The latest results in the race for District 4 on the Santa Maria City Council show local attorney Maribel Aguilera-Hernandez with a slight edge over physician, Dr. Carol Karamitsos.
District 3 race pits incumbent Gloria Soto against challenger Steven Funkhouser; District 4 brings a battle with Maribel Aguilera-Hernandez and Carol Karamitsos
According to Pew Research compared to the last midterm elections, Latinos are the fastest-growing racial and ethnic group in the US that is eligible to vote and 26% of them live in California.