Tuesday, June 7, is a big day for politicians and aspiring politicians in California.
For some, the primary election could be the final stop on the campaign trail. For others, it could be a prelude to the November general election.
Here’s a look at what Inland voters need to know as they head to the polls.
Polls are open
Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
This election marks Riverside County’s first as a Voter’s Choice Act county. Instead of using neighborhood polling places, the county set up 145 vote centers that have been open before Election Day.
Anyone who’s registered to vote in Riverside County can go to any vote center, regardless of where they live. Besides offering a place to cast ballots, vote centers allow voters to drop off mail-in ballots, get replacement ballots, request voting materials in multiple languages, register to vote and update voter registration.
Every California registered voter should have received a mail-in ballot. They can be dropped off at a ballot box or in the mail. They still count as long as they’re postmarked by Tuesday, June 7, and received by Tuesday, June 14.
Finally, you can vote in person at the Riverside County Registrar of Voters (2724 Gateway Drive in Riverside), the San Bernardino County elections office (777 E. Rialto Ave. in San Bernardino) and Los Angeles County’s Norwalk elections office headquarters at 12400 Imperial Highway, Room 3201.
Californians may register to vote if they are U.S. citizens and at least 18 years old by Election Day. One must re-register to vote after moving, changing a name or changing political party preference.
For a list of polling places and ballot box locations, visit www.voteinfo.net, for Riverside County information, www.sbcountyelections.com for San Bernardino County and www.lavote.gov for details in LA County.
What’s on the ballot?
Statewide offices including governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner and U.S. senator.
U.S. senator is on the ballot twice — once for a post to finish Kamala Harris’ unexpired term, which ends in January, and a second time to weigh in on who will serve a six-year term that runs through 2028.
Voters also will choose candidates in races for state Legislature, the U.S. House of Representatives and county offices, including sheriff, district attorney and supervisor. San Bernardino mayor is on the ballot and there are city council elections in San Bernardino and Loma Linda in San Bernardino County and San Dimas and La Verne in LA County.
For statewide offices and legislative and congressional races, the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, will advance to the general election. County races will be decided this month if a candidate gets a simple majority of the vote. Otherwise, the top two finishers compete in a November runoff.
Watch the count
For the first time, Riverside County will offer livestreamed video of election workers counting ballots to increase the transparency of its vote-counting process.
The livestream can be viewed at www.voteinfo.net.
Watch for results
After polls close at 8 p.m., county registrars will post updates on their respective websites.
Riverside County will post initial results shortly after 8 p.m., with hourly updates until all 145 vote centers have reported. San Bernardino County will post updates at 8:30 p.m., 10 p.m. and every two hours after that until Wednesday morning.
Los Angeles County plans to post early results at 8:15 with updates every two hours starting at 9.
Keep in mind, it typically takes days, if not weeks, for California to count all of its ballots, because ballots postmarked on Election Day and received by June 14 are valid. Officials also must allow time for voters to correct problems with mail-in ballots, such as a signature that doesn’t match what’s on file.
Counties have until July 8 to send results to the secretary of state, which will certify results by July 15.
Staff Writer Ryan Carter contributed to this report.
MAJOR RACES IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Auditor/Controller: Paul Angulo (incumbent), Ben Benoit, Marshall Campbell
District Attorney: Lara Gressley, Mike Hestrin (incumbent), Burke Strunsky
Sheriff/Coroner: Chad Bianco (incumbent), Michael Lujan
Board of Supervisors, 5th District (Banning, Beaumont, Cabazon, Calimesa, Cherry Valley, Hemet, Lakeview, Moreno Valley, Nuevo, San Jacinto and Valle Vista): Yxstian Gutierrez, Jeff Hewitt (incumbent), DeniAntionette Mazingo, Lloyd White
25th Congressional District (Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, part of Hemet, Indio, Needles and San Jacinto): James Francis Gibson, Republican; Brian Hawkins, Republican; Jonathan Reiss, Republican; Raul Ruiz, Democrat (incumbent); Burt Thakur, Republican; Ceci Truman, Republican; Brian M. Tyson, Republican
35th Congressional District (Chino, Montclair, Ontario, and parts of Chino Hills, Eastvale, Fontana, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland): Lloyd A. Stevens, Democrat; Norma J. Torres, Democrat (incumbent); Rafael Carcamo, Republican; Mike Cargile, Republican; Bob Erbst, Republican
39th Congressional District (Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, Perris and part of Riverside): John Lordsal Minnella, Republican; Tony Moreno, Republican; Art Peterson, Republican; Aja Smith, Republican; Bill Spinney, Republican; Emmanuel L. Suarez, Republican; Mark Takano, Democrat (incumbent)
41st Congressional District (Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Indian Wells, Lake Elsinore, La Quinta, Menifee, Norco, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage and Wildomar, and parts of Corona, Eastvale and Riverside): Ken Calvert, Republican (incumbent); Shrina Kurani, Democrat; John Michael Lucio, Republican; Anna Nevenic, No party preference; Will Rollins, Democrat
32nd Senate District (Canyon Lake, Chino Hills, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Norco, Temecula, Wildomar and parts of Brea, Corona, Menifee, Riverside and Yorba Linda): Brian Nash, Democrat; Kelly Seyarto, Republican
