Mayor Keith Blackburn won reelection in Carlsbad by a wide margin Tuesday, capturing about 73% of the vote in a four-candidate race.
Blackburn received 25,392 votes, or 72.66%, according to unofficial results from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Eric Nixon finished a distant second with 5,491 votes, or 15.71%. Stephen Banister collected 2,252 votes, or 6.44%, and Bill Arsenault received 1,811 votes, or 5.18%.
The results are unofficial, and additional ballots remain to be counted.
Blackburn, who has served on the Carlsbad City Council since 2008 and became mayor in 2022, was seeking a second four-year term as mayor, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Council incumbents lead
In City Council District 1, incumbent Melanie Burkholder led challenger Nate Larson with 4,477 votes, or 56.79%, to Larson's 3,406 votes, or 43.21%. Burkholder was running for a second term.
The District 3 race was more lopsided. Incumbent Priya Bhat-Patel, who was campaigning for a third term, held 5,691 votes, or 70.31%, to challenger Wayland T. Lim's 2,403 votes, or 29.69%.
Treasurer, clerk
City Treasurer Christian Peacox led challenger Thomas E. Krouse with 22,134 votes, or 66.88%, to Krouse's 10,962 votes, or 33.12%. Peacox was elected in 2024 to fill the remaining two years in a term left open by the retirement of former Treasurer Craig Lindholm, the Union-Tribune reported. He was seeking his first full four-year term.
City Clerk Sherry Freisinger ran unopposed and received 28,320 votes.
County measures too close to call
Two San Diego County ballot measures remained too close to call on election night, Patch reported. Measure A, which would change county government oversight and extend supervisor term limits, had 51.68% support. Measure B, a proposed half-cent countywide sales tax, had 51.62% support. Both margins were slim enough that outstanding ballots could shift the outcome.
All results are preliminary. The San Diego County Registrar of Voters will continue counting ballots in the days ahead.
