Shandon School Board Area 2: Cuellar at 81, Garcia at 80; Earlier Tie Breaks

November 6 update: November 5 count

Official source generated November 5, 2026, at 4:55:31 p.m. Pacific. Two seats are available. Cuellar and Garcia hold the top two totals; their earlier tie is broken. Garcia is 24 votes ahead of third-place Erroa.

San Luis Obispo County unofficial vote totals
Candidate	Votes
Jesse Cuellar	81
Maria Elena Garcia	80
Meagan Erroa	56
Jennifer Moe	43

These are preliminary results. Further valid ballots and canvass review can change totals and rankings. Reported precinct completion does not mean every eligible ballot has been processed. This update was published November 6 and uses the November 5 source snapshot.

Source: San Luis Obispo County unofficial results, page 12. California58 calculated the margins from reported totals.

Earlier dated reporting

SHANDON, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — November 4, 2026. Two candidates are tied at the top of Shandon Joint Unified School District’s Area 2 contest for two governing-board positions.

Preliminary vote

The November 4 count reports Jesse Cuellar 74 candidate votes (30.6%), Maria Elena Garcia 74 (30.6%), Meagan Erroa 51 (21.1%), and Jennifer Moe 43 (17.8%).

What the numbers mean

The tie is for first place, not for the final available seat; two seats are being filled. The school trustee electorate is a specific district area, not the entire county. All figures are preliminary and candidate-vote shares are not turnout.

Source and reporting cutoff

The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder published its fourth unofficial results report on November 4, 2026; the linked results compilation is stamped 1:55 a.m. Pacific on November 4. Further vote-by-mail and other eligible ballots may be added. Reporting a leading candidate or a ballot-measure majority does not constitute official certification.

Sources: San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, official November 2026 election page; The Ballot Book, county results (November 4 snapshot). California58 statewide election coverage.

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