Frankel extends lead in mayoral race; Measure G-26 still short in latest results
Elections office photo by Richard Mason.
Editor’s note: The latest unofficial results released by the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office are from 4:55 p.m. Nov. 5. The county expects to release its next update at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. We will report new results when the county releases them.
Frankel extends lead in mayor’s race, Measure G-26 bond still short in latest results
– Faith Frankel’s lead in the race for Paso Robles mayor grew slightly, and the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District’s Measure G-26 bond remains short of the vote it needs to pass, according to the latest unofficial results from the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. The results, released Thursday afternoon, update the early returns we reported Wednesday.
The latest unofficial results, posted at 4:55 p.m. Nov. 5, include all 153 precincts in the county. Countywide, 72,127 of 183,042 registered voters had ballots counted, a turnout of 39.40%. That includes 64,499 vote-by-mail ballots and 7,628 ballots cast at polling places.
The county’s unprocessed ballots report estimates that about 60,375 ballots remain to be counted, including 53,502 vote-by-mail ballots received on or before Election Day, 2,726 mail ballots received after Election Day and 2,709 provisional ballots. The county has until Dec. 3 to certify the results.
Faith Frankel. Photo from Facebook.
Mayor
In the mayor’s race, Frankel has 2,915 votes (45.26%), Bill Britton has 2,760 (42.86%), and Chris Rogalla has 765 (11.88%). Frankel’s lead over Britton grew from 133 votes to 155 votes. All 11 precincts have reported, with 6,992 of the city’s 18,847 registered voters counted so far, a turnout of 37.10%.
City council
In District 1, incumbent Councilmember Kris Beal leads Linda C. George with 962 votes (73.04%) to 355 (26.96%).
The District 2 race remains close. Michael Massey has 637 votes (36.11%), Chris Bausch has 566 (32.09%), and Robert Simoni has 561 (31.80%). Massey leads Bausch by 71 votes, and only five votes separate Bausch and Simoni.
School board
In the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees races:
- Trustee Area 1: Thomas Apkarian has 987 votes (55.36%), and Jim Cogan has 796 (44.64%).
- Trustee Area 2: Randy Kwiatkowski has 404 votes (62.35%), and Brian Maxted has 244 (37.65%).
- Trustee Area 4: Jennifer Hamm has 997 votes (52.47%), and John Rowins has 903 (47.53%).
Measure G-26
Measure G-26, the school district bond measure, has 4,787 yes votes (44.86%) and 5,884 no votes (55.14%), with all 24 precincts reporting. The measure needs 55% of the vote to pass.
Results will change as the county counts the remaining ballots. Totals are unofficial until certified.
For more information, visit the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s election results page.
Previous report: Frankel leads Paso Robles mayor’s race; Measure G-26 trailing in early results
