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Colusa County news for Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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Local Politics · Colusa County

Colusa County Early Election Results Released Nov. 3

Colusa County voters appeared to reject Measure L, a proposed library special parcel tax, in early unofficial results released at 8:06 p.m. on Nov. 3, with approximately 2,464 ballots counted representing 22.62% turnout. Two city sales tax measures held early leads: Colusa's Measure B (Enhanced Infrastructure and Public Safety Sales Tax) at roughly 63.5% support, and Williams' Measure F (Fire Protection and Emergency Services Sales Tax) at approximately 67.8%. In the Colusa City Council race for two seats, incumbents Ryan Codorniz and Dave Marks led a four-candidate field, while Laura Cervantes edged incumbent Roberta James in the Colusa Unified School District Board of Trustees contest. All results remained unofficial as the Elections Department continued tabulating ballots.

Source: Colusa County Pioneer Review Read the full story ↗

Local Politics · Yolo County

Jones Edges Thompson in Early CA-4 Returns, Nov. 3

In California's reconfigured 4th Congressional District, Democrat-on-Democrat challenger Eric Jones led incumbent Rep. Mike Thompson 51.1% to 48.9% with 106,184 ballots counted as of approximately 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Secretary of State returns. The district spans all of Napa, Yolo, Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties plus portions of Sonoma, Lake, Placer and Sacramento counties following redistricting under Prop. 50. Jones, a 35-year-old former venture capitalist who self-funded over $15 million into the race, posted large margins in Colusa (39 points), Sutter (37.5 points) and Yuba (34 points) counties while Thompson held advantages in Napa (23 points), Sonoma (12 points) and Yolo (15 points). With 463,619 registered voters and high turnout reported across Northern California, officials indicated the gap of unprocessed votes could take days to tally.

Source: Woodland Daily Democrat Read the full story ↗