ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen appeared strongly favored for reelection in early vote counts released Nov. 8. While the two school board trustees up for reelection were trailing their challengers, Elk Grove’s incumbent legislative representatives had strong leads.

In her bid for a second four-year term as mayor, Singh-Allen received more than two-thirds of votes counted, 69.3%.

Candidate Brian Pastor was in second place with 19.8%, followed by Lynn Wheat at 10.9%.

In a Facebook message on Nov. 6, Singh-Allen thanked her supporters.

“Thank you Elk Grove for your overwhelming support,” Singh-Allen said. “I am humbled with the strong message that our city is heading in the right direction. Let’s continue to be an example of good governance and promoting unity over division. Thanks again!”

Wheat thanked “everyone who trusted me with their vote.”

“I invite any who did trust me with their vote to attend future Elk Grove City Council meetings,” Wheat said.

Elk Grove City Councilmembers Darren Suen and Kevin Spease ran for reelection unopposed.

The ballot-counting process takes several weeks and the vote totals are likely to change with each update from the Sacramento County Elections Office. A vote count update is scheduled at 4:15 p.m. Nov. 15 and the next update is at 4:15 p.m. Nov. 19.

As of Nov. 8, the county estimated that 260,000 ballots remain to be counted, with an unknown number containing votes in Elk Grove races.

In the Elk Grove Unified School District races, incumbent Trustees Anthony Perez and Carmine Forcina were trailing their opponents.

In the vote for Trustee Area 1, Perez had 39% of votes counted, while Susan Davis was in the lead with 61%.

Forcina, facing a three-way race for Trustee Area 7, received 28% of ballots, placing him behind Heidi Moore, who led the race with 45.3% of the vote. Rehana Rehman was in third place with 26.8% of votes.

Candidate Jennifer Ballerini had the lead in the vote for the open seat in Trustee Area 6. She had received 61.9% of votes compared with 38.1% for Jacqueline Ortiz.

Voters favored the school district’s Measure N bonds, with 58.7% voting yes and 41.3% voting no. It needs a 55% majority to pass.

Elk Grove’s current congressional and state Assembly representatives had strong early results, with both getting more than 60% of the votes counted so far.

Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, appeared likely to retain her House of Representatives seat representing Congressional District 7. The nine-term congresswoman had 65.4% of votes counted, according to the California Secretary of State. Republican Tom Silva had 34.6% of the vote.

Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove, also seemed headed for reelection, with 66.1% of the votes. Her opponent, Republican Vinaya Singh, received 34% of the vote.

To follow the local election results, visit elections.saccounty.gov for races within Sacramento County. Visit the Secretary of State’s website at electionresults.sos.ca.gov for the Assembly and House races.