Fuentes, Martinez Lott, Arambula Lead in Early Returns; Measure S Transportation Tax Trailing
Rob Fuentes held 52.13% to Naindeep Singh’s 47.87% in the Fresno City Council District 1 race when polls closed Tuesday night. Joaquin Arambula led Keshia Thomas 55.99% to 44.01% in District 3. Ariana Martinez Lott carried 54.69% against Nav Gurm’s 45.31% in District 7.
In the Fresno County Board of Supervisors race, Kerman Mayor Maria Pacheco led Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi 55.37% to 44.63%.
Measure S, the transportation tax renewal, trailed in early returns. 53.53% voted against, 46.47% in favor.
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools incumbent Michele Cantwell-Copher held 57.52% against challenger Eimear O’Brien’s 42.48%.
In Fresno Unified school board races, Miguel Arias led a five-candidate field in District 1 with 42.19%. Daren Miller held 18.93%. Incumbent Valarie Davis carried 53.50% to challenger Riley Talford’s 45.86%. Challenger Karen Steed led with 39.87%, ahead of incumbent Veva Islas at 33.49% and Mirna Garcia at 26.32%.
The Breakdown
- These are early returns from ballots counted when polls closed Tuesday night, not final results.
- Three city council races, one county supervisor race, one ballot measure, one county superintendent race, and three school board races reported first counts.
- The percentages reflect only ballots counted so far. Additional ballots remain uncounted.
What This Means for You
These numbers represent the first snapshot in races you may have voted in Tuesday. The candidate or measure leading now may change as additional ballots are counted.
What to Watch
The material does not state how many ballots remain uncounted or when final tallies will be available. Measure S, a transportation tax renewal, faces a 7.06-percentage-point gap in early returns. The Fresno Unified school board race where Steed leads Islas and Garcia shows no candidate near 50%. The county superintendent race shows Cantwell-Copher with a 15-point lead, but the material gives no context on her tenure, her challenger’s platform, or what either would do differently in office.
