John Duncan is leading the race for Coronado’s next mayor, according to final, unofficial election night results from the San Diego County Registrar of voters.
Mark Fleming and Amy Steward are leading for the two seats open on City Council, with Renee Cavanaugh and Fitzhugh “Fitz” Lee leading for the two Coronado Unified School District Governing Board seats.
An estimated 590,000 more ballots are left to be processed, the registrar reports.
This marks the final, unofficial result for election night. The next unofficial results will be published by 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6 through Saturday, Nov. 9.
Then, unofficial results updates will come by 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, Wednesday, Nov. 13, and Friday, Nov. 15. The registrar may decide to publish additional updates.
All three mayoral candidates are currently serving on the Coronado City Council. Mike Donovan and Casey Tanaka’s terms both end this year, while John Duncan is two years into his four-year term. If elected, his seat on the council will be filled either by appointment or special election.
There are two seats on the Coronado City Council up for election, as well as two seats on the Coronado Unified School District Governing Board.
Our interviews with each candidate are here.
Final update: 3:30 a.m., Nov. 6
With 49.2% of votes reported, candidates are still maintaining their early places. As with many local elections, the difference in votes between candidates often comes down to hundreds of votes.
The two frontrunners for Coronado City Council are now Mark Fleming and Amy Steward. Steward knocked Laura Wilkinson Sinton out of second place in this round of updates, although the candidates have accumulated a difference of only eight votes.
The front runners for mayor and School Board remain the same.
Mayor
John Duncan: 2,969 votes, 46.29%
Casey Tanaka: 2,634 votes, 41.07%
Mike Donovan: 811 votes, 12.64%
Coronado City Council member (two winners)
Mark Fleming: 2,537 votes, 22.72%
Amy Steward: 2,207 votes, 19.77%
Laura Wilkinson Sinton: 2,199 votes, 19.70%
Mark Warner: 1,842 votes, 16.50%
Christine Mott: 1,524 votes, 13.65%
Andrew Gade: 856 votes, 7.67%
Coronado Unified School District Governing Board Member (two winners)
Renee Cavanaugh: 3,153 votes, 31.57%
Fitzhugh “Fitz” Lee: 2,952 votes, 29.56%
Bill Sandke: 2,251 votes, 22.54%
Shawnee Barton Merriman: 1,632 votes, 16.34%
Past update: 12:30 a.m., Nov. 6
A slight change in numbers has been released, with votes at 44.9% reported. In Coronado, the small update accounts for a handful of votes for each candidate, which did not change much in terms of the early leads released after polls closed on Nov. 5.
Mayoral candidate John Duncan leads the race by 339 votes. Mark Fleming and Laura Wilkinson Sinton are leading the race for Coronado City Council, with Renee Cavanaugh and Fitzhugh “Fitz” Lee leading the race for school board.
Mayor
John Duncan: 2,779 votes, 46.49%
Casey Tanaka: 2,440 votes, 40.82%
Mike Donovan: 758 votes, 12.68%
Coronado City Council member (two winners)
Mark Fleming: 2,357 votes, 22.63%
Laura Wilkinson Sinton: 2,078 votes, 19.95%
Amy Steward: 2,052 votes, 19.70%
Mark Warner: 1,731 votes, 16.62%
Christine Mott: 1,416 votes, 13.59%
Andrew Gade: 783 votes, 7.52%
Coronado Unified School District Governing Board Member (two winners)
Renee Cavanaugh: 2,978 votes, 32.19%
Fitzhugh “Fitz” Lee: 2,713 votes, 29.33%
Bill Sandke: 2,084 votes, 22.53%
Shawnee Barton Merriman: 1,476 votes, 15.96%
Past update: 8:30 p.m., Nov. 5
According to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, 43.1% of ballots have been counted as of 8:40 p.m.
Mayor
John Duncan: 2,776 votes, 46.54%
Casey Tanaka: 2,432 votes, 40.77%
Mike Donovan: 757 votes, 12.69%
Coronado City Council Member (two winners)
Mark Fleming: 2,349 votes, 22.60%
Laura Wilkinson Sinton: 2,076 votes, 19.97%
Amy Steward: 2,048 votes, 19.70%
Mark Warner: 1,729 votes, 16.63%
Christine Mott: 1,413 votes, 13.59%
Andrew Gade: 780 votes, 7.50%
Coronado Unified School District Governing Board Member (Two Winners)
Renee Cavanaugh: 2,974 votes, 32.21%
Fitzhugh “Fitz” Lee: 2,706 votes, 29.31%
Bill Sandke: 2,079 votes, 22.52%
Shawnee Barton Merriman: 1,473 votes, 15.96%
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