Sacramento Mayor's race

Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo, facing a June 3 primary challenge from former professional basketball player Kevin Johnson, is finding herself under fire from a city councilman who says he is switching his support from Fargo to Johnson.

Robbie Waters, a former Sacramento County Sheriff who was elected to the Sacramento City Council in 1994, pounded Fargo in a Friday statement, saying the mayor “has not stepped up to condemn” the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local #447, an organization that is backing Fargo’s campaign and that has taken aim at Johnson.

“I was an early supporter of Mayor Fargo, and I expected to be with her until Election Day.  But I am extremely upset by the negative, despicable and disgraceful smear campaign being run by her allies, the Plumbers and Pipefitters union Local #447.  As a result, I can no longer stand with her,” said Waters.

With just over a week until primary voters head to the polls, a new poll out today shows incumbent Heather Fargo leading challenger Kevin Johnson in the race for Sacramento mayor.

The poll, conducted by the Sacramento Bee and KXJZ News, shows Fargo picking up 37 percent support and Johnson picking up 30 percent. 29 percent said they were undecided.

Fargo, a two term incumbent, is facing off in a June 3 primary against Johnson, a political newcomer who is a former professional basketball player. Fargo or Johnson needs to receive 50 percent of the vote in the primary to avoid a November runoff election.

The survey of 500 likely voters was conducted between May 15 and May 19. The margin of error is 4.5 percent.