With the latest update provided through the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, incumbents are leading the way in Escalon in the four-way race for three seats on the city council.

Shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, the semi-final official election results from the county showed current Mayor Andy Hagan leading the vote for the council with 1,858 votes, just over 33%; followed by Mayor Pro Tem Malinda Walker with 1,384 votes, just under 27%; and councilman Jeremy Engle with 1,224 votes for just under 22%. Challenger Jason Perruquet trailed with 1,147 votes, just over 20%. The top three vote getters in the at-large election for council will win the available four-year terms.

For the Escalon Unified School District, the Measure U bond issue had gained some ground since the earliest vote tally, but was still well short of passage. The updated figures as of Monday, Nov. 9 showed 2,596 “No” votes on the proposed $26 million bond issue and 2,433 “Yes” votes, with the measure failing 52 to 48 percent; the bond needed a 55 percent affirmative vote to pass.

Statewide, San Joaquin County voters gave the edge to Xavier Becerra in the race for Governor over Steve Hilton, 58% to 42%; with nearly the same percentages in the race for Lieutenant Governor, Fiona Ma leading over Gloria Romero in the San Joaquin County vote totals.

Congressional races saw Tom McClintock, the incumbent, easily outdistancing challenger Michael Mausuda in District 5; while incumbent Josh Harder also enjoyed a big edge over challenger John McBride in District 9. Incumbent Adam Gray had a commanding lead over challenger Kevin Lincoln in the race for Congressional District 13.

In the State Assembly, it was incumbent Heath Flora maintaining a lead over challenger Matthew Adams, 53 to 47 percent.

Voter turnout in San Joaquin County was just under 52 percent, according to the Registrar of Voters, with 214,691 ballots cast out of 415,611 registered voters in the county.

The results have not yet been finalized and will not be certified until a 1% manual tally is conducted, scheduled to conclude by Wednesday, Nov. 25.

The final official election results will then be published on the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters website, www.sjcrov.org, after 5 p.m. on Nov. 25.