Big Pine Unified School Board: Rossi and Bayer Lead First Mail-Ballot Count for Two Seats

BIG PINE, Inyo County — November 4, 2026. The Big Pine Unified School District governing board race includes four candidates for two seats. Preliminary early-mail results show Mary Rossi and Kami Bayer in the top two positions, but later in-person ballot updates have since been issued by the county.

First election-night release

The county 8 p.m. early-vote summary reported by Sierra Wave lists Mary Rossi with 123 votes (32.80%), Kami Bayer 100 (26.67%), Adelina Rico 82 (21.87%), and Katy Carrington 70 (18.67%). Candidate percentages represent the share of votes in a vote-for-two race, not necessarily voters.

Not the final overnight ballot count

Inyo County published its fourth election-night report at 12:13 a.m. November 4, after this initial snapshot. The first report includes mail ballots received and processed ahead of Election Day, and does not incorporate all in-person Election Day votes.

Big Pine residents can find the official sequence of reports on Inyo County Elections’ results page. All totals in this report are unofficial election-night snapshots, not certified results. Precincts reporting does not necessarily mean every eligible mail, provisional, or signature-cure ballot has been counted.

YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER NEEDS YOU

Help this community newspaper grow

Your support helps build coverage for the people and places this local newspaper serves.

Donate once by card ↗

Help Big Pine News grow Help strengthen reporting on Big Pine: community voices, important decisions and local life.

Support Big Pine News

Choose how to support Big Pine News:

Credit / Debit Card via Stripe

Choose an amount from $1. One-time support through the publisher's LINKERNO Stripe account.

Continue with PayPal Continue with Zelle

Zelle payments go to Vitaly Ataev Troshin. Please verify the recipient in your bank before sending. Availability depends on your bank.

Optional reader support. When possible, add “Big Pine News” to the payment note. Contributions are not advertised as tax-deductible. Support does not influence editorial decisions.

Optional support through the publisher. Contributions are not advertised as tax-deductible and never buy editorial influence.

Big Pine News — Your Community Newspaper

Have a correction, news tip, local announcement, or story to submit? Contact our editorial team. All submissions are reviewed before publication.