It took about three weeks to get complete results in some very close races, but the numbers are finally in. For some candidates, winning came down to just a handful of votes.

The counting of ballots by the Kern County Elections Department has finally come to an end. Zack Scrivner beat challenger Steve Perez by just 214 votes.

Thousands of ballots still have to be counted, but candidates in two tight races have extended their leads. According to tallies released by the Kern County Election Department on Monday night, Zack Scrivner edged ahead even farther, and Jim Costa...

The big Election Day is behind us, but it's far from over. An avalanche of last-minute mail-in ballots has left thousands of votes still not counted, and some cliff-hanger elections still up in the air.

Decided Tuesday night were a handful of measures and dozens of spots on school boards, city councils and other governmental boards.

Word that Zack Scrivner was arrested on felony charges as a college student raises questions about just how much voters want to know about a candidate's past.

Former supervisor Steve Perez will go against Bakersfield City Councilman Zack Scrivner in November after Scrivner's margin of victory in June's primary was too thin to emphatically declare a winner.

Fran Florez and Shannon Grove came out victorious Tuesday night in two high-profile local primary races.