Banning, Beaumont City Council Races: 2018 Election Results

BANNING, CA — Tuesday night will (possibly) usher in a new era for Pass Area politics, as both Banning and Beaumont have city council races on the ticket.

A total of eight candidates are vying for two seats on the Banning City Council in the 2018 election. Those on the ballot for the city's fourth district include Bill Franklin, David Happe, Jerry Westholder, Adolfo Mediano, Jr. and Timothy Smith. In the fifth district, Colleen Wallace, David Ellis and Patrick 'Cork' Irwin are vying for a seat.

In Beaumont, five men are each hoping to score one of the three seats up for grabs. They are: Ron Roy, Mike Lara, Victor S. Dominguez, Lloyd White and Rey Santos.

The Riverside County County Registrar of Voters will begin releasing results to all county races, including that for both city councils, after the polls close at 8 p.m.

Here's the approximate release schedule for results (per the Riverside County Office of the Registrar):

• Approximately 8:30 p.m., vote-by-mail and mid-day pick up results will be released.
• Approximately 9 p.m. early voting results will be released. This will result only in minimal change to vote totals.
• Approximately 10 p.m., first polling-place results released as workers continue transporting ballots from around the county to Riverside for counting. This update will include polling-place ballots arriving to the registrar’s office for tabulation prior to 9:30 p.m.
• Hourly polling place results will be updated until 1 a.m.
• After 1 a.m. updated polling place results will be released every 2 hours.

Banning City Council and Beaumont City Council Live Results

— Patch file photos by Renee Schiavone