Election night is over but Sacramento County workers are still wading in ballots. The Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections Department must keep counting votes, according to Brad Buyse, the county’s campaign services manager. Tens of thousands of vote-by-mail ballots were turned in Tuesday, he said. However, the county finished its precinct-counting from Tuesday’s voting.  Here is a roundup of local election results with all precincts reported: Sacramento City Council District 5 Education policy consultant Jay Schenirer had a significant lead by late Tuesday night. Schenirer: 53 percent Patrick Kennedy: 46 percent Sacramento City Council District 7 The two candidates are

District 5 City Council candidate Patrick Kennedy is behind in votes with 3,781 compared with Jay Schenirer's 4,309 votes. 41 of 41 precincts have been counted. There are, however, still “tens of thousands” of absentee votes turned in on election day countywide that have yet to be counted, said Brad Buyse, Sacramento County’s campaign services manager District 5 City Council candidate Kennedy gathered with his campaign party, family and friends at Coffee Garden to watch the results of the race as the polls closed and the votes were counted. Kenny Alvarado, campaign manager, was positive about the outcome of a multi-month effort.  “It's tough to say how the votes will go,” he said. “I

Jay Schenirer leads the District 5 City Council race with 4,309 votes. Patrick Kennedy has 3,781 with 41 of 41 precincts counted. There are, however, still “tens of thousands” of absentee votes turned in on election day countywide that have yet to be counted, said Brad Buyse, Sacramento County’s campaign services manager Schenirer gathered at Pangaea Two Brews Cafe at 8 p.m. on election night with his campaign party, family and friends. Food and drinks were served to a steady stream of local fans who came to support Schenirer for his bid to be District 5’s City Councilman. "I’ve been out since early this morning making calls and distributing literature to those we knew hadn't voted yet

Voter turn out has been steady all day according to Diane Buffington who was supervising the Brett Hart Elementary School polling location.  Buffington has been working poling places longer than she could remember.  "It's got to be at least double digits." When asked about how turn out has been she said that it was average.  Buffington reminded me that "average"  in Curtis Park is probably much higher numbers than a lot of other neighborhoods  Curtis Park is a very politically active neighborhood.  Voting was being observed by first time GOP poll watcher Pete Kazak.  He said that he had not seen any Democrat poll watcher this location today.   Curtis Park resident Elizabeth Berg votes

It appeared Tuesday night that longtime Sacramento City Council incumbents Robbie Waters and Ray Tretheway may lose their seats. But it was too soon to call the races Tuesday at 11:45 p.m. because of problems with Sacramento County’s election results website. Brad Buyse, the county’s campaign services manager, said Friday that the county planned to update election results on its website Tuesday night, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 12 a.m. However, the county’s election website did not continually renew some vote totals. Natomas neighborhood activist Angelique Ashby was surpassing Tretheway in the polls Tuesday night. Ashby is competing for Tretheway’s District 1 seat, which includes

Despite controversy in other City Council district races, District 5's candidates were civil and respectful of one another. "They were all polite and I have nothing but nice things to say about them," said Leticia Hilbert. "The civility and consideration of opinions has been really great," said Terrence Johnson. Henry Harry said that everyone ran a good campaign with no "cheap shots," while Jay Schenirer stressed that he felt that no one was running "against" each other. Patrick Kennedy did not seem to mind running against four candidates. "I ran my campaign as I would running against one other person, or 16," he said. "I ran on my 22 years in the district. It didn't really come into

11:21 p.m. UPDATE Angelique Ashby's supporters gather around the wide screen television to anxiously watch the results of tonight's election. With a lead of more than 10% on her closest competitor, incumbent Tretheway, Ashby supporters are anticipating the coming numbers. "We think we know the answer," volunteer Celia Hernandez said. "We just need it official!" Cheers, laughter and applause resonate throughout the police stationassociation, and tensions build as the night wears on, the final count looming closer and closer. "We're all excited," canvas coordinator Greg Pruden said. "Really looking forward to getting the final returns in and seeing what the final result is. We're reall

The Sacramento Press election team is pulling an all-nighter Tuesday to bring our readers City Council election results. We will continuously update our election coverage starting at 4 p.m. Tuesday until the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters stops releasing results late that night.  In addition to reporting the results from the polls, our staffers will be on-the-scene at election parties to cover the perspectives of candidates and their supporters. In Sacramento, polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Election results will start coming in after 8 p.m. "I'm out campaigning," City Councilman Steve Cohn said late Monday afternoon. "Tonight's the last time I'll be walking door-t

In Leticia Hilbert’s view, family bonds need to be strengthened in Sacramento's District 5 communities. An Oak Park resident, Hilbert is one of five candidates for Lauren Hammond’s District 5 City Council seat. Hammond is running for Assemblyman Dave Jones’ seat. The Sacramento Press is interviewing City Council candidates in advance of the June 8 election. District 5 neighborhoods include Oak Park, Curtis Park, Tahoe Park West and Colonial Heights. Better-functioning families would improve the neighborhoods, Hilbert said. “If the family is stable — if they’re not being threatened by losing their houses, and they’re able to have jobs and prosper ... and be together — then we’ll grow.”

Sacramento City Council candidate and law enforcement officer Henry Harry is troubled by youth violence in Sacramento. Harry, an Oak Park resident and a 13-year Sacramento County deputy sheriff, said youth violence is one of the key reasons he’s running for Lauren Hammond’s District 5 City Council seat. There are ways to prevent youth violence, Harry said, but too many young people are dying in Sacramento. “And it breaks my heart to see it,” he said. The Sacramento Press is interviewing City Council candidates in advance of the June 8 election. Harry, 44, is one of five candidates running for the District 5 seat. Hammond, the sitting councilwoman, is competing in a race for Assemblyman