Trinidad School Board: Lovig, McHenry and Hagen Hold Top Three Tallies

November 6 update: first post-election report

Official report generated November 5, 2026, at 1:32 p.m. Pacific. Heather Lovig has 251 votes, Michelle McHenry 225 and Andrew Hagen 222 for three seats. Steve Ladwig has 162, leaving a 60-vote gap at the third-seat boundary.

TRINIDAD UNION SCHOOL

Humboldt County reported votes — November 5 snapshot
Candidate or choice	Votes
Andrew Hagen	222
Heather Lovig	251
Steve Ladwig	162
Michelle Mchenry	225

These figures remain unofficial. Further valid ballots and canvass review can change totals or rankings. The county report’s generation time identifies this snapshot; it is not certification or a claim that new votes were released on November 6.

Source: Humboldt County First Post Election Report, November 5, 2026, 1:32 p.m., pages 9. California58 calculated the numerical margins from the reported totals.

Earlier dated reporting, retained for reference

TRINIDAD, Humboldt County — November 4, 2026. Three candidates hold the leading positions for the Trinidad Union School District’s board.

Unofficial results

Heather Lovig has 195 candidate selections, Michelle McHenry 182, Andrew Hagen 171 and Steve Ladwig 125.

What the vote means locally

There are three positions. The third-to-fourth lead is 46 selections in the last election-night report. These are candidate selections rather than voter turnout; the certified result may change.

Why counting continues

The November 3 general-election final election-night report included 21,509 ballots countywide, but this was not the final tally of all eligible ballots. The county announced that post-election updates would begin November 5 around 5 p.m. Pacific. Precinct reporting does not confirm that all mail and provisional ballots have been canvassed.

Sources: Redheaded Blackbelt, November 4 — county election-night report analysis; Humboldt County Office of Elections — result reporting schedule. California58 statewide results coverage.

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