MENDOCINO CO., 11/10/26 — On election night, the three incumbents on the Ukiah City Council held the top three spots. On Tuesday morning, with new results issued, a challenger was in first and one incumbent was out.
John Strangio moved from fourth to first, and incumbent Mari Rodin fell from third to fifth, in Mendocino County’s first vote count issued since 11 p.m. on election night.
The elections office posted the update at 9:34 a.m. It adds 6,152 ballots, for a total of 23,759 counted, or 43.82% of the county’s 54,217 registered voters. Election night ended with 17,607.
The county said Nov. 5 that it had 14,749 ballots left to process, including 1,214 provisional and conditional ballots. Mailed-in ballots postmarked by Election Day count if they reach the office by today, Tuesday, Nov. 10. All results are unofficial, may change as ballots come in and are processed, and the county says it can’t certify final results until 30 days after the election.
Ukiah City Council
Eight candidates are running for three seats. Strangio has 1,995 votes and Juan V. Orozco, an incumbent, 1,934. Mayor Susan Sher has 1,754, five more than Robert Bazzani’s 1,749. Mari Rodin has 1,720 and Matt Froneberger 1,658. Sean K. White has 1,156 and Mia L. Uribe 559. On election night, Strangio was 14 votes out of third.
Supervisor, 3rd District
Eric Hart leads Buffey Wright Bourassa 1,825 to 1,467. His lead grew from 228 votes on election night to 358. They’re running for the seat held by Supervisor John Haschak, who announced last December that he would not seek reelection.
Willits Unified School District
Mason Neil Rescina moved into third in the four-way race for three seats on the Willits Unified board. He has 1,556 votes, 37 more than incumbent Paula Nunez’s 1,519. On election night, he trailed her by 10. Nicole Karkar leads with 1,717, and incumbent Jeanne King has 1,570.
Fort Bragg City Council and Measure B
The three incumbents still lead the eight-way race for three Fort Bragg council seats. Jason Godeke has 1,380 votes, Marcia Rafanan 1,002 and Tess Albin-Smith 959. Mary Rose Kaczorowski is fourth with 874, 85 votes behind Albin-Smith.
Measure B, a $50-a-year parcel tax for Fort Bragg fire equipment, has 76.92% yes votes. It needs two-thirds to pass.
Other races and measures
Marilyn Puget leads Craig Perry 1,910 to 1,508 for a Mendocino County Board of Education seat. Beatriz “Bea” Arkin leads Gabriel Baca Meza 883-360 for a Ukiah Unified board seat. Jarred Hildebrand leads Steven Giuntini 292-97 for a Potter Valley Irrigation District seat.
Measure D, the Coast Life Support District ambulance tax, has 73.39% yes among Mendocino County voters and needs two-thirds. Point Arena’s Measure C, a hotel and vacation rental tax increase, leads 99-35 and needs a majority.
Results are posted at mendocinocounty.gov under Current Election Results. The elections office’s number is 707-234-6819.