What happened while you were sleeping: Final SLO County Election Night results
While a soft rain fell over San Luis Obispo County, election staff wrapped up their Election Night ballot tally — and the outcomes of some races were becoming clearer.
As of 1 a.m. Wednesday, 58,096 ballots had been counted by the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office, out of a total of 182,291 sent out.
SLO County voter participation so far is at 31.8%, but that number will increase as more ballots are counted in the coming weeks.
Here are the unofficial final Election Night results.
District 2 Board of Supervisors results
District 2 is the battleground for the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors race on local ballots.
As of 1 a.m., with 100% of precincts reporting, incumbent Supervisor Bruce Gibson led the race with 52.8% of the vote. Retired orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bruce Jones followed with 47.2%.
For more on the District 2 race, read our story here.
San Luis Obispo City Council updates
By 1 a.m., San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica A. Stewart held a strong lead over her three challengers with 70% of the vote.
Richard Orcutt was in second place with 15.2% of the vote, while Jeffery Specht followed with 12.9% and Donald Hedrick trailed in third with 1.8%.
Two seats are up for grabs on the San Luis Obispo City Council. Michelle Shoresman and Emily Francis led the race with 35.8% and 31.8% of the vote, respectively.
Joe Benson followed with 19.3% and James Papp with 13%.
For more on the San Luis Obispo City races, read our story here.
Measure C-22 results
San Luis Coastal Unified School District voters had the opportunity to weigh in on Measure C-22, a bond measure that would tack on $49 in property taxes per $100,000 of the assessed value of residents’ homes. The funding would be used to update school infrastructure, such as leaky roofs and outdated athletic facilities.
As of 1 a.m., 60.7% of voters had cast their ballots in favor of the measure, with 39.3% voting against it. The measure needs 55% approval to pass.
For more on the Measure C-22, read our story here.
Paso Robles City Council results
Steven Martin opened up a wide lead over challenger Michael Rivera in the race for Paso Robles mayor. As of 1 a.m., Martin had 56.8% of the vote, and Rivera took 43.1% of the vote.
As of 1 p.m., 68.5% of voters had said “yes” to Measure F-22, which would raise the city’s transient occupancy tax in Paso Robles from 10% to 11%, and 41.5% voted “no.”
For more on the Paso Robles races, read our story here.
Atascadero City Council update
Two four-year seats are up for election on the Atascadero City Council.
As of 1 a.m., Heather Newsom and Susan Funk held their leads with 43.3% and 42.9% of the vote, respectively.
Bret Heinemann trailed with 13%.
Atascadero Mayor Heather Moreno and treasurer Gere Sibbach won their races running unopposed.
For more on the Atascadero races, read our story here.
Arroyo Grade City Council results
Arroyo Grande Mayor Caren Ray Russom held her lead over challengers Gaea Powell and Dale T. Hanson as of 1 a.m.
Russom had secured 65.3% of the vote, while Powell had 24.4% and Hanson trailed with 10.3%.
James Robert Gutherie led the race for the District 4 City Council seat with 64.7% of the vote. Ben Franco followed with 35.1%.
Kathleen Secrest ran unchallenged for the District 1 City Council seat.
Arroyo Grande voters looked likely to fail Measure D-22, which would raise the city’s sales tax by 1 percentage point.
As of 1 p.m., 51.5% of voters opposed the measure, while 48.5% supported it. The measure needs a simple majority to pass.
For more on the Arroyo Grande races, read our story here.
Grover Beach City Council update
Karen Bright was ahead in the race for Grover Beach mayor with 56.5% of the vote as of 1 a.m.. Stacy Korsgaden followed with 43.5%.
For the District 2 City Council seat, Daniel Rushing led with 59.9% of the vote and Ron Arnoldsen followed with 40.1%.
Robert Robert was running unopposed to represent District 1 on the council.
For more on the Grover Beach races, read our story here.
Pismo Beach City Council results
Two seats are open on the Pismo Beach City Council.
As of 1 a.m., Mary Ann Reiss and Stacy Inman were leading the race with 27.9% and 24.3% of the vote respectively.
Kevin Carl Kreowski trailed in third with 20.7%, Erik Howell followed with 18.9% and Debora Ann Lossing brought up the rear with 8.2%.
Ed Waage ran unopposed for Pismo Beach mayor.
For more on the Pismo Beach races, read our story here.
Morro Bay City Council update
As of 1 a.m., Carla Wixom maintained her lead in the Morro Bay mayor race with 59% of the vote. Incumbent Mayor John Headding followed with 40.9%.
Five candidates are competing for two open seats on Morro Bay City Council. Zara Landrum led the race with 24.8% of the vote, followed by Cyndee Edwards with 22.1%, Sarah Smith Robinson with 20.9%, Casey Cordes with 17.5% and Dave Duringer with 14.7%.
About 63.6% of voters cast their ballots against Measure B-22, which would create a tax to fund harbor infrastructure improvements, and 36.4% of voters supporting the measure.
For more on the Morro Bay races, read our story here.
Cambria election results
For more on the Cambria races, read our story here.
School board race updates
CSD results
Check for CSD updates at this link.
District 30 and 37 State Assembly results
According to a 1 a.m. ballot count update, with 95.6% of precincts partially reporting, Dawn Addis led the District 30 State Assembly race with 60.9% of the vote. Vicki Nohrden followed with 39.1%.
Gregg Hart held onto his lead in the District 37 race with 59.1%, with 61.8% of precincts partially reporting. Mike Stoker garnered 40.9% of the vote.
For more on the District 30 and District 37 races, read our story here.
District 19 and 24 congressional results
Two congressional seats representing the Central Coast were up for grabs.
As of 1 a.m. Wednesday, with 83.5 precincts partially reporting, Congressman Jimmy Panetta held the lead for the District 19 seat with 67.7% of the votes, according to the California Secretary of State’s Office. Jeff Gorman followed with 32.83%.
Congressman Salud Carbajal held onto a solid advantage for the District 24 seat, with 85.2% of precincts reporting as of 1 a.m.
He had secured 61.3% of the vote, while Brad Allen trailed with 38.7% of the vote.
For more on the District 19 and District 24 races, read our story here.
This story was originally published November 9, 2022 at 12:39 AM.
