advertisement Voters return Dronenburg to county assessor’s office Two-term Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Ernest Dronenburg Jr. won an easy re-election victory on Tuesday night, capturing almost two-thirds of the vote in early returns in his campaign against San Diego attorney Matthew Strabone. McAllister re-elected treasurer County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister ran unopposed and will serve four more years. Advertisement San Pasqual area residents vote to nix fire protection tax Residents of the San Pasqual Valley area, west of Ramona, overwhelmingly voted to repeal a more than 30-year-old parcel tax that funded fire prevention. 10:08 p.m.: A closer look at Rancho Santa Fe’s John Cox campaign results. When the first election results flashed onscreen at the Republican Party gathering in the U.S. Grant hotel, the crowd roared. Advertisement John H. Cox, the Rancho Santa Fe businessman and GOP candidate for governor, was in second place.In the cutthroat world of politics, second-place finishers often are scorned as the first losers. Not on Tuesday. Under California’s “jungle primary” rules, if no candidate wins 50 percent plus one, the top two finishers advance to this fall’s general election. Walking into downtown San Diego’s U.S. Grant Hotel shortly before the polls closed, Cox candidate professed himself “cautiously optimistic” about his chances against the Democratic frontrunner, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. Read more here. Advertisement 9:45 p.m.: Live coverage from Union-Tribune reporters San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 In District 4, which includes much of the city of San Diego, two well-known politicians were leading Tuesday night. If the vote holds, longtime District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and former two-term state legislator Nathan Fletcher will face off in the general election to succeed termed-out Supervisor Ron Roberts. San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 5 Advertisement In the 5th District contest to succeed Supervisor Bill Horn, San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond was a clear leader, although he did not immediately surpass the 50 percent-plus threshold required to avoid a November runoff. Dems strong in heavily contested North County Assembly race In the first blush of mail ballots reported Tuesday night, the 76th Assembly District, which runs from Encinitas north through Camp Pendleton, and the 36th Senate District, which covers much of the same territory but reaches to Laguna Niguel in Orange County, revealed narrow races that promised to keep candidates watching returns well into Wednesday morning. Sen. Joel Anderson has large early lead in Board of Equalization race Advertisement State Sen. Joel Anderson took a large lead for the Board of Equalization’s 4th District in early returns on Tuesday, well ahead of the other challengers who were neck-and-neck for second place. 9:30 p.m.: An inside look at votes being counted at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Starting to count the ballots at the Registrar of Voters, more than 400 workers here pic.twitter.com/td9wfyEN53 — Phil Diehl (@phildiehl) June 6, 2018 First ballot boxes arriving at SDRegistrar of Voters pic.twitter.com/F5y4errBax — Phil Diehl (@phildiehl) June 6, 2018 Advertisement 9:26 p.m.: Republican John Cox seen at U.S. Grant Hotel. The latest results show businessman John Cox in second place with 26.8 percent of the vote. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom leads with 34.1 percent of the vote. 9:18 p.m.: Associated Press calls the governor’s race for Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. Advertisement His challenger for the general election has not yet been confirmed. 8:49 p.m.: Live coverage from Union-Tribune reporters Diane Harkey, Mike Levin, lead in early returns for the 49th District With some vote-by-mail ballots counted, Republican Diane Harkey and Democrat Mike Levin lead in the race for the 49th Congressional District. Advertisement Harkey, a member of the Board of Equalization, had 24 percent of the vote, followed by Levin who had 16.7 percent. Both of those candidates are from Orange County. Former non-profit executive Sara Jacobs, a Democrat, trailed at 15.3 percent while lawyer Doug Applegate was at 13.3 percent. Dumanis, Fletcher leading in 4th District supervisors race in early returns Nathan Fletcher and Bonnie Dumanis were leading in the race for the 4th District seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in the initial returns posted minutes after voting closed Tuesday. Desmond leading, hoping to avoid November runoff In the 5th District contest to succeed Supervisor Bill Horn, San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond was significantly ahead of Oceanside Councilman Jerry Kern and Michelle Gomez. Desmond received 45 percent of the early votes. Advertisement Incumbents leading in early San Diego council returns Early election returns in San Diego City Council races show incumbents faring well in battles for slots in one-on-one November runoffs, while two Latino Democrats appear headed for a November faceoff for the lone open seat available this year. Gore leading sheriff’s race in early returns Sheriff Bill Gore held a substantial lead in the race for the top cop spot in the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, according to early election returns Tuesday night. Advertisement DA race: Early lead for Stephan against challenger Jones-Wright Early returns in the race for district attorney showed Summer Stephan with a substantial lead over her challenger, Genevieve Jones-Wright, in a race that featured candidates that were polar opposites and that was awash in spending by outside groups. 