The county clerk-recorder’s office certified the official election results for the March 5th presidential primary yesterday afternoon.
The clerk-recorder’s office says that on certification, the voter participation rate for San Luis Obispo county was 52.34%, well above the statewide average of 34%, and those of neighboring counties.
Of the 92,526 ballots cast, 94.28% of voters opted to use their vote-by-mail ballot.
The certified results confirm that Atascadero mayor Heather Moreno has won the district 5 supervisor race, with 56.38% of the votes in district 5 to Susan Funk’s 43.62%, a gap of 2,161 votes.
The clerk-recorder’s office has certified election results about a week before the April 4th deadline.
