ELECTION COVERAGE

3rd District

Race for pivotal 3rd District county seat far from over

Santa Barbara County supervisors often split along north-south lines on issues, and so did many voters in Tuesday’s election for the pivotal seat of 3rd District supervisor.

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• Farr, Pappas in runoff; Smyser trails in 3rd District race
• Pappas takes money lead in 3rd District race
• Meet the Candidate: Smyser points to his varied experience
• Meet the Candidate: Pointer says she’s a moderate alternative
• Meet the Candidate: Pappas emphasizes his independence
• Meet the Candidate: Farr defines herself as a ‘moderate liberal’
• Meet the Candidate: Bearman says he’ll be ‘prescription for change’
• 3rd District candidates reveal few differences
• Five 3rd District residents to vie for board seat
• Farr, Smyser still tops in fundraising
• 3rd District candidates debate in Buellton
• Doreen Farr top moneymaker in 3rd District supervisor race
• 3rd District race tightens with fourth candidate

4th District

Incumbent Gray beats Sterling by wide margin

Incumbent Joni Gray coasted to an easy victory Tuesday night in her bid for re-election to the 4th District supervisor seat in Santa Barbara County.

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• Meet the Candidate: Gray points to experience in seeking re-election
• Meet the Candidate: Sterling wants to ‘make a difference’
• 4th District candidates face off
• Sterling to challenge Gray in 4th District

Santa Barbara Judges

MacKinnon only one safe in judge’s race

With nearly 9,000 ballots left to be counted Wednesday in Santa Barbara County, it remained mathematically possible that a candidate who did not even campaign could be pushed ahead of two other candidates into a November runoff election for a North County judge’s seat in Superior Court.

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• MacKinnon leads race for Superior Court judgeship
• Meet the Candidate: Judge candidate says he’s Ready for bench
• Meet the Candidate: MacKinnon touts courtroom experience
• Meet the Candidate: Beebe sees qualifications from experience
• Cutler drops out of race for SB County judge
• 5 attorneys to vie for judgeship