San Joaquin County election results: Josh Harder, Tom Patti appear to head for November’s ballot
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Tom Patti and Josh Harder thanked District 9 voters on Wednesday morning given their lead in the vote results presented so far. However, a large amount of mailed ballots are pending to be processed that were dropped off on election day and the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters won’t be providing further updates today.
“I’m grateful and honored that our community has put their faith in me once again,” Harder said. He currently serves as the congressional District 10 representative, including southern parts of San Joaquin County.
“As a new dad, I know how rising costs are crushing our families and we desperately need more commonsense leaders to actually get things done,” Harder said. “We have to put politics aside to get costs down, fight rising crime, and finally tackle the homelessness crisis. I’m ready to work my heart out for the Valley and hope to earn your vote in November.”
Similar to his Democratic contender, Republican Patti recognizes life has, “become harder and everything more expensive,” he said.
“Josh Harder has had his chance in Congress and he’s failed,” Patti said. “It’s time to move forward and not backward.”
“I'm truly honored and humbled by the support we’ve received from the voters in our community where I grew up,” Patti said. “The time is now for new energy, vision, and a focus that will help working families, ensure that law enforcement has the tools to keep our neighborhoods safe, and deliver affordable energy independence for our great nation.”
Overnight update: Harder and Patti's vote difference narrows
It’s day two of primary election vote processing results. As of the last update by the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, a slight change can be seen in the Congressional District 9 race from midnight’s report to 9 a.m. this morning.
Josh Harder and Tom Patti remain in the lead, yet the gap between these two candidates’ votes has reduced.
As of 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, the most recent update from the county’s registrar of voters is dated from the same day at 1:32 a.m. with 20,375 ballots cast out of 385,040 registered San Joaquin voters. Yet, Congressional District 9 also includes parts of Contra Costa and Stanislaus counties.
Harder continues to be the candidate with the most votes cast in his favor, 37.29% countywide and 36.5% districtwide. Patti follows in second with 27.66% countywide and 28.9% districtwide.
The vote result percentage for Harder previously tracked in the low forties, as reported last night. Votes for Patti tracked in the mid-twenties; he now appears to track in the higher twenties as Harder’s dropped to the high thirties.
This doesn’t mean that Harder has lost votes compared to what was reported last night by the county’s registrar and California Secretary of State. The change in these percentages represents that the incoming votes, the new ones added to the tally for the 1:32 a.m. update, favored Patti and leveled the percentage gap between the top two contenders a bit.
As for the remaining six candidates in this race, Jim Shoemaker continues to trail in third place with 15.15% countywide and 14.9% districtwide. Harpreet Singh Chima, Jonathan Madison, Khalid Jeffrey Jafri, Karena Apple Feng and Mark T. Andrews continue to follow the top three contenders.
June 7 midnight: Josh Harder, Tom Patti continue to lead across District 9
The San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters shortly after midnight, adding a little more than 2,000 ballots to the count.
In the Congressional District 9 race, Harder and Patti continue to lead with 41.07% and 25.79% respectively. However, District 9 includes parts of Contra Costa and Stanislaus counties.
Both candidates remain in the lead districtwide, Harder with 42.6% of the votes cast and Patti with 26.3%, the California Secretary of State reports.
In both tallies – county and districtwide – Shoemaker remains third with 12.61% of the votes in San Joaquin County and 10.5% districtwide.
The top three contenders are then followed by Chima, Madison, Jafri, Feng and Andrews in both county and district results.
Josh Harder, Tom Patti lead in first round of results
The San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters published the first batch of vote results updates at 8:30 p.m. Out of 385,040 registered voters, 14,124 ballots were processed. In the Congressional District 9 race, votes showed Josh Harder and Tom Patti in the lead with 44.71% and 24.07% respectively.
Sim Shoemaker followed in third with 10.19% of the vote. Other candidates came after: Harpeet Singh Chima with 7.36%, Jonathan Madison with 5.13%, Khalid Jeffrey Jafri with 4.16%, Karena Apple Feng with 3.37% and Mark T. Andrews with 0.99% of the votes cast as of this first update.
These votes are a fragment of the total ballots cast for this election. Further vote results and a total count of ballots cast are to be determined as the election count and certification process continues.
Primary Day: Congressional District 9
Californians across the state headed to the polls — or voted by mail — for this year’s primary elections. San Joaquin County residents were not an exception.
Among the many levels of government county residents could select potential representatives for, this time around the county is voting for one potential congressional representative instead of two.
Before this year’s redistricting changes, San Joaquin County was previously represented by Congressional Districts 9 and 10, by representatives Jerry McNerney and Josh Harder, respectively.
With McNerney not seeking reelection and the district lines changed, the county now has to select one person to represent San Joaquin County in the House of Representatives.
Among those, some familiar faces and newcomers alike are seeking to represent the county in Washington, D.C.
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Who wins tonight?
In short, two people.
The results from this primary election are not the final results that determine who will be the person selected to represent our community in Congress. That is decided in the general election later this year in November.
However, primary results do determine who makes it to the general election ballot; they shorten the list of candidates into a final few who could be the next federal representative.
There are a couple types of primary elections: open, closed, semi-closed and top-two. California follows the top-two model, meaning the top two people with the most votes move on to the general election regardless of party preference, the California Secretary of State explains.
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San Joaquin County’s District 9 candidates
As reported before, there are eight potential representatives on the ballot in this primary (listed in alphabetical order by last name)
Mark T. Andrews (no party preference, independent)
Harpreet Singh Chima (Democratic)
Karena Apple Feng (Democratic)
Josh Harder (Democratic)
Khalid Jeffrey Jafri (Democratic)
Jonathan Madison (Republican)
Tom Patti (Republican)
Jim Shoemaker (Republican)
Out of these eight, only two will make it through to the general election’s ballot. For Tuesday, June 7, primary elections, polls close at 8 p.m. A better image of what results could look like might be presented then.
Tom Patti currently serves as the local District 3 representative in the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors. He was the board’s chair during last year’s cycle and now seeks to represent the county at the federal level.
Harder is the only one out of the eight running for congressional reelection. If elected in the top two this primary, he would be in line to potentially course into his third congressional term.
He cast his ballot on Monday in downtown Stockton with his family. Harder was concerned about apathy and cynicism threatening our political system. While primaries often get lower voter turnout than general elections, it’s still important to show up, Harder said.
This article will be updated as election and vote result updates occur throughout the evening.
This article originally appeared on The Record: California election results affect San Joaquin County in US Congress
