Santa Cruz County Election Results

Cabrillo College, Trustee Area 6 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
KAREN COGSWELL		7,476 (57.56%)
MILISSA ALES-BARNICOAT		2,465 (18.98%)
BENJAMIN A FINKE		2,948 (22.70%)
Unqualified Write In		99 (0.76%)

San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 4 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
ASHLEIGH HOPKINS		2,475 (32.68%)
GAIL D LEVINE		5,054 (66.74%)
Unqualified Write In		44 (0.58%)

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
MEILIN OBINATA		2,007 (35.37%)
ROBIN SUKOW		1,208 (21.29%)
ANDREW GOLDENKRANZ		2,433 (42.88%)
Unqualified Write In		26 (0.46%)

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 4 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
DANIEL DODGE, JR		620 (30.78%)
ERIBERTO ESTRADA, IV		1,383 (68.67%)
Unqualified Write In		10 (0.50%)
Margarita Carrillo		1 (0.05%)

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 5 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
CURT S WILCOX		128 (5.72%)
ALICIA G JIMÉNEZ		1,811 (80.92%)
JENNIFER SCHACHER		270 (12.06%)
Unqualified Write In		29 (1.30%)

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 7 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
MISTY NAVARRO		3,015 (48.92%)
MADS STOCKWELL REALMUTO		3,102 (50.33%)
Unqualified Write In		46 (0.75%)

Soquel Union Elementary School District, Trustee Area 4 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
ANDREA LOCKE		590 (35.65%)
ARIEL GRAY		1,061 (64.11%)
Unqualified Write In		4 (0.24%)

Capitola City Council (vote for 3)

Candidate		Total
PETER WILK		1,058 (13.59%)
TROY "TJ" WELCH		1,796 (23.08%)
CAMI CORVIN		1,431 (18.39%)
JOE CLARKE		1,603 (20.60%)
TORY DEL FAVERO		1,837 (23.60%)
Unqualified Write In 1		41 (0.53%)
Unqualified Write In 2		10 (0.13%)
Unqualified Write In 3		7 (0.09%)

Santa Cruz City Council, Mayor (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
RYAN COONERTY		10,406 (54.08%)
AMI CHEN MILLS		8,672 (45.07%)
Unqualified Write In		164 (0.85%)

Scotts Valley City Council (vote for 2)

Candidate		Total
GREG WIMP		2,932 (39.58%)
MICHAEL ZELLER		2,488 (33.59%)
DANNY REBER		1,935 (26.12%)
Unqualified Write In 1		47 (0.63%)
Unqualified Write In 2		5 (0.07%)

City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 3 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
MARIA OROZCO		1,122 (97.23%)
Unqualified Write In		32 (2.77%)

City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 4 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
KRISTAL SALCIDO		950 (97.64%)
Unqualified Write In		23 (2.36%)

City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 5 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
CASEY CLARK		475 (49.07%)
ANGEL ZUNIGA		484 (50%)
Unqualified Write In		9 (0.93%)

City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 7 (vote for 1)

Candidate		Total
ED ACOSTA		993 (54.06%)
NANCY A BILICICH		837 (45.56%)
Unqualified Write In		7 (0.38%)

Felton Fire Protection District, Director (vote for 2)

Candidate		Total
CRAIG WINTER		1,370 (42.61%)
NORMAN CRANDELL		932 (28.99%)
JAMES ANDERSON		660 (20.53%)
BILL FINLAYSON		217 (6.75%)
Unqualified Write In 1		28 (0.87%)
Unqualified Write In 2		8 (0.25%)

Scotts Valley Water District Director (vote for 3)

Candidate		Total
BRODY R KNUTSON		2,344 (29.71%)
BILL JAGER		1,515 (19.20%)
RUTH STILES		2,597 (32.92%)
BRIAN YOUMANS		1,397 (17.71%)
Unqualified Write In 1		27 (0.34%)
Unqualified Write In 2		6 (0.08%)
Unqualified Write In 3		3 (0.04%)

D - Offshore Drilling - Majority to pass

Vote		Total
YES		71,104 (84.27%)
NO		13,277 (15.73%)

E - Sales Tax - Majority to pass

Vote		Total
YES		49,943 (59.41%)
NO		34,121 (40.59%)

G - Scotts Valley TOT - Majority to pass

Vote		Total
YES		3,125 (64.01%)
NO		1,757 (35.99%)

N – Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Bond – 55% to pass

Vote		Total
YES		6,631 (53.83%)
NO		5,687 (46.17%)

Last updated: 11:21 p.m. Nov. 3

West Valley-Mission Community College Governing Board Member – Trustee Area 7

Vote		Total
Susan Oster Fish		5,896 (53.68%)
Doug Robb		5,077 (46.23%)

Last updated: 11:21 p.m. Nov. 3

State races, early results

Governor: Democrat Xavier Becerra wins, per AP
Lieutenant Governor: Democrat Fiona Ma wins, per AP
Secretary of State: Democrat Shirley Weber leads
Controller: Democrat Malia Cohen wins, per AP
Treasurer: Democrat Eleni Kounalakis leads
Attorney General: Democrat Rob Bonta leads
Insurance Commissioner: Democrat Jane Kim leads
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera leads
State Supreme Court: Kelli Evans and Joshua Groban lead
Yes: Prop. 1, Authorizes Bonds For Housing Affordability Programs
Yes: Prop. 2, Increases State’s Rainy Day Funds
Yes: Prop. 3, Provides Permanent Funding For Schools And Health Care By Extending Existing Tax On High Incomes
No: Prop. 4, Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding Of Election Campaigns
Yes: Prop. 5, Changes Recall Election Process For Statewide Officers
Yes: Prop. 37, Creates Loan Program For Middle-Income Buyers Of Qualified New Homes
Yes: Prop. 38, Authorizes Bonds For Immunology Medical Research
No: Prop. 39, Prohibits Citizens From Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification
No: Prop. 40, Imposes One-Time Tax On Certain Taxpayers
No: Prop. 41, Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues From State Spending Limit
Yes: Prop. 42, Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes And Certain Retroactive State Taxes
No: Prop. 43, Limits Voters’ Ability To Raise Revenues For Local Government Services
No: Prop. 44, Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% Of Revenue On Program Services
No: Prop. 45, Modifies Environmental Review For Certain Projects

Governor: Democrat Xavier Becerra wins, per AP
Lieutenant Governor: Democrat Fiona Ma wins, per AP
Secretary of State: Democrat Shirley Weber leads
Controller: Democrat Malia Cohen wins, per AP
Treasurer: Democrat Eleni Kounalakis leads
Attorney General: Democrat Rob Bonta leads
Insurance Commissioner: Democrat Jane Kim leads
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera leads
State Supreme Court: Kelli Evans and Joshua Groban lead
Yes: Prop. 1, Authorizes Bonds For Housing Affordability Programs
Yes: Prop. 2, Increases State’s Rainy Day Funds
Yes: Prop. 3, Provides Permanent Funding For Schools And Health Care By Extending Existing Tax On High Incomes
No: Prop. 4, Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding Of Election Campaigns
Yes: Prop. 5, Changes Recall Election Process For Statewide Officers
Yes: Prop. 37, Creates Loan Program For Middle-Income Buyers Of Qualified New Homes
Yes: Prop. 38, Authorizes Bonds For Immunology Medical Research
No: Prop. 39, Prohibits Citizens From Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification
No: Prop. 40, Imposes One-Time Tax On Certain Taxpayers
No: Prop. 41, Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues From State Spending Limit
Yes: Prop. 42, Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes And Certain Retroactive State Taxes
No: Prop. 43, Limits Voters’ Ability To Raise Revenues For Local Government Services
No: Prop. 44, Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% Of Revenue On Program Services
No: Prop. 45, Modifies Environmental Review For Certain Projects

Read more about early election results:

Cabrillo College, Trustee Area 6 (vote for 1)

San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 4 (vote for 1)

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 (vote for 1)

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 4 (vote for 1)

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 5 (vote for 1)

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 7 (vote for 1)

Soquel Union Elementary School District, Trustee Area 4 (vote for 1)

Capitola City Council (vote for 3)

Santa Cruz City Council, Mayor (vote for 1)

Scotts Valley City Council (vote for 2)

City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 3 (vote for 1)

City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 4 (vote for 1)

City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 5 (vote for 1)

City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 7 (vote for 1)

Felton Fire Protection District, Director (vote for 2)

Scotts Valley Water District Director (vote for 3)

D - Offshore Drilling - Majority to pass

E - Sales Tax - Majority to pass

G - Scotts Valley TOT - Majority to pass

N – Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Bond – 55% to pass

West Valley-Mission Community College Governing Board Member – Trustee Area 7

State races, early results

Santa Cruz County election guides

Santa Cruz County election results