Stanislaus County Clerk Recorder and Registrar of Voters Donna Linder announced the Nov. 5, 2024 Presidential General Election canvass of the vote per California law was completed Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. The Certified Statement of Vote is posted on the election website, www.stanvote.gov.

Stanislaus County had 293,212 registered voters eligible to cast their ballot in this election, of which 200,183 voted. Voter turnout was 68.27 percent. There were several races of local interest on the ballot.

City of Riverbank Mayor – Three candidates were seeking the post and coming away with the victory was Rachel Hernandez, who received 4,538 votes, defeating incumbent Mayor Richard D. O’Brien, who polled 4,137 votes. Hernandez, a city council member, chose to not seek re-election to that post in order to run for mayor. Also running was Solomon Kumar.

Riverbank City Council, District 2 – Cynthia L. Fosi was unopposed and received 1,465 votes.

Riverbank City Council, District 4 – Three candidates were seeking the post; Stacy Call received 1,050 votes to win the seat, defeating incumbent Darlene Barber-Martinez, who received 860 votes. Also in the running was Roxana Garcia.

Riverbank Unified School District Board, Area 1 – A two-way race for a seat on the school board saw Gary Vernon win the position with 791 votes, Ernie J. Velasco received 393 votes.

Riverbank Unified School District Measure E – The bond measure received more than the needed percentage to pass; the vote was 3,413 votes in favor, 1,629 opposed.

Oak Valley Hospital District Director – A three-way race for two seats on the hospital board saw Sara West Shipman polling the most votes, 8,875, to win a term along with Shirrelle O. Moore-Mmasi, second in the voting with 7,191 votes. Also running was Danielle Louise Sanders.

Official final tally results and more information regarding the Presidential General Election are posted on the Stanislaus Registrar of Voters website online, www.stanvote.com.