June 5 Primary Election Results Certified: Lake Elsinore Candidates Still In The Running

Lake Elsinore candidates who came out are still in the running this November.

Today the Riverside County Registrar of Voters office certified the and has forwarded them to the Board of Supervisors. 

The final official election results and statement of vote are available on the Registrar of Voters website at www.voteinfo.net, but below are results of three races watched by Lake Elsinore-Wildomar Patch:

Riverside County Supervisor, District 1

Candidate Votes Percentage

BOB BUSTER 16,335 38.22%

KEVIN JEFFRIES 13,540 31.68%

MIKE SOUBIROUS 12,868 30.11%

Total 42,743 100.00%

67th State Assembly District 

Candidate Votes Percentage

PHIL PAULE 11,951 27.66%

MELISSA MELENDEZ 10,084 23.34%

BOB MAGEE 8,672 20.07%

KENNETH C. DICKSON 8,216 19.01%

WILLIAM T. AKANA 4,291 9.93%

Total 43,214 100.00%

42nd Congressional District

Candidate Votes Percentage

KEN CALVERT 35,392 51.34%

MICHAEL WILLIAMSON 9,860 14.30%

CLIFF SMITH 7,377 10.70%

CLAYTON THIBODEAU 6,374 9.25%

EVA JOHNSON 5,678 8.24%

CURT NOVAK 4,254 6.17%

Total 68,935 100.00%

According to today’s certified results, the November runoff for Riverside County Supervisor, District 1, will be between incumbent Bob Buster and Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries (R-Lake Elsinore).

The race for the 67th State Assembly seat will pit Lake Elsinore City Councilwoman Melissa Melendez against Phil Paule, who serves as an aide to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista). Both candidates are Republicans.

The bid for the 42nd Congressional seat will be between incumbent Ken Calvert (R-Hemet) and Michael Williamson (D), an attorney who represents the Riverside Sheriff's Association.

Recounts are still possible. By law, a request for a recount must be filed with the Registrar of Voters office within five days after election results are certified. The deadline to request is June 27. The cost of a recount is paid for by the requestor. 

For more information regarding the recount process, call the Registrar of Voters office at (951) 486-7330.