Santa Barbara County now reports 44.5% voter turnout in the June 2 election with a few ballots left to process.
The latest results released Thursday totaled 111,255 ballots, only 1,100 more than the previous count and with results unchanged.
Close races on election night now appear decided: Luis Esparza beat incumbent judge Thomas Adams for a Superior Court seat, and the Fifth District County supervisor race will be decided in a November runoff between Ricardo Valencia and Maribel Aguilera-Hernandez. Cory Bantilan is in third, and several hundred votes behind second-place Aguilera-Hernandez in the latest count.
Read more election results below.
The County Elections Office has to finalize and certify the election results before July 2.
Local Election Results Roundup
Fifth District Santa Barbara County Supervisor
- Ricardo Valencia: 41.9%
- Maribel Aguilera-Hernandez: 31.1%
- Cory Bantilan: 26.6%
Read more about the three-way race to take over the seat currently held by Steve Lavagnino, who is stepping down after his current term ends this year.
Second District Santa Barbara County Supervisor
- Laura Capps (incumbent): 78.3%
- Elijah Mack: 21.4%
Read more about the face-off to represent South Coast communities from Isla Vista to Santa Barbara.
U.S. House of Representatives, District 24
- Salud Carbajal (incumbent): 54.5%
- Bob Smith: 35.8%
- Sarah Bacon: 7.4%
- Helena Pasquarella: 2.3%
- Gregg Hart (incumbent): 62.8%
- Sari Domingues: 37.2%
Read more about the two candidates heading to the November general election ballot.
- Luis Esparza: 51.5%
- Thomas Adams (incumbent): 48.2%
Read more about the results in the first contested local Superior Court seat since 2008.
- Kyle Slattery: 51.8%
- Betsy Schaffer (incumbent): 47.9%
County Clerk, Recorder and Assessor
- Melinda Greene: 60.2%
- Joseph Holland (incumbent): 39.5%
Read more about the race between a county department head and the deputy running to replace him.
County Superintendent of Schools
Susan Salcido (incumbent) ran uncontested and had 96% of the vote in semi-official results.
Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator
Kimberly Tesoro ran uncontested and had 98.5% of the vote in semiofficial results.
The charter amendment related to leases of city property needs majority approval to pass (50% plus one vote) and had 67.5% approval in semiofficial results.
Read more about the proposal and election results here.
The sales tax rate increase from 8.75% to 9.25% would fund street repair and maintenance. It needs a two-thirds majority to pass, which is 66% plus one vote. It had 46.9% approval in semiofficial results.Â