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ELECTION 2022
Carbajal ahead in mailed-in ballots Hart ahead of Stoker in mailed-in ballots; Democrats leading in early results in statewide races By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR
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Osborne leads in Lompoc mayoral race
Mayer, Zacharias, Carty, Frost lead in school board races Editor’s note: The results in this story reflect the mailed-in ballots, which made up close to 28% of the total voters. By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne is leading in the general election against her challenger James Mosby. On Tuesday night, Ms. Osborne held 56.55% of the vote with 2,477 votes. Mr. Mosby holds 42.76 percent of the vote with 1,873 votes. If Ms. Osborne is reelected, it will be her third term as Lompoc mayor. Prior to being elected mayor in 2018, she served on the city council since 2016. “I would expect it to continue to show a lead,” Mayor Osborne told the News-Press. “I appreciate the votes shown already. “I am appreciative of everyone getting out to vote,” she said “I look forward to hitting the ground running and look forward to continuing the great work we have been doing with the council,” she said. In other races: Incumbents Marybeth Carty and Judy Frost were leading in the mailed-in ballots Tuesday night for Santa Barbara County Board of Education Trustees for Area 1 and 5 respectively. Please see OSBORNE on B4
Democrats took the lead Tuesday night in early, preliminary numbers for statewide races and in mailed-in ballots that made up close to 28% of the voters in Santa Barbara County. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, had a comfortable lead and told the NewsPress he’s optimistic about a victory. But his Republican opponent, Summerland pediatric heart surgeon Brad Allen, told the NewsPress it’s too early to call the race. Among the mailed-in ballots in Santa Barbara County, Rep. Carbajal had 40,633 votes or 63.09% of the vote. Dr. Allen had 23,771
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Democrats, and the later votes tend to favor Republicans, Dr. Allen said. “I want to see what happens as the North County comes in later in the day,” Dr. Allen said. “What I heard from a number of people was that there was heavy voting up there.” Historically, North County is known to lean more toward Republicans than South County. Meanwhile in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Senate was tied at 46 seats for Democrats and 46 seats for Republicans, according to CBS News estimates. In the House, CBS News predicted 180 seats would go to Please see CARBAJAL on A4
U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal
Rain slams SB County Voters cast ballots on cloudy day
By DAVE MASON
Long-awaited fall rain — something more than a sprinkle — finally fell Tuesday as voters visited the polls on a cold, gray Election Day. Rain was off and on throughout the day in Santa Barbara County, but gloomy clouds continued to blanket the sky. Nearly a half inch of rain fell in Goleta. And while the National Weather Service reported less precipitation for Santa Barbara, there was enough rain to cause some flooding of streets. Lompoc experienced 0.6 inch of rain, and Santa Maria saw 0.8 inch of rain, according to the weather service. In New Cuyama, 0.44 inch of rain was recorded. Things were drier in Santa Ynez, which experienced 0.04 inch rain. Those numbers don’t include the rain that fell after 6 p.m. Tuesday was definitely cold. Highs were 60 in Santa Barbara, 61 in Goleta and 59 in Lompoc. The weather service reported a high of 57 for Santa Maria, Santa Ynez and New Cuyama. The lows were 52 in Santa Barbara, 51 in Goleta, 49 in Lompoc, 48 in both Santa Maria and Santa Ynez, and 43 in New Cuyama. Similar temperatures and rainfall were reported in Ventura County. And up north in San Luis Obispo County, Hearst Castle saw more than an inch of rain. The weather service says that’s it for the rain. Today’s forecast calls for nothing but sunshine in the Santa Barbara area and partly cloudy skies in the rest of the county. But don’t put away your jacket. The weather service predicts today’s highs will be 61 in Santa Barbara, 60 at UCSB, 59 in Santa Ynez, 58 in Lompoc, 55 in Santa Maria and a chilly 53 in Cuyama. Today’s lows are expected to be 44 in Santa Barbara, 43 at UCSB, Please see WEATHER on A4
Close race for Measure T
Vote No opponents hold slim lead in Carpinteria measure
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votes or 36.91% The of the mailed-in congressman ballots. said he sees Results for propositions, A2. “I feel very the results as The Department of Justice sent good about the vindication of election monitors to Los Angeles numbers now. the work that and Sonoma counties and elsewhere It’s pretty clear he has done across the nation. A4. that the trend on legislation is only going to to help the continue,” Rep. Central Coast Carbajal told the News-Press by and of the legislation passed by the phone from the Timbers restaurant Democratic-controlled Congress, in Goleta, where he was watching including the Inflation Reduction the results with his supporters. “I’m Act, the bipartisan infrastructure pretty confident and optimistic that law, the CHIPS and Science the end results will be extremely Act, gun control legislation and positive. I’m feeling very optimistic legislation that helps veterans. and very grateful that the Central Dr. Allen, meanwhile, said it’s too Coast has pretty much elected me soon to declare anyone the winner. to represent them in Congress.” Early voting tends to favor
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Rain causes flooding on a street near State Street in Santa Barbara in this photo taken by a National Weather Service meteorologist.
Carpinteria’s hotly contested Measure T ballot measure continued to show an evenly divided community Election Night, as mail-in ballots results showed the two sides running virtually neck and neck. As of 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, the numbers for mailed-in ballots show Vote No opponents of the ballot measure holding a slim lead over Vote Yes supporters. Out of 2,566 votes cast by mail, those opposing the measure numbered 1,257, or 50.93%, versus those supporting the measure, 1,211, or 49.07%. In the City Council District 5 contest, incumbent Al Clark led incumbent Gregg Carty by a nearly 2-1 margin, with 292 votes cast for Vice Mayor Clark and 161 votes cast for Councilmember Carty. Political newcomer Patrick O’Connor had received 40 votes, or 8.06% of the total. In City Council District 3, City Councilmember Roy Lee, who ran unopposed, garnered 412 votes, or 86.55%. An unnamed, unqualified write-in candidate got 64 votes, or 13.45 percent. And in City Council District 1, political newcomer Monica Solorzano received 265 votes, or 95.32% while write-in candidate Patty Boyd got seven votes, or 2.52%. An unnamed, unqualified write-in candidate, received six votes, or 2.16%. Vote No on Measure T spokesman Jason Rodriguez, who had predicted a close election, told the News-Press he was pleased with the vote despite the narrow margin. “So far, so good,” he said. “But let’s not count the eggs until they’re hatched.” He said his side seems to be prevailing because voters saw through the confusing, misleading nature of the ballot Please see MEASURE T on A4
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Saturday’s SUPER LOTTO: 3-15-21-38-42 Meganumber: 24
Tuesday’s DAILY 4: 2-3-6-0
Tuesday’s MEGA MILLIONS: 5-13-29-38-59 Meganumber: 23
Tuesday’s FANTASY 5: 3-10-29-36-39
Tuesday’s DAILY DERBY: 01-05-06 Time: 1:41.39
Monday’s POWERBALL: 10-33-41-47-56 Meganumber: 10
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Tuesday’s DAILY 3: 1-7-7 / Wednesday’s Midday 7-6-0