The latest election results show challengers seeking to become Fresno Unified trustees holding and in some cases expanding their leads over incumbents.

The latest ballot result drop from the Fresno County Elections office released Friday afternoon added about 26,260 counted votes, leaving an estimated 12,100 remaining.

In the race for Sunnyside High-area trustee, challenger Riley Talford, a veteran and substitute teacher, expanded his lead from 77 votes to 187, giving him a roughly 2-percentage-point lead over longtime incumbent Valerie Davis.

Davis has been a trustee for nearly 22 years, coming into office in 2004.

In the McLane High-region, former teacher Karen Steed is maintaining her lead over community organizer and incumbent Veva Islas, although it shrunk from the 249 votes reported Tuesday to 186 reported Friday. Each release from the Elections Office has narrowed the gap between the two candidates. Steed leads with 36.08% of the vote to Islas’ 33.78%.

The lead for outgoing Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias continues as nearly a foregone conclusion. Arias holds a nearly 1,400-vote lead to represent the Edison High-region over the nearest challenger, Daren Miller.

Incumbent Keshia Thomas chose not to run again for the seat, opting instead for a run at Fresno City Council. Outgoing Assembly Member Joaquin Arambula, D-Fresno, currently leads in that race against Thomas by 756 votes.