Early results: Strong showings for Tiburon council, other incumbents and Measure B

Tiburon Town Council incumbents Holli Thier and Isaac Nikfar are poised to retain their seats if early returns hold, while the Measure B infrastructure bond for the Tamalpais Union High School District also appears headed toward victory.

Preliminary results posted about 8:30 p.m. Nov. 5, which include initial counts from mail-in and vote-center ballots, show Thier with 1,367 votes and Nikfar with 1,330 in the pick-two race against challengers Andrew Thompson, a former mayor and councilmember within striking distance at 1,195 votes, and Parks, Open Space & Trails Commission Chair Chuck Hornbrook, at 936 votes.

Meanwhile, Measure B is winning with 62.6% of the vote, where a 55% supermajority is required. The $289-million facilities bond measure would go toward high-priority projects for student safety, district officials say, including districtwide heating, ventilation and cooling upgrades and roof repairs, as well as a kitchen expansion and new covered eating area at Redwood High School and classroom upgrades at Tamalpais High School.

There’s also a five-way race for two seats on the district board, with Ida Times-Green and Jenny Holden sailing to victory. Each has more than 14,000 votes; the closest is Amos Klausner with fewer than 6,000. They’ll replace incumbents Leslie Harlander and Karen Loebbaka, who declined to seek reelection.

Tiburon resident Larry Russell will retain his seat on the Marin Municipal Water District board, with nearly 67% of the vote in a three-way race against Larkspur residents Dave Keatley and Dawn Matheson.

And for the Southern Marin Fire Protection District board, incumbents Cathryn Hilliard, Ashley Raveche and Clifford Waldeck will retain their seats in the pick-three race against challenger Rich Riechel.  Hilliard has 7,467 votes, Raveche 7,175 and Waldeck 5,977 to Riechel’s 3,006.