Candidates in the June 2026 primary election filed their last pre-election campaign finance forms before the June 2 primary on Thursday. Candidates are required to file campaign statements disclosing the contributions they’ve received and the expenditures they’ve made. 

Santa Cruz mayoral candidate and longtime politico Ryan Coonerty remains far in front of all other local candidates with over $67,000 raised. District 4 county supervisor incumbent Felipe Hernandez is second with nearly $35,000 raised, and one of his challengers, Tony Nuñez, is third with just over $29,000 raised.

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Max Chun is the general-assignment correspondent at Lookout Santa Cruz. Max’s position has pulled him in many different directions, seeing him cover development, COVID, the opioid crisis, labor, courts...