Published November 6, 2026. Vote snapshot: November 5, 2026, 5:51:06 p.m. Pacific. Chaun Lopez and Justin Simmons are tied at 15 votes apiece in the Monson–Sultana Area 5 school board contest. Delbert Quintana leads the separate Area 2 race, 14 to 5.

Mon-Sul Jt Un Elem Sch Gov Bd Member Area 2

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Named candidate votes reported by Tulare County
Candidate Votes
Delbert Quintana 14
Michael Prado Jr. 5

Mon-Sul Jt Un Elem Sch Gov Bd Member Area 5

VOTE FOR 1.

Named candidate votes reported by Tulare County
Candidate Votes
Chaun Lopez 15
Justin Simmons 15

Reading this local result

No Area 5 candidate is ahead in this snapshot. The equal tally does not predict whether a tie will remain after canvass review or how an eventual final tie would be resolved.

These are preliminary returns from the November 3 general election. The official canvass can change totals and rankings. Reporting all precincts does not establish that every valid ballot has been processed or that an outcome has been certified. Any district crossing county lines requires the other counties’ returns as well.

Source: Tulare County First Post-Election Night Results Report, dated November 5 at 5:51:06 p.m., pages 14. Official reports and update schedule. California58 calculated the margins from the county’s candidate totals.

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