Porterville Unified School Board Area 3: Chavez Leads Lara by Only Two Votes

PORTERVILLE, Tulare County — November 4, 2026. A two-vote gap separates the two candidates for Porterville Unified School District Trustee Area 3.

Current unofficial count

Marina Chavez has 798 votes, compared with 796 for Pete Lara Jr. in the early November 4 report.

What the result means

Trustee Area 3 is a single-member education governance contest, not the separate Porterville City Council District 2 race. The gap is too small to treat as a confirmed outcome. Only the canvass and certification will establish the official result.

When new numbers are expected

The numbers above describe Tulare County’s November 4 early-morning election-night results, corroborated by local reporting and ABC30 election tables published November 4. They are not November 5 canvass updates. The county says its first post-election results update is scheduled for November 5 by 6 p.m. Pacific. Further valid mail, provisional and conditional registration ballots may alter rankings before certification.

Sources: Tulare County Elections, November 3 General Election results reporting; ABC30 Fresno election results, November 4; Independent local election-night vote roundup, November 4. California58 election hub.

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