Incumbents along the Central Coast take the lead in key races so far this Super Tuesday
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Workers taking ballots from the Santa Barbara County Elections Office drop off on Super Tuesday said this was the highest number of ballots they've seen so far for this election.](https://keyt.b-cdn.net/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-7.34.09 PM.png)
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. – Incumbents running for re-election in three key races along the Central Coast this Super Tuesday are currently in the lead as the first wave of results come in.
These three races include: U.S. Representative for District 24, State Senator for District 21 and State Assembly for District 37.
The first wave of votes was released online around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Running against Thomas Cole and Helena Pasquarella in the U.S. Representative for District 24 race, incumbent Salud Carbajal so far leads the vote count with 58% of votes. Cole is behind Carbajal with about 34%, and Pasquarella in third with about 8%.
In the race for State Senator in District 21, incumbent Monique Limón is holding her seat so far with 65% of votes against her opponent, Elijah Mack.
Incumbent Gregg Hart is also holding his seat as of 9:15 p.m. against opponent Sari Domingues, with their vote counts currently at 64% to 36% for the State Assembly for District 37 race.
This article will continue to be updated as more results come into the station.
Visit keyt.com/yourvote for a full list of updating election results this Super Tuesday. The results will not be final until all votes have been counted.
