Avila, Funk lead Atascadero City Council race; Bourbeau reelected mayor
Mike Avila. Photo courtesy of Mike Avila for City Council.
Avila, Funk lead council race; Bourbeau reelected mayor
– Mike Avila and incumbent Susan Funk lead the race for two Atascadero City Council seats, and Mayor Charles Bourbeau has been reelected without opposition, according to unofficial results the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office released early Wednesday morning.
The fourth update of unofficial election results, posted at 1:47 a.m. Nov. 4, includes all 11 Atascadero precincts. In the city, 7,166 of 20,535 registered voters had ballots counted, a turnout of 34.90%. Countywide, 68,521 of 183,042 registered voters had ballots counted, a turnout of 37.43%, including 60,893 vote-by-mail ballots and 7,628 ballots cast at polling places. More mail ballots remain to be counted, and the county has until Dec. 3 to certify the results.
City Council
Four candidates are competing for two seats. Avila has 3,575 votes (33.20%), Funk has 3,471 (32.23%), Emily Baranek has 2,486 (23.08%), and Ian Denchasy has 1,237 (11.49%).
Avila, a local business owner and San Luis Obispo County planning commissioner, is seeking an open seat. Funk is seeking another term on the council.
Mayor
Bourbeau, who ran unopposed, has 4,924 votes (100%).
City treasurer
Jeri Rangel, who also ran unopposed, has 4,758 votes (100%).
Results will change as the county counts the remaining ballots. Totals are unofficial until certified.
For more information, visit the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s election results page.
