Jeffries Maintains Slim Lead over Incumbent in Supervisor Race

RIVERSIDE - The narrow lead outgoing Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries held over Riverside County Supervisor Bob Buster in the race to represent the county's First District was still holding today.

The latest ballot count from the Nov. 6 general election had Jeffries, R- Lake Elsinore, with 53,199 votes compared to 52,387 for Buster, or 50.38 percent to 49.62 percent.

The Registrar of Votes' website noted that all vote-by-mail ballots had been processed, but 60,000 provisional and 9,000 damaged ballots had yet to be tabulated countywide.

Another updated vote count is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday.

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