Tavaglione, who represented the Second District, has been on the board since the mid-1990s and Ashley, who represented the Fifth District, having served more than a decade as a supervisor. With the exception of Perez’s seat, which had only two candidates, it wasn’t clear going into Tuesday whether the top vote-getters in second and fifth districts would emerge with the simple majority needed to avoid a runoff.Īnd with supervisors Ashley and John Tavaglione retiring, there could have been as many as three new supervisors when the new board takes office in January. Manuel Perez defeated Palm Desert Councilwoman Jan Harnik, 56 to 43 percent. In the Fourth District, which covers the Coachella Valley, Supervisor V. We serve the public (in Calimesa) and that’s what I’m going to try to bring, even more so, into the county.” We’re going to carry the momentum into the general election … it’s not about greed. “The team, we did everything the right way. No one thought I had a chance until I got some money,” said Hewitt, a Libertarian who previously ran for state legislative office. In a telephone interview, Hewitt said “a winning team” helped him make it out of the primary. My team starts working on that in the morning.” “I am prepared to work very hard to win in November. “Residents demonstrated today at the polls that they would like me to play a major role in shaping the future of our community,” he said. Jaime Hurtado, chief of staff to outgoing Supervisor Marion Ashley, was third with just under 21 percent, followed by county employee Patricia Vargas Sanchez and Marine veteran Altie Holcomb.īogh issued a press release declaring victory and looking ahead to November. In the Fifth District – the Pass, Moreno Valley, Perris, and Menifee – Bogh was first with 28 percent of the vote, followed by Calimesa Mayor Jeff Hewitt with roughly 25 percent.

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