Adelanto council member Stevevonna Evans is declaring victory in the city's mayoral race, saying incumbent Mayor Gabriel Reyes' tenure is over and that she's ready to take the oath of office. Evans and fellow candidate Jayshawn Johnson are now planning an oath-taking ceremony at Adelanto City Hall next month, even as the county has not finished certifying the results.
According to the Victorville Daily Press, Evans posted a victory message on social media Wednesday night, telling supporters the election is over and the work is beginning. The outlet reports that Evans, citing figures attributed to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, had 3,042 votes to Reyes' 2,438, with third-place finisher Ronald Beard pulling in 749 votes.
Those numbers mark a shift from an earlier snapshot of the race. A Nov. 4 report from the same paper had shown Evans with a much narrower 100-vote edge, 1,562 to Reyes' 1,462, as ballots were still being tallied. The two sets of figures reflect different points in the count rather than a single final tally, and the county has said election-night results are unofficial and cumulative, according to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters.
Council Race Still Taking Shape
Adelanto's City Council had two seats up for grabs this cycle. A Nov. 4 report from the same paper had Meza at 1,622, Johnson at 1,468, and Uptergrove at 1,448, per the paper's earlier count.
Uptergrove would vacate her council seat unless she overtakes Johnson or Meza in the final count, the Daily Press reported.
Certification Deadline Looms Before Oath Ceremony
San Bernardino County has set Dec. 3, 2026, as the deadline to complete its official vote canvass and certify results, the paper reported. That date falls six days before Evans and Johnson are scheduled to be sworn in.
Evans has announced that she and Johnson will take the oath of office at 6 p.m. on Dec. 9 at Adelanto City Hall.
Elsewhere on the Adelanto ballot, voters embraced a local sales tax measure by a wide margin. Measure P received 2,411 votes in favor, or 68.3%, compared with 1,120 votes against, according to the Daily Press' Nov. 4 report.
