Poplar CSD: Rodriguez Leon Holds Second Place by Three Votes

Published November 6, 2026. Vote snapshot: November 5, 2026, 5:51:06 p.m. Pacific. Adriana Velez leads Poplar Community Services District’s two-seat director race with 77 votes. Arturo Rodriguez Leon has 44, three more than John G. Mallari.

Poplar CSD Director

VOTE FOR 2.

Named candidate votes reported by Tulare County
Candidate	Votes
Adriana Velez	77
Arturo Rodriguez Leon	44
John G. Mallari	41
Alex Lucio	19

Reading this local result

The last available seat is the second position. Residents are choosing district directors, with the county’s reported ranking shown below for all four named candidates.

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 21. Official reports and update schedule. California58 calculated the margins from the county’s candidate totals.

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