Updated: Shasta County June 2, 2026 Primary Election Results Latest Counts as of June 9, 2026
- Rex Ballard
- 2 days ago
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Shasta County voters participated in the Statewide Direct Primary Election and a special primary for Congressional District 1 on Tuesday, June 2.
No Change in the Relative Position of any Candidates in this Update
These are preliminary, unofficial results. Shasta County has processed nearly all ballots (54,171 ballots cast out of 116,380 registered voters — 46.55% turnout). The estimated number of ballots that remain to be counted ~1600. Statewide results are based on approximately 91% of votes counted (per CalMatters/AP estimates as of June 9). Final certification is due by July 10.
Key Local Races – Shasta County (Latest CSV)
Shasta County Clerk & Registrar of Voters
Joanna Francescut: 58.08% (28,580 votes) — Strong lead
Clint Curtis (incumbent): 41.92% (20,630 votes)
Shasta County Supervisor, District 1
Erin Resner: 54.46% (4,875 votes) — Comfortable lead
Kevin Crye (incumbent): 38.27% (3,426 votes)
Richard Gallardo: 7.27% (651 votes)
Shasta County Supervisor, District 5
Mike W. Gallagher: 48.99% (4,563 votes) — Narrow lead
Chris Kelstrom (incumbent): 41.11% (3,829 votes)
Gary Allen Oxley: 9.90% (922 votes) (No candidate reached 50%+1; November runoff expected.)
Measure B (Charter amendment on voter ID, hand-counted ballots, absentee voting limits)
Yes: 55.32% (28,489 votes)
No: 44.68% (23,013 votes)
District-Wide Races – Shasta County vs. District Results
Office / District | Candidate (Party) | Shasta County Votes | Shasta County % | District-Wide Votes | District-Wide % | Status |
U.S. Rep. District 1 – Special Short Term | James Gallagher (R) | 34,706 | 66.48% | 121,474 | 62.1% | Winner |
Audrey Denney (D) | 8,447 | 16.18% | 36,240 | 18.5% | — | |
Mike McGuire (D) | 8,077 | 15.47% | 33,712 | 17.2% | — | |
U.S. Rep. District 1 – Full Term | James Gallagher (R) | — | — | 74,946 | 44.0% | Advancing |
Mike McGuire (D) | — | — | 68,521 | 40.2% | Advancing | |
Audrey Denney (D) | — | — | 24,060 | 14.1% | — | |
State Assembly District 1 | Heather Hadwick (R, incum,) | 27,755 | 54.32% | 73,764 | 49.7% | Advancing |
Dianna Margaret James (D) | 14,619 | 28.61% | 54,752 | 36.9% | Advancing | |
Darin Hale (R) | 8,723 | 17.07% | 19,790 | 13.3% | — | |
Board of Equalization District 1 | Shannon Grove (R) | 22,621 | 46.13% | 620,782 | 34.5% | Advancing |
Nelson Esparza (D) | 8,035 | 16.39% | 604,719 | 33.6% | Advancing |
Major Statewide Races – Shasta County vs. Statewide Results
(Shasta data from latest county CSV; Statewide from CalMatters ~91% counted)
Office | Candidate (Party) | Shasta County % (Votes) | Statewide % (Votes) | Status |
Governor (Top 2 advance) | Steve Hilton (R) | 41.44% (22,040) | 25.0% (2,137,993) | Advancing |
Xavier Becerra (D) | 11.55% (6,142) | 27.9% (2,390,780) | Advancing (leading) | |
Chad Bianco (R) | 23.00% (12,231) | 10.2% (874,424) | — | |
Tom Steyer (D) | 13.38% (7,117) | 22.5% (1,928,381) | — | |
Attorney General | Michael E. Gates (R) | 67.68% (34,464) | 38.3% (3,116,488) | Advancing |
Rob Bonta (D, incumbent) | 28.39% (14,459) | 56.4% (4,592,586) | Advancing (leading) | |
Controller | Herb W. Morgan (R) | 66.74% (33,802) | 37.9% (3,030,592) | Advancing |
Malia M. Cohen (D, incumbent) | 30.34% (15,364) | 56.5% (4,523,227) | Advancing (leading) | |
Lieutenant Governor | Gloria Romero (R) | 22.56% (11,287) | 18.1% (1,433,410) | Contending |
Fiona Ma (D) | 12.44% (6,226) | 19.1% (1,510,363) | Advancing (leading) | |
Treasurer | Jennifer Hawks (R) | 46.24% (22,948) | 24.3% (1,933,487) | Contending |
Eleni Kounalakis (D) | 19.08% (9,470) | 36.5% (2,905,525) | Advancing (leading) | |
Insurance Commissioner | Stacy A. Korsgaden (R) | 33.41% (16,631) | 15.7% (1,237,921) | Contending |
Jane Kim (D) | 13.28% (6,610) | 27.2% (2,137,589) | Advancing (leading) | |
Secretary of State | Don Wagner (GOP) | — | 37.1% (2,977,286) | Advancing |
Shirley N. Weber (DEM, incumbent) | — | 58.4% (4,691,273) | Advancing (leading) | |
Superintendent of Public Instruction | Sonja Shaw (NP) | — | 22.9% (1,635,260) | Advancing to runoff |
Richard Barrera (NP) | — | 20.1% (1,438,207) | Advancing to runoff | |
Board of Equalization, Dist. 1 | Shannon Grove (R) | 46.13% (22,621) | 34.5% (620,782) | Advancing |
Summary
Shasta County continues to deliver strong conservative results. Joanna Francescut holds a solid lead for Clerk. Erin Resner leads comfortably in District 1. Mike Gallagher maintains a narrow edge in District 5 (likely November runoff). Measure B is passing.
James Gallagher won the CD1 special election decisively.
Statewide, Xavier Becerra leads the Governor’s race with Steve Hilton in second. Top-two races for Governor, Attorney General, Controller, and others are advancing as shown. Republican candidates significantly outperformed statewide averages in Shasta County across the board.
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