Bruce Gibson wins 3-way District 2 SLO County supervisor race

This story was updated at 12:30 a.m.

Incumbent Bruce Gibson defeated two challengers to retain his seat as San Luis Obispo County District 2 supervisor.

With all precincts reporting, Gibson had 59.7 percent of the vote.

Morro Bay businessman Jeff Eckles was in second place with 33.7 percent of the vote, while Morro Bay lawyer Patrick Sparks came in a distant third with 6.6 percent. Ballots are still being counted, and it may take several days for the county to receive mail-in ballots.

Gibson said he is thankful for the voter support.

"I've been very grateful for the reaction that I've gotten," he said.

Gibson said "I've knocked on a lot of doors as I always do ... I work hard to try to represent the full spectrum of constituents that we have here.

If Gibson secures 50 percent of the votes plus one, he will avert a runoff in November. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters will face off on Nov. 6.

This story was originally published June 5, 2018 at 8:45 PM with the headline "Bruce Gibson wins 3-way District 2 SLO County supervisor race."