Grass Valley School Board: Gallup, Dent and Marino Lead Three-Seat Contest

GRASS VALLEY, California — November 2026 general election. Five candidates ran for three governing-board seats in Grass Valley School District, and Emily Gallup, Mike Dent and Tara Marino lead the available first returns.

What the reported count shows

The results tracker lists Emily Gallup 3,054 candidate selections (25.98%), Mike Dent 2,843 (24.18%) and Tara Marino 2,789 (23.72%). The report shows 11,757 total candidate selections across the field.

What this local election decides

Because the board has three open seats, a comparison with the fourth-place candidate is essential for evaluating the final qualifying margin. The abbreviated display does not include every candidate tally, so no reliable third-to-fourth margin is claimed here. The election is distinct from Grass Valley’s two-seat City Council vote; selections in a vote-for-three contest do not represent voter turnout.

Reporting cutoff and next count

Data snapshot: Nov 4, 12:46 a.m. PT (converted from the source’s Eastern Time timestamp). These are unofficial November 3 election-night results. Nevada County Elections says it will post post-election updates on Tuesdays and Fridays at 4:30 p.m. Pacific, beginning Friday, November 6. Ballots returned late in the process, provisional ballots and other eligible votes may change totals. No result is certified. The next county report should be consulted before treating a leader as elected.

Sources: Decision Desk HQ — specific race results and timestamp; Nevada County Registrar — official result portal; County election reporting schedule. California58 statewide election coverage.

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