Election results for city council, school board, state, national races 

Charles Bourbeau received 99.09% of the vote for mayor.

– In Tuesday’s general election, San Luis Obispo County voters cast ballots on several key races. Here are the preliminary results from the unofficial election night count as of 12:20 a.m. this morning. The county had not clarified how many ballots are yet to be counted but shows “Precincts reported: 158 of 158 (100.00%)” with 82,548 votes cast in SLO County.

City of Atascadero

• Charles Bourbeau received 99.09% of the vote for mayor
• In the Atascadero City Council race, where voters could choose two candidates, Seth Peek (34.01%) and Mark Dariz (33.85%) are leading, with Tori Keen close behind at 32.11%

Measure L-24, a transactions and use tax measure, is showing 71.09% approval
Measure M-24, a municipal code amendment, currently stands at 50.49% no votes

Atascadero school board

The Atascadero Unified School District race for three open seats remains extremely close, with less than two percentage points separating the top three candidates:

1. Joey Arnold: 21.89% (4,856 votes)
2. Corinne Kuhnle: 21.01% (4,659 votes)
3. Veronica “Roni” DeCoster: 20.00% (4,437 votes)
4. Jodi M. Taylor: 19.63% (4,354 votes)
5. Matt Pennon: 17.46% (3,873 votes)

Templeton school board

In the Templeton Unified School District, where three seats are available, the top three candidates are separated by less than one percentage point:

1. Ted Dubost: 27.76% (1,675 votes)
2. Cheryl Parks: 27.00% (1,629 votes)
3. Matt Allison: 26.88% (1,622 votes)
4. Jason Tesarz: 18.25% (1,101 votes)

School bond measures

Two North County school districts put bond measures before voters:

• Atascadero Unified School District’s Measure B-24 is currently showing approval at 55.44%, just barely above the required 55% threshold for passage
• Templeton Unified School District’s Measure D-24 appears to have fallen short with 54.75% approval, missing the required 55% threshold by less than half a percentage point

State legislative races

Incumbent State Senator John Laird is leading his re-election campaign with 66% of the vote, according to the California Secretary of State. In the State Assembly District 30 race, incumbent Dawn Addis is leading with 56.09% over challenger Dalila Epperson’s 43.91%.

US Congressional race

Incumbent US Congressman Jimmy Panetta, who represents Paso Robles, is projected to win, according to the Associated Press.

US Senate race

US Senate candidate Adam Schiff is leading the race with 57% of the vote, defeating Steve Garvey, according to the Associated Press.

US Presidential race in SLO County

Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz are leading in San Luis Obispo County with 55.73% of the vote, while former President Donald Trump and JD Vance have received 42.03%. Third-party candidates collectively garnered about 2% of the vote.

All results are unofficial, with 100% of precincts reporting. Final results may change as remaining mail-in ballots are counted. The San Luis Obispo County Elections Office will continue to process and count mail-in ballots received within the statutory timeframe.

Click here to see the latest election results for SLO County. 

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