UPDATED NOVEMBER 5 — LATER NOVEMBER 4 RESULTS. The Solano County election report updated at 7:40 p.m. November 4 lists 66,985 No votes (63.1%) and 39,190 Yes (36.9%) on Measure E. The new reported No lead is 27,795 votes. This supersedes the early 41,944 No to 26,229 Yes snapshot below. Measure E concerns taxes on certain commercial wind, solar, battery, gas and data-center operations in unincorporated areas. Figures are unofficial; the county canvass continues. The earlier November 4 tally is retained below as a historical snapshot.
Earlier source-stamped result
CALIFORNIA58 LOCAL ELECTIONS DESK — NOVEMBER 5, 2026. The November 4 overnight count records 26,229 Yes votes and 41,944 No votes for Solano County Measure E, a 15,715-vote No advantage. These numbers are unofficial, not certified election results.
What the election results show
The measure would raise the tax on commercial wind turbines and establish new local taxes on commercial solar arrays and batteries, natural gas extraction, and data centers in unincorporated Solano County. The data-center rate would be $5 per square foot annually, adjusted for inflation. The planned effective date was January 1, 2027, and county officials estimated about $353,000 in annual general-fund revenue.
Why this local vote matters
The distinction between unincorporated Solano County and its cities matters. A countywide election result cannot automatically establish the tax treatment of a company in incorporated Fairfield, Vacaville, Vallejo, Benicia or Suisun City. Voters should read the precise legal text before judging the impact on a particular business.
How to read the reported count
Election-night returns and post-Election Day updates record only eligible ballots processed by each publication’s reporting cutoff. A countywide ballot backlog does not tell a reader how many votes remain in this specific jurisdiction. Provisional ballots, conditional registrations, valid late-arriving mail ballots, signature checks and auditing may affect the totals. Reporting 100% of polling-place precincts is not the same thing as completing the election canvass.
Related local coverage
California58 has additional reporting on elections in the surrounding area. Those articles cover distinct offices or questions; voters should not combine their numbers or infer that a special district shares a municipal boundary. The dated election results source provides the figures discussed here and should be consulted for subsequent updates.
What happens next?
County election officials continue processing legally eligible votes and reconciling results. Counties are required to finish their official canvass by December 3, 2026, and California’s Secretary of State is scheduled to certify statewide results on December 11. Where an election involves more than one jurisdiction, its final legal result must reflect all participating portions rather than a single city’s figures. This report makes no prediction about remaining ballots.
Sources: county election totals published through KQED, November 4 reporting snapshots, reviewed November 5. Not certified.
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