Santa Cruz County Election Results

Santa Cruz County voters on Nov. 3 will have a packed ballot, depending on where you are registered to vote. Key races include: Santa Cruz Mayor, Scotts Valley City Council, Capitola City Council and Watsonville City Council. Voters will also decide on trustees in these school districts: Pajaro Valley, San Lorenzo Valley, Cabrillo College and Soquel Union Elementary School District. Additionally, eligible voters will get to weigh in on candidates running for director positions in the Felton Fire Protection District and the Scotts Valley Water District.

Our comprehensive election guide featuring in-depth profiles of each race will be published on Oct. 5.

In the meantime, get caught up by reading our previous coverage from the June 2 primaries.

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Last county update: 6/26/2026 2:00:00 PM

Superior Court Judge Office 3 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
Alisa Thomas		38,584 (54.80%)
Bryan Hackett		31,378 (44.57%)
Write In		445 (0.63%)

County Superintendent of Schools (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
Faris M Sabbah		58,709 (97.81%)
Write In		1,313 (2.19%)

Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 3 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
Justin Cummings		12,642 (96.73%)
Write In		428 (3.27%)

Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 4 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
Felipe Hernandez		2,429 (30.84%)
Tony Nuñez		3,944 (50.07%)
Elias Gonzales		1,450 (18.41%)
Write In		54 (0.69%)

Assessor-Recorder (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
Sheri Thomas		58,528 (98.61%)
Write In		822 (1.39%)

Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
Laura Bowers		58,907 (98.61%)
Write In		828 (1.39%)

County Clerk (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
Tricia Webber		60,144 (98.81%)
Write In		725 (1.19%)

Santa Cruz City Council, Mayor (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
Ami Chen Mills		3,991 (20.51%)
Ryan Coonerty		9,300 (47.80%)
Joy Schendledecker		2,435 (12.52%)
Gillian Greensite		2,161 (11.11%)
Chris Krohn		1,466 (7.54%)
Write In		102 (0.52%)

Santa Cruz City Council, District 4 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
Hector Marin		1,333 (47.19%)
Scott Newsome		1,472 (52.11%)
Write In		20 (0.71%)

Santa Cruz City Council, District 6 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
Gabriella Noack		1,110 (35.81%)
Renée Golder		1,971 (63.58%)
Write In		19 (0.61%)

Monterey County Supervisor, District 2

Last Monterey County update: 3:13 p.m. June 12

Candidate		Total
Glenn Church		9,615 (68.43%)
Ramon Gomez		4,435 (31.57%)

Unofficial state, regional results

Governor (Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton lead)
Lieutenant Governor (Fiona Ma leads)
Secretary of State (Shirley Weber leads)
Controller (Malia Cohen leads)
Treasurer (Eleni Kounalakis leads)
Attorney General (Rob Bonta leads)
Insurance Commissioner (Jane Kim leads)
Superintendent of Public Instruction (Sonja Shaw leads)
U.S. House of Representatives District 18 (Zoe Lofgren leads)
U.S. House of Representatives District 19 (Jimmy Panetta leads)
State Assembly District 28 (Gail Pellerin leads)
State Assembly District 29 (Robert Rivas leads)
State Assembly District 30 (Dawn Addis leads)
Board of Equalization District 2 (Sally Lieber leads)