Murrieta City Council Races: 2018 Election Results

MURRIETA, CA — A total of seven candidates are vying for three seats on the Murrieta City Council in the 2018 election. Those on the ballot for the city's first district include Mayor Jonathan Ingram and Steve Espinosa. In the second district, Harry Ramos, Ryan Haggerty, Josh Knight and Christi White are seaking the seat. And over in the fifth district, only Scott Vinton is on the ballot.

The registrar will begin releasing results to all county races, including that for the Temecula City Council, 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.

Murrieta City Council Live Results

— Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone