Tiburon Council Election: Ryan, Hornbrook and DeFever Lead Five-Candidate Field

TIBURON, Marin County — November 4, 2026. The first late-night returns for Tiburon’s Town Council election showed Jack Ryan, Chuck Hornbrook and Kathleen M. DeFever in the top three positions. Five people were competing for three seats, so the results must be understood as a multi-seat race rather than a single winner-take-all mayoral election.

What the county results showed

KQED’s 11:13 p.m. November 3 election report listed Jack Ryan with 1,177 reported candidate selections (25.1%), Chuck Hornbrook with 1,117 (23.8%) and Kathleen M. DeFever with 998 (21.3%). Additional candidates Faris Jafar and Alice Fredericks were also on the ballot; NBC Bay Area’s earlier report placed them at 747 and 642, respectively.

Do not confuse votes with turnout

Residents could vote for up to three candidates in this contest. The reported percentages represent shares of candidate selections and do not say that a particular percentage of all registered voters endorsed each candidate.

What happens after the count?

The Town Council helps oversee local services, planning, financial decisions and issues affecting the waterfront and peninsula. The three leading names in the first results are not yet legally certified as elected. Marin County Elections will provide further updates as valid mail and other ballots are processed.

Reporting note: Vote totals are from KQED’s Marin County results display updated November 3, 2026 at 11:13 p.m. Pacific, based on election-office data. They are unofficial and will change as valid ballots are processed. Marin County’s Elections Department has scheduled new reports beginning November 5. KQED results · Official Marin County election results and updates.

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