Kristen Sneddon gains votes in new election results, tightening gap with Eric Friedman

Santa Barbara Mayoral candidate Kristen Sneddon has tightened the gap between her and opponent Eric Friedman by nearly .6 percentage points after gaining 1,294 votes, according to new election results from the Santa Barbara County Elections Office released Nov. 5.

Friedman is now only leading Sneddon by 312 votes.

The race still remains tight, with Friedman leading with 46.3 percent of votes and Sneddon with 45 percent.

City of Santa Barbara

Returns as of Nov 5, 2:13 pm PST

Mayor

Precincts reported: 47 of 47 (100%)

1. Eric Friedman Nonpartisan46.3%10,701 votes
2. Kristen W. Sneddon Nonpartisan45.0%10,389 votes
3. Wendy Sims-Moten Nonpartisan5.9%1,355 votes
4. Matt Kilrain Nonpartisan2.4%560 votes
5. Write-in votes0.4%90 votes

23,095 total votes

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Results from the 5th District Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors race between Maribel Aguilera and Ricardo Valencia has widened with Valencia now leading Aguilera by 3.7 points.

Santa Barbara County

Returns as of Nov 5, 2:13 pm PST

County Supervisor, District 5

Precincts reported: 37 of 37 (100%)

1. Ricardo Valencia Nonpartisan51.6%3,960 votes
2. Maribel Aguilera Nonpartisan47.9%3,678 votes
3. Write-in votes0.5%41 votes

7,679 total votes

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The county elections office on Thursday also released information showing that 61.9% of ballots have been counted so far in Santa Barbara County.

Of the 162,268 ballots received, 61,745 have yet to be counted.

The county elections office will release new election results on Nov. 10 by 3 p.m.

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