More SLO County election results were just released. See where key races stand
Jimmy Paulding and Jim Dantona both continued to expand their leads, all but locking up victories in their San Luis Obispo County supervisor races, and a tax to buy an old Loso Osos school was passing, after the latest release of primary election vote results Wednesday evening.
As of Wednesday, the San Luis Obispo County elections office had processed 84,067 ballots. An estimated 17,289 unprocessed ballots still need to be counted, according to the county’s 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 next vote results update is expected by 6 p.m. Thursday.
The deadline for county elections officials to certify election results is July 2.
Jim Dantona maintains lead in SLO County District 2 supervisor race
Dantona now leads the race for District 2 San Luis Obispo County supervisor by more than 1,000 votes following the Wednesday results update.
As of 5:55 p.m., with 15,254 ballots counted, Dantona led the race with 53.5% of the vote over Michael Erin Woody, who was trailing with 46.5% of the vote.
Woody had first surged 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 four vote releases have completely flipped that initial narrative.
By June 4, Dantona had 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.
As of Wednesday, Dantona had 1,076 more votes than Woody.
The candidate who wins more than 50% of the vote captures the seat and will replace Supervisor Bruce Gibson, who announced last May that he would not seek reelection in 2026.
Jimmy Paulding widens lead in District 4 supervisor race
Paulding added another 309 votes to his lead over challenger Adam Verdin, charging ahead with nearly 1,700 more votes in the race for District 4 SLO County supervisor.
Paulding has more than tripled his advantage from Election Night.
As of 5:55 p.m. Wednesday, with 16,702 ballots counted, Paulding led the race with 55% of the vote over Verdin, who trailed by 10 points with 45%.
Paulding initially jumped 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. On Tuesday, the two candidates were separated by 1,347 votes.
Now, Paulding has 1,656 more votes than Verdin following Wednesday’s count.
The candidate who gets more than 50% of the vote wins the seat.
Los Osos ballot measure passing by hundreds of votes
A Los Osos ballot measure that would create a tax to buy an old elementary school and transform it into a public park was passing by more than 400 votes after the latest release of vote totals Wednesday.
As of 5:55 p.m., “yes” votes for Measure B-26 were ahead with 53.9% of the vote, while “no” votes were trailing at 46.1% after 5,442 votes had been counted.
The measure had trailed at first, before the “yes” votes moved ahead in the count update released on Monday. On Tuesday, the margin had grown to 237 votes.
After the most recent Wednesday release, the measure was passing by 420 votes.
The initiative would create a $15-per-month parcel tax to fund the purchase of the property of the former Sunnyside Elementary School site and turn it into a community park.
