Who’s winning SLO County supervisor races? See latest results
Jimmy Paulding and Jim Dantona continue to lengthen their leads in the San Luis Obispo County supervisor races after the most recent release of primary election vote totals Tuesday afternoon.
As of Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County elections office has processed 69,667 ballots, and there were 37,081 unprocessed ballots still to be counted, according to the county’s latest ballot report.
According to a new state law, counties are required to have the bulk of all tabulation done by June 15, though provisional ballots and those needing signature cures will continue to be counted past that date.
The deadline for county elections officials to certify election results is July 2.
Jimmy Paulding still ahead in District 4 supervisor race
Paulding, the incumbent who’s running against challenger Adam Verdin, extended his lead to more 1,300 votes in the race for District 4 SLO County supervisor, more than tripling his advantage from Election Night.
As of 3:30 p.m., with 14,623 ballots counted, Paulding led the race with 54.6% of the vote over Verdin, who trailed by more than nine points with 45.4%.
The race is between Democrat Paulding, the one-term incumbent who is trying to keep his spot on the board, and Republican Verdin, a political newcomer and longtime local business owner, who is aiming to replace him as the District 4 supervisor.
Paulding initially surged ahead with 505 more votes than Verdin after the first report on Election Night. After all poll ballots were counted early Wednesday morning, the race had narrowed slightly, with Paulding leading by 386 votes.
After Monday’s results update, Paulding’s lead grew to 1,115 votes. Now, the two candidates are separated by 1,347 votes, following Tuesday’s count.
The candidate who gets more than 50% of the vote wins the seat.
Jim Dantona widens lead in SLO County District 2 supervisor race
Dantona, meanwhile, extended his lead in the race for District 2 San Luis Obispo County supervisor after a results update Tuesday.
As of 3:30 p.m., with 12,338 ballots counted, Dantona led the race with 53.6% of the vote over Michael Erin Woody, who was trailing with 46.4% of the vote.
The race is between Dantona, a local business leader and Democrat, and Woody, a Morro Bay engineer not affiliated with a political party. The contenders are vying to represent the county’s North Coast, includes communities from Los Osos to the Monterey County line.
Woody had initially jumped ahead with 102 more votes than Dantona after the first report on Election Night. After all poll ballots were counted early Wednesday morning, Woody had widened his lead to 240 votes.
But the last three releases have completely reversed that narrative.
By Thursday afternoon, Dantona has surged ahead in the race by 210 votes, and on Monday, that margin grew to a 501-vote advantage.
On Tuesday, the two candidates were separated by 886 votes.
The candidate who wins more than 50% of the vote captures the seat. They will replace Supervisor Bruce Gibson, who announced last May that he would not seek reelection in 2026.