8:40 p.m.: The latest results from San Diego County. San Diego County District Attorney Advertisement Summer Stephan — 64.53 percent Geneviéve Jones-Wright — 35.32 percent San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore — 57.2 percent Dave Myers — 42.62 percent 8:35 p.m.: The latest results. United States Representative 49th District Combined results from San Diego and Orange Counties. Advertisement Diane L. Harkey — 16,471 votes Mike Levin — 11,189 votes Sara Jacobs — 10,288 votes 8:25 p.m.: The Associated Press calls the race for U.S. Senate for Sen. Dianne Feinstein. 8:25 p.m.: Early San Diego County results are in. 8:21 p.m.: The first results from early ballots are in. Advertisement Governor Statewide results so far. Gavin Newsom — 37.1 percent John H. Cox — 25.8 percent Antonio Villaraigosa — 10.6 percent Travis Allen — 12.2 percent John Chiang — 6.4 percent 8:15 p.m.: The first results from early ballots are in. Refresh this page for continued updates as we get them, or head to sandiegouniontribune.com for live results on our homepage. Advertisement Governor Statewide results so far. Gavin Newsom — 39.4 percent John H. Cox — 23.1 percent Antonio Villaraigosa — 12 percent Travis Allen — 11.4 percent John Chiang — 6.0 percent United States Representative 49th District<doc-sep>Liberal billionaire George Soros was dealt a rare defeat in San Diego, Calif., as his preferred candidate for district attorney in that city's race was soundly defeated. Summer Stephan, the current district attorney of San Diego County, won by 28 points. Stephan garnered 237,227 votes (64 percent) to Geneviéve Jones-Wright's 134,753 votes (36 percent). Soros poured $1.5 million into the California Justice & Public Safety PAC, which was established by Whitney Tymas, a longtime Soros consultant, to bolster Jones-Wright, the Washington Free Beacon previously reported. Jones-Wright, who claimed during the election that she has never met Soros, appeared at last fall's investment conference of the Democracy Alliance, a liberal dark money donor network cofounded by Soros. The conference took place at La Costa Resort, located just 30 minutes outside of San Diego. The Free Beacon was present at the resort and obtained documents that showed that Jones-Wright was on a panel cohosted by the billionaire discussing district attorney race efforts for 2018. Soros's involvement was part of his quiet efforts to overhaul the criminal justice system across the United States by funding far-left candidates for district attorney. Jones-Wright also received the backing of other liberal PACs such as the Real Justice PAC, a committee cofounded by Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King and former staffers of Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign. Unlike past district attorney candidates who were on the opposite end of Soros money, Summer Stephan's campaign strategist, Jason Roe, made it a central point to focus on the outside cash flowing into the county from the liberal financier. As part of the effort, Stephan's campaign launched ThreatToSanDiego.com to draw attention to Soros's involvement. The DA regularly talked about Soros during local and national television interviews. A large group of Los Angeles-based California deputy district attorneys also came out in opposition to Soros dumping money into the state, calling his efforts an "assault on the criminal justice system." Soros, who spent hundreds of thousands on activities to support Jones-Wright, pulled out of the race one week before Election Day. Soros has spent millions funding district attorney candidates in numerous states. Prior to the San Diego, Soros-backed candidates have lost only two out of 14 races.<doc-sep>District Attorney Summer Stephan at Golden Hall on June 4. Photo by Chris Stone Interim District Attorney Summer Stephan held a commanding lead Tuesday night against challenger Deputy Public Defender Genevieve Jones-Wright. With 100 percent of precincts reporting — but thousands of mail ballots still outstanding — Stephan had 63.7 percent of the vote versus Jones-Wright’s 36.1 percent. Jones-Wright has had the backing of billionaire investor and criminal justice reform advocate George Soros’s political action committee, California Justice & Public Safety. The committee has spent $1.5 million in support of Jones-Wright since May 4, according to San Diego County campaign finance reports. