Tustin Mayor: Austin Lumbard Leads Letitia Clark by 231 Votes in November 4 Count

NOVEMBER 5 UPDATE, citing the NOVEMBER 4 AFTERNOON Orange County tally. Austin Lumbard has 8,284 votes (50.71%) to Letitia Clark’s 8,053 (49.29%), according to the county election results carried by NBC Los Angeles. The 231-vote reported lead is up from 180 in the previous Wednesday snapshot preserved below. The county has not certified the mayoral result. Precinct-reported percentages are not a statement that all eligible ballots have been counted.

Earlier reporting batches

November 4 update: Lumbard ahead by 180 votes in a later count

Later unofficial results displayed November 4: Austin Lumbard had 7,910 votes (50.58%), compared with 7,730 (49.42%) for Letitia Clark — a 180-vote lead in the reported Tustin mayoral tally. This differs from the earlier 51-vote gap recorded in the historical snapshot below. No winner is certified in this report, and outstanding ballots could alter the margin.

Update sources: NBC Los Angeles, Orange County election results; Orange County Registrar of Voters.

Earlier election-night update (historical snapshot)

Official dashboard checked November 4, 2026, Pacific time. Austin Lumbard led Letitia Clark by 51 reported votes in this snapshot. The count is incomplete and this article does not declare a winner.

Unofficial results — tustin
Candidate	Votes	Share of reported candidate votes
Letitia Clark	7,160	49.82%
Austin Lumbard	7,211	50.18%

These figures are from the registrar’s election-night dashboard, reached through its official results page. They are an early snapshot, not a certified result or a measure of how much of the final vote has been counted.

Percentages describe reported votes in this contest, not the percentage of all eligible voters or all expected ballots. Additional ballots and verification can change totals and margins. Read the official Orange County results and check later updates.

The campaign reporting below provides pre-election context. Personal voting appearances remain subject to the verification limits stated in that reporting.

TUSTIN, Orange County — Austin Lumbard and Letitia Clark are the two mayoral candidates listed by the Tustin city clerk for November 3, 2026. The citywide mayoral term is four years. The separate District 3 council race is a different contest.

The official list identifies Lumbard as Tustin mayor and businessman, and Clark as a community college director. Both candidates use their campaign materials to argue that their experience equips them to guide the city’s next stage of growth.

Austin Lumbard: development and neighborhood character

Lumbard’s campaign website emphasizes redevelopment of the former base, protection of established single-family neighborhoods and Old Town’s character, and attention to vacant or deteriorated properties.

He also calls for supporting public-safety personnel, improving neighborhood appearance and bringing activity to Tustin Legacy. His campaign describes prior Planning Commission service and election to the council in 2018 as the foundation for his approach.

The proposals connect development decisions with day-to-day neighborhood conditions. They are statements of his campaign agenda, rather than proof that any future project or service improvement has already been delivered.

Letitia Clark: services, housing and public engagement

Clark’s published platform calls for investment in parks, housing, infrastructure and community spaces. She supports small businesses and development that creates jobs while respecting the community’s character.

Her public-safety agenda includes emergency preparedness and mental health services. She also proposes stronger school and youth partnerships for mentorship, leadership and career opportunities, along with more transparent and inclusive city decision-making.

In her officially filed candidate statement, Clark cites council service from 2016 through 2024 and her time as mayor. Those are the experience and policy arguments she places before voters.

What is verified about personal voting?

The sources reviewed for this report do not establish when or where either candidate personally cast a ballot. Campaign priorities and requests for support do not confirm a voting appearance. No polling location, voting photograph or personal-voting quotation is being attributed to either candidate.

This report distinguishes campaign proposals from verified Election Day activity and does not announce an election result.

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