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Every Party

See Also:   Information for the County of Santa Cruz
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President of the United States; Democratic Party

• Bernie Sanders, Democratic
  2,080,846 votes 36.0% 229 delegates
• Joseph R. Biden, Democratic
  1,613,854 votes 27.9% 170 delegates
• Elizabeth Warren, Democratic
  762,555 votes 13.2% 11 delegates
• Michael R. Bloomberg, Democratic
  701,803 votes 12.1% 5 delegates
• Pete Buttigieg, Democratic
  249,256 votes 4.3%
• Amy Klobuchar, Democratic
  126,961 votes 2.2%
• Tom Steyer, Democratic
  113,092 votes 2.0%
• Andrew Yang, Democratic
  43,571 votes 0.8%
• Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic
  33,769 votes 0.6%
• Julián Castro, Democratic
  13,892 votes 0.2%
• Michael Bennet, Democratic
  7,377 votes 0.1%
• Marianne Williamson, Democratic
  7,052 votes 0.1%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, III, Democratic
  6,151 votes 0.1%
• Cory Booker, Democratic
  6,000 votes 0.1%
• John K. Delaney, Democratic
  4,606 votes 0.1%
• Michael A. Ellinger, Democratic
  3,424 votes 0.1%
• Joe Sestak, Democratic
  3,270 votes 0.1%
• Mark Stewart Greenstein, Democratic
  3,190 votes 0.1%
• Deval Patrick, Democratic
  2,022 votes 0.0%
• Mosie Boyd, Democratic
  1,639 votes 0.0%

President of the United States; Republican Party

• Donald J. Trump, Republican
  2,279,086 votes 92.2% 170 delegates
• Bill Weld, Republican
  66,904 votes 2.7%
• Joe Walsh, Republican
  64,749 votes 2.6%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Republican
  24,351 votes 1.0%
• Matthew John Matern, Republican
  15,469 votes 0.6%
• Robert Ardini, Republican
  12,857 votes 0.5%
• Zoltan G. Istvan, Republican
  8,141 votes 0.3%

President of the United States; American Independent Party

• Phil Collins, American Independent
  18,461 votes 32.6%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, American Independent
  12,816 votes 22.7%
• Don Blankenship, American Independent
  10,377 votes 18.3%
• J. R. Myers, American Independent
  8,068 votes 14.3%
• Charles Kraut, American Independent
  6,846 votes 12.1%

President of the United States; Green Party

• Howie Hawkins, Green
  4,203 votes 36.2%
• Dario Hunter, Green
  2,558 votes 22.0%
• Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry, Green
  2,071 votes 17.8%
• Dennis Lambert, Green
  1,999 votes 17.2%
• David Rolde, Green
  774 votes 6.7%

President of the United States; Libertarian Party

• Jacob Hornberger, Libertarian
  5,530 votes 19.4%
• Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian
  3,534 votes 12.4%
• Vermin Supreme, Libertarian
  3,469 votes 12.2%
• Ken Armstrong, Libertarian
  3,011 votes 10.6%
• Kim Ruff, Libertarian
  2,330 votes 8.2%
• Adam Kokesh, Libertarian
  2,161 votes 7.6%
• Sam Robb, Libertarian
  1,722 votes 6.0%
• Dan Behrman, Libertarian
  1,695 votes 5.9%
• Max Abramson, Libertarian
  1,605 votes 5.6%
• Souraya Faas, Libertarian
  999 votes 3.5%
• Steven A. Richey, Libertarian
  982 votes 3.4%
• Erik Chase Gerhardt, Libertarian
  748 votes 2.6%
• Keenan Wallace Dunham, Libertarian
  720 votes 2.5%

President of the United States; Peace and Freedom Party

• Gloria La Riva, Peace and Freedom
  4,481 votes 67.2%
• Howie Hawkins, Peace and Freedom
  2,191 votes 32.8%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for President of the United States)

United States Representative

United States Representative; District 18

• Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
  146,225 votes 61.7%
• Rishi Kumar, Democratic
  38,826 votes 16.4%
• Richard B. Fox, Republican
  28,863 votes 12.2%
• Phil Reynolds, Republican
  18,600 votes 7.8%
• Bob Goodwyn, Libertarian
  4,462 votes 1.9%

United States Representative; District 20

• Jimmy Panetta, Democratic
  123,615 votes 66.2%
• Jeff Gorman, Republican
  38,001 votes 20.3%
• Adam Bolaños Scow, Democratic
  25,172 votes 13.5%

State Senator

State Senator; District 17

• John Laird, Democratic
  138,986 votes 44.4%
• Vicki Nohrden, Republican
  98,649 votes 31.5%
• Maria Cadenas, Democratic
  65,525 votes 20.9%
• John M. Nevill, Democratic
  10,040 votes 3.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 29

