Democratic Rep. Scott Peters led Republican challenger Steve Cohen by nearly 39,000 votes Tuesday in the race to represent California’s 50th Congressional District, which includes Coronado.
Peters had 107,664 votes, or 61.07%, compared with Cohen’s 68,621 votes, or 38.93%, in returns released by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
State Assembly
Incumbent Democrat Tasha Boerner led Republican Trinity Hannaway in the 77th Assembly District race, which includes Coronado.
Boerner received 81,370 votes, or 63.22%, while Hannaway had 47,343 votes, or 36.78%, according to the county’s early returns.
Governor
Democrat Xavier Becerra led Republican Steve Hilton in the race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is completing his second and final term.
Becerra received 411,950 votes, or 60.18%, in San Diego County, compared with Hilton’s 272,614 votes, or 39.82%.
The figures reflect votes counted in San Diego County, not the statewide total.
San Diego County treasurer-tax collector
Larry Cohen led Shirley Nakawatase in the race for San Diego County treasurer-tax collector.
Cohen, the county’s interim treasurer-tax collector, received 349,264 votes, or 58.22%, compared with Nakawatase’s 250,606 votes, or 41.78%.
The office oversees property tax collection and manages investments for local government agencies, including funds supporting schools and public services.
Other statewide races
Early San Diego County returns also showed Democrat Fiona Ma leading Republican Gloria Romero for lieutenant governor, 60.06% to 39.94%.
Democratic Secretary of State Shirley Weber led Republican Don Wagner, 60.86% to 39.14%, while current California State Controller Malia Cohen, a Democrat, led Republican Herb Morgan, 59.57% to 40.43%.
Democrat Eleni Kounalakis led Republican Jennifer Hawks for state treasurer, 60.03% to 39.97%, and Attorney General Rob Bonta, Democrat and incumbent, led Republican Michael Gates, 59.70% to 40.30%.
In the insurance commissioner race, Democrat Jane Kim led fellow Democrat Ben Allen, 53.13% to 46.87%.
Coronado voters
Coronado had 11,030 active registered voters as of Nov. 2, according to the Registrar of Voters. Republicans accounted for 4,047 registrations, compared with 3,473 Democrats. Another 2,636 voters registered with no party preference.
The county’s first election-night report showed 689,666 ballots counted countywide, representing 33.9% of registered voters.
The initial results included mail ballots returned before Election Day and early in-person voting. Officials will count additional ballots in the coming days.
The results remain unofficial. San Diego County is scheduled to certify its election results by Dec. 3, with statewide certification set for Dec. 11.
