Incumbent holds the seat against two challengers in Arroyo Grande Mayor race
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. – The Arroyo Grande Mayor race between incumbent Caren Ray Russom and challengers Gaea Powell and Dale Hanson nears its end as final votes are cast.
As of 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, Russom led the race with 68% of the votes. Following Russom was Powell with 22%, then Hanson with 10%.
On Wednesday morning with 100% precincts reporting, Russom led with 65% of the votes.
Russom, running for her third term as mayor, said her top priorities include expanding water supply sources and fixing roads and infrastructure.
For Gaea Powell, who works as the Executive Director at Pathways to Health in Pismo Beach, her top priorities to tackle if elected include helping protect the city's assets, its citizens' and businesses' constitutional and civil rights as well as tackle our ongoing local challenges.
Retired Vietnam War veteran Dale Hanson said he would focus on water shortages, and that he wants to utilize Diablo Canyon's Desalination Plant.
Updates on this race will be provided here as election results continue to come into the station.
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