• Mark Stone, Democratic
  124,519 votes 75.8%
• Shomir Banerjee, Republican
  39,835 votes 24.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• Robert Rivas, Democratic
  64,086 votes 69.4%
• Gregory Swett, Republican
  28,308 votes 30.6%

Judicial

Judge of the Superior Court; County of Santa Cruz; Office 1
Runoff Election 11/3/2020

• Nancy De La Peña
  38,222 votes 44.67%
• Annrae Angel
  25,952 votes 30.33%
• Jack D. Gordon
  20,855 votes 24.37%
• (534 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.62%)

County

Supervisor; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 1
Runoff Election 11/3/2020

• John Leopold
  9,879 votes 45.40%
• Manu Koenig
  6,636 votes 30.50%
• Mark Esquibel
  2,492 votes 11.45%
• Betsy Riker
  1,122 votes 5.16%
• Benjamin T. Cogan
  890 votes 4.09%
• Donald Kase Kreutz
  690 votes 3.17%
• (50 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Supervisor; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 2

• Zach Friend
  14,178 votes 69.50%
• Becky Steinbruner
  6,116 votes 29.98%
• (106 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.52%)

Supervisor; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 5

• Bruce McPherson
  17,668 votes 96.36%
• (668 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.64%)

City

Shall Drew Glover Be Recalled As Santa Cruz City Councilmember; City of Santa Cruz? (Yes/No)
13,416 / 53.21% Yes votes
11,796 / 46.79% No votes

• Drew Glover

Candidates to Succeed Drew Glover As Santa Cruz City Councilmember If He is Recalled; City of Santa Cruz

• Renee Golder
  13,369 votes 58.56%
• Tim Fitzmaurice
  9,042 votes 39.61%
• (418 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.83%)

ShallChris Krohn Be Recalled As Santa Cruz City Councilmember; City of Santa Cruz? (Yes/No)
12,713 / 51.02% Yes votes
12,206 / 48.98% No votes

• Chris Krohn

Candidates to Succeed Chris Krohn As Santa Cruz City Councilmember If He is Recalled; City of Santa Cruz

• Katherine Beiers
  12,345 votes 55.17%
• Don Lane
  9,572 votes 42.77%
• (461 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.06%)

County Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 1 (5 Elected)

• Tony Russomanno
  7,174 votes 20.18%
• Adam Spickler
  6,700 votes 18.85%
• Joe Hall
  6,694 votes 18.83%
• Nora Hochman
  6,258 votes 17.60%
• Keith Gudger
  4,881 votes 13.73%
• Darrell Darling
  3,744 votes 10.53%
• (101 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.28%)

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 2 (4 Elected)

• Ed Manning
  5,593 votes 18.15%
• Adele Gardner
  5,504 votes 17.87%
• Gigi Kelbert
  5,316 votes 17.26%
• René Bloch
  4,925 votes 15.99%
• Randa Solick
  3,614 votes 11.73%
• Denise Elerick
  3,032 votes 9.84%
• Katherine Denise Baird
  2,776 votes 9.01%
• (47 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.15%)

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 3 (5 Elected)

• Cyndi Dawson
  7,581 votes 13.51%
• Cynthia Mathews
  7,287 votes 12.98%
• Cynthia Hawthorne
  7,090 votes 12.63%
• Stacey Falls
  6,812 votes 12.14%
• Akin Babatola
  6,703 votes 11.94%
• Shawn Orgel-Olson
  5,679 votes 10.12%
• Hollie Locatelli
  5,342 votes 9.52%
• Carol Fuller
  5,281 votes 9.41%
• Clayton Strawn
  4,295 votes 7.65%
• (63 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.11%)

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 5 (5 Elected)

• Coco Raner-Walter
  5,742 votes 15.01%
• Richelle Noroyan
  5,103 votes 13.34%
• Linda Kerner
  4,938 votes 12.91%
• Gwen Chiaramonte
  4,745 votes 12.40%
• Glenn Glazer
  4,618 votes 12.07%
• Sally Gwin-Satterlee
  4,225 votes 11.04%
• Tim Willoughby
  4,055 votes 10.60%
• Jonathan Erdman
  2,396 votes 6.26%
• Michael Deely
  2,374 votes 6.21%
• (60 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.16%)

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 1 (5 Elected)

• Kristen Collishaw
  1,311 votes 17.68%
• Michael D. Lelieur
  1,246 votes 16.80%
• Colin R. "Corky" Roberson
  1,229 votes 16.57%
• Eric Erickson
  1,220 votes 16.45%
• Eugene Bustichi
  1,208 votes 16.29%
• Roger L. Snyder
  1,174 votes 15.83%
• (27 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Proposition 13 Bond
Fail: 4,304,013 / 47.0% Yes votes ...... 4,856,154 / 53.0% No votes

AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR FACILITY REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION, AND MODERNIZATION AT PUBLIC PRESCHOOLS, K-12 SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE. Authorizes $15 billion in state general obligation bonds for construction and modernization of public education facilities. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds estimated at about $740 million per year (including interest) over the next 35 years.

