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One week after the primary, we’re starting to see the results.

Californians will decide between Xavier Beccera and Steve Hilton as governor in November, CalMatters’ Jeanne Kuang reported yesterday. Although Beccera’s advancement was known by Friday, Hilton didn’t secure his spot until yesterday. Read more from Kuang’s story: Republican Steve Hilton to face Becerra in November.

Statewide, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco came in fourth with 806,486 votes, or 10.3% of votes. Across voters from Riverside and San Bernardino counties, he came in second to Becerra by a mere 16,222 votes. That’s according to the latest, non-official results.

Another IEer did break her way into the general election: Sonja Shaw of the Chino Unified School Board will face off against Richard Barrera of the San Diego Unified School District for state superintendent of public instruction. Shaw led the 10-way race with 23% of votes, compared to Barrera’s 20%. 

“This campaign has always been about giving parents a voice and delivering a better future for our children,” Shaw wrote in a statement to CalMatters’ Carolyn Jones.

Berrera said that Shaw’s policies on the Chino School Board, regarding the forced outing of transgender students, don’t translate to a clear vision of school improvement.

“We’re the wealthiest state in the country, we’re the fourth largest economy in the world and we shouldn’t have public schools where our students are getting shortchanged,” said Barrera in an interview with CalMatters.

Read more from Jones’ story: Shaw, Barrera win state superintendent primary, advance to November election.

For insurance commissioner, Democrats Jane Kim, of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and state Sen. Ben Allen of Santa Monica, will face off in November. Read more on the race from CalMatters’ Levi Sumagaysay.

In Riverside County, no county supervisor race will head to the November election, with each incumbent up for reelection winning enough votes. Incumbent Karen Spiegel easily won reelection against challenger Sukhbir Singh Gill with 75% of the vote. V. Manuel “Manny” Perez won with 61% against challenger Steve Sanchez. Yxstian Gutierrez won 98% of votes. His two challengers, Eric Stalter and Lisa Matus, whose son died in a Riverside County jail, were disqualified from the ballot after failing to file campaign documents by deadline. As write-in candidates, Stalter won 737 votes, and Matus 51, according to semi-official results.

The judicial election will go to the general election. Riverside County Executive Officer and former Supervising District Attorney Michelle Paradise won 45% of the vote, according to the semi-final official results posted Monday night. San Bernardino Public Defender Andrea Garcia, who specializes in immigration law, won 37%. Jennifer Loflin, private defense attorney who previously served as both prosecutor and deputy public defender, received 16% of the vote, and will not advance.

Many of the races to the state legislature are also heading to the election, with the exception of freshman Assm. Natasha Johnson (R-Lake Elsinore), who was not challenged.

Assm. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley) won 58% of the vote, and will go against Republican Ed Delgado, who received 26% of the vote. Republican Ron Edwards will not advance.

Assm. Jeff Gonzalez (R-Indio) received 48% of the votes. He will be challenged by Oscar Ortiz, who edged out fellow Democratic challenger Ida Obeso-Martinez by a mere 475 votes.

Assm. Greg Wallis (R-Rancho Mirage) received 44% of the votes. He will face off against Democrat Leila Namvar, who received 34% of the votes. Democrat Jason Byors will not advance.

Two two-candidate races will be repeated on the ballot. Assm. Leticia Castillo (R-Corona) received 47% of the primary vote, and will be challenged by Riverside Councilmember Clarissa Cervantes, who received 52% of the vote. Assm. Kate Sanchez (R-Trabuco Canyon) received 61% of votes, and will go against JJ Galvez.

In Riverside city, the sales tax Measure Z failed with 59% of voters against it, and each of the city’s council seats will advance to the general election. For more news on the city’s results, see the Raincross Gazette’s roundup.

In San Bernardino County, Rancho Cucamonga councilmember Ryan Hutchison successfully beat out incumbent Ensen Mason for the consolidated role of Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector. Hutchison received 47,000 more votes than Mason, getting him 57% of the votes.

“I am very grateful for the amount of help and confidence I have received from the community,” Hutchison told CalMatters.

Mason did not reply to a request for comment. In a Facebook post made June 6, he blamed election fraud, without offering evidence.

In a statement, Hutchison thanked Mason for his eight years of service for the county, and suggested that Mason should send any credible evidence of election fraud to the Registrar of Voters, the District Attorney and the Secretary of State.

“Elections are the foundation of public trust, and any serious allegation regarding election fraud should be handled carefully and through the proper legal channels. I have not seen any evidence that would call the outcome of this election into question,” Hutchison wrote.

Incumbent county supervisors also won in San Bernardino County. Curt Hagman beat challenger Christina Gagnier with 55% of the vote. Jesse Armendarez III avoided a primary election against two challengers, Jesse Sandoval and Joe Alvanez, with 58% of the vote.

Voters will decide the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools in November, after no candidate secured a majority. Superintendent of the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District Cali Binks, who got 39% of the vote, will go against Cal State San Bernardino professor and former Redlands School Board member Alejandro “Alex” Vara, who received 31% of votes.

For the county sheriff/coroner/public administrator, incumbent Shannon Dicus beat challenger Joe Silva with 65% of the vote. District Attorney Jason Anderson ran unopposed. Supervising District Attorney Jonathan Robbins won election as judge without a formal challenger. Write-in judicial candidate Tracy Goldberg won 403 votes.

For state representation, Sen. Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) will advance for the 22 Senate District with challenger Mike Netter, with independent candidate R. R. Jimenez not qualifying. 

Assm. Tom Lackey’s (R-Palmdale) seat is open due to him being termed out. Out of four candidates, Republican Charles Hughes and Democrat Randall Putz of Big Bear will advance to the general election after they received 38.5% and 37% of votes, respectively.

Some of the races were two-person, and will be repeated in the November election. Sen. Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) and his challenger Tiffanie Tate will face off then, as will Assm. Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale) and challenger Paul Marsh, Assm. John Harabedian (D-Sierra Madre) and challenger Adam Vena and Assm. James Ramos (D-Highland) and challenger Greg Abdouch.

In San Bernardino city, incumbent Mayor Helen Tran is leading with 54.6% of votes, fending off five challengers and preventing the race from entering the general election. Incumbent City Councilmember Fred Shorett will advance in Ward 4 against Joe Salas. Other incumbents aren’t making it to the general election. For Ward 1, Virginia Marquez and Ron Alvarado will advance to the general election, beating incumbent Theodore Sanchez. For Ward 2, Benito Barrios and Christian Shaughnessy will advance, leaving out incumbent Sandra Ibarra. 

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