Malaga County Water Board: 38 Votes Separate Last Available Seat and Next Candidate

Published November 6, 2026. Source snapshot: November 5, 2026, 2:50:52 p.m. Pacific.

Salvador Cerrillo, Frank J Cerrillo Jr, Carlos Tovar hold the top 3 tallies in Fresno County’s return for Malaga County Water Board. The gap between Carlos Tovar in position 3 and Felipe Leal in position 4 is 38 votes.

Reported votes

Fresno County return. VOTE FOR 3.

Malaga County Water Board — reported county votes
Candidate	Votes
Salvador Cerrillo	108
Frank J Cerrillo Jr	101
Carlos Tovar	96
Felipe Leal	58

What voters are deciding

The contest concerns a special district board responsible for public district governance and spending decisions. The named division or ward identifies the seat being contested. These figures should be read within that district’s boundaries when residents compare different local election results.

The reported 38-vote gap makes subsequent updates important to this contest. The available report does not show how uncounted ballots will divide between the candidates.

These are unofficial returns from the November 3 general election. Additional valid ballots and canvass review can change the totals or ranking. In multi-seat contests, candidate selections are not the number of individual voters. For any district extending into another county, compare the other county’s return before drawing a districtwide conclusion.

Source: Fresno County official election results, November 5, 2026, 2:50:52 p.m. Pacific. County election information and subsequent updates. California58 calculated the margins from the reported candidate votes.

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