Gabe Escobedo on top in Santa Barbara City Council District 6 race

Gabe Escobedo is moving from the school board to City Hall. The Santa Barbara Unified School District board member won Santa Barbara’s District 6 City Council seat Tuesday, succeeding outgoing City Councilmember Meagan Harmon. Escobedo had 70.2 percent of the vote. Alexander Stoeber followed with 11.6 percent of the vote. Jason Carlton was in third place with 11 percent. Anabella Lehne was in last place with 6.7 percent. City of Santa BarbaraReturns as of Nov 3, 8:30 pm PSTCity Council, District 6Unofficial resultsRace not yet calledPrecincts reported: 0 of 8 (0%)Gabe Escobedo Nonpartisan70.2%1,608 votesAlexander Stoeber Nonpartisan11.6%266 votesJason Carlton Nonpartisan11.0%253 votesAnabella Lehne Nonpartisan6.7%154 votesWrite-in votes0.5%11 votes2,292 total votesOfficial results (opens in a new tab)Live results → Escobedo and other Santa Barbara County Democratic Party-endorsed candidates gathered at Validation Ale to watch the results. The Democratic Party endorsed Es