Live election results tonight - Santa Barbara News-Press

Good morning, Santa Barbara ☀️

Here’s what we have for you today:

Election Notebook: Where’s the party? And other need-to-know info ahead of tonight’s results
Santa Barbara County election 2026: What to know before Election Day
93-year-old beloved Vieja Valley crossing guard retires after more than 20 years
4-year-old capybara euthanized after battling cancer at the Santa Barbara Zoo

Election Day is here

Newspress.com will bring you all the stories and election results tonight. Check our site this evening to find out who’s winning in all the races, from Montecito to Santa Maria.

Our entire team at the News-Press will be out at the parties to provide the most comprehensive local coverage that you will find. For vote totals, we’ll also update our interactive election results tracker throughout election night as officials release returns.

We’ll also be bringing you moments and reactions from the parties on our social media channels. Thank you for making the News-Press your trusted sources for news every day and on election night.

Joshua Molina

News-Press Editor

Stories you should know about

California Botox doctor used $45 million in Medicare money to fund her lavish lifestyle, feds say (Los Angeles Times)

Democratic divisions on Israel come thundering back, in preview of fights to come (New York Times)
Plane may have broken apart ahead of deadly Florida jet crash, say investigators (BBC)

Elections

What are the races to watch in the US midterm elections and why do they matter? (The Guardian)
California counties offer new way to cast mail ballots in person. (USA Today)
GOP starts coming to terms with a lame-duck Donald Trump (Politico)
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s bid to set aside 20,000
California ballots (Los Angeles Times)
What the voter records of California’s billionaires reveal (Politico)

This day in history

For decades, Santa Barbara’s Golden Triangle of voters — San Roque/upper Eastside, the Mesa/upper Westside and the Riviera — determined who sat on the City Council because of larger voter turnout than other parts of the city. But District elections changed all of that — except in the Santa Barbara mayor’s race.

Voters today will decide citywide who should be the next mayor. Everyone has a prediction on a winner, but I expect that it will be very close. Below is a story from 25 years ago today that I wrote about the power of the Golden Triangle. Who will the Golden Triangle like this year?

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