Shasta County Clerk Race Early Results Show Curtis Trailing
Early results from the June 2 primary in Shasta County show incumbent Clerk Clint Curtis trailing challenger Joanna Francescut by nearly 20 percentage points. The election featured new ballot sorting procedures and the controversial Measure B as officials worked to ensure a precise vote count.
United States election official Joanna Francescut took a 20-percentage-point lead over incumbent Clint Curtis in the Shasta County registrar race on June 2. Francescut led the early vote count by nearly 20 points, while Curtis said he requires 3,000 additional votes to close the gap. The contest occurs alongside Measure B, a proposal to mandate hand-counted ballots and government-issued photo identification at polls.
