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Jim Cooper leads in the race for Sacramento County sheriff

Jim Cooper leads in the race for Sacramento County sheriff
NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION REPUBLICAN SCOTT JONES THE CURRENT SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF A DISAPPOINTING NIGHT FOR HIM AND REPUBLICAN KEVIN KILEY A MEMBER OTHF E ESTATE ASSEMBLY WILL ALL RIGHT ALSO IN SACRAMENTO AS IT’S VOTING ON WHO SHOULD REPCELA SCOTT JONES ASSEMBLY MEMBER JIM COOPER OR CURRENT UNDERS SHERIFF JIM BARNES ANDOU Y CAN SEE RIGHT NOW COEROP WITH THE UPPER HAND6 5 TO 44 PERCENT DON’T HAVE AN ECTXA SENSE THERE OF THE PERCENT OF THE VOTES THAT HEAV COME IN, BUT LET’S CHECKN I WITH LET’S SAY MITRI LIVE FROM JIM COOPER’S ELECTION NIGHT WATCH PARTY, AND HE MUST BE VERY ENCOURAGED BY THESE NUMBERS JOSE. YES. YEAH. HE DEFINITELY IS PEOPLE HERE WATCHINGHE T CLOSELY AS THEY KEEP COMING IN RIGHT NOW KIND OF MINGLING AND WAITING, BUT HOPING FOR SOME GOOD NEWS HERE BEFORE THIS. WE ALSO STOPPED BY TO CHECK IN WITH THE UNDERSHERIFF JIM BARNES. HIS WCHAT PARTY IS AT THE SHELDON INNN I ELK GROVE TONIGHT. BOTH CANDIDATES ACTUALLY SAY THAT THEY ARE EXCITED CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC COORPE HAS 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKGIN AT THE SHERIFF'’ OFFICE BARNES IS A 24-YEAR VETERANND A THE CURRENT UNDER SHERIFF. WE ASK THEM BOTH HOW THEY’RE FEELING TONIGHT. AND WHAT THEIR ELECTION DAY HAS ENBE LIKE? OUR JOB IS TO PRESENT OUR CASE TO THE PEOPLE. I KINDF O LIKE A JURY TRIAL AND AT THE END IT’S UP TO THEM AND THAT’S WHAT WE’VE DONE. WE’VE WE'V’ EFFECTIVELY EXECUTED OUR PLAN EXACTLY HOW IT IS AT THE END OF THE DAY. I’M GOING TO BE AT PEACE NO MATTER WHAT THE RESUL CTSOME BACK. IT’S A BUSY DAY. I’VE BEEN ALL OVER TALKING TO A LOT OF FOLKS AND JUST TRYING TO GET HERE AT THIS POINT AND I’LL TELL YOU WTHA IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET HERE. I’M JUST HAPPY TODAYS I HERE AND IT’S ALMOST COOPER. AND AGAINST THE OUTGOING SHERIFF SCOTT JONES BACK IN 2010. THAT’S WHEN SCOTT JONES WAS INITIALLY ELECTED. SO THIS WILL BE THE FSTIR TIM
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Jim Cooper leads in the race for Sacramento County sheriff
Jim Cooper is leading against Jim Barnes in the race for Sacramento County sheriff, according to election results Tuesday night. Sacramento County residents are voting for a new sheriff for the first time in 10 years with Scott Jones leaving office to run for Congress. The race pits Cooper, a Democratic assembly member representing Elk Grove, against current undersheriff Barnes."Our job is to present our case to the people, kind of like a jury trial," Barnes said. "And at the end, it's up to them." He said he executed his plan and would be "at peace" no matter what the results come back as. Cooper, who has a background in law enforcement, tried campaigning for the position in 2010 but was defeated by Jones, who has expressed public support for Barnes."I've been all over talking to a lot of folks and just trying to get here to this point," Cooper said. "It took a long time to get here. I'm just happy today is here and it's almost over." Because this race only has two candidates, this race could be decided in the primary if one of the candidates receives more than half of the votes, so at least 50% votes plus one vote. If that does not happen on June 7, the race continues to the November runoff, where the candidate with the most votes will claim office.See election results below (IMPORTANT, app and mobile users CLICK HERE to see the results.) Back to full California primary election results.

Jim Cooper is leading against Jim Barnes in the race for Sacramento County sheriff, according to election results Tuesday night.

Sacramento County residents are voting for a new sheriff for the first time in 10 years with Scott Jones leaving office to run for Congress.

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The race pits Cooper, a Democratic assembly member representing Elk Grove, against current undersheriff Barnes.

"Our job is to present our case to the people, kind of like a jury trial," Barnes said. "And at the end, it's up to them."

He said he executed his plan and would be "at peace" no matter what the results come back as.

Cooper, who has a background in law enforcement, tried campaigning for the position in 2010 but was defeated by Jones, who has expressed public support for Barnes.

"I've been all over talking to a lot of folks and just trying to get here to this point," Cooper said. "It took a long time to get here. I'm just happy today is here and it's almost over."

Because this race only has two candidates, this race could be decided in the primary if one of the candidates receives more than half of the votes, so at least 50% votes plus one vote. If that does not happen on June 7, the race continues to the November runoff, where the candidate with the most votes will claim office.

See election results below (IMPORTANT, app and mobile users CLICK HERE to see the results.)

Back to full California primary election results.