REDDING, Calif. (KNX) — One of California’s most conservative communities just voted to recall a Republican county supervisor in favor of a militia-aligned candidate.
On Tuesday, Shasta County voters elected to recall Supervisor Leonard Moty, a former Redding police chief, based on early election returns, though votes are still being counted.
With all precincts in Moty’s district reporting Tuesday night, almost 53% of voters chose to remove him from office, according to The Sacramento Bee.
With a few hundred votes still out, local election officials warn the race is still too close to call, but if early vote totals hold, Moty’s removal will mean the majority of the five-member board will be aligned with alt-right local militia members.
Moty’s replacement comes down to two candidates: Dale Ball, a local construction superintendent, or Tim Garman, president of a local school board.
Despite Ball holding a lead over Garman of just 33 votes, both candidates attended a victory party Tuesday night with members of the local militia, The Bee reported.
A successful recall would represent a major political victory for the far-right in the state as they seek to take over local elected boards across California, the publication reported.
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