Elaina Cano wins race for SLO County clerk-recorder
Elaina Cano won the race for San Luis Obispo County-clerk recorder in convincing fashion, posting a nearly 50-point lead with all precincts reporting.
As of 1:30 a.m., with 117 of 117 precincts reporting, Cano dominated the race with 66.8% of the vote. Baugh and Jenkins followed with 18% and 15.2% of the vote, respectively.
The clerk-recorder manages three divisions of the county: the clerk’s office, the recorder’s office and the election office.
The SLO County Board of Supervisors appointed Cano to the county clerk-recorder post in October, after Tommy Gong resigned for a job in the Bay Area. She’s competing with two candidates for the position: U.S. Army veteran James Baugh and attorney Stew Jenkins.
If one of the candidates gets more than 50% of the vote, they win the seat. But if none of the candidates secure a majority vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to the general election in November.
This story was originally published June 7, 2022 at 8:31 PM.
