Jones and Gibson appear headed to a rematch in November

By KAREN VELIE

San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson appears to be headed to a rematch with Dr. Bruce Jones in the Nov. 8 midterm election, according to the latest count from the SLO County Clerk-Recorders office.

In order to win during the primary election, a candidate is required to receive 50% of the votes plus one. As the late ballots are tallied, Gibson continues to fall further below 51%,

The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office tallied 6,783 ballots on Wednesday, which did not change the leaders in any local races.

With about 20% of ballots uncounted, the leaders in most San Luis Obispo County races are unlikely to change. The clerk-recorder’s office has counted 70,681 ballots, while 17,657 remain uncounted.

Local election results as of Wednesday afternoon:

SLO County District 2 Supervisor

  • Bruce Gibson – 49.28%
  • Bruce Jones – 18.68%
  • Geoff Auslen – 17.10%
  • John Whitworth – 14.94%

SLO County District 3 Supervisor

  • Dawn Ortiz-Legg – 64.53%
  • Stacy Korsgaden – 32.33%
  • Arnold Ruiz – 3.14%

SLO County District 4 Supervisor

  • Jimmy Paulding – 55.05%
  • Lynn Compton – 44.95%

SLO County Clerk Recorder

  • Elaina Cano – 64.03%
  • James Baugh – 20.55%
  • Stew Jenkins – 15.42%

SLO County Superior Court Judge # 12

  • Mike Frye – 66.81%
  • Paul Phillips – 33.19%

Oceano fire tax (2/3 needed to pass)

  • Yes – 56.81%
  • No – 43.19%

County staff plans to continue counting votes next week on Tuesday morning. CalCoastNews will provide election updates on Tuesday afternoon.

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