Kristen Sneddon overtakes Eric Friedman’s lead in Santa Barbara mayoral race

Kristen Sneddon has charged ahead and overtaken Eric Friedman in the race for Santa Barbara mayor, according to a Nov. 10 elections results drop released by the Santa Barbara County Elections Office. Sneddon now has 296 more votes than Friedman, leading him by nearly 1 percent. City of Santa BarbaraReturns as of Nov 10, 12:44 pm PSTMayorUnofficial resultsToo close to callEst. ballots counted: 85% countywide |Precincts reported: 47 of 47 (100%)Kristen W. Sneddon Nonpartisan45.9%13,979 votesEric Friedman Nonpartisan45.0%13,683 votesWendy Sims-Moten Nonpartisan6.3%1,922 votesMatt Kilrain Nonpartisan2.4%726 votesWrite-in votes0.4%113 votes30,423 total votesView source data (opens in a new tab)Live results → Sneddon holds 45.95 percent of the votes, with Friedman trailing closely behind with 44.98 percent. The race still remains too close to call, with nearly 15% of ballots left to be counted countywide. Friedman took an early lead in the mayoral race, with vote tallies on Ele