The percentage of “no” votes keeping Measure S from passing shrank marginally in the last vote count release by the Fresno County Elections Office, but the transportation tax still needs a boost to clear a 50% threshold.

Fresno County election workers still have an estimated 38,759 ballots left to count. After Tuesday’s release of 63,741 counted ballots, opposition to the half-cent sales tax still leads by 8,684 votes, with 52.04% of the vote.

The city of Fresno’s Measure D — creating its own half-cent sales tax to fill a gap after Measure C expires in 2027 — expanded its lead to 57.62% of votes counted so far.

To be victorious at this point, Measure S would need to claim 61.2% of the remaining votes to pass the required 50% threshold by at least one vote.