36th Assembly District (Blythe, Indio, Coachella, Needles and part of Hemet): Eduardo Garcia, Democrat (incumbent); Ian M. Weeks, Republican; Marlon G. Ware, Democrat
47th Assembly District (Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Yucaipa, Yucca Valley and parts of Highland, Redlands and San Jacinto): Christy Holstege, Democrat; Gary Michaels, Republican; Jamie Swain, Democrat; Greg Wallis, Republican
58th Assembly District (Grand Terrace, Jurupa Valley and parts of Corona, Eastvale and Riverside): Leticia Castillo, Republican; Sabrina Cervantes, Democrat (incumbent); Bernard William Murphy, Republican
60th Assembly District (Moreno Valley, Perris and parts of Hemet, Riverside and San Jacinto): Corey Jackson, Democrat; Hector Diaz-Nava, Republican; Esther Portillo, Democrat; Jasmin Rubio, Democrat
63rd Assembly District (Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Norco and parts of Corona, Eastvale and Riverside): Bill Essayli, Republican; Clint Lorimore, Republican; Fauzia Rizvi, Democrat
71st Assembly District (Mission Viejo, Murrieta, Rancho Santa Margarita, Temecula and Wildomar): Matt Rahn, Republican; Kate Sanchez, Republican
MAJOR RACES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
County Superintendent of Schools: Ken Larson; Ted Alejandre (incumbent)
Board of Supervisors (District 2): Luis Cetina, DeJonaé Shaw, Eric Eugene Coker, Nadia Maria Renner, Jesse Armendarez
Board of Supervisors (District 4): Larry (Jia) Wu, Curt Hagman (incumbent), Connie Leyva
Auditor-Controller / Treasurer / Tax Collector: John Ziegenhohn, Ensen Holmes Mason (incumbent)
Sheriff / Coroner / Public Administrator: Shannon Dicus (incumbent), Clifton Lee Harris
23rd Congressional District (Adelanto, Apple Valley, Barstow, Big Bear City, Hesperia, Twentynine Palms, Victorville, Yucaipa and Yucca Valley, parts of Colton, Highland, Loma Linda, Redlands and San Bernardino): Blanca A. Gomez, Democrat; Derek Marshall, Democrat; Jay Obernolte, Republican (incumbent)
25th Congressional District (Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, part of Hemet, Indio, Needles and San Jacinto): James Francis Gibson, Republican: Brian Hawkins, Republican; Jonathan Reiss, Republican; Raul Ruiz, Democrat (incumbent); Burt Thakur, Republican; Ceci Truman, Republican; Brian M. Tyson, Republican
33rd Congressional District (Grand Terrace, Rialto, and parts of Colton, Fontana, Highland, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands and San Bernardino): Pete Aguilar, Democrat (incumbent); Rex Gutierrez, Republican; John Mark Porter, Republican; Ernest H. Richter, Republican
35th Congressional District (Chino, Montclair, Ontario, and parts of Chino Hills, Eastvale, Fontana, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland): Lloyd A. Stevens, Democrat; Norma J. Torres, Democrat (incumbent); Rafael Carcamo, Republican; Mike Cargile, Republican; Bob Erbst, Republican
22nd Senate District (Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, Chino, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Irwindale, La Verne, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, San Dimas and South El Monte, and parts of West Covina): Susan Rubio, Democrat (incumbent); Kimo Mateo, Republican; Vincent Tsai, Republican
34th Assembly District (Apple Valley, California City, Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Twentynine Palms and parts of Hesperia, Highland, Lancaster, Palmdale, Victorville, and an uninhabited portion of Adelanto): Raj Kahlon, Democrat; Rita Ramirez Dean, Democrat; Paul Fournier, Republican; Tom Lackey, Republican (incumbent); Thurston “Smitty” Smith, Republican (incumbent); Roger LaPlante, no party preference
39th Assembly District (Parts of Adelanto, Hesperia, Lancaster, Palmdale and Victorville): Juan Carrillo, Democrat; Steve G. Fox, Democrat; Andrea Rosenthal, Democrat; Paul Andre Marsh, Republican
45th Assembly District (Parts of Fontana, Highland, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino and an uninhabited portion of Rancho Cucamonga): James C. Ramos, Democrat (incumbent); Joseph “Joe” W. Martinez, Republican
47th Assembly District (Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Yucaipa, Yucca Valley and parts of Highland, Redlands and San Jacinto): Christy Holstege, Democrat; Gary Michaels, Republican; Jamie Swain, Democrat; Greg Wallis, Republican
50th Assembly District (Loma Linda and Colton, and parts of Fontana, Ontario, Redlands, Rialto, Rancho Cucamonga and San Bernardino): Eloise Gómez Reyes, Democrat (incumbent); Sheela Stark, Republican; Rodgir Cohen, Libertarian
53rd Assembly District (Montclair and Pomona, and parts of Chino, Ontario and Upland): Freddie Rodriguez, Democrat (incumbent); Toni Holle, Republican
58th Assembly District (Grand Terrace, Jurupa Valley and parts of Corona, Eastvale and Riverside): Leticia Castillo, Republican; Sabrina Cervantes, Democrat (incumbent); Bernard William Murphy, Republican
Loma Linda City Council (two seats): Phill Dupper, Ronald J. Dailey, Bernardine L. Irwin
San Bernardino Mayor: Gabriel Jaramillo, Mohammad Khan, Henry Nickel, Treasure Ortiz, Jim Penman, Helen Tran, John Valdivia (incumbent)
San Bernardino City Council (1st Ward): Gil Botello, Theodore Sanchez (incumbent)
San Bernardino City Council (2nd Ward): Terry Elliott, Sandra Ibarra (incumbent)
San Bernardino City Council (4th Ward): Theresa Parra Craig, Vince Laster, Fred Shorett (incumbent)
CITY COUNCIL RACES IN EASTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
La Verne City Council (Three seats): Muir Davis (incumbent), Tim Hepburn (incumbent), Joe Gabaldon, Richard Gill, Steve Johnson, Meshal “Kash” Kashifalghita, Estella V. Maldonado
San Dimas Mayor: Emmett Badar, Ruth N. Luevand
San Dimas City Council (District 2): Eric Nakano, Brandon M. Moon
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