Woodville School Board Short-Term Seat: Tapia Leads Morataya by 38

Published November 6, 2026. Vote snapshot: November 5, 2026, 5:51:06 p.m. Pacific. Pedro Luis Tapia leads Gus Morataya by 38 votes in Woodville Union Elementary’s short-term governing board contest: 97 to 59.

Woodville Union Elementary Gov Board Member Short Term

VOTE FOR 1.

Named candidate votes reported by Tulare County
Candidate	Votes
Pedro Luis Tapia	97
Gus Morataya	59

Reading this local result

This is the specifically labeled short-term school board election. It should be read separately from any regular-term board positions on the local ballot.

These are preliminary returns from the November 3 general election. The official canvass can change totals and rankings. Reporting all precincts does not establish that every valid ballot has been processed or that an outcome has been certified. Any district crossing county lines requires the other counties’ returns as well.

Source: Tulare County First Post-Election Night Results Report, dated November 5 at 5:51:06 p.m., pages 16. Official reports and update schedule. California58 calculated the margins from the county’s candidate totals.

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