Lara declares victory, says: ‘Now it’s time to get to work’
Retired CHP Sgt. Luis Lara declared victory this week in the race for the District 3 seat on the Merced County Board of Supervisors.
After the latest election numbers from the June 2 Primary were dropped on Tuesday night, Lara sent a statement to the Times saying it was evident that his vote total will continue to surpass the total…
ELECTION UPDATE: Lara surges way out front in race for…
While those mailed-in ballots continue to arrive at the Elections Office, Luis Lara is sitting pretty as the likely new Merced County Supervisor…
Merced County incumbents receive more support from…
Editor's note: The following story, first published in the Merced County Times print edition of May 28, 2026, has been updated with more recent…
District 3 supervisor’s race reveals parity in contributions
As California’s June 2 primary approaches, campaign finance disclosure statements for District 3 incumbent Merced County Supervisor Daron McDaniel and challenger Luis Lara show similar totals for monetary contributions and expenditures.
Through May 16, the McDaniel campaign has raised $96,954 in itemized contributions with $65,525 in…
Westside supervisors race shows disparity in campaign…
In the elections race for the Merced County Board of Supervisors District 5 seat, incumbent Scott Silveira has raised nearly 40 times in contributions…
Now is the time for local voters to send in their election…
Nearly 10,000 ballots have been voted and returned to the Merced County Elections Office for the June 2 Statewide Direct Primary, according to Mel…
McDaniel, Lara face off in Atwater debate
Creating jobs, improving roads and transportation, building affordable housing, and strategies to assist the homeless were some of the topics voters in Merced County’s Supervisory District 3 posed to incumbent Supervisor Daron McDaniel and challenger Luis Lara during Tuesday’s debate in the Atwater Women’s Clubhouse.
District 3…
DuPont targets cost of living, policy reform in Senate race
Darin DuPont is a rising star on the Central Valley political scene.
The 30-year-old member of the Merced City Council and lawyer by trade has been…
Lopez cites 35 years of experience in education
With a career spanning 35 years in local schools and leadership positions, Richard Lopez is poised to take the reins of the Merced County Office of…
Murphy pursues golden opportunity to take a stand for residents in district
They call it District 27, and geographically, it's about 95 percent of Merced County.
It's in Madera County, west Madera and Chowchilla. It's the west side of Fresno County, and the northwest corner of the City of Fresno.
District 27 stretches from Delhi all the way to Coalinga. It takes about a couple hours to drive across. It's…