Nearly 40% of SLO County ballots not yet counted

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By KAREN VELIE

The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office tallied 8,044 ballots on Tuesday, which did not change the leaders in any local races.

With about 40% of ballots uncounted, it is still too early to call most San Luis Obispo County races. The clerk-recorder’s office has counted 53,570 ballots, while 34,768 remain uncounted.

Local election results as of Tuesday afternoon:

SLO County District 2 Supervisor

  • Bruce Gibson – 52.55%
  • Bruce Jones – 17.07%
  • Geoff Auslen – 16.80%
  • John Whitworth – 13.30%

SLO County District 3 Supervisor

  • Dawn Ortiz-Legg – 65.24%
  • Stacy Korsgaden – 31.53%
  • Arnold Ruiz – 3.23%

SLO County District 4 Supervisor

  • Jimmy Paulding – 57.13%
  • Lynn Compton – 42.87%

SLO County Clerk Recorder

  • Elaina Cano – 66.39%
  • James Baugh – 18.30%
  • Stew Jenkins – 15.32%

SLO County Superior Court Judge # 12

  • Mike Frye – 66.87%
  • Paul Phillips – 33.13%

Oceano fire tax (2/3 needed to pass)

  • Yes – 59.08%
  • No – 40.92%

County staff plans to continue counting ballots on Friday morning. CalCoastNews will provide election updates on Friday afternoon.