Election results: Dacquisto looks to have won his Redding council seat; Audette, Munns also lead

It appears that incumbent and Vice Mayor Michael Dacquisto has won a second term on the Redding City Council.

With all the precincts reporting Tuesday night, Dacquisto, an attorney, is the top vote getter with 18%.

“I appreciate the support of the community and I congratulate all the winners and I am looking forward to four more years," Dacquisto said.

He said his transparency while on the council was rewarded Tuesday.

“I think the citizens and public appreciated my openness, my honesty and transparency and appreciated the fact that when I voted, I voted in the best interests of the citizens of Redding, and I think the fact I was the top vote getter supports that view,” Dacquisto said.

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Leading the way to secure the two other open seats on the council are Tenessa Audette and Jack Munns.

Audette, a field representative for state Sen. Brian Dahle, has 13.4% of the vote. Munns, a retired police sergeant, has 12.8%.

Still to be counted are mail-in ballots.

County election officials said they will not have an estimate of how many ballots are left to count until Thursday.

And the next results will not be released until Friday.

Meanwhile, incumbent Mike Gallagher appears to be headed for another term on the Anderson City Council. He had 42.5% with all precincts reporting.

Dan Gallier also looks to be headed to the council with 35.8% of the vote.

In the race for two seats on the Shasta Lake City Council, Justin Jones is the top vote getter with all precincts reporting with 32%. The other open seat appears to be won by incumbent Pamelyn Morgan, who has 26% of the vote.

11:10 p.m.: Top 3 doesn't change in council race

As more results come in Tuesday night, the same three that started the evening on top remain there.

Incumbent Michael Dacquisto has 18%, followed by Tenessa Audette at 13.4% and Jack Munns at 12.8%.

“I appreciate the support of the community and I congratulate all the winners and I am looking forward to four more years," Dacquisto said.

He said his transparency while on the council was rewarded Tuesday.

“I think the citizens and public appreciated my openness, my honesty and transparency and appreciated the fact that when I voted, I voted in the best interests of the citizens of Redding, and I think the fact I was the top vote getter supports that view,” Dacquisto said.

Nothing has changed in the race for two seats on the Anderson City Council. Incumbent Mike Gallagher continues to lead with 43% and Dan Gallier is second with 36%.

With two seats up for grabs on the Shasta Lake City Council, Justin Jones maintains his lead with 32% followed by Pamelyn Morgan with 26%.

10 p.m.: Dacquisto still out in front

Little changed in the race for three Redding City Council seats as results continued to come in Tuesday.

Incumbent Michael Dacquisto is still the top vote getter with 18%. Tenessa Audette has 13.5% followed by Jack Munns with 12.8%. In fourth place is Alex Shea with 10.3%.

In Anderson, Mike Gallagher continues to lead with 43%. In the race for the second seat, Dan Gallier has a comfortable lead with 34%.

Meanwhile, in Shasta Lake, Justin Jones is still out in front with 31%, followed by Pamelyn Morgan with 28%. There are two open seats.

8:20 p.m.: Dacquisto, Audette, Munns out to early lead

Incumbent and Vice Mayor Michael Dacquisto took the early lead in the race for three open seats.

In the first round of results, Dacquisto has collected 17.8% of the vote. In second place is Tenessa Audette with 13.8%, followed by Jack Munns with 13.1%.

The early count includes mailed and hand-delivered ballots that arrived at the election office before Tuesday.

Meanwhile, incumbent Mike Gallagher (42%) and challenger Dan Gallier (33%) lead the way for two seats on the Anderson City Council.

In the contest for two seats on the Shasta Lake City Council race, challenger Justin Jones is out in front with 31% of the vote. Incumbent Pameyln Morgon is second with 28%.

6 a.m.: Original Story

A crowded field of challengers and one incumbent are vying for three seats on the Redding City Council.

There are 10 candidates on the ballot for Tuesday’s election.

Vice Mayor Michael Dacquisto is seeking to keep his seat and earn a second term on the council.

The other two seats opened up when Mayor Kristen Schreder decided not to run for re-election and Councilwoman Erin Resner chose to seek a seat on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors.

The challengers include two people who ran in 2018 and lost: James Crockett, a Shasta College instructor; and Jack Munns, a retired Reno police sergeant who also worked in the casino industry.

The seven other challengers are Tenessa Audette, Ian Hill, Joshua Johnson, Marcus Partin, Alex Shea, Jordan Valenzuela and Kymberly Vollmers.

Audette is a district representative for state Sen. Brian Dahle; Hill works for the Shasta County clerk and elections office; Partin is a business owner and developer; Shea is a housing finance executive; Valenzuela is a business owner; and Vollmers is an educator and home-schooling advocate.

The election comes at a time when Redding continues to struggle to ease the city’s homeless crisis. The unsheltered population and what to do to build more affordable housing to help them is a common theme among the candidates.

Public safety and growing the local economy are also ideas and goals the candidates share.

Six candidates compete for two seats on Shasta Lake City Council

Two seats are open on the Shasta Lake City Council. A third seat vacated by Matt Doyle will be filled by a special election March 7.

Incumbent Pamelyn Morgan has been on the council since 2012 and is seeking another term. Mayor Rick Kern is not running for reelection.

One of the choices on Tuesday's ballot is a familiar name. Former Councilwoman Dolores Lucero served from 2009 until she was ousted from office in a recall election on April 10, 2012.

In 2014, Lucero was convicted of presenting false evidence in court documents aimed at stopping the recall election that ousted her from office. Lucero alleged that a woman circulating a recall petition against her was ineligible to do so because she was not a resident of Shasta Lake. She was sentenced to 30 days in jail and placed on probation for three years.

Also on Tuesday’s ballot are construction manager Justin Jones; Julia Screechfield, a retired service representative; Tena Eisenbeisz, a branch office administrator; and Jim Mark.

Both Jones and Eisenbeisz serve on the Shasta Lake Planning Commission.

Two seats open on Anderson City Council

Voters in Anderson will have three choices to fill two seats on the City Council.

Incumbent Mike Gallagher is seeking reelection. On his candidate statement, Gallagher states he has a background in the trades, construction and business.

Also running is Amarjit Singh, who is a community organizer and minister. Among the organizations that he has been involved with are Shasta County Citizens Advocating Respect and Shasta County Interfaith Forum.

The third candidate on the ballot is business owner Dan Gallier.

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