Real-Time Results: Banning-Beaumont Midterm Election 2026

BANNING-BEAUMONT, CA — The polls are closed in Riverside County, and voters will soon know the results of elections in Banning and Beaumont, if billionaires will get their own California tax, and whether a blue wave will flood Congress, possibly sinking the final two years of President Donald Trump’s lame-duck presidency.

Millions of voters and election officials wait not only for the results but also for the president’s reaction.

The outcome of several down-ballot primary run-off races also hangs in the balance in Riverside County.

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Races to Watch in Banning and Beaumont

In addition to statewide contests, the cities have had several key initiatives on the ballot.

Measure B asked Beaumont voters whether to approve a $86 million bond measure to pay for repairs and upgrades at Beaumont Unified School District campuses. If passed, property owners within BUSD boundaries would be levied approximately $20 per $100,000 of their assessed property value annually.

Measure U asked Banning voters whether to amend land use ordinances in parts of the city, namely south of Interstate 10 and the Union Pacific Railroad and west of Sunset Avenue.

Measure V asked Banning voters whether to amend land uses for property south of West Westward Avenue and east of Sunset Avenue to allow Very High-Density residential use.

Measure W asked Banning voters whether to approve a
development agreement for a master planned project including commercial and industrial uses.

Measure A (countywide) asked Riverside County voters whether to continue an existing half-cent sales tax for the purpose of funding countywide road projects. According to the initiative's language, the existing sales tax generates approximately $280 million annually.

Three Beaumont Unified School District nonpartisan trustee seats were on the November ballot: Areas 2, 3 and 4.

In Trustee Area 2, incumbent Jeff Brown faced challengers Deidre Chatigny, an assistant general manager.

In Trustee Area 3, incumbent Susan Lara did not run, therefore candidates Sonia Colchado, an educator, and Kelsey Lara Wood, a parent, faced off.

In Trustee Area 4, incumbent Melissa Williamson faced business owner Megan Garcia.

There were no Banning Unified School District seats up for election.

Two Banning City Council seats (nonpartisan) were also on the ballot: Districts 4 and 5.

In District 4, incumbent Richard Royce faced challengers Marco Santana, a workforce development specialist, and Nathaniel Rodriguez, a project manager.

In District 5, incumbent Colleen Wallace faced planning commissioner Chris Castorena, and Christian Villagran.

In Beaumont, three City Council seats were up for election. Beaumont does not vote by district, so six candidates faced off for three seats: incumbents Jessica Raye Voigt, Mike Lara, and Lloyd White; challengers Carlos Cueva, a director of design development, Joe Mathews, a youth commission coordinator, and Jim Mercado, a retired retail salesperson.

The Beaumont City Clerk job (nonpartisan) was also on the ballot. Incumbent Elaine Morgan faced challenger Kathleen "Missy" Aguilar-Billinger, a retired board clerk.

A Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District seat (nonpartisan) was on the ballot: Division 3. Incumbent Daniel Slawson faced challenger Noah Valdivia.

Additionally, a Beaumont-Cherry Valley Recreation & Park District seat (nonpartisan) was up for grabs: Division 1. Sammi Jo Shubin faced Frankie "Coach" Fuimaono.

Banning and Beaumont fall within state Assembly District 47, and the partisan seat was on the ballot this year. Assembly members represent their local districts at the state level in Sacramento.

District 47 incumbent Assembly Member Greg Wallis (R) faced runoff challenger Leila Namvar (D), a civil servant.

Congressional District 25, which includes Banning and Beaumont, was also on the ballot. Congressional members represent their local districts at the federal level in Washington. Congressional seats are partisan.

Incumbent District 25 Rep. Raul Ruiz (D) faced runoff challenger Hemet Mayor Pro Tem Joe Males (R).

Key statewide races that Patch is following:

Gubernatorial Race

California voters headed to the polls Tuesday, facing high gas and grocery prices, the effects of climate change on wildfires and rising seas amid a shortage in insurance coverage and the ever-present housing affordability crisis.

The governor’s race was somewhat anticlimactic following a chaotic primary with a crowded field of candidates roiled when the frontrunner was forced to step down amid sexual assault allegations. Since then, Becerra maintained a steady lead over Hilton in the polls.

In the final days of the election, a new SurveyUSA poll showed Becerra with a 22-point lead.

Click here for real-time results in the California Governor’s races.

Congressional Races

All 52 of California’s Congressional seats were on the ballot.

Congressional races across California were under intense scrutiny following voter approval of Proposition 50, a partisan redistricting measure expected to reshape the state’s political map. Thanks to the redistricting, only a handful of districts were truly competitive. Democrats hoped to flip as many as five Republican House seats in a bid to overturn the GOP’s slim House majority.

Democrats think they can flip as many as five seats, with four seeming very much in reach, according to the polls. Both parties are spending like control of the House is on the line.

Click here for real-time results in California’s Congressional races.

Propositions

There were 14 statewide propositions on the ballot this week. Arguably, the most hot-button ballot initiatives involve taxation. Proposition 40 is the highly discussed billionaire tax, while Propositions 41 and 42 aim to counter the measure. Proposition 3 also addresses taxes on the state's highest earners.

Click here for real-time results for all of California’s ballot measures.