Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEBVTT >> GOOD MORNING. MIKE: SCOTT JONES WITH EAGER TO VOTE TODAY IN THE COMPETITIVE RACE FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF. AS THE INCUMBENT, HE TOLD ME HE IS RUNNING OR A THIRD TERM TO CONTINUE THE REDUCTION IN CRIME AND HE SAID HE WANTS TO ROLL OUT BODY CAMERAS FOR OFFICERS ON PATROL, JUST AS SACRAMENTO POLICE HAVE DONE. >> WORKING AT THE FINANCES TO PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. PATROL, WATCH SERGEANTS, A LITTLE OVER 500 CAMERAS. IT WOULD BE A FEW MILLION DOLLARS INITIALLY. MIKE: JONES GREETED SUPPORTERS TODAY AT CITY HALL IN CITRUS HEIGHTS, ALSO THE HOME OF ONE OF HIS CHALLENGERS, FRED DANIELS, A MEMBER OF THE CITRUS HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL. >> I HAVE LAW-ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE BUT ALSO PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE. MIKE: DANIELS WORKED IN THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOR 13 YEARS BEFORE GOING INTO PRIVATE SECURITY IF ELECTED, HE SAYS HE WANTS TO TAKE MORE BUSINESS LIKE APPROACH. >> WE HAVE TO GET OVERTIME OVER -- UNDER CONTROL. MIKE: DONNA COX IS ALSO RUNNING FOR SHERIFF AFTER 22 YEARS ON THE FORCE. >> I HAVE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT THIS MY WHOLE LIFE. MIKE: AS THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE RACE, SHE TOLD ME THAT IF ELECTED, SHE WANTS TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY, EQUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. >> I WANT TO PROMOTE PEOPLE WITH SENIORITY AND MERIT, NOT BASED ON WHO YOUR FRIENDS WITH OR MARRIED TO. MIKE: THE CHALLENGER ATTRACTING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS IS MILO FITCH, A FORMER CHIEF DEPUTY. >> I THINK THE PEOPLE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY ARE CALLING FOR A CHANGE. MIKE: HE IS RUNNING ON A PLATFORM OF WHAT HE CALLS COMMUNITY JUSTICE POLICING. >> IF WE CAN HAVE EVERYONE RELEASED FROM JAIL GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TRAINING SO THEY CAN SUSTAIN THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILY, WE WILL ALL BE SAFER. THAT IS MY BASIS FOR COMMUNITY JUSTICE POLICING. MIKE: UNDER CALIFORNIA’S TOP TWO PRIMARY SYSTEM, THE TWO CANDIDATE WITH THE MOST VOTES ADVANCE TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION UNLESS ONE OF THEM CAN WIN OUTRIGHT BY CAPTURING 50% OF THE VOTE, PLUS ONE. KATHY: IT COULD HAPPEN. LET’S TALK MONEY AND THE IMPACT IT IS HAVING ON THE RACE. WHAT DO THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE SHOW -- FINANCE RECORDS SHOW? MIKE: RECORDS SHOW TWO BIG DOGS IN THIS RACE. REPUBLICAN SCOTT JONES HAS COLLECTED WELL OVER $450,000 IN THIS RACE, WHILE DEMOCRAT MILO FITCH HAVE AT LEAST $164,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS. BY CONTRAST, THE TWO OTHER CHALLENGERS HAVEN’T RAISED MUCH AT ALL, WITH DONNA COX BRINGING IN ABOUT $14,000. AND BRET DANIELS SHOWING A LITTLE OVER $13,000 THUS FAR Advertisement 4 candidates face off in race for Sacramento County sheriff 3 challengers jockey to unseat incumbent Sheriff Scott Jones Share Shares Copy Link Copy The race for Sacramento County sheriff features the incumbent, Scott Jones, and three candidates looking to unseat him during the June primary.Under California’s top-two primary system, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the November election, unless one of them captures 50 percent plus one of the vote.Here's a quick look at the candidates running for this office:Scott Jones is running for his third term as Sacramento County sheriff and said he wants to finish the job he started eight years ago. Jones is campaigning on a promise to continue the reduction in crime, which he touts as reducing by 15 percent, and also roll out body cameras for officers on patrol. "I will continue to work with county leaders to tackle homeless problems -- combining strong enforcement with