A retired teacher has a big early lead in the preliminary results for a city council seat.
Carla Mead and Dave King faced off in the special election for a vacant Buellton City Council seat. Mead has 62% of the votes counted to King’s 38%.
Mead is a former teacher who is involved with some local nonprofits. She’s facing Dave King, a retired CHP officer who once served as a city council member.
After council member David Silva was elected mayor of Buellton last year, the council decided to hold a special election to fill his seat. It was a vote-by-mail election. The next update on the election results is expected on Friday.
