More than 24,000 votes still remain to be counted in SLO County
More than 24,000 votes from Tuesday’s presidential primary election remain to be counted, according to the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office, meaning the race isn’t over yet for some of the tighter local matchups.
As of Wednesday evening, the County Clerk-Recorders Office said it had 24,520 ballots still to be counted — 21,403 vote-by-mail ballots and 3,107 provisional ballots and 10 non-processed ballots that weren’t counted election night for various reasons.
That’s roughly a third of the 72,390 ballots the Clerk-Recorder’s Office said were cast and counted Tuesday night. Combined, the two numbers put San Luis Obispo County’s voter turnout rate at approximately 55% — up from 52% in the 2018 primary.
The large number yet to be counted could definitely impact some of the closer local races, like the showdown between incumbent Adam Hill and challenger Stacy Korsgaden for the District 3 Board of Supervisors seat.
As of Tuesday night’s count, Korsgaden had a slight lead over Hill with 51% of the vote compared to Hill’s 49%. The two were separated by only 304 votes.
The other supervisor races could also see changes, though it’s likely neither District 1 Supervisor John Peschong nor District 5 Supervisor Debbie Arnold will lost their comfortable leads.
As of Tuesday night’s results, Peschong led his challenger, Stephanie Shakofsky, 67% to 33%, while Arnold led against Ellen Beraud, 57% to 43%.
Another race that could be impacted by the outstanding ballots is Measure A-20 in Oceano.
On Tuesday night, the tax measure, which would fund fire services in the community services district, showed strong support from residents, but did not yet have the two-thirds majority it required to pass.
County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong told The Tribune on Wednesday that another count is expected to take place on Friday. A roundup of the number of votes still to be counted by district will be released Thursday, he said.
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