Oceanside Election Results: Council Incumbents Lead, Sales Tax Measure Trails

OCEANSIDE, CA — Two incumbent Oceanside City Council members maintained leads Wednesday following Tuesday's election, while voters appeared to favor one city ballot measure and reject another.

In City Council District 1, incumbent Eric Joyce led Michael Cline with 5,229 votes, or 59.99%, compared with Cline's 3,487 votes, or 40.01%, according to updated unofficial results from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.

In District 2, incumbent Richard Robinson led a five-way contest with 3,667 votes, or 41.43%, followed by Emily Gonzales with 2,982 votes, or 33.69%. Ricky James received 10.27%, Oscarin Ortega had 8.95% and Perry Alvarez received 5.67%.

Meanwhile, Measure R, which would amend the city's charter regarding prevailing wages and project labor agreements on public construction projects, had 63.91% support, with 27,135 yes votes compared with 15,325 no votes.

Measure S, a proposed half-cent sales tax increase to generate an estimated $20 million annually for city services, remained close. The measure trailed with 21,498 yes votes, or 49.56%, compared with 21,880 no votes, or 50.44%.

Oceanside voters also cast ballots in countywide races and on Measures A and B, both of which held narrow leads.

The results remain unofficial, and additional ballots are still being counted. The next county election results update is scheduled for Thursday.

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