Election update: Wallis pulls ahead of Holstege in AD47 race days after vote counting began
Greg Wallis is now 269 votes ahead of opponent Christy Holstege, a former mayor and current member of the Palm Springs City Council, in the race for a seat in the State Assembly representing District 47.
The tight race to represent Assembly District 47, which includes the city of Palm Springs, took a turn in the incumbent’s direction Monday, similar to how the race played out in 2022.
After both Riverside and San Bernardino counties reported additional vote counts, Assemblymember Greg Wallis, the incumbent in a race against Palm Springs City Councilmember Christy Holstege, is now ahead by a count of 97,452 to 97,183.
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While the race remains nearly a tie, Wallis had been behind Holstege since votes began to be counted on Nov. 5 — similar to how the race played out in 2022. When all votes had been counted in a month-long process then, Wallis won by only 85 votes.
Similar to the 2022 race, vote counts in Riverside County are leaning toward Democrat Holstege, but in San Bernardino County they are overwhelmingly in favor of Republican Wallis. Holstege is winning 53% of the vote in Riverside County, but Wallis has 63% of the vote in San Bernardino County.
In another state-level race involving a city politician, current City Councilmember Lisa Middleton continues to trail her opponent int he State Senate District 19 race, incumbent Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, 53% to 47% as of the last ballot count Monday evening.
In Palm Springs results, Naomi Soto continues to lead in the race for the District 4 Palm Springs City Council race, pulling further ahead of Joe Jackson as of Monday’s vote count. City voters have also overwhelmingly approved removing the 2037 sunset date on a 1% sales tax increase originally approved in 2011 — Measure J.
Coachella Valley voters also approved Measure AA, 72% to 28%. That measure asked them to decide whether a new lease should be signed that would eventually see the city’s hospital — Desert Regional Medical Center — sell to Tenet Healthcare.
The latest Riverside County data shows roughly 57% voter turnout. Political Data Inc. reported that in Palm Springs that number is 65%.
The county has 30 days to certify election results and on Dec. 6 must send one complete copy of the general election returns to the California Secretary of State in an electronic format. State results need to be certified by Dec. 13.
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