Atascadero Council: Avila and Funk Lead Two-Seat Election; Baranek Is Third

ATASCADERO — November 4, 2026. Mike Avila and incumbent Susan Funk hold the top two positions in Atascadero’s four-candidate City Council contest after the county’s fourth election-night update.

What the early count shows

Avila has 3,575 candidate votes (33.20%), Funk has 3,471 (32.23%), Emily Baranek has 2,486 (23.08%), and Ian Denchasy has 1,237 (11.49%). The margin between second and third is 985 candidate selections.

How to interpret the vote

Two council seats are available. Percentages represent selections cast for council candidates, rather than the percentage of individual voters who participated. All 11 precincts were included in the county’s election-night release, but ballots remain to be processed.

Next official result

This article refers to the county’s fourth unofficial election-night update, approximately 1:47 a.m. November 4. More eligible ballots remained to be counted. All outcomes and quoted totals are preliminary until the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder completes the canvass and certifies the vote. Refer to the county’s official election results page for any later figures.

Sources: San Luis Obispo County Elections — Fourth Unofficial Update, November 4, 2026; Supporting report 1. California58 election coverage.

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