Davis Measure V appears headed for defeat, blocking Village Farms

Davis Measure V appears effectively unable to pass after Yolo County’s latest unofficial count showed the Village Farms ballot measure trailing by 285 votes, with all 10 Davis precincts counted and no unprocessed ballots remaining in the county’s June 18 update.

The result is not certified yet. But for practical purposes, the current count points toward defeat for the city measure needed to amend the Davis General Plan for the proposed Village Farms development north of East Covell Boulevard.

Yolo County’s cumulative results report showed No at 11,680 votes, or 50.62%, and Yes at 11,395 votes, or 49.38%. The report listed 23,843 ballots from 37,251 registered voters in the City of Davis Measure V contest, a 64.01% turnout figure.

The remaining ballot issue

Yolo County’s ballot-processing page said that as of Friday, June 18, 2026, at 3:50 p.m., the county had zero unprocessed ballots and 265 ballots left to cure because of signature or unsigned-envelope issues. The page listed the next vote-results update for Tuesday, June 23, 2026, by 4 p.m.

That 265-ballot figure is countywide, not a confirmed pool of Davis Measure V ballots. Still, it is smaller than the 285-vote gap between Yes and No. That is why the measure appears effectively unable to pass unless later certification changes, a recount, legal action, or another procedural development alters the current picture.

The Sacramento Bee reported June 18 that the measure’s path had effectively closed as remaining ballots could not erase the deficit. Davis Vanguard also framed the outcome as an apparent defeat that leaves Davis’ growth and housing debate unresolved.

What Measure V asked Davis voters to approve

Measure V asked City of Davis voters whether Resolution No. 26-006 should be adopted to amend the Davis General Plan for the Village Farms Davis properties. The Yolo County ballot page said the measure required majority approval, or 50% plus one, from City of Davis voters.

The ballot language described a General Plan change for a residential development with parks and open space areas. It would have changed land-use designations from Agriculture to Urban Agriculture Transition Area and residential low-, medium- and high-density categories, while establishing baseline project features.

Official ballot materials described the Village Farms site as approximately 497.6 acres. The area is bounded by Pole Line Road to the east, East Covell Boulevard to the south, the Cannery neighborhood and Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the west, and agricultural and recreational uses to the north.

The same materials said the residential portion would be zoned for a maximum of 1,800 units. They also described parks, open space, urban agriculture transition areas, bike and pedestrian connections, roadway improvements or fees, and other baseline features as part of the project framework.

Why the result matters locally

For renters, buyers, employers, and workers, the apparent defeat means Davis is not adding this proposed 1,800-home pipeline through the Measure V path. That does not settle the city’s housing-supply argument; it pushes it back into future elections, planning decisions, and alternative housing strategies.

For parents and school watchers, the measure mattered because supporters argued Village Farms could help Davis Joint Unified School District enrollment and local finances. Opponents disputed the affordability and impact claims and raised concerns about traffic, project scale, and neighborhood effects. Those arguments were campaign positions, not official findings.

For commuters and nearby neighborhoods, the local debate remains tied to East Covell Boulevard, Pole Line Road, bike and pedestrian crossings, infrastructure, floodplain and environmental questions, and how Davis should handle north-edge growth.

The next steps are procedural but important: the June 23 county update, eventual certification, and any recount request or legal/procedural challenge. Beyond that, Davis voters and city officials are likely to keep facing the same underlying question: where new housing should go, at what scale, and under what conditions.

Sources

• Yolo County unofficial election results, June 2, 2026 primary
• Yolo County Measure V ballot page
• City of Davis June 2, 2026 special municipal election page