Early Results Show Tight Races in Riverside School Board Elections

Editor’s note: This story will be updated as we receive results and more information regarding the election. Last update: 4:45 am, November 6.

With all of Riverside's 84 precincts reporting as of roughly 3:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, results are becoming clear.

State Assembly 58th District

Sitting Ward 2 Councilmember Clarissa Cervantes holds a 63 vote lead over Leticia Castillo for the for the State Assembly District 58 seat.

• Clarissa Cervantes: 35,245
• Leticia Castillo: 35,182

Riverside Unified School District

Incumbent Dale Kinnear leads Karen Coleman for RUSD Trustee Area 2, holding a 7-point lead with all 16 of Trustee Area 2's precincts reporting.

• Dale Kinnear: 4,398 votes
• Karen Coleman: 3,837 votes

Amanda Vickers leads Chani Beeman in RUSD Trustee Area 2, winning 55% of the votes with all 23 of Trustee Area 3's precincts reporting.

• Amanda Vickers: 3,536 votes
• Chani Beeman: 2,888 votes

Jesse Tweed holds the lead in RUSD Trustee Area 4, with nearly 50% of votes counted with all 15 of Trustee Area 4's precincts reporting.

• Jesse Tweed: 4,341 votes
• Marcelle Williams: 3,365 votes
• B. “Lynna” Gernertt: 690 votes (dropped out of race in September)
• Marla A. Matime: 452 votes

Alvord Unified School District

Amanda Vasquez beat incumbent Lizeth Vega by 216 votes with all 4 of Alvord's Trustee Area 2's precincts reporting.

• Amanda A. Vasquez: 1,087 votes
• Lizeth Vega: 871 votes

In the battle for Trustee Area 4, left vacant after Robert Schwandt died in June, Norma Berrellez holds a 16-point lead with all 4 of Alvord's Trustee Area 4's precincts reporting.

• Norma Berrellez: 1,249 votes
• Louie M. Perez: 774 votes
• Joel Ball: 533 votes
• Dustin Nguyen: 447 votes

Measure L

Measure L, which would amend the City Charter to create a new Office of Inspector General, appointed by the Mayor and City Council to serve as an auditor of the City’s spending and operations, received 63% of the votes counted.

• Yes: 31,712 votes
• No: 18,429 votes

Measure CC

Measure CC, a $954,000,000 bond measure to fund the Riverside Community College District facility repairs and expansions, leads by 10 points.

• Yes: 94,351 votes
• No: 75,552 votes