election day

Two congressional and three State Assembly races in the region will be decided in November.

Santa Barbara County is getting a new clerk/recorder/assessor. Ventura County will have a runoff for school superintendent.

The race for Santa Barbara County's Fifth District supervisor seat will be decided in the November election.

Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff says that Republicans know they're in trouble in midterm congressional elections.

As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 380,000 votes had been counted in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. Mail-in and provisional ballots are still being tabulated.

It could be nearly two weeks before results are finalized for the Buellton City Council seat.

A vote-by-mail election will fill a vacancy on the Buellton City Council.

Santa Barbara City College bond measure also passes by a solid margin.

With ballot counting continuing, two school bond measures still too close to call

Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal of Santa Barbara, Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley of Westlake Village top challengers.