Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Zanoni Well Ahead in Sheriff Race, Zoo Tax Renewal Approved
NANCY WEBSITE HEADSHOT 1
By Nancy Price, Multimedia Journalist
Published 3 years ago on
June 8, 2022

Share

 

A ballot measure to renew a sales tax supporting Fresno’s Zoo, the scion of a locally powerful political family, and a handpicked successor to Fresno County’s sheriff were among the winners in Tuesday’s primary election.

Assistant Sheriff John Zanoni, who is seeking to replace Sheriff Margaret Mims, finished the night ahead strongly with 56.57% of the vote, while Mark Salazar, Fresno Police Department deputy chief, trailed with 43.33%. Zanoni was endorsed by Mims.

To find the latest results, go to GV Wire’s election results page

In three of the four Fresno City Council races, incumbents Miguel Arias, Luis Chavez, and Nelson Esparza are poised to retain their seats in District 3, 5, and 7, respectively. In the District 1 race to succeed termed-out Councilwoman Esmeralda Soria, community college trustee Annalisa Perea holds a commanding lead with 58.01%, followed by Cary Catalano with 25.58%, Mike Briggs with 11.38%, and Jeremy Preis with 4.97%.

Esparza, the council president, holds a whopping 66.8% advantage in his race, followed by challengers Courtney Westfall with 20.40% and Jason Jesada Keomanee with 12.46%. Arias leads with 61.82% in his race, followed by challengers Larry T. Burrus with 27.92% and Nickolas Wildstar with 10.18%. Chavez faced the stiffest opposition, capturing 55.59% of the vote tally so far over challenger Brandon Vang, at 44.32%.

Other Local Races

In the Fresno County Area 4 Supervisor race, incumbent Supervisor Buddy Mendes leads the vote count with 51.05%. Challengers Jose Ramirez stands at 26.17% and Danny Parra follows at 22.69%. Incumbent Brian Pacheco was unchallenged in his Area 1 Supervisor race.

Measure Z, which would renew the one-tenth of a cent sales tax to support the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, is headed to an easy win with 83.02% yes votes and 16.98% no votes following Tuesday’s preliminary count.

In the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools election, Michele Cantwell-Copher, the heir apparent to current superintendent Jim Yovino, holds a lead of 64.78%, followed by Daren Miller with 20.27% and Eliseo Gamino with 14.71%.

Assembly and Senate Races

Fresno City Councilwoman Esmeralda Soria sits atop the Assembly District 27 race with 43.1% of the vote. Soria is well ahead of fellow Democrat and fellow Councilmember Mike Karbassi, who stands at 10%. Soria is headed to a November runoff with Republican Mark Pazin, who has garnered 32.8% of the vote. Republican Amanda Fleming is currently third at 14.1%.

In the 31st Assembly District, incumbent Joaquin Arambula, D-Fresno, is well ahead at 57.8%, followed by Republican Dolce Calandra with 29.3%, Democrat John Mendoza with 8.6%, and Andrew Verhines, who declared no party preference, with 4.3%.

In Senate District 12, Shannon Grove, who is currently serving in Senate District 16, is ahead with 61.9%. She will face Democrat Susanne Gundy, who has 38.1%, in the November general election.

In Senate District 14, Democrat incumbent Anna Caballero leads with 56.4% followed by Republican Amnon Shor with 36.4% and Democrat Paulina Miranda with 7.2%.

There is no incumbent in Senate District 16 where Sanger Democrat Melissa Hurtado, who now represents Senate District 14, has collected 33.2% of the vote. She is currently running behind Porterville farmer David Shepard, a Republican, who has captured 39.4%, followed by Democrat Nicole Parra with 14.9%. Republican Gregory Tatum has received 7.8% of the vote, while Democrat Bryan Osorio has collected 4.7%.

Congressional Races

In the Congressional District 22 runoff election, political veteran Connie Conway appears headed to a win over newcomer Lourin Hubbard. Conway, a Tulare Republican, has 57.6% compared with 42.4% for Hubbard, a Fresno Democrat. Somewhat surprisingly, Conway’s share of the votes was slightly lower in Tulare County, her home base, and higher in Fresno County, according to results reported Tuesday. The winner will serve the remainder of former Congressman Devin Nunes’ term.

Jim Costa, D-Fresno, who has survived some close calls in recent elections in Congressional District 16, surged to the lead in the Congressional District 21 race. Costa has garnered 51.5%, with fellow Democrat Eric Garcia getting 10.5% and Republican challengers Michael Maher and Matt Stoll winning 23% and 15% respectively. Costa chose to run in a new district after congressional lines were redrawn. District 21 includes portions of Fresno and Tulare counties.

In the newly drawn Congressional District 22 that includes portions of Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties, Democrat Rudy Salas of Bakersfield took a commanding lead over the rest of the field with 51.5%, followed by Republican David Valadao with 25.3%, Republican Chris Mathys with 16.6%, and Republican Adam Madeiros with 6.6%. Valadao, of Hanford, was elected in the Congressional District 21 race two years ago but like Costa he had to change districts when boundaries were redrawn following the 2020 Census.

