UPDATE, 5:09 p.m.:

For the first time, Arcata’s Genevieve Serna has pulled ahead of Abigail Strickland for the second of two open seats on the Arcata City Council. Serna now leads by about 70 votes — and at this point, that should be enough (as both candidates had previously agreed). Still some outside chance of a miracle, of course, but everything has trended in Serna’s direction.

Serna, a county employee, ran for office two years ago. Strickland is a member of the city’s Planning Commission.

Read Dezmond Remington’s story about the Serna-Strickland neck-and-neck here.

— Hank Sims

UPDATE, 5:03 p.m.:

So as you can see, incumbent G. Mario Fernandez has grown his lead considerably since the last report. He now holds an almost nine-point lead against Janelle Jackson, with something like 90 percent of the vote counted.

— Hank Sims

UPDATE, 4:56 p.m.: Full Report Below

— Hank Sims