California Primary Election polls closed
Anticipated California Primary Election happening on Tuesday, March 5
UPDATE 10 P.M. - News 11's Valeria Rodriguez has been following the U.S. Representative race for District 25.
Incumbent Representative Doctor Raul Ruiz is running to keep his seat but he's not the only Democrat running on Tuesday.
The other Democrat is Oscar Ortiz who is a council member for the City of Indio.
He shared that he's hopeful he will get one of the top two spots on Tuesday.
“We cannot work as well as when we have an open door and able to communicate to all corners of our community. So that's really what we're trying to bring to our federal government. We know that that attention is needed. We know that we have a lot of huge pressing issues right now with housing with the Salton Sea and the economic crisis," shared Oscar Ortiz, a candidate for U.S. House District 25.
The top two candidates will be advancing to the general election this upcoming November regardless of party affiliation.
Three other candidates are running in this race, Republican Ceci Truman, Republican Miguel Chapa, and Ryan Burkett.
Make sure to visit our Election Results page for the latest results.
UPDATE 9 P.M. - Polls have officially closed and results will slowly start coming in within the next hour.
Throughout the day voters were seen casting their ballots, locals lining up to drop off their ballots and now the waiting for early results begins.
The Elections Office said things were calm on Tuesday and all 55 voting sites opened with no problems Tuesday morning.
They say more than 200 workers helped out throughout the day.
We talked with one candidate running for the Imperial County Board of Supervisors District Four who was getting the word out.
“I was on Main Street and First in Brawley and just waving to our community and I felt really good with their responses there was people honking inviting people to get out and vote and make sure they have their ballots in," shared Yulil Alonso-Garza, District Four Supervisor candidate.
The Elections Office said it'll take up to two weeks for the final results to be in.
Make sure to visit our Election Results page for the latest results.
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - It’s been an active day as voters cast their ballots at the Imperial County Administration building, and cars keep lining up to drop them off.
The Elections Office said things have been calm and all 55 voting sites opened with no problems Tuesday morning.
The Elections Office said there are more than 200 workers currently helping at the sites.
They also say there are about eight drop boxes and they are installed at every city hall in Imperial County.
Local voters shared why they came out to vote.
“Because I became a, I’m going to cry, I became a citizen because I wasn’t born in this country, but when I was old enough I became a citizen and then I had the privilege to vote," said Modesta Cabrera, an Imperial Valley voter.
“We hope that our beliefs are in line with the people that are in office so it’s important because we have the ability to do it, so we should," shared Kelly Hawk, an Imperial Valley reporter.
The Elections Office said some candidates could win tonight if they get a certain number of votes.
“With the Board of Supervisors, if any candidate 50 percent plus one vote that person will be claimed the winner. If no candidate reaches that milestone then that top two candidates will go on to a runoff in November," explained Linsey Dale, Imperial County Registrar of Voters.
The Elections Office said turnout is currently at nine percent and normally, it's around 20 percent. So right now, it's considerably lower.
Polls opened at 7 a.m. PST and will close at 8 p.m. PST.
