San Joaquin County voters will decide several local races in the June 2 primary, including two contested seats on the Board of Supervisors and a countywide challenge for assessor-recorder-county clerk.
In District 2, incumbent Supervisor Paul Canepa faces challenger Lauren Cardinalli. In District 4, Supervisor Steve Ding is being challenged by Travis Castle. Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Steve Bestolarides is running against Zachary Avelar.
The races are nonpartisan and appear on the statewide direct ballot for next week’s primary election. The Nov. 3 general election is scheduled for races not resolved in the primary, according to San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters election materials. To skip the general election, a candidate must receive more than 50% of the vote. Since each cunty contests consists of just two candidates, there will be overall winners next Tuesday…