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Councilmember Eric Friedman Concedes Santa Barbara Mayoral Race to Councilmember Kristen Sneddon Thursday
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – On Thursday, City Councilmember Eric Friedman conceded the race to be the next Mayor of Santa Barbara to City Councilmember Kristen Sneddon. The race was one of the few remaining outstanding races left from the 2026 Election.
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Kristen Sneddon has charged ahead and overtaken Eric Friedman in the race for Santa Barbara mayor, according to a Nov. 10 elections results drop released by the Santa Barbara County Elections Office. Sneddon now has 296 more votes than Friedman, leading him by nearly 1 percent. Sneddon holds 45.
Kristen Sneddon has pulled ahead in the tight race for Santa Barbara mayor, with a 296-vote lead over fellow council member Eric Friedman, according to Tuesday’s election results update. Friedman led Sneddon in semi-official election night results and last week’s update, but she edged ahead with abo…
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The tight race for Santa Barbara Mayor just keeps getting tighter. New election results released today by the county Elections Office, shows Kristen Sneddon pulling ahead of her fellow council member, Eric Friedman, with nearly 46% of the vote.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The race for Santa Barbara mayor remains too close to call, with City Councilmember Kristen Sneddon pulling ahead of fellow Councilmember Eric Friedman in the latest vote count. As of Wednesday evening, Sneddon had received 13,979 votes, compared to Friedman's 13,683 — a diff…
With 98% of ballots counted countywide, Kristen Sneddon was 579 votes ahead of Eric Friedman Thursday — and on a path to become Santa Barbara’s next mayor. Sneddon had won 46.23% and Friedman 44.58%, according the latest tally from the Santa Barbara County Elections Office. She led by 1.65 percent.
It looks like Santa Barbara councilmember Kristen Sneddon will become the city’s next mayor, according to the latest ballot count released Tuesday. Sneddon expanded her lead and is now ahead of Eric Friedman by 579 votes. She has a total of 16,202 votes so far, compared to Friedman’s 15,623 votes.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – On Thursday, City Councilmember Eric Friedman conceded the race to be the next Mayor of Santa Barbara to City Councilmember Kristen Sneddon. The race was one of the few remaining outstanding races left from the 2026 Election.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – On Thursday, City Councilmember Eric Friedman conceded the race to be the next Mayor of Santa Barbara to City Councilmember Kristen Sneddon. The race was one of the few remaining outstanding races left from the 2026 Election.
