Trump Poised To Lose Riverside County; Murrieta Leaders Emerge

MURRIETA, CA — While thousands of ballots remain to be processed in Riverside County, it's two weeks post-Nov. 3 Election and most races in Murrieta have very clear leaders.

As of Tuesday morning, approximately 45,000 timely postmarked vote-by-mail ballots and 25,000 provisional ballots remain to be processed in the county. Additionally, under state law the Riverside County Registrar of Voters must continue to accept timely postmarked ballots through Friday.

While outstanding ballots remain, in Riverside County Joe Biden (D) leads Republican President Donald Trump by nearly 77,000 votes. The current tally is 493,368 ballots cast for Biden and 416,515 for Trump.

If the lead holds, Biden may win the 2020 contest by a greater margin than Hillary Clinton (D) did four years ago. In 2016, Clinton beat Trump by just over 60,000 votes. Clinton garnered 373,695 ballots cast or 50.11 percent from county voters compared to 333,243 or 44.68 percent for Trump.

Aside from national politics, key races in Murrieta included city council seats, State Assembly District 67, and Congressional District 42. Here's how those races stand as of Tuesday.

Murrieta City Council

Lisa DeForest maintains a significant lead over Steven Brown for the District 3 seat. As of Tuesday, she's leading by almost 5,600 votes. The winner will replace incumbent Gene Wunderlich, who was appointed to the council and is not running in 2020.
In District 4, Lori Stone is well ahead of David Kolk by nearly 3,500 votes. The seat is currently held by Kelly Seyarto, who is running for the 67th Assembly District seat.

State Assembly District 67

Longtime firefighter Kelly Seyarto (R), who currently serves on the Murrieta City Council, is leading career law enforcement officer Jerry Carlos (D-Lake Elsinore) by a wide margin of more than 44,400 votes.

Congressional District 42

The Associated Press has called this race, with incumbent Ken Calvert (R) the winner over Democratic challenger William "Liam" O'Mara. As of Tuesday morning, Calvert was leading by nearly 50,000 votes.

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