Deadline to apply to run for office is December 8

Anyone interested in running for one of the offices listed below must complete the necessary paperwork by 5 pm on December 8

Monday, November 13 signals the beginning of the nomination period for the March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election. Anyone interested in running for one of the offices listed below must complete the necessary paperwork by 5:00 pm on Friday, December 8. 

District 2 race may go to November ballot

During the ongoing ballot count on Friday, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson didn't get enough votes to win the District 2 supervisor seat in the primary election. Now, the top two candidates may run against each other on Nov. 8.

Gibson - a Democrat - faced off against Dr. Bruce Jones, Geoff Auslen, and John Whitworth - three Republicans - in the June primary. Gibson and Jones will face each other in November if the late votes stay the same.

In the primary election, a candidate needs 50 percent of the votes plus one in order to win.