Moreno Valley Mayor Ulises Cabrera was leading toward reelection after Tuesday’s general election, topping a field of six candidates in early returns posted by the Riverside County Registrar of Voters. The results remain unofficial, and vote counting is expected to continue in the coming days.
According to The Press-Enterprise, Cabrera received 44.35% of the vote in returns attributed to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, which posted results on Wednesday. A separate snapshot of the registrar’s Update #8 report lists a different figure for Cabrera, 45.40% on 8,341 votes, an inconsistency that underscores just how preliminary these numbers still are. Either way, Cabrera holds a clear edge in a crowded six-candidate contest, though nothing is final yet.
That uncertainty is baked into the process itself. Riverside County’s Update #8 was issued Tuesday night into Wednesday at 4:07 a.m., and as of that update, results remained unofficial with roughly 496,000 mail and conditional-registration ballots still to count, per Valley News. That’s a substantial pile of outstanding ballots countywide, and it means the current lead, however comfortable it looks on paper, could still shift before the count is certified.
Cabrera Reacts as the Count Continues
Cabrera commented on social media that “the work continues,” a brief message posted as the early returns rolled in. The mayor has been a fixture at City Hall in recent months, including an appearance at a Moreno Valley City Council meeting back in February, and Tuesday’s lead suggests voters are, for now, inclined to keep him there for another term…