Richardson Bay Sanitary District: Fitzgerald, McIntosh and Walravens Lead Three Seats

TIBURON AND RICHARDSON BAY, MARIN COUNTY — November 6, 2026. A local utility election is deciding three director seats on the Richardson Bay Sanitary District board. In the most recent county returns available by Friday afternoon, Mark Fitzgerald has 1,257 candidate selections (30.0%), Peter McIntosh has 1,227 (29.3%) and Patrick Walravens has 1,199 (28.6%). The source snapshot was published Thursday, November 5, at 6:24 p.m., not after Friday’s additional counting.

What these candidate totals mean

Three seats are open in this election. Fitzgerald leads McIntosh by 30 selections, and McIntosh leads Walravens by 28. These are differences between the top three candidates, not the gap between third and fourth place. The abbreviated public tracker used for this report omits other candidate totals, so it would be incorrect to assert a particular last-seat margin or report a certified result.

Why the sanitary district matters

The district handles local wastewater services in its coverage area, distinct from elected town council responsibilities. Board decisions can affect infrastructure maintenance, budgets and operations, but election-night counts alone do not establish that any service or rate changes will follow. Residents should verify their district boundary before assuming they were eligible to vote in this particular race.

Next official returns

Marin County’s Elections Department scheduled its next vote-count release for Monday, November 9. Its November 5 countywide estimated outstanding-ballot total of 62,770 cannot be assigned automatically to this sanitary district. Residents can read the timestamped KQED Marin results and check official county election updates.

Sources: KQED/Marin County November 5, 6:24 p.m. result display; Marin County Elections Department. Figures are unofficial.

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