California election results: Carlos Villapudua holds early lead in State Assembly District 13 race

Hannah Workman, The Record
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Election worker Kymra King accepts a ballot from a motorist at the drive-up ballot drop-off location outside of the San Joaquin County Administration Building on San Joaquin Street and Weber Avenue in downtown Stockton, on Primary Election Day, Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

Carlos Villapudua held a large lead in the first round of results released Tuesday night.

The Stockton Assemblymember held about 57% of the more than 14,000 ballots already counted. Veronica Vargas had nearly 29% of the vote, followed by Mateo Bedolla with about 14%.

The numbers remained largely the same when the second round of results were released just after midnight. Villapudua held 56.58% of the 16,418 ballots already counted. Vargas had 28.70% of the vote, followed by Bedolla with about 14%. Write-in candidate Jessica Wagner received 12 votes.

Villapudua, Vargas and Bedolla, the three candidates running for California State Assembly, 13th District, are no strangers to San Joaquin County.

Villapudua, a Stockton native, was elected to the California State Assembly in 2020, representing District 13. Before assuming office, Villapudua served on the California Board of Supervisors from 2008 to 2016.

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Vargas, a native Argentinian, decided to move to Tracy with her husband in 1998. She believed the city was the "perfect place" to raise a family. Vargas has been active in the community since moving to Tracy and was elected to the Tracy City Council in November 2014. Previously, she was the chairperson for the Tracy Planning Commission.

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Bedolla, a Tracy native and Tracy High School alum, was elected to the Tracy City Council in November 2020. He is the youngest councilmember in the city's history. Before taking his elected seat with the Tracy City Council, Bedolla was hired as a Congressional Staffer for U.S. Congressman Jerry McNerney in 2015.

Record reporter Hannah Workman covers news in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at hworkman@recordnet.com or on Twitter @byhannahworkman. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.

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