Local Elections

The controversy over incorrect mail-in ballots has finally reached the Merced County’s elected officials, who called Tuesday for an outside investigation into what went wrong. Last week, more than 4,100 voters in Atwater, Gustine, Merced, Los Banos and Santa Nella received mail-in ballots with the wrong information. The worst came…

Mark Pazin, a candidate for State Assembly in the new District 27 which splits through the Merced County region, says the reshaped boundaries are…

A look at the Campaign Statement Filings with the City of Merced shows some interesting financial developments in the final stretch toward Election Day on Nov.…

Voter interest in the upcoming General Election in November is ramping up as many of the local races took shape this week with candidates emerging before the filing deadlines. While some candidates could be added as late as Wednesday of this week due to the status of incumbents, the Times has put together a list of names locked in for…

One important race to watch and decide upon in the June 7 primary election is the one for Merced County District Attorney. It’s a contest between two…

There's a lot going on right now with the Merced County Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Vern Warnke is facing multiple challenges and obstacles to getting…

Every election season, the Merced County Association of Realtors organizes a series of forums to find out where the candidates stand on the issues. Tired of online “Zoom” meetings and following the most current health safety guidelines due to the ongoing pandemic, the Realtors this year decided to go ahead and hold a series of in-person,…

Editor's Note: Here we take a look at candidate Jessee Espinosa who is running for the Area 2 seat on the Merced City School District's Board of Education…

Editor's Note: Here we take a look at candidate Tsia Xiong who is running for the Area 2 seat on the Merced City School District's Board of Education…

Editor's Note: Here we take a look at candidate Birdi Olvarez-Kidwell who is running for the Area 4 seat on the Merced City School District's Board of Education against incumbent trustee Emily Langdon.  Birdi Olivarez-Kidwell is a native Mercedian who found opportunity and success at a multinational corporation, and later returned…