Palmdale School District Trustee Area 5: Marcos Torres Alvarez Leads by 208 Votes

LOS ANGELES COUNTY — November 6, 2026, 4:37:22 p.m. Pacific. The Palmdale School District, Trustee Area 5 race has new unofficial county returns. Marcos Torres Alvarez currently leads Simone Zulu by 208 votes. This report concerns one specific educational governing-board election, not a citywide municipal contest. County certification is still pending.

All candidates in the county report

Marcos Torres Alvarez — 3,017 candidate votes (51.79%)
Simone Zulu — 2,809 candidate votes (48.21%)

The results refer to a single board position. A candidate’s share of selections is not necessarily the share of distinct voters who cast a ballot in a multi-seat race. The complete official candidate list above matters to understanding which placement will fill each seat.

Why local readers should follow this election

The Palmdale school-board Area 5 gap is 208 votes, making it substantially closer than the district’s Trustee Area 3 election. It is NOT the city’s separately elected Council District 5 seat, which had a different close race.

Governing-board members oversee education, budgets, facilities and district administration within the powers established by state law. The election does not itself award contracts or enact a particular education program.

Latest count and next steps

Los Angeles County’s public results report was updated at 4:37:22 p.m. on November 6. Ballots can still be counted during the legal post-election canvass, so neither media descriptions of leading candidates nor the report of all precincts should be misrepresented as a completed certification. Readers should check the latest official release for changes.

Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, November 3, 2026 General Election; November 6, 2026 4:37:22 p.m. results. Unofficial.

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