Santa Barbara Election Race Still Tight

Santa Barbara County’s election results are still swirling—Luis Esparza leads in the Superior Court race, but thousands of mail-in ballots remain uncounted. In the Fifth District Supervisor race, Ricardo Valencia holds a razor-thin edge in a three-way battle that could force a runoff. Kyle Slattery pulls ahead in the auditor-controller race, while Salud Carbajal and Bob Smith advance to the November ballot. The next update? Monday afternoon—watch this space. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/08744fafa6b7d226