Santa Cruz County Elections

Santa Cruz County Election Results

Summary Report
Last Updated: 12/4/18 05:57 PM

Registration & Turnout
159,475 Voters
	Vote Count	Percent
Total..	121,700	76.31%
Vote By Mail / Absentee Reporting Turnout	82,868	51.96%
Precinct Reporting Turnout	38,832	24.35%

Governor
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - GAVIN NEWSOM	91,523	76.79%
REP - JOHN H. COX	27,665	23.21%

Lieutenant Governor
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - ELENI KOUNALAKIS	67,812	64.97%
DEM - ED HERNANDEZ	36,561	35.03%

Secretary of State
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - ALEX PADILLA	92,721	78.88%
REP - MARK P. MEUSER	24,823	21.12%

State Controller
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - BETTY T. YEE	93,218	79.48%
REP - KONSTANTINOS RODITIS	24,068	20.52%

State Treasurer
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - FIONA MA	91,777	78.56%
REP - GREG CONLON	25,044	21.44%

Attorney General
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - XAVIER BECERRA	91,677	78.09%
REP - STEVEN C BAILEY	25,723	21.91%

Insurance Commissioner
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - RICARDO LARA	71,808	63.91%
NPP - STEVE POIZNER	40,550	36.09%

Board of Equalization 2nd District
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - MALIA COHEN	89,496	77.94%
REP - MARK BURNS	25,324	22.06%

United States Senator
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - DIANNE FEINSTEIN	64,178	57.51%
DEM - KEVIN DE LEON	47,416	42.49%

U. S. Congress 18th District
101 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - ANNA G. ESHOO	20,211	73.53%
REP - CHRISTINE RUSSELL	7,274	26.47%

U. S. Congress 20th District
165 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - JIMMY PANETTA	76,242	85.70%
NPP - RONALD PAUL KABAT	12,717	14.30%

State Assembly 29th District
232 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - MARK STONE	79,077	77.63%
REP - VICKI L. NOHRDEN	22,783	22.37%

State Assembly 30th District
34 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
DEM - ROBERT RIVAS	11,850	80.08%
REP - NEIL G. KITCHENS	2,947	19.92%

State Sup of Public Instruction
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - TONY K. THURMOND	60,474	59.63%
NPP - MARSHALL TUCK	40,323	39.76%
WRITE-IN	612	0.60%

Santa Clara County BOE TA 2
11 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - KATHLEEN M. KING	1,548	78.14%
NPP - BARRY CHANG	422	21.30%
WRITE-IN	11	0.56%

Cabrillo Community Coll TA 6
42 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - J. DAN ROTHWELL	12,453	70.75%
NPP - LOUIS TUOSTO	5,066	28.78%
WRITE-IN	83	0.47%

Pajaro Valley Unified TA 4
6 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - DANIEL DODGE, JR	985	41.42%
NPP - WILLIAM ''WILLIE'' YAHIRO	935	39.32%
NPP - JENNI VEITCH-OLSON	426	17.91%
WRITE-IN	32	1.35%

Pajaro Valley Unified TA 5
7 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - JENNIFER SCHACHER	2,225	67.81%
NPP - LESLIE L. DE ROSE	1,016	30.97%
WRITE-IN	40	1.22%

Pajaro Valley Unified TA 7
19 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - JENNIFER HOLM	5,223	72.75%
NPP - BILL BEECHER	1,924	26.80%
WRITE-IN	32	0.45%

Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High: Vote for 3
15 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - CYNTHIA CHANG	1,462	32.74%
NPP - DENISE RAMON HERRERA	1,218	27.27%
NPP - PETER L. HERTAN	991	22.19%
NPP - DAVID GUIDRY	775	17.35%
WRITE-IN	20	0.45%

Santa Cruz City Schools TA1 (inside): Vote for 2
101 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - DEB TRACY-PROULX	28,766	39.07%
NPP - JEREMY SHONICK	24,201	32.87%
NPP - ROCCO CAPPALLA	20,368	27.66%
WRITE-IN	293	0.40%

Santa Cruz City Schools TA 3 (at large)
101 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - CINDY RANII	26,408	60.84%
NPP - ABRAHAM ''ABE'' WOLCOTT	16,775	38.65%
WRITE-IN	223	0.51%

