Ryan Coonerty, frontrunner for Santa Cruz Mayor, could be headed to a November runoff against Ami Chen Mills. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local file)
Santa Cruz City Council, Mayor (vote for 1)
| Candidate | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Ami Chen Mills | 2,945 (19.73%) | |
| Ryan Coonerty | 7,291 (48.85%) | |
| Joy Schendledecker | 1,737 (11.64%) | |
| Gillian Greensite | 1,702 (11.40%) | |
| Chris Krohn | 1,165 (7.81%) | |
| Write In | 86 (0.58%) | |
SANTA CRUZ >> Ryan Coonerty, the frontrunner in the race for Santa Cruz Mayor, dipped below the 50% margin required to win the election outright in the latest vote tallies posted Monday afternoon. If Coonerty doesn’t secure a majority of votes he’ll face off against the next highest vote getter, likely Ami Chen Mills, in the November general election.
Coonerty had 48.85% of the vote as of 4 p.m. June 8, Ami Chen Mills had 19.73%, and three other candidates for Santa Cruz Mayor each had fewer than 12% of votes.
In the race for District 4 Santa Cruz County Supervisor, Tony Nuñez maintained a slim majority with 50.54% of votes in updated counts. Incumbent Supervisor Felipe Hernandez dropped to 30.92% of the vote and Elias Gonzales gained a couple of percentage points to 17.82%.
In the races for Santa Cruz City Council, incumbents Renee Golder and Scott Newsome maintained their majorities.
Thousands of ballots remain to be processed in Santa Cruz County, and final results are expected by July 2. The next update to vote tallies is expected at 4 p.m. June 9.
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