UPDATE 11/9/22 RIDGECREST UNDECIDED: The Daily Independent Is Wrong To Call Bruen The Winner

Ridgecrest Undecided
Update 11/9/22 8:49 p.m. The Daily Independent Is Wrong To Call Bruen The Winner
Dear Daily Independent,
No, Bruen has not been re-elected, and Measure “P” has not passed. (Yet)

Mayor Eric Bruen has won re-election and Measure P has passed, according to the unofficial final results from the Kern County Elections Division, posted at 2:14 a.m. Wednesday.
Bruen had 1,298 votes, 56.21%, while Thomas Wiknich had 1,011 votes, 43.79%. Write-in candidate John “JD” Zipp had none.
The Daily Independent, November 9, 2022Loren Scott Hayman led all vote-getters for city council with 1,124 votes, 29.92%, while John “Skip” Gorman had 1,066, 28.37%. The top two win election. Following were Christopher Ellis with 975 votes, 25.95%, and Scott Miller with 592 votes, 15.76%.
Update from ABC 23 in Bakersfield (emphasis ours)
When asked if there was a possibility that election results could change, Mary Bedard, the Kern County Registrar of Voters, had this to say.
“Oh definitely, we have a very small percentage of the vote count. We don’t know the turnout yet at this point, but the majority of the votes still have not been counted.“
Bedard, who oversees the Kern County elections, says that the count is incomplete despite staying up until almost 3 a.m. the day after the election counting ballots.
https://www.turnto23.com/news/election-2022/election-outcomes-are-not-yet-final“Simply we finished counting the ballots cast at the polls yesterday,” explained Bedard. “We are not done “
UPDATE 11/9/22 4:30 p.m.
- Only 13% voter turnout in Kern County!
- McCarthy’s total vote count in Kern County is only 24,577 as of 11/9/22:
- Steve Scalise announces intention to challenge McCarthy as House majority leader, Supports McCarthy as Speaker of the House (via Foxnews.com)
- Could this be why voter turnout in McCarthy’s home county sucks?:
Redstate: You-Do Not Reward Mediocrity – Calls Grow For Kevin McCarthy And-Other Gop Leaders To Be Replaced
U.S. Representative 20th Congressional District – Vote For 1 | ||
Completed Precincts: 372 of 372 | VOTE COUNT | PERCENTAGE |
KEVIN MCCARTHY – REP | 24577 | 71.24% |
MARISA WOOD – DEM | 9924 | 28.76% |
Kern County Elections Department: “Tens of thousands of ballots” to be counted. Check back at the end of the day for updates.

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