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June 2, 2026

County election rundown: Roseanne Barr ties for second, with 4 votes

Four people in San Benito County voted for a nut-farming former TV star to be the next president of the United States.

Updated: Barrios result unlikely to change

Two incumbent county supervisors are cruising to victory after Tuesday’s election, while a third is holding onto a 41-vote lead and will likely earn a second term on the board.

Supes agree to hike some fees

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved an increase in fees collected by the public works department for engineering services and development processing as well as park facility rentals.

Supervisor hits DC in support of national park

The San Benito County board of supervisors added an emergency item to the agenda Tuesday to approve out-of-state travel for Supervisor Jerry Muenzer.

Marty: Lessons learned from Tuesday’s county board races

The votes are essentially all counted for the San Benito County Board of Supervisors and the incumbents all held serve, although each race appears to have a different message. Here is what we learned from Tuesday's races: 

Highway 152 toll road, funding speculation draw ire

A study on widening Highway 152 and installing a toll road as well as an attempt to approve minutes of a meeting that never happened have drawn the ire of Mayor Mike Villalta.

Updated: Supervisor seats go to incumbents

Based on preliminary numbers reported by the San Benito County Elections office website as of midnight on Tuesday, Supervisors Jaime De La Cruz and Anthony Botelho had significant leads against their opponents while Margie Barrios had a nearly 3 percent lead over her opponent.

Early election results: Voters favoring at-large mayor, 2-year term

Hollister voters appear headed toward favoring an at-large mayoral election with four council districts, along with a two-year term for the top city job, according to unofficial election results.

Updated election results: De La Cruz, Botelho lead big; Barrios in close race

Preliminary election results show District 5 Supervisor Jaime De La Cruz and District 2 Supervisor Anthony Botelho with apparently insurmountable leads - and District 1 Supervisor Margie Barrios in a tight race.

Need to plan a bus trip? Google it

County Express riders can now plan their route and find schedule information for fixed-route bus service and inter-county transportation services using a Google Transit trip planner.

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