Marin election roundup

Preliminary results from the primary election in Marin County as of Wednesday. The county elections office said about 45,000 vote-by-mail ballots remain to be counted, plus qualifying late ballots that were postmarked by Tuesday.

LEGISLATIVE Congress

U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman is leading with 73% of the vote in California's 2nd Congressional District seat, according to results reported by the California Secretary of State's Office.

Trailing him are Chris Coulombe, a Republican, with 17%; Tief Gibbs, a Republican, with 8%; Jolian Kangas, an independent, with, with 1%; and Jason Brisendine, an independent, with 0.6%. The top two candidates will compete in the November general election. Huffman, a Democrat who lives in San Rafael, seventh term in the district, which stretches from Marin to the Oregon state line.

State Assembly

Assemblymember Damon Connolly is leading the race for the District 12 seat, which covers Marin and part of Sonoma County. Connolly has 76% of the vote, while Republican

Andy Podshadley has 13% and Republican Eryn Cervantes has 11%. Connolly, a San Rafael Democrat, is running for a second term.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS District 2

San Anselmo Town Councilman Brian Colbert is in first place with nearly 41% in the race to succeed Supervisor Katie Rice.

Heather McPhail Sridharan, a former Kentfield School District trustee, has 26%; Larkspur City Councilman Gabe Paulson, 18%; and Ryan O'Neil, a former Fairfax councilmember, 15%. Sam Friedlander has two votes. The top two winners will go to a runoff in November unless one gets more than 50% of the vote in the primary.

District 4

Supervisor Dennis Rodoni has about 76% of the vote in his bid for another term. Francis Drouillard, an engineer and former member of the Marin County Republican Central Committee, has about 24%.

MUNICIPALITIES Larkspur City Council

Stephanie Andre has about 57% of the vote in the race for the seat vacated by Kevin Haroff. Claire Paquette has about 25%, and Lana Scott has 18%.

Ross Town Council

William Kircher Jr., seeking another term on the council, has 31.42% of the vote, while Mathew Salter has 30.84%. The difference is four votes.

Teri Dowling trails with 28%, and Shadi Aboukhater, who withdrew from the race but remained on the ballot, has 9%.

BALLOT MEASURES Measure A

The $517 million bond measure in the Tamalpais Union High School District has a 52% majority in favor thus far, short of the 55% it needs for passage. The measure would assess a tax of $30 per $100,000 of assessed valuation per property annually to pay for renovation and modernization projects at all five of the district's schools.

Measure C

The proposal in Belvedere, which aims to renew a parcel tax for emergency medical and fire services, has a 77% majority for approval. It needs a simple majority to pass.

The tax for this fiscal year is $994 per residence, $1,131 per occupancy in commercial structures and $199 per vacant parcel. Measure B would renew the tax from July 1 through June 30, 2028, with annual increases for inflation.

Measure D

The Larkspur measure, which would affirm the rent stabilization ordinance that the city adopted last year, thus far has 1,066 yes votes, or 50.35%, and 1,051 no votes, or 49.65%. It requires a simple majority to pass. The ordinance caps rent increases at 5% plus inflation or 7%, whichever is lower.

Measure E

The Ross measure, which would renew the public safety parcel tax, has a 74% majority for approval so far. The measure requires a two-thirds approval vote to pass.

Measure E states the tax would be $1,201.50 per single-family residence and $1,201.50 per parcel for all other uses, with inflation adjustments. The tax raises about $1 million a year.

Measure F

The San Anselmo measure has garnered a 63% majority in favor of withdrawing the town from Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zone 9.

It needs a simple majority for passage.

The measure's proponents said millions of dollars in stormwater drainage fees collected by the district since 2007 have largely been wasted.

They also oppose a county plan to remove an old bridge in downtown San Anselmo to reduce flood risk.

Measure G

The Bel Marin Keys measure for infrastructure projects has amassed a 78% majority for approval so far. It needs a twothirds majority to pass.

The Bel Marin Keys Community Services District estimates it needs $31.5 million in improvements over the next 20 years. If Measure G passes, property owners will pay a special tax of $1,800 a year, with annual increases of up to 2.5%.

Measure H

The Marinwood measure, which would adjust the appropriations limit for fire protection and emergency medical response, has a 76% majority for approval. It requires a simple majority to pass.

Measure I

The Marinwood measure, which would adjust the appropriations limit for parks, open space and street landscape maintenance, has a 74% majority for approval. It requires a simple majority to pass.