Red Bluff High School Measure H: No Leads on $19 Million Facilities Bond

CALIFORNIA58 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS — NOVEMBER 6, 2026. In the published election returns for Red Bluff Joint Union High School District, the No side leads on Red Bluff Joint Union High School District Measure H, a $19 million school facilities borrowing proposal. The recorded tally is 3,364 Yes votes (45.64%) and 4,007 No (54.36%), a difference of 643 votes. These figures are reproduced from the currently available local-measure tally, checked November 6; they have not been independently verified as a newer November 6 canvass release.

What the proposal means

The proposed bond would help renovate classrooms, upgrade career and technical education spaces and improve campus safety. Its ballot description estimates an average levy of $19 per $100,000 in assessed value to repay debt, with a legal approval threshold of 55% of valid selections. Those amounts describe potential borrowing and levy estimates, not a $19 million grant to the school district. The early Yes share is below both a simple majority and the 55% bond threshold.

How voters should interpret the count

The reported 7,371 valid Yes/No selections cover this specific ballot question, not the total number of residents registered throughout Tehama County or neighboring areas. Voters may skip individual questions, and school district boundaries often do not follow city boundaries. The current numerical leader does not establish that all eligible mail and provisional ballots have been counted or that a measure has been legally implemented.

Related local elections

Red Bluff City Measure D separately asks whether two city officers should be appointed instead of elected. The city council election has three available seats. The boundaries for the high school district and the city may not match exactly, so neither the voter count nor the results should be transferred between those questions.

Counting, sources and certification

The Tehama County Elections Office maintains official candidate and ballot-measure materials and links to the election-results service. The public measure results and description supply the candidate-neutral Yes/No tally and measure text used in this article; the statewide local-measure index offers comparative context. California counties continue their legal canvass before certifying results, and a precinct reporting percentage is not the same as a finished ballot count. Readers should use an election-office timestamp when comparing later reports.

Source note: Tehama County election documents and publicly posted November 2026 local-measure tallies, reviewed November 6. The date is the article’s publication date, not a claim that the county issued new figures today. No endorsement of either ballot choice.

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