In the past hour, Riverside County has counted 17,000 more votes. The total ballots counted is 162,594, which is 19 percent of eligible county voters.

No major changes have occured in the county races. Statewide, Proposition 29, the cigarette tax increase, is back-and-forth. As of midnight, the “yes” votes have a 3,000 vote lead, out of more than 2.9 million ballots counted. Riverside County voters are strongly opposed to Proposition 29, but are supporting Proposition 28. The term-limits proposition (28) is still easily headed to victory. The “yes” votes have garnered 63 percnet of the total so far.

Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone has expanded his lead over challenger Joe Scarafone. It’s now about 9,400 votes, an increase of 1,000. With about two-thirds of the precincts counted, Stone has 66 percent of the vote. In the First District, incumbent Bob Buster is still leading, but will face a November challenger. At this point, Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries has a 400 vote lead over Mike Soubirous.

Rep. Mary Bono Mack’s lead of Democratic challenger Raul Ruiz has stretched to more than 10,000 votes. But this race will be repeated in the fall.

The Assembly District 71 race has not changed in this hour, incumbent Brian Jones is in the lead and his likely challenger in November will be Democrat Patrick Hurley. However, Riverside County voters lean more towards John McLaughlin of Temecula.

Incumbent judges Cameron, Cox and Tranbarger seem to be easily garnering re-election, while Judge Craig Riemer maintains a3,600 vote lead over John Henry, with nearly 136,000 ballots counted (60 percent of the precincts).

Here’s the totals:
Last Updated: June 5, 2012 11:44 PM
Registration & Turnout
852,059 Voters
Vote Count Percent
Vote by Mail Reporting Turnout 128,478 15.08%
Precincts Reporting Turnout 34,116 4.00%
Total 162,594 19.08%

No Party Preference Registration & Turnout
161,882 Voters
Vote Count Percent
Vote by Mail Reporting Turnout 12,705 7.85%
Precincts Reporting Turnout 2,370 1.46%
Total 15,075 9.31%

Democratic Registration & Turnout
310,449 Voters
Vote Count Percent
Vote by Mail Reporting Turnout 45,898 14.78%
Precincts Reporting Turnout 12,012 3.87%
Total 57,910 18.65%

Republican Registration & Turnout
346,091 Voters
Vote Count Percent
Vote by Mail Reporting Turnout 63,519 18.35%
Precincts Reporting Turnout 17,588 5.08%
Total 81,107 23.44%

US Representative 36th District
173/299 57.86%
Vote Count Percent
MARY BONO MACK 37,988 58.06%
RAUL RUIZ 27,444 41.94%
Total 65,432 100.00%

State Assembly 71st District
35/62 56.45%
Vote Count Percent
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN 1,426 38.56%
BRIAN W. JONES 1,138 30.77%
PATRICK J. HURLEY 1,134 30.67%
Total 3,698 100.00%

Superior Court Office No. 1
516/853 60.49%
Vote Count Percent
VICTORIA CAMERON 87,772 63.68%
TOM ECKHARDT 50,061 36.32%
Total 137,833 100.00%

Superior Court Office No. 2
516/853 60.49%
Vote Count Percent
JAMES ”JIM” COX 78,807 58.02%
MICHAEL J. KENNEDY 57,020 41.98%
Total 135,827 100.00%

Superior Court Office No. 9
516/853 60.49%
Vote Count Percent
CRAIG G. RIEMER 70,428 51.31%
JOHN A. HENRY 66,840 48.69%
Total 137,268 100.00%

Superior Court Office No. 12
516/853 60.49%
Vote Count Percent
GARY B. TRANBARGER 78,723 58.44%
RICHARD T. NIXON 55,995 41.56%
Total 134,718 100.00%

RIVERSIDE Board of Education TA 4
89/139 64.03%
Vote Count Percent
BRUCE N. DENNIS 11,363 54.92%
WILLIAM ”BILL” GOULD 9,326 45.08%
Total 20,689 100.00%

County Supervisor 1st Supervisorial
116/172 67.44%
Vote Count Percent
BOB BUSTER 11,011 39.42%
KEVIN JEFFRIES 8,626 30.88%
MIKE SOUBIROUS 8,296 29.70%
Total 27,933 100.00%

County Supervisor 3rd Supervisorial
123/200 61.50%
Vote Count Percent
JEFF STONE 19,896 65.56%
JOE SCARAFONE 10,454 34.44%
Total 30,350 100.00%

Proposition 28-Limits on Legislators terms
516/853 60.49%
Vote Count Percent
YES 97,714 62.21%
NO 59,362 37.79%
Total 157,076 100.00%

Proposition 29-Additional tax on cigarettes
516/853 60.49%
Vote Count Percent
NO 95,921 60.23%
YES 63,337 39.77%
Total 159,258 100.00%