connection to service to get people off the streets," Jones said in his candidate statement. Click here to read more on Scott Jones.Bret Daniels is a former employee of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department for 13 years and current Citrus Heights council member. Daniels thinks there needs to be a change in the department and wants to work toward restoring trust between people of color and the sheriff's department. He added that his leadership will guide the department to "not allow preferential treatment connected to inappropriate relationships and discrimination," according to his candidate statement. Click here to read more on Bret Daniels.Donna Cox is a retired sheriff's sergeant who worked in law enforcement for 22 years and said she would like to "reset the moral compass of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department." 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Click here to read more on Milo Fitch.--As of May 27, campaign finance records from the Sacramento County Elections Office showed Jones has collected well over $450,000 in the race, while Fitch has at least $164,000 in contributions.By contrast, the two other challengers have not raised much money at all, with Cox bringing in about $14,000 and Daniels showing a little over $13,000.<doc-sep>Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEBVTT >> NOW ON KCRA3. >> THE FIGHT IS FAR FROM ONE BUT THANKS YOU, THE HALFTIME SCORE IS LOOKING VERY POLICY AND THE HOME TEAM IS WINNING BIG. >> BE CAREFUL, MR. NEWSOM, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. IT WASN’T DONALD TRUMP WHO GIVE US THE GAS TAX. 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Jones leads polls in Sacramento County sheriff's race Share Shares Copy Link Copy Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEBVTT EDIE: WELCOME BACK TO OUR SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY ELECTION. GULSTAN: THE CURRENT SHERIFF, SCOTT JONES AND CHALLENGER MILO FITCH, WALTER MAKAULA COVERING THE RACE. WHAT WAS A HAPPY HEADQUARTERS FOR SCOTT JONES. >> IT SURE HAS BEEN. TAKE A LOOK AND THE CROWD IS A PRETTY SUMMER ONE. THIS ALREADY EARLIER THAT THEY ARE HANGING OUT CAME TO SEE IF SHARES -- IF SHERIFF SCOTT JONES NUMBERS IS GOING TO HOLD ON THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE EVENING. EARLIER TONIGHT, I ASKED BOTH CANDIDATES WITH THEIR THOUGHTS WERE. IF EITHER ONE WERE TO COME ACROSS WITH 51% OF THE VOTE AND ESSENTIALLY CALLING THE ELECTION THIS EVENING. HERE IS WHAT BOTH MEN HAD TO SAY IT >> I WOULD HOPE IS A CHANCE FOR ME TO GET 51%. I DON’T THINK THE PROBABILITY IS THERE. AT AUSTIN SCOTT GETTING THAT EITHER. I’M PREPARED TO TAKE OVER AS SOON AS THE VOTERS ELECT ME SHERIFF. I’M READY TO GO. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT CAMPAIGN. WE HAVE HAD 90 DAYS TO GET THE WORD OUT. FROM ALL REPORTS, THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR THAT WE ARE HAVING GREAT SUPPORT. IF IT DOES GO TO NOVEMBER, WE WILL TAKE IT. >> WITH FOUR PEOPLE IN THE RACE BECOMES A NUMBERS GAME TO GET THAT 50% PLUS ONE. WE RUN A SOLID CAMPAIGN. WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD. WE’LL REALLY BEEN CAMPAIGNING FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. WE WILL BE DONE AND RELATIONSHIPS SO RIGHT NOW I THINK TONIGHT THAT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS. WE WILL FIND OUT TOGETHER. I GO TO BED HAPPY OR I GO TO BED AND GET READY TO GET UP TOMORROW MORNING AND DO CAMPAIGNING. >> THE WAY THINGS LOOK RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS THAT SCOTT JONES WILL GO TO BED AND WAKE UP IN THE MORNING VERY HAPPY. WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT THE FINAL PRINT OUT NUMBERS TURN OUT TO BE AND WE ARE GOING TO BE REMAINING HERE WITH THE CROWD THAT IS HERE AND CELEBRATE OR CAPTURE THEM CELEBRATING AS THE NIGHT GOES ON. GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Submit Privacy Notice