REAL-TIME RESULTS: Will Ruiz Retain Congressional Seat, or Will Nestande Claim Victory?

First term State Congressman Raul Ruiz, a democrat, has been campaigning to hold on to his seat against his republican challenger Assemblyman Brian Nestande.

The candidates have been trading barbs on issues such as immigration, health care and each other’s legislative voting records.

Below, you’ll find race results from the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, updated as the agency sends out the information in real time. Be sure to refresh this page for the latest.

Here’s a tentative schedule for ballot results on Election Night and beyond:

• Polls close Tuesday at 8 p.m.
• Approximately 8:30 p.m., vote-by-mail 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 will be 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 90 minutes.
• Depending on voter turnout, polling place ballot counts will likely continue until 5 a.m. on Wednesday.