PLACER COUNTY, Placer County — November 4, 2026, 12:16 a.m. Pacific. Nora Parella leads a three-candidate contest for the Placer County Board of Education in Trustee Area 1.

Official semi-official election-night results

The county report lists Nora Parella 8,119 (44.96%), Sergey Terebkov 7,643 (42.33%) and Sue Debey 2,199 (12.18%). Parella’s margin over Terebkov in the stated count is 476 votes.

What the local contest means

This is a county Board of Education trustee-area contest, distinct from municipal councils and school district governing boards. Each county education trustee area has its own electorate. A majority is not required to describe who currently leads; the election cannot be certified based on this report.

Why the results are not final

Placer County Elections lists this as its election-night semi-official report, data refreshed November 4 at 12:16 a.m. Pacific. The report states all assigned election-night precincts have reported in these races. However, further eligible mailed, provisional or otherwise verified ballots may be processed in the official canvass. The counts and rankings are not certified, and no November 5 post-election tally is claimed here.

Source: Placer County Elections — official November 3, 2026 election-night semi-official results (PDF). See county election updates and California58 statewide election coverage.

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