Visalia School Board: Gamoian Leads Area 1; Oto Ahead in Area 4

Published November 6, 2026. Vote snapshot: November 5, 2026, 5:51:06 p.m. Pacific. Walta S. Gamoian leads Stacy Boyce in Visalia Unified Area 1, while Todd L. Oto leads Efrain Becerra in the separate Area 4 school board election.

Visalia Unified School Gov Bd Member Area 1

VOTE FOR 1.

Named candidate votes reported by Tulare County
Candidate	Votes
Walta S. Gamoian	2,454
Stacy Boyce	1,618

Visalia Unified School Gov Bd Member Area 4

VOTE FOR 1.

Named candidate votes reported by Tulare County
Candidate	Votes
Todd L. Oto	2,932
Efrain Becerra	1,137

Reading this local result

Each trustee area selects its own representative. Combining the candidate votes from the two areas would not produce a districtwide ranking.

These are preliminary returns from the November 3 general election. The official canvass can change totals and rankings. Reporting all precincts does not establish that every valid ballot has been processed or that an outcome has been certified. Any district crossing county lines requires the other counties’ returns as well.

Source: Tulare County First Post-Election Night Results Report, dated November 5 at 5:51:06 p.m., pages 10, 11. Official reports and update schedule. California58 calculated the margins from the county’s candidate totals.

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