No on Measure T closes the gap - down by 25 votes as of Friday

The gap between the yes and no votes on Measure T in South Lake Tahoe got much smaller, with the measure now passing by just 25 votes. The South Lake Tahoe City Council and El Dorado County Supervisor results remain the same.

El Dorado County had over 24,000 votes to count after election day, and they have now counted 16,919 of them. 1,655 of those were from the City of South Lake Tahoe and 2,907 for the Area 5 Supervisor district.

As a recap, here are the results on election night: http://southtahoenow.com/story/11/08/2018/over-24000-ballots-yet-be-counted-el-dorado-county

Here is the vote count as of Friday afternoon at 5:00 p.m.:

El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Area 5
Sue Novasel - incumbent - 6140 53.07%
Ken Curtzwiler - 5377 46.48%

South Lake Tahoe City Council
Cody Bass - 2717 17.46%
Wendy David - incumbent - 1939 12.46%
Tom Davis - incumbent - 1208 7.76%
Hal Cole - 1511 9.71%
Bruce Grego - 1506 9.68%
Patrick Jarret - 608 3.91%
Devin Middlebrook - 2953 18.97%
Austin Sass - incumbent - 789 5.07%
Tamara Wallace - 2283 14.67%

South Lake Tahoe Measure T - Vacation Home Rentals
Yes - 3115 50.20%
No - 3090 49.80%

South Tahoe Public Utility District
Chris Cefalu - incumbent - 3559 17.41%
Nick Exline - 4913 24.04%
James Jones - incumbent - 3255 15.92%
Louis Pierini - 2585 12.65%
Eric Schafer - 3015 14.75%
Duane Wallace - incumbent - 3043 14.89%

South Lake Tahoe City Clerk
Sue Blankenship - 3084 60.68%
Ellen Palazzo- 1976 38.88%

South Lake Tahoe Treasurer
David Olivo - incumbent - 4575 98.49%

LTCC Board of Directors Area 5
Michael Marini- 665 33.07%
Tony Sears - 1337 66.48%

El Dorado County Recorder-Clerk
Janelle Horne - 40547 58.55%
Todd White - 28539 41.21%

El Dorado County Measures

Measure J - Transient Occupancy Tax rise to 12 percent
Yes - 33599 44.24%
No - 42341 55.76%

Measure N - Taxation, permitting and enforcement of cannabis
Yes - 48982 64.96%
No - 26421 35.04%

Measure P - Authorization and regulation of outdoor grows of medical cannabis - Outdoor and canopy areas defined
Yes - 45741 60.71%
No - 29608 39.29%

Measure Q - Authorization and regulation of outdoor grows of recreational cannabis - Outdoor and canopy areas defined
Yes - 44557 59.33%
No - 30547 40.67%

Measure R - Authorization and regulation of retail sales, distribution, indoor cultivation of cannabis
Yes - 45731 61.23%
No - 28961 38.77%

Measure S - County Cannabis
Yes - 44477 60.01%
No - 29645 39.99%

Measure U - County Charter change to allow supervisors to be in office three terms
Yes - 17167 23.27%
No - 56604 76.73%