Incumbent Tom Bordonaro re-elected as SLO County assessor

This story was updated at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday.

Tom Bordonaro was re-elected as San Luis Obispo County assessor after final vote tallies were released by the County Clerk's Office Tuesday night.

Bordonaro received 62.1 percent of the vote, while David Boyer picked up 37.9 percent, with all precincts reporting.

Election results will not be final until all votes are tallied, including mail-in ballots, in the coming days.

The race for assessor was marked by a spirited challenge from Boyer, who accused longtime incumbent Bordonaro of rarely being present to perform duties required of the position as leader of the county department that, among other things, assesses property values for tax purposes.

Boyer, who's worked as a deputy assessor for the past five years, said his boss has a habit of rarely coming into the office, leaving taxpayers in need of a new leader.

Bordonaro has served as assessor for the past 16 years, since he beat out Dick Frank, a 25-year incumbent, in 2002. He's run unopposed in every election until this one.

This story was originally published June 5, 2018 at 8:32 PM with the headline "Incumbent Tom Bordonaro re-elected as SLO County assessor."