{"id":6366,"date":"2026-06-10T09:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/gaines-posey-head-to-runoff-in-el-dorado-countys-4th-district-supervisors-race-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:31:38","slug":"gaines-posey-head-to-runoff-in-el-dorado-countys-4th-district-supervisors-race-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/gaines-posey-head-to-runoff-in-el-dorado-countys-4th-district-supervisors-race-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaines, Posey head to runoff in El Dorado County\u2019s 4th District supervisors race"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Ted Gaines and Gina Posey will head to a November runoff in the race for the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors\u2019 4th District.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/air-jordan-14-gym-red-where-to-buy-resale-price\/\">Air Jordan 14 \u2018Gym Red\u2019: Where to Buy, Resale Price<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Returns released Monday show Gaines leading with about 47% of the vote, while Posey has garnered about 25% of the vote counted, according to <u>updated results<\/u> released by the county. Election officials in Placerville reported all but around 1,300 votes have been processed; the next update is expected Friday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The district, which covers the Georgetown Divide and other parts of northern El Dorado County, has been up for grabs after current supervisor Lori Parlin declined to seek reelection.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A self-proclaimed \u201cproud conservative,\u201d frontrunner Gaines has been a member of the state Board of Equalization since 2018, and previously represented the 1st Senate District in the Legislature. He\u2019s operated an El Dorado County insurance agency with his wife, Beth, for more than three decades, according to his campaign website.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/yankees-guardians-bring-worn-down-bullpens-into-series-finale\/\">Yankees, Guardians bring worn-down bullpens into series finale<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Posey, a nonpartisan candidate, served two terms on El Dorado County\u2019s civil grand jury between 2021 and 2023. She has more than 40 years of business experience at companies like Hewlett-Packard and Oracle, as well as a computer science degree and an MBA, according to her campaign website. She\u2019s lived in the county for over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Also in the primary race \u2014 the only competitive supervisors race in the county \u2014 Greg Clark netted about 19% of the vote while Robert J. Deitz II received just under 9%.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fifth District incumbent Brooke Laine, who represents South Lake Tahoe, Pollock Pines and other areas of southeast El Dorado, was re-elected running unopposed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/rep-kevin-kiley-and-democrat-richard-pan-locked-in-for-cas-6th-district-congressional-race-2\/\">Rep. Kevin Kiley and Democrat Richard Pan locked in for CA\u2019s 6th District Congressional race<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ted Gaines leads with about 47% of the vote as El Dorado County&#39;s 4th District supervisor race heads to a November runoff after no candidate won a majority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-local-elections"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gaines, Posey head to runoff in El Dorado County\u2019s 4th District supervisors race - San Diego Relocation News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/gaines-posey-head-to-runoff-in-el-dorado-countys-4th-district-supervisors-race-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gaines, Posey head to runoff in El Dorado County\u2019s 4th District supervisors race - 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