Michael Moats has conceded to Gloria Soto in the race for Santa Maria City Council. The official election results from Santa Barbara County are still pending, but Moats confirmed to KSBY on Monday that he had conceded. Moats said he congratulated Soto and told her she had run a good campaign,
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Latest election results show Gloria Soto leading by almost 300 votes in the Third District council race. The 29-year-old is on track to becoming the youngest woman ever elected to the Santa Maria City Council. Soto said her hard work during the campaign trail is
Santa Maria’s first-ever district City Council election was one for the history books, and in a hard-fought, nail-biter of race, two polar opposite candidates both managed to land seats on the council. Despite hopes–and fears–that the city’s new district-based voting system would