In Congressional District 5, longtime Republican Congressman Tom McClintock is ahead with 43.5%, trailed by three other Republican opponents: Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig with 11.9%, David Main with 3.1%, and Kelsten Charles Obert with 1.6%. In November, McClintock will face Democrat Mike Barkley, who garnered 37% of the vote as of Tuesday night. Candidate Steve Wozniak, who declared no party preference, collected 3.4%. District 5 stretches from El Dorado County east of Sacramento south into Fresno County, and includes portions of Amador, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Mariposa, and Madera counties.

In Congressional District 13, which includes parts of Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin counties, Democrat Adam Gray led the night with 33.5%, followed by Republican John Duarte with 30.1%, Democrat Phil Arballo of Fresno with 19.4%, Republican David Giglio with 14.1%, and Republican Diego Javier Martinez with 2.8%.

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

DON'T MISS

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

DON'T MISS

Elon Musk Exiting Trump’s Team After Criticizing the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

DON'T MISS

Tulare Student Will Compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals

DON'T MISS

Federal Trade Court Blocks Trump From Imposing Sweeping Tariffs Under Emergency Powers Law

DON'T MISS

Why Did the California Senate Shunt a Cost-Cutting Housing Bill?

DON'T MISS

Fresno Teachers Call for Probe After Superintendent Orders Up Dossier Against Union

DON'T MISS

US Court Blocks Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

DON'T MISS

Rubio Says US Will Start Revoking Visas for Chinese Students

DON'T MISS

CA Man’s 378-Year Sentence Overturned After Judge Rules Accuser May Have Made Up Charges

DON'T MISS

Fresno Man Faces Life in Prison for Fentanyl, Gun Charges

DON'T MISS

Tiger’s Son, Charlie Woods, Wins Team TaylorMade Invitational in Claiming 1st AJGA Event

UP NEXT

Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety

UP NEXT

Trump Pardons Tax Cheat After Mother Attends $1 Million Dinner

UP NEXT

NPR Sues Trump Administration Over Executive Order to Cut Funding

UP NEXT

Justice Department Reaches Deal to Allow Boeing to Avoid Prosecution Over 737 Max Crashes

UP NEXT

Low-Income Compton Students Get $225M State-of-the-Art High School Campus

UP NEXT

Everyone Now Has an Opinion on Jake Tapper

UP NEXT

Braves Star Ronald Acuña Jr. to Return Friday From Left Knee Injury

UP NEXT

Dave Shapiro, Groundbreaking Music Executive, Dies in San Diego Plane Crash at 42

UP NEXT

CA State Senator Cited for Suspicion of Impaired Driving, Says She Wasn’t Intoxicated

UP NEXT

Kim Kardashian Dons a Graduation Cap and Marches Closer to Becoming a Lawyer

Nancy Price,
Multimedia Journalist
Nancy Price is a multimedia journalist for GV Wire. A longtime reporter and editor who has worked for newspapers in California, Florida, Alaska, Illinois and Kansas, Nancy joined GV Wire in July 2019. She previously worked as an assistant metro editor for 13 years at The Fresno Bee. Nancy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Her hobbies include singing with the Fresno Master Chorale and volunteering with Fresno Filmworks. You can reach Nancy at 559-492-4087 or Send an Email

Why Did the California Senate Shunt a Cost-Cutting Housing Bill?

2 hours ago

Fresno Teachers Call for Probe After Superintendent Orders Up Dossier Against Union

3 hours ago

US Court Blocks Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

3 hours ago

Rubio Says US Will Start Revoking Visas for Chinese Students

3 hours ago

CA Man’s 378-Year Sentence Overturned After Judge Rules Accuser May Have Made Up Charges

4 hours ago

Fresno Man Faces Life in Prison for Fentanyl, Gun Charges

5 hours ago

Tiger’s Son, Charlie Woods, Wins Team TaylorMade Invitational in Claiming 1st AJGA Event

5 hours ago

Wired Wednesday: The Human Side of Law Enforcement

5 hours ago

CIF Expands Field, Changes Medal Rules for State Track Championships Amid Trump Pushback

5 hours ago

Get Ready for Several Years of Killer Heat, Top Weather Forecasters Warn

6 hours ago

Elon Musk Exiting Trump’s Team After Criticizing the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and ov...

1 hour ago

Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
1 hour ago

Elon Musk Exiting Trump’s Team After Criticizing the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

2 hours ago

Tulare Student Will Compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals

2 hours ago

Federal Trade Court Blocks Trump From Imposing Sweeping Tariffs Under Emergency Powers Law

2 hours ago

Why Did the California Senate Shunt a Cost-Cutting Housing Bill?

3 hours ago

Fresno Teachers Call for Probe After Superintendent Orders Up Dossier Against Union

President Donald Trump holds a chart next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
3 hours ago

US Court Blocks Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (not pictured) at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
3 hours ago

Rubio Says US Will Start Revoking Visas for Chinese Students

4 hours ago

CA Man’s 378-Year Sentence Overturned After Judge Rules Accuser May Have Made Up Charges

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend