Now we wait for the full election picture

NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 3, 2026 – Last night, the Elections Office released partial, unofficial results of the primary election contest. A little over a quarter of the ballots mailed were returned in time to be tabulated.

Turnout last night was 28.33% compared to 17.13% in 2022, the last primary election, according to the PDI Primary tracker.

• Voters aged 65 and over returned 14,563 ballots accounting for 67% of returns right now.
• The 4,012 ballots returned by voters aged 50-64 account for 19% of the returns so far.
• 2,120 ballots returned by voters aged 35-49 make up 10% of election night returns.
• Young voters aged 18-34 returned 936 ballots, making up 4% of current returns.

Nevada City’s contest for two open seats showed a consistent trend over the three updates provided by the Elections Office.

In the U.S. House of Representatives District 3 contest, Supervisor Robb Tucker leads both locally and district-wide. Supervisor Heidi Hall is in second place locally, Rep. Ami Bera is in second place district-wide.

The contest for State Assembly District 1 is headed for a runoff in November between incumbent Heather Hadwick and challenger Dianna Margaret James.

Nevada County Superintendent of Schools race

Last night, Tim Reid conceded the election to John Baggett in a social media post that deserves highlighting for its quasi-nostalgic classiness.

Well, the results are in, and I came up short.

As you can see from this photo, my election night party was spent with a bunch of cows and a Nevada County sunset. Maybe it’s also the sunset on my political career, and that’s okay.

I want to sincerely thank everyone who supported this campaign. Thank you to those who donated, put up signs, shared posts, invited me to events, asked thoughtful questions, and most importantly, voted. The support and encouragement over the past several months meant more to me than I can express.

Congratulations to John Baggett on an impressive victory. I had the opportunity to speak with him tonight and personally congratulate him. Nevada County is in good hands moving forward, and I wish him nothing but success as our next County Superintendent of Schools.

While this chapter is ending, my commitment to Nevada County’s students is not. I will continue doing what I’ve always done, supporting our schools, our educators, and our young people. Whether it’s through my work in education, community organizations, agriculture, or simply showing up where help is needed, I’m not going anywhere.

Thank you again for the opportunity, the conversations, the friendships, and the support. It has truly been an honor.

Tim Reid

Three Local Measures

Local measures H and K mostly found favor with voters, Measure J is too close to call.

The three updates provided by the Elections Office were delivered as scheduled and there were no reports of problems. Thanks to all the election staff and temp workers for a smooth election night.

The next update is scheduled for Friday by 4:30 pm.

The current partial results, including the uncontested races, can be found on our Election Night results page.