LIVE BLOG: 2026 General Election

All night the KEYT News Team will be LIVE with real-time tracking and coverage of today's General Election – both State and Local races.

Voting Polls close at 8:00pm | Track all races and results with the New Channel 3-12 Voter Guide

New Channel 3-12's Midterm Election Coverage Plan:

John Palminteri will follow the three-way race for Santa Barbara Mayor between City Council members Eric Friedman and Kristen Sneddon, and former SBUSD Board Member Wendy Sims-Moten.

Tracy Lehr is covering the fight to represent California's 24th Congressional District between incumbent Salud Carbajal running as a Democrat, and Bob Smith who recently registered as an Independent.

Mina Wahab will be keep track of who will be voted in to serve Santa Barbara City Council District 6 between four candidates: Devon Wardlow, Jason Dominguez, Monte Wilson, Genevieve Taft-Vazquez.

Up north, Dave Alley will be following Santa Barbara County's Supervisor race for District 5 between local teacher Ricardo Valencia and councilwoman Maribel Aguilera.

In Santa Maria, Jarrod Zinn will be LIVE with the latest updates of Santa Maria City Council races, covering Districts 1, 3, and 4 – with seven candidates up for a seat.

Patricia Martellotti will be covering Goleta City Council races, as incumbent James Kyriaco fights to continue representing District 2 against Phebe Mansur.