Fresno Measure D: Yes Leads 44,017 to 32,366 on City Sales Tax

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA — November 6, 2026. Fresno’s citywide Measure D, a proposed additional local transactions-and-use tax, has a preliminary Yes majority in the county’s latest published figures. An election-results update dated November 5 at 3:53 p.m. reports 44,017 Yes and 32,366 No, a margin of 11,651 votes. The counted Yes share is approximately 57.6%. These numbers are unofficial.

A city measure, not the entire county’s tax vote

Measure D covers the City of Fresno. The separate Measure S would extend a transportation sales tax across Fresno County. It shows the opposite pattern in the corresponding dated results: 72,373 Yes to 81,651 No. Residents elsewhere in Fresno County may have been eligible to vote on Measure S without being eligible for the City of Fresno’s Measure D. The two figures must not be added together or described as a single tax election.

What would the new city tax fund?

Measure D was promoted as a way to support Fresno’s local transportation, infrastructure and municipal needs. A tax measure’s passage would not establish that any named road or facility has been built, and anticipated revenue is not cash already collected. The ordinance and future city budget process control how any legally available funds may be used.

When is the count final?

Fresno County estimates approximately 102,500 ballots awaiting processing or review as of November 5, plus separately tracked mailed ballots and signature-cure cases. These are countywide categories and do not mean 102,500 ballots remain on City of Fresno Measure D. Another update is scheduled before 5 p.m. November 10, and certification follows later.

Sources: ABC30 county election results, Nov. 5; Fresno County official Measures D and S information; KVPR’s Measure S analysis. All figures preliminary.

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