Lake Elsinore City Councilwoman Natasha Johnson Wednesday maintained her seven-point margin lead over Democrat Chris Shoults in the special election for Riverside County’s 63rd Assembly District.

The latest count published Wednesday afternoon by the Riverside County Office of the Registrar of Voters indicated Johnson had received 33,672 votes to Shoults’ 28,842, netting the Republican businesswoman 53.9% of votes cast to 46.1% for her opponent.

All precincts reported results by Wednesday morning. But some vote-by-mail, provisional and other ballots had not been processed. Results must be certified by Oct. 3. Another update on the count is slated for Thursday.

Johnson has been a Lake Elsinore City Council member since 2012. She said her entire orientation is “good government” by staying

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