This story was updated June 15, 4:17 p.m.
Editor's Note: A previous version of this story stated that the top two vote getters in Sacramento city council elections advance to a runoff in November. This is the case except if one candidate gets 50% plus one vote. If so, that candidate wins the city council race outright.
Sacramento County’s unofficial primary results will arrive in three separate waves on election night, with the first released shortly after polls close at 8 p.m., another at 10 p.m., and a final report issued at midnight. The county will release another batch of results on Friday following the election, with further reports being issued on Mondays and Wednesdays until all results are certified.
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
District 1: District 1 covers most of the city’s core. Candidates for this seat are Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra, former mayoral candidate Flojaune Cofer, former State Senator Deborah Ortiz, and computer programmer Tim Riley.
The latest unofficial results show 43.64% of ballots have been counted. Cofer is leading the race with 45.63% of ballots counted. Guerra follows with 29.40% of the ballots. If these results hold, the two will proceed to a runoff election in November.
Cofer held a watch party with Councilmember Mai Vang and said they share the same politics and beliefs.
“Black women collaborate, Hmong women collaborate, like that's what we do, we make a way out of no way, and we come together," Cofer said. "We were able to combine forces, because Mai voters are Flo voters, and Flo voters are Mai voters, and so we made it easier on them by collaborating and by working together.”
District 2: Supervisor Patrick Kennedy, who was first elected in 2014, faces candidates Ronald Bell and Brian Lada, in the contest to represent District 2, which includes parts of South Sacramento and Elk Grove. The county’s District 2 includes neighborhoods such as South Sacramento, parts of Elk Grove, and rural communities like Vineyard.
The latest unofficial results show 38.09% of ballots have been counted. Kennedy is leading the race with 63.93% of the ballots counted. Bell follows with 19.56% of the ballots.
Sacramento City Council
Jenn Chawla poses for a photo with Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes at a primary results watch party on June 2, 2026.Ruth Finch/CapRadio
District 1: Three candidates are competing in the June primary for Sacramento’s District 1 City Council seat in North Natomas: incumbent Lisa Kaplan; former FBI Investigative Specialist Jenn Chawla and Software engineer Venkat Mechineni. The communities of North Natomas and Robla make up the district.
The latest unofficial results show 43.49% of ballots have been counted. Kaplan is leading the race with 52.72% of ballots counted. Chawla follows with 42.07% of the ballots. If Kaplan maintains more than 50% of the vote, she will win the race outright. If her total falls below that, the top two candidates will proceed to a runoff election in November.
District 5: Three candidates are competing for Sacramento’s District 5 City Council seat in the June 2 primary: Incumbent City Councilmember Caity Maple, retired Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Henry Harry and state analyst Santiago Morales. District 5 is made up of the neighborhoods Oak Park, Hollywood Park, North and South City Farms, Golf Course Terrace, Valley Hi, and parts of Meadowview.
The latest unofficial results show 37.33% of ballots have been counted. Maple is leading the race with 68.23% of ballots counted. Harry follows with 16.46% of the ballots.
"While there are still ballots left to count, I’m incredibly grateful for the support we’re seeing tonight," Maple wrote in a statement on election night. "This campaign was built by hundreds of volunteers, supporters, and neighbors. Tonight’s results are a reflection of that hard work, and I’m honored by the trust voters have placed in me."
City Councilmember Rick Jennings speaks with Sacramento State President Luke Wood at a primary election results watch party on June 2, 2026.Ruth Finch/CapRadio
District 7: Three candidates are competing in Sacramento’s District 7 city council race in the June 2 primary: incumbent Rick Jennings, CalTrans planner Scott Lau, and former Stockton City Attorney Mark Velasquez.
The latest unofficial results show 59.85% of ballots have been counted. Jennings is leading the race with 56.81% of ballots counted. Lau follows with 27.19% of the ballots.
Twin Rivers Unified School District Trustee
Area 6: Three candidates are running for the Twin Rivers Unified School District board of trustees Area 6 in the June 2 primary: Emmanuel Amanfor, Eduardo Ochoa and Adrianne Gonzales.
The latest unofficial results show 30.40% of ballots have been counted. Amanfor is leading the race with 47.79% of the ballots counted. Gonzales follows with 33.43% of the ballots.
Sacramento County Board of Education
Area 1: Four candidates are running for Sacramento County Board of Education Area 1: Dominique Donette, Ralph Merletti, Anna Molander Hermann, Davon Thomas. Area 1 covers downtown, midtown, Land Park, East Sacramento, Oak Park, and Curtis Park.
The latest unofficial results show 48.40% of ballots have been counted. Donette is leading with 37.99% of the ballots. Hermann follows with 28.53% of the ballots counted.
Area 3: Two candidates are running for Sacramento County Board of Education: Annie Fischer and Paul Keefer. Area 3 covers North Highlands, Arden-Arcade, McClelland Park and parts of Carmichael.
The latest unofficial results show 53.31% of ballots have been counted. Fischer leading the race with 50.16% of the ballots counted. Keefer follows with 49.84% of the ballots.
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