Former mayor and longtime local politician Ryan Coonerty continues leading Ami Chen Mills at the end of election week.
Election 2026
Coverage of local, statewide and national elections in 2026.
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Santa Cruz County 2026 general election in charts: The latest results after Friday’s update
Find the results for all local races in Santa Cruz County’s 2026 general election here. Lookout will update this page as new results come in.
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Cabrillo College governing board race: Karen Cogswell maintains early lead against Ben Finke and Milissa Ales-Barnicoat
Karen Cogswell is keeping her lead in the race for the Area 6 seat on the Cabrillo College governing board. As all three candidates for the seat are newcomers, the result of the election is guaranteed to bring a new face to the board.
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San Lorenzo Valley school board: Incumbent Gail Levine ahead of newcomer Ashleigh Hopkins
Gail Levine is keeping the lead in her race against Ashleigh Hopkins for the trustee Area 4 seat on the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District governing board.
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Measures E and D: Temporary general sales tax and protections for coastline headed toward approval
Both Measure E and Measure D, a countywide temporary general sales tax and an initiative to strengthen coastline protections, respectively, are heading toward voter approval as of Friday afternoon.
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Soquel Union Elementary school board: Incumbent Ariel Gray leading newcomer Andrea Locke
Incumbent Ariel Gray is maintaining her lead against newcomer Andrea Locke in the race for the trustee Area 6 seat on the Soquel Union Elementary governing board.
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Pajaro Valley Unified school board races: Goldenkranz, Estrada, Jimenez and Realmuto leading
Candidates Andrew Goldenkranz, Alicia Jimenez, Mads Realmuto and Eriberto Estrada are leading in their races for four seats on the Pajaro Valley Unified governing board. As two of the races include only newcomers, two trustees are guaranteed to bring new faces to the school board.
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Del Favero, Welch, Clarke maintain lead in Capitola City Council race
First-time candidates Tory Del Favero and TJ Welch and incumbent Joe Clarke maintain their lead in the race for three open seats on Capitola’s city council.
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When will Santa Cruz County post its next election results update? Here’s the schedule
The next update on Santa Cruz County vote totals is set for 4 p.m. Saturday, with County Clerk Tricia Webber saying that her office is also aiming to release the latest vote totals at the same time Sunday.
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Jane Kim declares victory in commissioner race; California insurance could be in for big changes
Ahead of fellow Democrat state Sen. Ben Allen with 65% of ballots counted as of midday Friday, Jane Kim declared victory in the California insurance commissioner race, capping off what she called “the first unabashed and unapologetic populist progressive campaign.”
