Patterson Irrigator

Only about 22.4 percent of Stanislaus County voters favored the recall. The recall got as much as 38 percent of voter support in Monterey County and as low as 16 percent in Merced County.

“A silver lining of this failed recall effort is that it is a wake-up call to the old style politicians and their worn-out ways,” Denham said in a prepared statement.

The recall intially received financial backing from Sen. President Pro-Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland, who did not like the fact that Denham voted against last year's state budget, before Perata later decided to call off the effort. However, the recall maintained some support from a few Stanislaus County activists.

Denham called the results a great victory, though he said there was still much work ahead. He cited the current budget deficit, water storage and the loosening of regulations on business among his priorities.

Meanwhile, District 5 Supervisor DeMartini received support from 71 percent of voters, compared to about 28.3 percent for opponent Newman Mayor John Fantazia. The remainder of the votes went to write-in candidates.

In the southeastern portion of the county, Hughson rancher Vito Chiesa acquired the District 2 supervisor’s seat, formerly held by Tom Mayfield, after defeating former Stanislaus County Sheriff Les Weidman, with 57.5 percent of the vote. Supervisor Bill O’Brien ran unopposed in District 1.
 

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