By Sara Beth Williams–
The Citrus Heights City Council has three seats up for reelection with one candidate running unopposed, and according to early voting results, the two incumbent candidates in District’s 2 and 4 are leading. The next voting result update will be given by Sacramento County on Friday, Nov. 6.
District 2: Incumbent MariJane Lopez-Taff continues to hold a commanding lead with over 60 percent of the vote with against challenger Charles Stone, which she has maintained since Tuesday night. The lead narrowed from 63 to 61 percent from Tuesday to Wednesday, with Stone inching from 36 to 38 percent of the vote. Lopez-Taff led by over 800 votes as of Nov. 4.
District 4: Incumbent Jayna Karpinski-Costa is also leading with 58 percent of the vote while challenger Susan Powers has received just over 43 percent of the vote. Less than 300 votes separated the two as of Wednesday’s update.
The Sacramento County Republican Party has endorsed both Powers, and Karpinski-Costa and said in a social media post prior to Election Day that now it was up to the voters to decide.
The Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce officially endorsed Lopez-Taff and Karpinski-Costa, and donated to their campaigns.
District 5: Current Vice Mayor Porsche Middleton ran for the District 5 seat unopposed.
Councilmembers are typically seated in December following official election results.
Voting results for Sacramento County and statewide races are updated here.
