Election update: Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees
Editor’s note: This story was updated to include the latest tally of ballots from the SLO County Clerk-Recorder released Monday evening.
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- Dorian Baker
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- Councilman Chris Bausch
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- Jim Reed
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- Columnist Nathan Williams
–There was a big turn-out at Voter Service Centers in the North County on Tuesday. Despite those Voting Centers being open Saturday through Election Day, many waited until Election Day to cast their ballots.
The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s office issued final unofficial election results on Tuesday night at 11:13 p.m., again on Friday evening, then again on Monday evening.
Twelve candidates are competing for four open seats on the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District’s Board of Trustees. As of now, the county reports 830 ballots still need to be counted in the Paso Robles School District race.
Retired teacher Dorian Baker, school board incumbent Chris Bausch, former Paso Robles City Councilman Jim Reed, and firefighter Nathan Williams were the top vote earners, according to the unofficial results.
Paso Robles school board election results
- DORIAN K. BAKER – 9,176 votes, 13.11%
- CHRIS BAUSCH – 8,815 votes, 12.59%
- JIM REED – 8,502 votes, 12.14%
- NATHAN WILLIAMS – 6,546 votes, 9.35%
- JIM COGAN – 6,436 votes, 9.19%
- GREG S. GOODMAN – 5,748 votes, 8.21%
- FRANK TRIGGS – 5,233 votes, 7.47%
- LAURA PARKER – 4,642 votes, 6.63%
- CAITLIN J. VIERRA – 4,443 votes, 6.35%
- JOAN SUMMERS – 4,011 votes, 5.73%
- RUBEN CANALES, JR. – 3,901 votes, 5.57%
- LEONARD WASHINGTON – 2,559 votes, 3.66%
The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s office highlighted the top four vote earners as the leaders. Three of the four leading candidated, Baker, Bausch, and Reed had run on a slate called “The Force of Four.” Tuesday’s results turned out close to the Paso Robles Daily News’ pre-election poll of the race.
Although the county released final unofficial results on election night, close races could be subject to change as additional mail-in and provisional ballots are counted.
Additional North County school board election results
In the Atascadero Unified School District race, Mary Kay Mills, Terri Switzer, and Corrine Kuhnle were leading the race for school board seats.
In the Cuesta College Community School District, Mary Strobridge was reelected as a trustee.
In the San Miguel School District, Constantino Victor Delgado and Michael Sanders were elected to the school board.
In the Shandon School District, Flint Speer was elected to the school board.
In the Templeton School District, Nelson Yamagata, Ted DuBost, and Mendi Swan were elected to the school board.
