Elections

Two new Republicans are now in the local political scene as they start to represent Merced County in Washington and Sacramento. Late last week, farmer and businessman John Duarte declared victory in California’s 13th Congressional District, which contains much of the middle-to-lower Central Valley area. And on Monday, newly elected State…

Merced County’s Registrar of Voters is on its way to certifying the Nov. 8 election this week.  Here are the updated counts for some closely…

Razor thin margins in a few Council races By JOHN MILLER & JONATHAN WHITAKER The Election Night drama that…

https://youtu.be/7X5MCxcLr8s By Jonathan Whitaker Errors on ballots that were sent out. A misleading and illegal campaign flier that is circulated. Candidate signs allegedly…

ELECTION UPDATE ... This week, Merced County officials became aware of issues existing with some ballots mailed out for the 2022 General Election. Precinct…

A candidate for the District 4 seat on the Merced City Council informed the Times early Wednesday, right before the newspaper press deadline, that…

The final stretch of Election 2022 is upon us, and local candidates are ramping up their public appearances in the attempt to garner the most possible votes in their respective races. On Tuesday night at City Hall, candidates for seats on the Merced City Council gathered to express their views during an election forum organized by…

Readers may notice our pages of the paper are full of political interviews. Why do we devote so much space to these political interviews? The people we elect…

Local political races for the General Election in November took shape this week with candidates emerging before the filing deadlines. In Merced, three…

Fresno Democrat Esmeralda Soria took an early lead Tuesday night in the election to fill the open 27th State Assembly District seat, and she appears to be heading toward a run off in November with Merced County’s own Mark Pazin. Soria, a Fresno City Council member, is in the lead of the four-candidate race as of Wednesday morning with 42 percent…