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors appointed Stephan district attorney in June after Bonnie Dumanis, who is now running for a supervisor seat, stepped down from the post. District Attorney Summer Stephan poses for selfie with her nephew Trent Fallon, 13, of Carmel Valley Middle School. Photo by Ken Stone Stephan touted her 28 years of experience in the District Attorney’s Office, and her advocacy for sexual assault victims. In April, the D.A.’s office devoted an additional $1 million toward rape kit testing, though the money isn’t expected to cover a several-thousand-kit backlog. Jones-Wright, who advocates for testing all kits, countered that Stephan hasn’t done nearly enough to address sexual assault. Jones-Wright advocates for reducing incarceration for low-level, nonviolent crimes, addressing racial disparities in sentencing, advocating for those who are unjustly targeting by police, and not seeking the death penalty. Stephan has accused Jones-Wright of prioritizing criminals over victims. Her campaign created a website, ThreatToSanDiego.com, that features a photo of Soros superimposed over an image of protesters aligned with Antifa, a conglomeration of autonomous, self-styled anti-fascist militant groups in the United States. Numerous conspiracy theories allege, without evidence, that Soros backs the Antifa movement. — City News Service contributed to this report<doc-sep>
UPDATE: 6:52 a.m., June 6, 2018 With all precincts reporting, District Attorney candidate Summer Stephan, a Republican and currently the acting interim District Attorney, has 63.7 percent of the vote. San Diego County Public Defender Geneviéve Jones-Wright, a Democrat, has 36.2 percent of the vote. UPDATE: 11:28 p.m., June 5, 2018 With 40 percent of precincts reporting, District Attorney candidate Summer Stephan, a Republican and currently the acting interim District Attorney, is leading in the race against San Diego County Public Defender Geneviéve Jones-Wright, a Democrat, with 63.97 percent and 35.87 percent respectively. Read Original Story Below: San Diegans are set to choose a new top prosecutor Tuesday as the two-candidate race for district attorney eliminates a November runoff. Voters will decide between San Diego County Deputy Public Defender Geneviéve Jones-Wright, a Democrat, and interim San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, a Republican, who was appointed to the role last summer. Stephan touts her 28 years in the prosecutor's office and points to her support for crime victims. Jones-Wright says she'll bring reforms to the office and fight for better rehabilitation opportunities for non-violent offenders. RELATED: Election Day Cheat Sheet: 10 Things To Know The officially nonpartisan race has drawn a substantial amount of money, particularly from outside sources. KPBS media partner inewsource recently reported Stephan raised $561,000 on her own and received $835,000 from outside groups — more than half of which came from the San Diego Deputy District Attorneys Association. Jones-Wright raised $242,000 on her own but received at least $2.2 million in outside funding. The bulk came from a committee supported by a billionaire George Soros, an advocate for criminal justice reform. Stephan's campaign criticized the funding from Soros on its website threattosandiego.com, which a KPBS fact-check found mischaracterized several of Jones-Wright's statements. RELATED: San Diego Election 2018: Where Do Candidates Stand On Big Issues? A 10News-San Diego Union-Tribune poll late last month showed Stephan with a significant lead over Jones-Wright. According to the SurveyUSA results, "Jones-Wright's support is young, Democratic and liberal. Stephan's support is older, Republican and conservative." The San Diego County District Attorney's Office prosecutes all crimes in the county expect for misdemeanors committed in the city of San Diego. The office charged more than 37,600 defendants in 2016, according to the most recent annual report. The agency's more than 1,000 employees, including roughly 300 deputy prosecutors, also support crime victims and participates in crime prevention programs, its website said. Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames. Content can be viewed at actual source page: https://www.kpbs.org/news/election2018/grid/sd-county-DA/ With all precincts reporting, District Attorney candidate Summer Stephan, a Republican and currently the acting interim District Attorney, has 63.7 percent of the vote. San Diego County Public Defender Geneviéve Jones-Wright, a Democrat, has 36.2 percent of the vote. 06/07/2018 Update on District Attorney Race FEATURED PODCAST San Diego news; when you want it, where you want it. Get local stories on politics, education, health, environment, the border and more. New episodes are ready weekday mornings. Hosted by Anica Colbert and produced by KPBS, San Diego and the Imperial County's NPR and PBS station. Sign up for Today's Top Stories newsletter Need help keeping up with the news that matters most? Get the day's top news — ranging from local to international — straight to your inbox each weekday morning. Enter your email address To view PDF documents, Download Acrobat Reader.