Here’s how SLO County voted in the Newsom recall election
As of the final election night tally at midnight Tuesday, the majority of San Luis Obispo County voters opposed recalling California Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, though the margin had tightened slightly since earlier in the night.
Experts called the election for Newsom statewide early Tuesday night, since he led with 64% of voters opposing the recall.
As of midnight, 58.5% of the 56,490 ballots cast in San Luis Obispo County were “no” votes against recalling Newsom from office, while 41% were “yes.”
The final tally of votes could take several days because of outstanding vote by mail ballots and unresolved ballots that must be checked.
The latest tally represents a roughly 30% voter turnout for SLO County.
For the second question on the ballot — who should replace Newsom if he were to be recalled — conservative talk show host Larry Elder had the highest number of votes locally following the midnight count, with roughly 49%.
According to the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office, only 34,087 of the 526,490 SLO County ballots processed on Tuesday night had votes for the second question.
Youtuber and real estate agent Kevin Paffrath was the next highest vote-getter as of the midnight release with 12% (4,119) of the San Luis Obispo County ballots counted Tuesday.
This story was originally published September 14, 2021 at 8:35 PM with the headline "Here’s how SLO County voted in the Newsom recall election."
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