2018 Monterey County Midterm election update

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In the race for Governor Democrat Gavin Newsom has been declared the winner over Republican John Cox. In the race for Secretary of State Alex Padilla has been declared the winner over Mark Meuser. In the race for Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been declared the winner over Steven Bailey, while in the US Senate race Dianne Feinstein has a sizable lead over Kevin DeLeon and is expected to capture that seat. Jimmy Panetta will be keeping his seat in the US House of Representatives District 20 as he has very large lead over Ronald Kabat. As of Tuesday night, November 6, in the race for District 12 State Senate, Anna Caballero is in a tight race with Rob Poythress that too close to call, while in the race for a District 30 Assemblyman position Robert Rivas as of Tuesday night, November 6, had picked up over 66% of the vote and Neil Kitchens over 33%. In the race for Mayor of Greenfield, as of Tuesday night, November 6, Lance Walker had picked up over 46% of the vote, Avelina Torres over 38% and Raul Rodriguez over 15%, while the race for a Greenfield City Council seat is too close to call with Drew Tipton picking up over 23% of the vote, Angela Untalon over 21.4%, Jessica Madrid-Bautista over 21%, Irene Garcia over 20% and David Mendoza over 13%. In the race for Mayor of Gonzales as of Tuesday night, November 6, Maria Orozco picked up over 79% of the vote and Henry Martinez Jr. over 20%, while in the race for a Gonzales City Council seat Paul Miller earned over 32% of the vote, Elizabeth Silva over 29%, Lorraine Worthy over 28% and Henry Martinez Sr. over 9%. Also in the race for a Soledad City Council seat, Marisela Lara earned over 36% of the vote, Alejandro Chavez 33% and Richard Perez over 30%. Prop 6 which involves repealing the Gas Tax, had 55% voting no and over 44% voted yes. Over 54% of voters voted no and 45% voted yes for Measure O in the city of Gonzales, while Measures K and L in the City of King received huge support from voters as Measure K picked up over 58% of yes votes and over 41% of no votes, while Measure L earned over 68% of yes votes and over 31% of no votes.

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Monterey County DA Releases Preliminary Information Concerning an Officer Involved Shooting Incident that Occurred Outside of Soledad on December 16

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King City CHP is searching for person of interest who fled the scene of a fatal crash in Greenfield

On Monday, September 16 at approximately 3:50 pm, a fatal traffic collision occurred on Metz Road south of Elm Avenue in Greenfield. The driver who caused the collision fled on foot and is currently outstanding. The California Highway Patrol King City Area is currently seeking the whereabouts of 31-year-old Agustin Santana-Moncada of King City who has been identified as a person of interest in the case. The King City Area is requesting assistance from the public in locating Santana-Moncada. Anyone with information is asked to contact the King City Area office at (831) 385-3216.

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