Election update: Paso Robles re-elects city councilmen, Measure J-20 passes
Editor’s note: This story was updated to include the latest tally of ballots from the SLO County Clerk-Recorder released Monday evening. As of now, 4,927 ballots remain to be counted in the county.
–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.
The voters of Paso Robles District 4 re-elected City Councilman Fred Strong with 1,633 votes, 62-percent, compared to challenger Jacob Allred’s 1,003 votes, 38-percent.
City Councilman Steve Gregory ran unopposed in District 3 and was re-elected with 2,546 votes.
Paso Robles Measure J-20, a 1-percent sales tax increase, passed with 8,035 votes, 56.73-percent. Ryan Cornell was elected city treasurer with 9,922 votes. He ran unopposed.
Other local races
In the Templeton Community Services District race, Pamela Jardini, Navid Fardanesh, and Debra Logan were elected to the Templeton CSD Board of Directors.
In Atascadero, Mayor Heather Moreno was leading the election to a second term by a wide margin. Mayor Moreno received 43-percent of the vote. Jerry Tanimoto tallied 33-percent, Josh Donovan received 23-percent.
Charles Bourbeau and Mark Dariz were elected to two open seats on the Atascadero City Council, according to the results, which show Tori Keen trailing in third place.
Atascadero Measure D-20, a 1-percent sales tax, passing with 58.59-percent of the vote.
Click here for Paso Robles school board election results.
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.
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