Scotts Valley Unified: Vote for 2
37 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - ROGER L. SNYDER	4,787	36.04%
NPP - COREY WARNER	4,423	33.30%
NPP - GEORGE ST. CLAIR	4,026	30.31%
WRITE-IN	45	0.34%

Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary: Vote for 3
10 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - DEANA ARNOLD	1,256	31.35%
NPP - BEN ABELN	1,131	28.23%
NPP - RONALD A BOURQUE	903	22.54%
NPP - LEAH ROGERS	701	17.50%
WRITE-IN	15	0.37%

Loma Prieta Joint Union Short Term
10 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - MARCO V. MENENDEZ	587	37.82%
NPP - LILA JONES TURKALJ	557	35.89%
NPP - KEVIN HAGEDORN	403	25.97%
WRITE-IN	5	0.32%

Soquel Union Elementary: Vote for 2
28 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - CAROLYN FREEDMAN	6,910	39.19%
NPP - PHIL RODRIGUEZ	4,880	27.67%
NPP - BRIAN PHELPS	3,191	18.10%
NPP - CHARLES H. JOLISSAINT	2,611	14.81%
WRITE-IN	41	0.23%

County Supervisor 4th District
25 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - GREG CAPUT	6,196	53.84%
NPP - JIMMY DUTRA	5,196	45.15%
WRITE-IN	116	1.01%

Member, City Council Capitola: Vote for 3
7 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - YVETTE BROOKS	3,060	30.17%
NPP - SAM STOREY	2,809	27.70%
NPP - JACQUES BERTRAND	2,575	25.39%
NPP - JACK DIGBY	1,684	16.60%
WRITE-IN	14	0.14%

Member, City Council Santa Cruz: Vote for 3
35 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - JUSTIN CUMMINGS	12,516	16.66%
NPP - DONNA MEYERS	11,862	15.79%
NPP - DREW GLOVER	10,972	14.60%
NPP - GREG LARSON	10,274	13.68%
NPP - RICHELLE NOROYAN	9,996	13.31%
NPP - CYNTHIA HAWTHORNE	6,445	8.58%
NPP - ASHLEY SCONTRIANO	4,410	5.87%
NPP - PHILIP CRAWFORD	3,701	4.93%
NPP - PAIGE CONCANNON	3,276	4.36%
NPP - DAVE LANE	1,553	2.07%
WRITE-IN	121	0.16%

Member, City Council Scotts Valley: Vote for 2
17 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - DEREK TIMM	3,407	34.20%
NPP - JIM REED	3,365	33.77%
NPP - STEPHANY E. AGUILAR	3,153	31.65%
WRITE-IN	38	0.38%

Watsonville City Council Dist 3
3 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - LOWELL HURST	1,350	94.74%
WRITE-IN	75	5.26%

Watsonville City Council Dist 4
6 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - FRANCISCO ESTRADA	959	56.91%
NPP - JENNY T. SARMIENTO	713	42.31%
WRITE-IN	13	0.77%

Watsonville City Council Dist 5
2 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - REBECCA J. GARCIA	813	67.08%
NPP - CASEY CLARK	380	31.35%
WRITE-IN	19	1.57%

Watsonville City Council Dist 7
5 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - ARI PARKER	1,159	50.41%
NPP - LUPE RIVAS	592	25.75%
NPP - STEVE TRUJILLO	542	23.58%
WRITE-IN	6	0.26%

Aptos/La Selva Fire: Vote for 2
21 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - JOHN SCANLON	7,520	42.68%
NPP - ORBRAD DARBRO	6,575	37.32%
NPP - RUSSELL BORELLI	3,439	19.52%
WRITE-IN	84	0.48%

San Lorenzo Valley Water District: Vote for 3
40 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - BOB FULTZ	6,269	19.87%
NPP - LOIS HENRY	6,074	19.25%
NPP - STEPHEN SWAN	5,943	18.83%
NPP - GENE RATCLIFFE	4,641	14.71%
NPP - CHARLES ''CHUCK'' BAUGHMAN	4,325	13.71%
NPP - JOHN HAYES	4,223	13.38%
WRITE-IN	79	0.25%

