Santee’s proposed sales tax and school bond remained short of approval in unofficial returns Wednesday, Nov. 4, while both City Council incumbents led their challengers, according to Patch’s local results report. Ballots remain uncounted; Patch reports the next county update is scheduled for Thursday.

Measure Y, the proposed 1-cent city sales tax increase, had 41.30% support, with 5,954 yes votes and 8,462 no votes. Santee School District’s Measure BB stood at 49.93% support — 7,541 yes votes against 7,561 no votes — below its required 55% approval threshold.

In Council District 1, Rob McNelis led Matthew Rascon 63.57% to 36.43%. In District 2, Ronn Hall led Eddie Vandiver 60.51% to 39.49%. These are preliminary tallies, not declarations that either race has been decided.

Countywide, Measure B’s proposed half-cent sales tax had 50.29% support. Charter-reform Measure A, which includes oversight changes and an increase in supervisors’ term limits from two terms to three, had 50.72% support, City News Service reported via Patch. Both measures remained narrowly ahead in the reported count.

In the 75th Assembly District, which includes Santee, Republican Carl DeMaio led Democrat Gerald Boursiquot 56.1% to 43.9%. Democrat Mara Elliott led Republican Kristie Bruce-Lane 52.1% to 47.9% in the 40th Senate District, which includes parts of East County, according to City News Service’s legislative roundup. Those figures likewise reflect preliminary returns.