Arjinderpal Sekhon in tight race in Democratic congressional race

Yuba City, June 07, 2008
Sarban Singh

Wally Herger, Chico Republican ran unopposed and the three candidates on the Democratic side John Jacobson, Jeff Morris, a Trinity County supervisor from Weaverville, and Arjinderpal Sekhon of Yuba City ( a physician and reserve military office) ran pretty close to a dead heat. Yesterday, Dr. Sekhon on telephone told us that he is behind only 59 votes and we are waiting positive results as more couning going on. There are thousands of provisional ballots and mail-in ballots dropped at the polls on election day that are yet to be counted.

According to the Secretary of State, there are 342,662 registered voters in the district. According to the law, the clerks in the 10 counties completely or partially in the 2nd District, have 30 days to complete their counts.

• Jeff Morris was in the lead with 12,511 votes, Arjinderpal Sekhon of Yuba City had 12,268 and John Jacobson had 11,178 votes.
• Morris carried Butte County with 3,513 votes. Jacobson ran a close second at 3,455. Sekhon had 2,950.
• In Glenn County, Sekhon was the favorite with 602 votes. Jacobson was second at 514, Morris third at 487.

Sekhon ran against Herger in 2006. He garnered about 33 percent of the vote to Herger's 64 percent.

Dr. Sekhon said, It's time for Mr. Herger to go. It doesn't really matter who wins it, whether it's me or Mr. Morris.