Templeton CSD: Petersen and Mortensen Lead Two-Seat Vote

November 6 update: November 5 count

Official source generated November 5, 2026, at 4:55:31 p.m. Pacific. Petersen and Mortensen hold the two highest tallies. Mortensen is 486 votes ahead of third-place Nowinski.

San Luis Obispo County unofficial vote totals
Candidate	Votes
Wayne Petersen	998
Eric Mortensen	908
William Nowinski	422

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 21. California58 calculated the margins from reported totals.

Earlier dated reporting

TEMPLETON, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — November 4, 2026. Wayne Petersen and Eric Mortensen hold the leading positions in a three-candidate election for two Templeton Community Services District board seats.

Preliminary vote

The county-linked results compilation gives Petersen 963 votes (42.8%), Mortensen 880 (39.1%), and William Nowinski 406 (18.1%). Mortensen leads the third-place candidate by 474 selections.

What the numbers mean

The community services district is a local public-service agency, not an incorporated city council. A separate Templeton Unified school-board race has a much closer second-place margin and should be tracked independently.

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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