LIVE UPDATES: Early election results show close races in local supervisor contests

Follow this article throughout the evening for updates on election results.

11:28 PM: Early election results show incumbent supervisor Joan Hartmann is ahead in Santa Barbara County's District 3 supervisor race. Hartmann is seeking a third term and faces competition from candidates Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne and investment banker Frank Troise. The latest results Tuesday night show Hartmann received 62.82% of the votes. Troise and Osborne received 22.30% and 14.48% of the votes respectively.

9:51 PM: Roy Lee, Carpinteria business owner and two-term city council member, is in the lead in Santa Barbara County's District 1 supervisor race, according to early election results Tuesday. Lee has 51.34% of the votes while the incumbent supervisor has 48.35% of the votes.

9:28 PM: Bob Nelson, the incumbent supervisor for Santa Barbara County's District 4, leads challenger Krishna Flores in early results Tuesday night. Nelson had 73.69% of the vote while Flores had 25.69% of the votes.

In a statement, Flores thanked District 4 voters directly, saying, "I am filled with immense gratitude for each and every one of you who believed in our vision for change and took time to cast your vote."

While many more ballots are still to be counted, Nelson said he is comfortable celebrating the early lead. "I'm ecstatic. Those numbers are huge. I am really excited to see that in early voting we are doing really well," Nelson said. "It probably signals that there is a victory at hand here, but I am really impressed by the support that those numbers represent."

9:21 PM: Atascadero Mayor Heather Moreno is leading in the San Luis Obispo County District 5 Supervisor race, according to the initial election results released Tuesday night. But the race is extremely close. Just 25 votes separated Moreno and Atascadero City Council Member Susan Funk as of just after 8 p.m.

9:11 PM: Decision Desk HQ is projecting Republican David Valadao and Democrat Rudy Salas will advance to the November general election for California’s 22nd Congressional District

9:04 PM: Republican Steve Garvey is projected to advance to the November general election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the late Dianne Feinstein.

8:45 PM: Decision Desk HQ is projecting Democrat Adam Schiff will advance to the November general election for California Senate.

8:40 PM: Decision Desk HQ is projecting President Joe Biden as the winner of the Democratic nomination. Former President Donald Trump has been projected as the winner of the Republican nomination. Republicans award 169 delegates, Democrats award 424 delegates in CA. Follow the latest results on the KSBY Election Results page

8:30 PM: Numbers are starting to be reported for tonight’s Primary Election. Check out the latest results here.

8:00 PM: Local polling sites are now closed, but you can still vote if you are in line. Make sure to follow the latest on elections results here and watch KSBY News at 10 p.m. on the CW and 11 p.m. on NBC for live results.

7:20 PM: Polling closes in just under an hour, at 8 p.m., but remember, if you are in line at 8 p.m. you can still vote.

5:15 PM: To make sure your vote is counted, you can track your ballot here.

3:40 PM: As a reminder, local polling siteswill close at 8 p.m. You can track results of the primary election nationwide, by clicking here.

Election Day is here!

Tuesday, March 5 is the last day to submit your ballot for the 2024 California Presidential Primary Election.

Local polling places close at 8 p.m.

For your vote to count, your ballot must be dropped off at an election office, polling place or dropbox by 8 p.m.

• Find your polling place - https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place or call (800) 345-VOTE (8683)

You also still have time to mail your ballot, as long as it is postmarked with today’s date. Your ballot came with a postage-paid envelope, so you don’t even need a stamp!

If you are not registered to vote, you can request and vote a provisional ballot in-person at a polling place or election office.

• Track your ballot - wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov

Election results will be available shortly after the polls close. The first set of results to be released will consist of ballots that have already been turned in and processed. Elections officials say it may take a few weeks before all of the ballots are processed and the final results are known.

Visit the KSBY Election Results page for the latest numbers as they come in, and tune in to KSBY News at 10 p.m. on the CW and 11 p.m. on NBC for live results.