The Humboldt County Elections Office has issued its first post election report, adding about 2,539 votes to the tally, with 33,956 votes counted thus far, representing about 40.07 percent of registered voters.
The elections office reported yesterday that about 34,000 ballots remained to be counted, saying it will release updates Fridays until all votes are counted.
Here’s a rundown of the results so far in the races for city council, open seats on the Humboldt Bay Harbor and Conservation District and local ballots measures.
Arcata City Council (three seats)
Stacy Atkins-Salazar — 2,083 votes (25.89 percent)
Gregory Daggett — 620 votes (7.71 percent)
Shea Love Freedomhowler — 386 votes (4.80 percent)
Dana Quillman — 354 votes (4.40 percent)
Sarah Schaefer — 1,853 votes (23.03 percent)
Genevieve Serna — 1,201 votes (14.93 percent)
Alexandra Stillman — 1,548 votes (19.24 percent)
Blue Lake City Council (three seats)
Christopher Edgar — 87 votes (11.79 percent)
Christopher Guy Firor — 106 votes (14.36 percent)
Adelene Jones — 109 votes (14.77 percent)
Michelle Lewis Lusso — 136 votes (18.43 percent)
Katheryn Napier — 116 (15.72 percent)
Verda Winona Natasha Pitts — 61 votes (8.27 percent)
John Swatzky — 123 votes (16.67 percent)
Eureka City Council, Ward 2
Kenny Carswell — 411 votes (39.86)
Kati Moulton — 620 votes (60.14 percent)
Eureka City Council, Ward 4
Scott Bauer — 1,050 votes (69.91 percent)
Thavisak Lucky Syphanthong — 452 votes (30.09 percent)
Ferndale City Council (two seats)
Stuart Altschuler — 220 votes (24.18 percent)
Ryan Farmer — 167 votes (18.35 percent)
Leonard Lund — 266 votes (29.23 percent)
Philip Ostler — 257 votes (28.24 percent)
Fortuna City Council (two seats)
Jerry King — 1,281 votes (29.74 percent)
Neleen Nichols — 802 votes (18.62 percent)
Arlene Spiers — 641 votes (14.88 percent)
Tami Trent — 1,584 votes (36.77 percent)
Humboldt Bay Harbor and Conservation District, Division 1
Jake Pickering — 842 votes (26.83 percent)
Tom Wheeler — 2,296 votes (73.17 percent)
Humboldt Bay Harbor and Conservation District, Division 5
Wilfred Franklin — 2,740 votes (47.03 percent)
Jack Norton — 3,086 votes (52.97 percent)
Ballot Measures
Measure D: Would impose a special tax to fund Kneeland Fire Protection District services. Yes: 137 (68.50 percent). No: 63 (31.50 percent)
Measure E: Would impose a special tax to fund Peninsula Community Services District fire services. 48 (76.19 percent). No: 15 (23.81 percent)
Measure F: Would enact zoning changes to protect Eureka municipal parking lots from development and rezone the former Jacobs Middle School campus. 1,918 (31.39 percent). No: 4,193 (68.61 percent)
Measure G: Would renew a special parcel tax to fund Arcata School District services. 2,090 (77.41 percent). No: 610 (22.59 percent)
Measure H: Would impose a 0.75-percent sales tax in Arcata to fund city services. 2,104 (61.31 percent). No: 1,328 (38.69 percent)
*Measure I: Would allow the Redwoods Community College District to issue up to $120 million in school bonds. 17,600 (54.94 percent). No: 14,436 (45.06 percent)
*Measure J: Would allow the Ferndale Unified School District to issue up to $9.8 million in school bonds. 546 (53.79 percent). No: 469 (46.21 percent)
*Measure K: Would allow the Cutten School District to issue up to $5 million in school bonds. 727 (52.23 percent). No: 665 (47.77 percent)
Measure L: Would extend a 0.75-percent sales tax in Trinidad to fund city services Yes: 66 (66.00 percent). No: 34 (34.00 percent)
Measure M: Would increase the appropriations limit for the Arcata Fire Protection District for existing revenue. 6,185 (71.85 percent). No: 2,423 (28.15 percent)
*Measure N: Would allow the McKinleyville Union School District to issue up to $18.5 million in school bonds. 2,460 (57.61 percent). No: 1,810 (42.39 percent)
Measure O: Would impose a 1-percent sales tax countywide to support county services, including road repairs and emergency response. Yes: 20,142 (61.90 percent). No: 12,398 (38.10 percent)
Measure P: Would impose a 0.75-percent sales tax in Fortuna to fund city services. Yes: 1,291 (42.95 percent). No: 1,715 (57.05 percent)
*Requires a 55-percent vote to pass.
Source: The Humboldt County Elections Office.
This article appears in ‘Powerful’.