Scotts Valley Water District: Vote for 3
11 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - WILLIAM ''BILL'' EKWALL	2,705	27.46%
NPP - WADE LEISHMAN	2,439	24.76%
NPP - RUTH STILES	2,371	24.07%
NPP - DAVID T. ''DAVE'' HODGIN	2,299	23.34%
WRITE-IN	35	0.36%

Soquel Creek Water District: Vote for 3
32 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - BRUCE JAFFE	14,033	34.47%
NPP - CARLA CHRISTENSEN	10,879	26.72%
NPP - RACHEL LATHER	10,434	25.63%
NPP - GARY LINDSTRUM	5,271	12.95%
WRITE-IN	95	0.23%

Santa Cruz Commissioner Port: Vote for 2
67 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
NPP - NELI CARDOSO	20,530	33.66%
NPP - TOBY GODDARD	18,363	30.11%
NPP - REED GEISREITER	15,865	26.01%
NPP - DICK STARR	6,051	9.92%
WRITE-IN	176	0.29%

Associate Justice Supreme Court Corrigan
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	59,440	68.54%
No	27,285	31.46%

Associate Justice Supreme Court Kruger
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	69,720	82.00%
No	15,300	18.00%

Presiding Justice COA, 6th Greenwood
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	69,082	83.80%
No	13,353	16.20%

Associate Justice COA, 6th Danner
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	68,030	82.79%
No	14,146	17.21%

Associate Justice COA, 6th Mihara
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	59,244	74.68%
No	20,086	25.32%

1 - Affordable housing bond
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	72,551	62.57%
No	43,408	37.43%

2 - Housing for persons with mental illness
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	79,976	68.38%
No	36,983	31.62%

3 - Water bond
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	62,090	54.05%
No	52,780	45.95%

4 - Children's hospital bond
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	73,268	63.84%
No	41,499	36.16%

5 - Property tax transfer
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
No	76,717	67.06%
Yes	37,690	32.94%

6 - Eliminates transportation tax
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
No	86,518	74.15%
Yes	30,164	25.85%

7 - Permanent daylight savings
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	72,211	62.83%
No	42,717	37.17%

8 - Regulates kidney dialysis clinics
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
No	62,578	54.56%
Yes	52,125	45.44%

10 - Local government rent control
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
No	66,194	56.57%
Yes	50,811	43.43%

11 - On-call ambulance employees
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	58,318	50.77%
No	56,544	49.23%

12 - Standards for farm animal cages
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	77,918	67.69%
No	37,195	32.31%

W-West Valley-Mission Community College bond: 55%
8 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
BONDS YES	1,351	53.93%
BONDS NO	1,154	46.07%

A-Scotts Valley Unified parcel tax: 2/3
37 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	6,815	70.69%
No	2,826	29.31%

B-Soquel Union Elementary School parcel tax: 2/3
28 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	8,729	66.26%
No	4,445	33.74%

G-Santa Cruz County sales tax: majority
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	75,810	65.85%
No	39,309	34.15%

H-Santa Cruz County affordable housing: 2/3
266 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
BONDS YES	64,298	55.39%
BONDS NO	51,783	44.61%

I-Capitola Cannabis business tax: majority
7 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	3,683	75.77%
No	1,178	24.23%

J-Capitola transient occupancy tax: 2/3
7 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	3,642	75.34%
No	1,192	24.66%

K-Capitola treasurer elected to appointed:majority
7 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	3,000	64.91%
No	1,622	35.09%

L-Capitola Greenway initiative: majority
7 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	2,526	52.13%
No	2,320	47.87%

M-Santa Cruz City rent control: majority
35 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
No	18,611	61.59%
Yes	11,609	38.41%

N-Scotts Valley transient occupancy tax: majority
17 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	4,038	68.07%
No	1,894	31.93%

O-Watsonville transient occupancy tax: majority
27 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	8,044	75.49%
No	2,612	24.51%

P-La Selva Beach Recreation parcel tax: 2/3
1 Precincts
	Vote Count	Percent
Yes	783	79.82%
No	198	20.18%