Nevada Joint Union High School: Pritchett and Giroux Lead Separate Trustee Areas

GRASS VALLEY, California — November 2026 general election. Two trustee-area elections for Nevada Joint Union High School District have different early leaders.

What the reported count shows

In Trustee Area 1, Olivia Pritchett has 2,608 votes (60.67%) versus Nina Kopp’s 1,691 (39.33%), a gap of 917. In Trustee Area 5, Tim Giroux has 2,748 (59.96%) versus Keith Allen’s 1,835 (40.04%), a gap of 913.

What this local election decides

The two trustee areas are separate electorates and choose individual school board representatives. Their votes must not be added to create a fictitious districtwide candidate ranking. These counts are from November 4 at 12:46 a.m. Pacific, not a newly reported November 5 election batch.

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; Related district or city information; Nevada County Registrar — official result portal; County election reporting schedule. California58 statewide election coverage.

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