LIVE BLOG: CA Central Coast Election Results

We're tracking updates in local and national races throughout election day. Check back here for updates throughout the day.

UPDATE (11:20 p.m.)
San Luis Obispo community reporter McKenzie Diaz spoke with the county clerk on election night

UPDATE (11:15 p.m.)
Community reporters Ashley Stevens and Karson Wells caught up with leaders from both the local Republican and Democratic parties on election night

UPDATE (10:35 p.m.) - Santa Maria Community reporter Olivia Gonzalez-Britt gets an update on the mayoral race

UPDATE (10:25 p.m.) -
Measure A - City of Morro Bay Voter approval for land use designations
Currently passing with 59% of the vote
Measure B - Atascadero Unified School District School bond
Currently passing with 56% of the vote
Measure C - Cambria Community Health Care District Ambulance services bond
Currently passing with 77% of the vote
Measure D - Templeton Unified School District School bond
Currently passing with 55% of the vote
Measure E - City of Arroyo Grande Sales tax increase
Currently passing with 66% of the vote
Measure F - City of Pismo Beach Sales tax extension
Currently passing with 64% of the vote
Measure G - City of Grover Beach Repeal water rates
Currently passing with 66% of the vote
Measure H - Lucia Mar Unified School District School bond (needs 55% of the vote to pass)
Currently failing with 53% of the vote
Measure I - City of Paso Robles Sales tax extension
Currently passing with 56% of the vote
Measure L - City of Atascadero Sales tax extension
Currently passing with 73% of the vote
Measure M - City of Atascadero City treasurer appointment (needs 55% of the vote to pass)
Currently failing with 51% of the vote

UPDATE (9:20 p.m.) -
Proposition 2 Public school and community college bonds
Currently passing with 58% of the vote
Proposition 3 Constitutional right to marriage
Currently passing with 63% of the vote
Proposition 4 Bonds for safe drinking water, wildfire prevention
Currently passing with 57% of the vote
Proposition 5 Bonds for affordable housing, public infrastructure
Currently failing with 55% of the vote
Proposition 6 Eliminates involuntary servitude in prisons
Currently failing with 52% of the vote
Proposition 32 Raises minimum wage
Currently tied with 50% of the vote each
Proposition 33 Rent control
Currently failing with 62% of the vote
Proposition 34 Prescription drug revenue spending
Currently failing with 51% of the vote
Proposition 35 Medi-Cal funding
Currently passing with 67% of the vote
Proposition 36 Felony charges for drug, theft crimes
Currently passing with 70% of the vote

UPDATE (9:15 p.m.) -
Grover Beach Mayor
Kassi Dee - 41%
Debbie Peterson - 39%
Robert Robert - 20%
Santa Maria Mayor
Alice M. Patino - 48%
Diana Perez - 39%
William "Will" Smith - 7%
Andrew "Andy" Foster - 6%

UPDATE (8:32 p.m.) -
United States Senator (Full Term)
Adam Schiff is currently leading over Steve Garvy with 65% of the vote
United States Senator (Partial Term)
Adam Schiff is currently leading over Steve Garvy with 65% of the vote
U.S. Representative District 19
Jimmy Panetta is currently leading over Jason Michael Anderson with 68% of the vote
U.S. Representative District 24
Salud Carbajal is currently leading over Thomas Cole with 64.2% of the vote
State Senate District 17
Ro Khannah is currently leading over Anita Chen with 67.2% of the vote
State Senate District 21
Jim Costa is currently leading over Michael Maher with 53.5% of the vote

UPDATE (6:06 p.m.) - KSBY's Juliet Lemar is in Santa Barbara County as voters head to the polls. They close at 8 p.m.

UPDATE (5:26 p.m.) - KSBY News anchor Richard Gearhart and Chief Meteorologist Dave Hovde share an Election Night update on Facebook Live:

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UPDATE (4 p.m.) - NBC News coverage of the Presidential Election begins now on KSBY.

KSBY News at 4, 5 and 6 p.m. will not air due to this special coverage; however, we will break in with local updates throughout the night. We will also broadcast our 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts at their usual times.

In the meantime, check back here for the latest and follow our reporters as they cover the election from up and down the Central Coast.

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UPDATE (1:30 p.m.) - As of 12:45 p.m., the polling location in Shandon has been closed and all materials transferred to the polling location in Creston at 5110 Swayze Street.

According to the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder's Office, the move was necessary because there were not enough people on staff for the second half of the day to meet minimum requirements.

Voters in Shandon can still drop off their ballots at the dropbox located at the Shandon Library.

Click here for a full list of vote-by-mail drop box locations in San Luis Obispo County.

For a list of dropbox locations in Santa Barbara County, click here.
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UPDATE (11:50 a.m.) - KSBY News Senior Reporter Shannon MacNeil spoke with San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano on Tuesday morning about the importance of getting your ballot in by the deadline.

"I would say, please make sure that you, if you plan on dropping your ballot off in a U.S. mailbox, to please check the collection time on that box, because even though it's not 8 p.m. yet, the collection time might have already passed," Cano said. "So make sure that they get their vote by mail ballots postmarked by the post office if they're still open. The other thing is, you know, don't wait too late. Avoid the lines that are going to be out there... I hope there are lines and everybody shows up. We've had a great turnout so far, so I just really encourage people. It's still not too late. Even at 5 p.m., we've got three hours left in the polls."

Cano says voter turnout in San Luis Obispo County is typically high compared to other counties in California.

"We are amazing. In comparison to counties of like-size, we are doing far better in our turnout right now. I haven't looked at the statistics yet, this morning, but the Secretary of State's Office does put it out there for all 58 counties to show what our percentages are and we are always in the top ten. Always."
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UPDATE (9:02 a.m.) - Haven't dropped off your ballot yet? The deadline is 8 p.m. tonight.

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(7 a.m.) - Election Day is here!

Tuesday, November 5 is the last day to submit your ballot for the 2024 Presidential Election.

Local polling places open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

For your vote to count, your ballot must be dropped off at an elections office, polling place or dropbox by 8 p.m.

• Find your polling place - https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/  

You also still have time to mail your ballot, as long as it is postmarked with today’s date. Your ballot came with a postage-paid envelope, so you don’t even need a stamp!
If you are not registered to vote, you can request and vote a provisional ballot in person at a polling place or election office.

• Track your ballot - wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov

Election results will be available shortly after the polls close. The first set of results to be released will consist of ballots that have already been turned in and processed. Elections officials say it may take a few weeks before all of the ballots are processed and the final results are known.

Visit the KSBY Election Results page for the latest numbers as they come in, and tune in to KSBY News at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. for live results.