Tahoe–Truckee School Board Area 1: Mooney Leads Shaffer in Reported Two-County Count

TRUCKEE, California — November 3, 2026 election. Patrick Mooney leads Craig Shaffer in Tahoe Truckee Unified School District’s Trustee Area 1 election in the currently reported Placer and Nevada County returns.

Unofficial result

Decision Desk HQ shows Patrick Mooney 4,370 votes (64.33%) and Craig Shaffer 2,423 (35.67%) — a difference of 1,947 votes. Its county table shows 2,896 votes in the Placer portion and 3,897 in the Nevada portion, totaling 6,793.

Geographic scope and significance

The source also displays El Dorado County as zero at this reporting cutoff. Therefore the totals must not be represented as independently verified complete three-county certification. Area 1 is separate from the districtwide parcel tax Measure P and other school-board areas. The election remains unofficial.

When the count was reported

Snapshot: November 4, 12:46 a.m. Pacific. The source presents an election-night count, not an independently confirmed update dated November 5. Nevada County reports new official county results on Tuesdays and Fridays at 4:30 p.m., with the next scheduled for November 6. Additional accepted ballots and certification can alter the figures.

Sources: Decision Desk HQ — dated race results; Nevada County official elections page; California58 election hub.

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