March 9, 2020 at 4:33 PM March 9, 2020 – The Nevada County Elections Office has released an interim update for the primary election held on March 3, 2020. On election night, voter turnout was 3.7.53% with 25,667 ballots counted. As of today, an additional 6,129 ballots have been counted, boosting voter turnout to 46.50%. An estimated 10,000 remaining ballots will be verified and counted by the end of the official canvass period on April 3rd.
Supervisor District 1
At this time, incumbent Heidi Hall is the clear front runner and has passed the 50% plus one vote threshold to win outright. This result is not final, it is an interim result.
| Supervisor District 1 | Mail-in votes | Election day votes | Early votes | Total | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Hall | 2,210 | 2,056 | 115 | 4,381 | 52.14% | |
| Deborah Wilder | 1,266 | 727 | 30 | 2,023 | 24.07% | |
| Michael James Taylor | 1,228 | 723 | 48 | 1,999 | 23.79% | |
| Cast votes | 4,704 | 3,506 | 193 | 8,403 | ||
| Undervotes | 252 | 249 | 17 | 518 | ||
| Overvotes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Nevada City Council
Three seats are up for grabs in Nevada City. On election night, Douglass Fleming, Daniela Fernandez and Reinette Senum were the top vote-getters.
| Nevada City City Council | Vote for 3 | Mail-in votes | Election day votes | Early votes | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorraine A. Reich | 222 | 56 | 14 | 292 | 12.91% | |
| Rick Ewald | 162 | 38 | 9 | 209 | 9.24% | |
| Daniela Fernandez | 342 | 123 | 22 | 487 | 21.54% | |
| Douglass Fleming | 446 | 135 | 17 | 598 | 26.45% | |
| Reinette Senum | 275 | 102 | 18 | 395 | 17.47% | |
| David “Sparky” Parker | 221 | 48 | 11 | 280 | 12.38% | |
| Cast votes | 2,261 | |||||
| Undervotes | 511 | |||||
| Overvotes | ||||||
You can download the full update as a .pdf file here.