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UNOFFICIAL: Hollister, Calif., mayor — Tim Burns 1,716 / Tina Garza 1,694 (22 votes); Dist. 3 Dolores Morales 515 / William B. Avera 508 (7); more than 16,382 San Benito County vote-by-mail ballots left, SanBenito.com shows

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10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of publish · See proof →
ScoreMeaningMajor U.S. outlets that covered it
10Fully overlooked ← this story0 of 13 outlets
8Barely covered1 outlet
6, 5Lightly covered2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5)
4, 3Covered4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3)
2, 1, 0Widely covered6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0)

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L1What happened

What happened: Unofficial Burns 1,716–Garza 1,694 (22); Morales 515–Avera 508 (7); more than 16,382 countywide VBM ballots left (SanBenito.com; California58).

L2Who’s affected

Who is affected: Hollister voters and candidates; San Benito County Elections.

L3Why it’s quiet

Why it stayed quiet: Analysis — local San Benito coverage; O-Score provisional 10.

L4Deeper impact

Deeper impact: Large county mail backlog can move narrow gaps.

L5Full context

Full context: Source percents 43.93% / 43.37% match three-way mayor totals. Unofficial until certification. VBM figure is countywide.

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Original reporting

  1. SanBenito.com (Michael Moore)Nov 5, 2026 ↗
  2. California58 HollisterNov 5, 2026 ↗
Status history (2 events, ET)
  1. Published
  2. O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted

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