Updated election results released Nov. 10 reversed the standings in a close Lompoc City Council race, putting Sharlameigne Segovia ahead of incumbent Victor Vega in District 2.
Segovia now leads Vega by 12 votes, with 743 votes (50.13%) to Vega’s 731 (49.33%), according to the latest unofficial results from the Santa Barbara County Elections Office.
The updated results on Nov. 4 had Vega ahead by 49 votes, with 502 votes to Segovia’s 453. The updated count reversed that margin, giving Segovia the lead with all two precincts reporting.
The mayoral race remained unchanged, with City Councilman Jeremy Ball maintaining a substantial lead over incumbent James Ian Mosby. Ball received 5,428 votes (61.01%), compared with Mosby’s 3,410 (38.33%).
Ball’s lead grew from 1,172 votes in the Nov. 4 results to 2,018 votes in the latest count. He represents District 4 and previously defeated Mosby for a City Council seat in 2020. Mosby joined the council in 2014 and won the mayor’s office in 2024.
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In District 3, Sarah Anne Read continued to lead Nick Gonzales in the race for an open council seat. Read received 1,440 votes (62.77%), compared with Gonzales’ 843 (36.75%). Her lead grew from 365 votes in the Nov. 4 results to 597 votes.
The three leading candidates for the Lompoc Valley Medical Center board also remained in the same order: Leslie Kelly received 7,147 votes, followed by Christopher G. Lumsdaine with 6,789 and Elham “Ellie” Novin-Baheran with 5,908. Pablo Martinez was fourth with 4,560 votes.
In Vandenberg Village, Ron Stassi and Hans Holtz remained the top two candidates for the Community Services District board, which has two seats available. Stassi received 1,477 votes (38.33%), followed by Holtz with 1,209 (31.38%). Lena Cox received 1,145 votes (29.72%).
Lompoc’s mayoral race had 9,449 ballots cast, representing 45.19% of the city’s 20,909 registered voters. Turnout in District 2 was 39.03%, and in District 3 it was 45.08%. Vandenberg Village turnout was 56.15%.
All precincts in the listed contests have reported. The results remain unofficial pending certification by the county in December.
