PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor on Monday, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year. Hobbs, who is Arizona’s secretary of state, rose to prominence as a staunch defender of the legitimacy of the
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The race for Coachella City Council remains close. This year’s 4 candidates include Stephanie Virgen, Dr. Frank Figueroa, Yurema Avizu and Josie Gonzalez. You can find updated results here. As of Wednesday, the candidates leading this race are Virgen and Figueroa. “We have to work together if a member brings, you know, an issue or
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The race for the new 41st Congressional District remains tight, with Will Rollins’ lead over Congressman Ken Calvert shrinking to single digits Wednesday evening as votes continue to be counted. GET ELECTION RESULTS HERE The district is almost evenly divided in registration between Democrats and Republicans after it was redrawn to include a number of
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The Associated Press has proclaimed Dr. Raul Ruiz as the winner of California’s new 25th Congressional District. CLICK HERE TO SEE LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS Ruiz was up big in the early results of the race, with 61% of the vote. In the June primary, Ruiz earned 56 percent of the vote. Hawkins earned 16 percent.
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CLICK HERE TO SEE LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS Wednesday 3:00 PM Dr. Raul Ruiz has won reelection in the 25th Congressional District, the Associated Press announced. We continue to watch the other major races, including the 41st Congressional District race between Will Rolins and Ken Calvert. We’re also watching the race for 36th State Assembly (Garcia-Weeks)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats defied gravity this week as voters set aside their concerns about President Joe Biden to deny Republicans the sweeping victory they expected, emboldening a Biden team whose political instincts have been routinely questioned or outright dismissed by opponents and even allies. It was a remarkable display of resiliency in the face of both
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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California ballot measure that would raise taxes on the richest residents to help put more electric vehicles on the roads was trailing Tuesday with about one-third of votes counted. Proposition 30 would place a new 1.75% tax on incomes above $2 million, which is estimated
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Voters in La Quinta tonight appeared to favor phasing out and permanently banning non-hosted, short-term vacation rentals in the city by 2025. Early election results indicated that the pro-ban camp was holding a thin lead favoring implementation of Measure A. CLICK HERE TO SEE LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS Results as of 8:50 PM Tuesday 11/8 If
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Californians on Tuesday voted to allow a law banning flavored tobacco products such as menthol cigarettes and strawberry gummy vaping juice to go into effect. With about a quarter of the ballots counted, Proposition 31 won handily with 76.3% of the vote. A campaign funded by tobacco giants, including R.J. Reynolds
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrat Gavin Newsom easily won a second term as California’s governor on Tuesday, beating a little-known Republican state senator by mostly ignoring him while campaigning against the policies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, two leading Republicans who like Newsom may run for president. It was the second decisive
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The polls for in-person voting are opening up at 7:00 am across Riverside County for people to cast their ballot for the General Election. There are 146 voting locations you can vote in person in Riverside County. The voting locations will open at 7:00 am and close by 8:00 pm. If you are in line
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Election day preparation is in full swing at polling locations across the valley. Voters can now cast their votes or drop off their mail-in ballots a day early which may be a good option for those looking to avoid upcoming weather changes. An incoming winter storm system is expected to bring rain and even mountain
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Voting Centers are opening up a day ahead of the 2022 General Election for people to cast their vote in person or drop off their mail-in ballots. As of Friday, November 4 the Riverside County Registrar of Voters website showed a total of 1,310,928 vote-by-mail ballots were issued. Of those 214,945 of them have been
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Indian Wells Voters have new and familiar faces on the ballot for city council. There are three seats up for grabs this year. Five candidates are vying for the two open seats for a full four-year term. Dana Reed Ivan Moad Bruce WhitmanToper TaylorDouglas Hanson Two candidates are running for one open seat for a two year
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A lot of change is on the horizon for the city of Palm Desert as voters prepare to elect two new city council members with a recently implemented Ranked Choice Voting system. Five candidates are vying for the open seats ahead of the General Election on Nov. 8. News Channel 3 spoke to the five
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The Rancho Mirage city council will look much different after the General Election on Nov. 8. Six candidates are running for three seats on the council making this year’s race a tight one. The chosen Rancho Mirage council members will be elected at large for four-years terms. News Channel 3 spoke to each candidate running for
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The November General Election is two weeks away, and voting by mail is already underway in Riverside County. In Palm Springs, the city council will look a lot different after the election than it does right now. There are three districts that will be electing city council representatives. Among those three races, there is only
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College of the Desert is calling for the removal of what the school calls a “spoof” website for alleged copyright and trademark infringement of its actual website. “College of the Desert became aware of a website that is spoofing our traditional CollegeoftheDesert.edu website through a Google alert,” said Nicholas Robles, spokesperson for COD. The website
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Voter registration data released last month from the California Secretary of State reveals that young voter registration is at its lowest since 2018. A Report of Registration released in September revealed of 1.3 million voters in Riverside County, 14.26% of them are 25 or under. Previous Reports of Registrations from the same time frame of
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