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Director George Wheeldon celebrates his
re-election with friends at the Elks Lodge in Shingle Springs as the results are
announced. In the El Dorado Irrigation District Division 4 race, incumbent
George Wheeldon outpolled Don Nicodemus, 65.5 percent to 34.4 percent.
In an apparent upset that came down to the wire, Norma Santiago edged out Dennis Crabb by 168 votes late Tuesday to win the El Dorado County District 5 Supervisor race. This election only affects the fulfilling of Dave Solaro’s last year in office. Crabb said He did not rule out a second run in June. MORE
Voters
have given thumbs down to turning the bedrooom community of El Dorado Hills into
El Dorado County's largest city. Measure P asked voters to approve incorporation
of the fast-growing foothills community of 33,000. The issue lost 43 percent to
57 percent. MORE
The incorporation drive, opposed by county officials and business leaders, is soundly defeated. Glum cityhood supporter Justin Masters, foreground, watches televised election results with other backers. Behind him are, from left, Dorothy Nesbitt, Chela Masters and Doug Hus. MORE
To raise money for the El Dorado County Library by a parcel tax, ballot
Measure L failed to gain a two-thirds, super majority vote. “Yes” votes
outnumbered “no” votes, by 55.3 percent to 44.6 percent, failing to make the
required two-thirds. Measure U to fund improvements in
the Latrobe School District failed to gain a required 55-percent vote. “Yes”
votes outnumbered “no” votes by a margin of 52.7 percent to 47.2 percent.
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The South Lake Tahoe backed Measure R was soundly
defeated with 54 percent of the voters saying no. Supporters of two ballot
measures that would at least double the annual snow removal parcel fee to pay
for replacing equipment were disappointed by election returns Tuesday, as both
measures were defeated. MORE
