Shasta County voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of Proposition 50, which sets new political boundaries for the North State. Voters will also decide whether Redding will see a 1 percent additional sales tax in the city, increasing the sales tax to 8.25%, up from 7.25%.
Follow the Record Searchlight’s live updates of election results throughout the day on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
Shasta County voters will help decide two issues critical to the community.
They’ll determine the fate of Proposition 50, which sets new political boundaries for the North State, removing some conservative-leaning areas and adding a stretch of communities along the California coast where Democratic candidates typically win.
That could affect largely conservative Shasta County, which has consistently supported North State U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a Republican who has handily won elections and represented California’s 1st Congressional District since 2013.
Voters in Redding will also get to decide whether to impose a 1 percent additional sales tax in the city, increasing the sales tax to 8.25%, up from 7.25%.
City officials have said the proposed sales tax would bring in an estimated $30 million in revenue that would be spent adding police officers; upgrading Redding’s airport, roads and parks; supporting the Redding Civic Auditorium and Redding Rodeo Grounds, among other improvements.
The Record Searchlight/Redding.com will be providing live coverage throughout the day and after polls close at 8 p.m.
11:35 p.m.: Shasta ROV misses self-imposed deadline to get ballots counted and results out
Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis was confident for most of Tuesday that he would have all precinct ballots processed and tabulated by 11 p.m., three hours after the polls closed.
But as 11 o’clock came and went, Curtis talked about what happened that prevented him from making his self-imposed deadline.
Curtis said because poll workers could not sort the ballots at the precincts from where they came, that delayed the processing and counting at the elections office in downtown Redding.
“Well, we didn’t get our first pile (of ballots) until 9:30,” he said. “That’s the delay right there.”
“So, if we could sort at the precincts, it would be much faster,” he added.
Curtis does not know if he will be able to sort ballots at the precincts for the next election on June 2, 2026. He couldn’t do it this time because he didn’t get the money, he said earlier Tuesday.
“I think they’ll (the county) be open to helping us make it better,” Curtis said.
Meanwhile, Jeff Carr was one of several local residents who showed up to observe the ballot tabulation.
“It has had its struggles, but I felt Mr. Curtis wants to have a really efficient and fair result,” the 65-year-old Carr said.
“But there were some software glitches and camera glitches and some lack of clarity on some of the ballot processing procedures,” he added.
Carr also was pleased that the those who showed up to observe came from both sides of the political spectrum.
10:15 p.m. Chico Democrat to take on LaMalfa after Prop 50 redraws district
Chico Democrat Audrey Denney wasted no time announcing new optimism for her campaign for California Congressional District 1 after early election returns showed Prop 50 passing in a landslide.
The proposition will redraw the district, held by U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale, possibly flipping the historically conservative district it in favor of Denney.
“Tonight, Californians have sent a strong message to Donald Trump and Washington Republicans: We will not stand by while you try to rig elections and continue your dangerous agenda of ripping away health care, raising costs, and undermining our democracy. This people-powered movement, fighting back and standing up for what we believe in, won today. But the work doesn’t stop here. This is just the beginning,” Denney said in a statement issued shortly after polls closed Tuesday night.
With historically conservative-voting Siskiyou, Shasta and Modoc counties joining California Congressional District 2, District 1 ends south of Shasta County and extends further west, possibly stymieing LaMalfa’s chances to win in future elections the seat he’s won by a comfortable majority since 2012.
“Northern Californians now have an opportunity to send a representative to Congress who will actually serve them, not special interests in Washington. Doug LaMalfa has spent decades in Congress doing nothing but towing the party line and prioritizing corporations and billionaires over farmers, teachers, firefighters, and working families in the 1st District,” Denney said in the statement.
Denney also said she’d travel around the newly drawn district to meet constituents “from Susanville to Santa Rosa, Loyalton to Lakeport.”
10:04 p.m.: State officials in Shasta County observe election
Representatives from the California Attorney General and Secretary of State offices were at the Shasta County Elections Office on Tuesday night to observe the county’s new ballot tabulating process.
Two people from the AG’s office and one from the Secretary of State’s Office could be seen observing and taking notes.
The state representatives declined to comment.
Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis has implemented what he calls a prototype system to count ballots. Curtis has said the new system will bring more transparency to the process.
8:45 p.m.: Where Proposition 50 stands in Shasta County
In Shasta County, preliminary results showed 66.4% of Shasta County voters cast no votes on Prop 50, while 33.55% cast yes votes as of 8:40 p.m.
In Siskiyou County, early results showed 59.3% of voters cast no votes, while 40.7% votes yes, according to state tallies so far.
In Butte County, 53.7% of early voters cast no votes, while 46.3% voted yes.
Early state results released shortly after California’s polls closed showed that Prop 50 was leading statewide, with 3.19 million yes votes and 1.66 million no votes.
8:25 p.m.: Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis gives update before polls closed
Shortly before polls closed on Tuesday night, Shasta County elections chief Clint Curtis said things are going well so far.
7:50 p.m.: Prop 50 votes still coming in, what does LaMalfa say?
With 45 minutes left before polls closed in California, North State U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa said he still felt the fate of Proposition 50 could go either way.
“There are a lot of ballots in today’s mail and yesterday’s mail and all that stuff,” LaMalfa said from Washington, D.C. on Tuesday evening. “We won’t have a complete result, or at least something close to it for probably at least a week. So it’s kind of like, don’t get too excited right yet.”
“It’s hard to tell what would be out there and how it could sway things.”
Should voters approve the proposal to redraw some California congressional districts to favor Democrats, “that would be a really sad day for our state constitution in that the voters got really mislead by the intent….Nothing the proponents of Prop 50 have said has had anything to do with improving elections, or representation, or process at all,” said LaMalfa.
“When you look at the way these maps are drawn, they really wouldn’t make any sense….It’s strictly a power grab.”
6:20 p.m. Where is Doug LaMalfa waiting out election results?
North State U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa took an early-morning flight to Washington, D.C. on Election Day awaiting result from Proposition 50.
The Republican has handily won elections and has held office representing California’s 1st Congressional District since January 3, 2013.
Should California’s Proposition 50 redistricting proposal pass, and North State voting boundaries change, LaMalfa’s seat might not be so secure.
Republicans have said the new boundaries could shift several Republican-held congressional seats to favor Democrats, including in California’s largely conservative Shasta County, where about 52% of its 116,000 voters are registered Republicans.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom brought forth Prop 50 in response to Texas Republicans’ gerrymandering of the state’s congressional districts earlier this year to help Republicans win.
California’s polling places remain open until 8 p.m.
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