Kristen Sneddon is Santa Barbara’s next mayor

With 98% of ballots tallied countywide, Kristen Sneddon was 579 votes ahead of Eric Friedman Thursday — and on a path to become Santa Barbara’s next mayor. Sneddon had won 46.23% and Friedman 44.58%, according the latest count from the Santa Barbara County Elections Office. City of Santa Barbara Returns as of Nov 12, 12:17 pm PST MayorUnofficial results Race called by News-Press Est. ballots counted: 98% countywide |Precincts reported: 47 of 47 (100%) Kristen W. Sneddon Nonpartisan✓ Winner 46.2% 16,202 votes Eric Friedman Nonpartisan 44.6% 15,623 votes Wendy Sims-Moten Nonpartisan 6.4% 2,241 votes Matt Kilrain Nonpartisan 2.4% 848 votes Write-in votes 0.4% 134 votes 35,048 total votes Full results → Refresh results Reload this page for the latest published returns. The results come two days after Sneddon pushed ahead of Friedman, who had led since Election Night.

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