Nov. 13 mayoral election update: Sobek leads by 170 votes

By Doug Spoon, Editor

Lesa Sobek held steady in her slim margin over Ricky Estrada Wednesday in the latest election results for the Menifee mayoral race.

Sobek leads Estrada by 170 votes with the count continuing. In all of Riverside County, about 25,000 vote-by-mail ballots and 35,000 Conditional Voter Registration ballots remain to be counted.

In the Measure R school bond measure race, “yes” votes held steady in the lead with 55.71 percent. It needs 55 percent to pass.

In the race for the U.S. Representative 41st District seat, Ken Calvert leads with 51.50 percent of the vote, compared to 48.50 percent for Will Rollins. Calvert has claimed victory and some media have projected him as the winner, but Rollins has not conceded.

Here are the latest numbers. The next update is expected at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Menifee mayor:
Lesa Sobek 21,077 votes (44.27%)
Ricky Estrada 20,907 votes (43.92%)
Dameon Greene 5,621 votes (11.81%)

City Council District 1:
Bob Karwin 6,720 votes (58.13%)
Mark Harkay 4,840 votes (41.87%)

City Council District 3:
Dan Temple 7,064 votes (66.77%)
Felix Montano 1,855 votes (17.53%)
Gene Recor 1,651 votes (15.61%)
Jay Sno-Fly (write-in) 9 votes

Measure R - Bond Measure for Menifee Union School District
Yes 27,739 votes (55.71%)
No 22,049 votes (44.29%)

Measure I - Bond Measure for Romoland School District
Yes 8,053 votes (57.95%)
No 5,844 votes (42.05%)

Director, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park Dist. Area 4
Christopher Carnes 13,482 votes (52.98%)
Angela Domenigoni Little 11,965 votes (47.02%)

U.S. Representative, 41st District
Ken Calvert 172,642 votes (51.50%)
Will Rollins 162,576 (48.50%)