Roberts, Gaspar Lead Race for District 3 Supervisor

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA: San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts was on his way to securing enough votes in Tuesday's primary to stay in the race to keep his District 3 seat.

With about 91 percent of votes counted, preliminary election night results showed Roberts had 39.35 percent of votes.

As to whom may face him in a November runoff, Challenger Kristin Gaspar, the mayor of Encinitas, had garnered 33.66 percent of votes to county Republican Party-endorsed Escondido Mayor Sam Abed's 26.99 percent.

District 3 encompasses the cities of Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas and Escondido, as well as communities within the city of San Diego, such as Carmel Valley, Torrey Pines, Scripps Ranch, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch and others.

"Supervisor Roberts is thrilled with the results," said Gary Gartner, Roberts' campaign manager. "His positive campaign and record of delivering results that matter resonated with the voters. We look forward to a bigger campaign in the fall that focuses on the issues that people care about such as protecting our quality of life."

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• Follow all San Diego County and statewide primary results here:  REAL-TIME RESULTS: San Diego County's 2016 Primary Election