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San Luis Obispo County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
County Supervisor; County of San Luis Obispo; District 4 Voter Information

4 Year Term.

A runoff may be held on 11/4/14 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes if neither receives a majority. If one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election, that candidate wins and no runoff will be held.

Results as of Jun 19 8:30am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (32/32)
44.4% Voter Turnout (13646/30715)
(19 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.14%)

Runoff Election 11/4/14

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Lynn Compton Click here for more information about this candidate 6213 votes 47.34%

  • Occupation: Rancher/Small Businesswoman
  • Agricultural Businesswoman for over 25 years
  • Resident of Nipomo for over 20 years
  • Member and volunteer of several community organizations
  • Juris Doctorate Degree from the Colleges of Law + Santa Barbara/Ventura
  • Wife and mother to twin girls
Priorities:
  • Strengthen our local economy and create jobs
  • Streamline county government and eliminate harmful regulations
  • Keep families safe at home, school, and work
Caren Ray Click here for more information about this candidate 5475 votes 41.71%
  • Occupation: Appointed Supervisor/Educator
  • Current County Supervisor
  • Current Board Member, Economic Vitality Corporation
  • Current Board Member, Air Pollution Control District
  • Current Board Member, SLO Council of Governments
  • Current Board Member, SLO Transit Authority
Priorities:
  • Water
  • Workforce Housing
  • Economic Development
Mike Byrd Click here for more information about this candidate 1418 votes 10.80%
  • Occupation: Business Owner
  • 26 years South County business owner
  • 8 years as assistant to a board of supervisors member
  • Former president, Grover Beach Chamber of Commerce
  • Former director Arroyo Grande Chamber of Commerce
  • Volunterr, officer and director Big Brothers Big Sisterns, Junior Achievement,
  • Co-founder, Friends of the Price House
Priorities:
  • Practical solutions to water availability, distribution, quality and pricing
  • Senior services and issues
  • Middle class home affordability

Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
  Official Information

San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo County District Map
Nonpartisan Information

League of Women Voters

Know Your County - 2012 The League of Women Voters compiled this booklet to help you become a more informed citizen.
Candidate Forums

Latino Outreach Council In District 4 Supervisors Candidates Forum: Watch the video here April 16, 2014
News and Analysis

New Times

In the 4th District SLO County Board of Supervisors' Race New Times reporter writes about [The] race [that] was never supposed to happen. Read this story: 04/17/2014

Money keeps flowing into the District 4 race Read it here: 4/30/2014

How do SLO candidates fund their campaigns? Check this: 5/2/2014

The Tribune

Read how the District 4 Candidates speak of oil drilling: 5/22/2014

News media of all kinds write about politics. How does a reader evaluate or trust those sources? The Tribune answers questions. 5/8/2014
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