Marin ballot count for primary election grows another 14K

The Marin elections office has added another 14,034 votes to the count from the primary on March 5.

Measure D, which would affirm and implement a rent-control ordinance in Larkspur, continued to incrementally add to its narrow margin of victory. The vote now stands at 51.43% in favor. The measure needs a simple majority to pass.

Measure A, the $517 million bond measure that is failing in the Tamalpais Union High School District, requires 55% support to pass. The yes vote stands at 53.32%.

San Anselmo Councilmember Brian Colbert, who leads the field of candidates seeking to succeed Supervisor Katie Rice, now has 42.99% of the vote. Heather McPhail Sridharan, who is in second place, saw her share of the vote increase to 26.3%. Gabe Paulson, who finished third, fell further behind, to 16.38%.

Colbert must secure a simple majority to be declared the winner. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters will face off in a November runoff election.

The yes vote for Measure F, which asked San Anselmo residents if they want to withdraw the town from Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zone 9, now has 60.15% of the vote. It requires a simple majority to pass.

Marin County Registrar of Voters Lynda Roberts said Wednesday that the elections department has counted 78,148 ballots so far and has approximately 13,056 ballots still to count.

The bulk of the remaining ballots, 6,583, are vote-by-mail ballots that arrived on or before Election Day. Another 5,750 of the ballots left to count arrived by mail after Election Day.

The deadline to accept ballots postmarked on or before Election Day was March 12, so no additional ballots will be included for counting. Roberts said she anticipates the turnout in the primary election will end up at about 53%.

The next vote count update will be on Friday.