UPDATE NOVEMBER 5 — LOCAL TAX COVERAGE EXPANDED. California58 has published a new Marin County table of Measures Q–V, plus local result stories for Corte Madera Measure Q, Larkspur Measure S and Mill Valley Measure T. The figures used in the original overview below were from 11:13 p.m. November 3; our new result stories use the later approximately 1:05 a.m. November 4 county snapshot. Neither constitutes the new November 5 afternoon canvass, which Marin County scheduled for no later than 5 p.m.
Historical election-night overview
MARIN COUNTY, California — November 4, 2026. From the Marin County seat in San Rafael to the small towns of Ross, Fairfax and Tiburon, the November 3 election decided which local candidates would represent residents on city councils, town boards and community service districts. The first reported county figures reveal unusually narrow margins in some contests alongside larger first-night leads in others. All numbers below are preliminary, from KQED’s 11:13 p.m. November 3 report.
San Rafael and Novato: district-specific contests
In San Rafael District 3, Daryoush Davidi held 1,694 votes against Robert Sandoval’s 1,659, a 35-vote lead. Novato District 2 showed Rachel Farac in front with 1,439 votes; in District 4, Pat Eklund led Dan Christian by 93 votes, 986 to 893. These results must be tied to the districts whose residents cast those ballots, not extrapolated to a whole-city mayoral contest.
Sausalito, Tiburon and smaller peninsula cities
In Sausalito, Jill Hoffman (987) and Nastassya Saad (821) held the two highest totals for two seats, followed by Joan Cox (711). Tiburon’s three-seat contest was led by Jack Ryan (1,177), Chuck Hornbrook (1,117) and Kathleen DeFever (998). Mill Valley’s two listed candidates for two council positions were Max Perrey (2,417) and Stephen Burke (2,332); Belvedere reported Jane Cooper (446) and Peter Mark (389) for two available council seats.
Ross, Fairfax, San Anselmo, Corte Madera and Larkspur
In Ross, Robert Herbst and Paul Roesler led the two-seat count. In Fairfax, Larry Bragman and Matt Da Cunha had the top two reported tallies, ahead of Susan Adams. San Anselmo’s two-seat election was led by Steve Burdo and Will Dittmar. Corte Madera’s three-seat race had Eli Beckman, Ava Fruin and David Bell at the top, while Larkspur’s first three were Stephanie Andre, Sarah Margulies and Brian Jaffe. These are separate municipal electorates and should not be combined into a countywide ranking of candidates.
Marin City: governance without a mayor
In unincorporated Marin City, the Community Services District board was also on the ballot. Angela Haynes, Kevin Douglas and Beatra Hall stood in the first three regular-seat positions, while Terrie Harris-Green led a separate short-term seat contest against Sarah Canson. This is a special district election, not a city council contest. Local reporting from unincorporated communities is essential to a complete account of county government.
Measures W and X: early no majorities
Marin voters also considered local measures. San Rafael’s Measure W, a transfer-tax proposal, had 4,269 yes votes to 6,853 no votes in the late-night snapshot. Sausalito’s Measure X, concerning zoning, had 755 yes to 1,173 no. Neither is certified; both require continued election-office reporting before the final result is established.
More county results and publication schedule
Marin County’s Elections Department states that its election-night results are unofficial and that valid vote-by-mail ballots will continue to be processed after Election Day. The next scheduled update is Thursday, November 5, followed by additional releases on November 9, 11, 13, 17, 20 and 25, if needed. Do not assume a precinct-status indicator means all outstanding ballots have been counted.
Sources: KQED November 3 Marin County results with candidate vote totals; Marin County Elections Department official results and reporting schedule. California58 has published separate local reports for each community, with the same time-stamped original counts.
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