Measure M Classroom Repair and Modernization -- Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 561 / 56.0% Yes votes ...... 441 / 44.0% No votes
   550 (55.89%) Yes / 434 (44.11%) No in Monterey County
   Yes / No in San Benito County
   11 (61.11%) Yes / 7 (38.89%) No in Santa Cruz County

To repair and modernize classrooms and facilities; undertake seismic and earthquake safety upgrades and repairs; and qualify for state matching funds, shall the measure to reauthorize $4.2 million of Aromas-San Juan Unified School District's bonds, previously approved by voters in 2010, as new bonds with legal rates, projected yearly average levies less than $0.02 per $100 of assessed valuation through approximately 2031 (generating an average $455,000 dollars per year), annual audits and taxpayer oversight, be adopted?

Measure R Technology, Job Training, Classroom Repair Measure -- Cabrillo Community College District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 52,610 / 53.1% Yes votes ...... 46,550 / 46.9% No votes
   1,198 (46.38%) Yes / 1,385 (53.62%) No in Monterey County
   51,412 (53.23%) Yes / 45,165 (46.77%) No in Santa Cruz County

To repair/upgrade classrooms to better prepare students, veterans, workers for good jobs/university transfer by modernizing aging classrooms, technology/science labs; upgrading outdated wiring/ sewer lines; acquiring, constructing, repairing sites/facilities/equipment, shall Cabrillo Community College District's measure authorizing $274,100,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $19/$100,000 assessed valuation ($17,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding be approved, with audits, no funding for administrators, and all funds used locally?

Measure S School Bond -- San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 6,055 / 55.12% Yes votes ...... 4,931 / 44.88% No votes

To improve the quality of local schools; repair or replace roofs; construct Science/Engineering and Career Technical Education facilities; and make health and safety improvements; shall San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District's measure be adopted authorizing $75,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, generating approximately $4.3 million annually while bonds are outstanding with levies of approximately 6 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, citizens' oversight, no money for salaries and all money for local projects?

Measure T Parcel Tax -- Santa Cruz City School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 36,985 / 74.00% Yes votes ...... 12,994 / 26.00% No votes

To protect educational quality in local high schools (grades 9-12) and continue funding Career Technical Education, science, technology, engineering, arts, counseling, library and athletic programs keeping kids safe and engaged in school, shall the Santa Cruz City High School District measure renewing its expiring parcel tax at the current $110 per parcel annual rate be adopted, continuing $3.7 million in annual school funding until ended by voters, without raising tax rates, including senior exemptions and all money staying local?

Measure U Parcel Tax -- Santa Cruz City Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 21,303 / 79.85% Yes votes ...... 5,377 / 20.15% No votes

To continue funding core programs in science, art and music that support student achievement at Santa Cruz elementary and middle schools, attract/retain highly qualified teachers, provide library and counseling services, and maintain smaller class sizes, shall the Santa Cruz City Elementary School District's measure renewing the expiring Santa Cruz City Elementary School District's and Santa Cruz City High School District's parcel tax at a rate of $208 per parcel be adopted, providing $3.2 million in annual school funding until ended by voters, including senior exemptions, and all money staying local?

Measure V Parcel Tax -- Soquel Union Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 7,407 / 63.51% Yes votes ...... 4,256 / 36.49% No votes

To maintain quality education in local elementary/middle schools by attracting and retaining highly qualified teachers/school staff; preserving strong academic programs in reading, writing, math, science, technology, arts and music; maintaining small class sizes; and providing locally controlled funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Soquel Union Elementary School District's measure levying $96 per parcel annually for 6 years be adopted, raising approximately $1,500,000 annually with independent oversight, senior exemptions, and all funds benefitting local schools?

Measure W Public Works Construction -- City of Santa Cruz (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 18,826 / 81.08% Yes votes ...... 4,394 / 18.92% No votes

In order to allow the City of Santa Cruz greater flexibility in contracting for public works construction projects, such as major planned improvements in City infrastructure, shall the City of Santa Cruz Charter be amended to allow for the use of design-build or other best value procurement for public works construction, to be established by ordinance?

Measure X Creating Trustee Areas for School Board -- City of Santa Cruz (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 17,179 / 78.71% Yes votes ...... 4,646 / 21.29% No votes

In order to allow Santa Cruz City Schools District to conduct elections by trustee areas adopted by the District, rather than specifying the makeup of the School District Board of Trustees in the City Charter, shall the City of Santa Cruz Charter be amended to rescind Article XVI?

Measure Y Sales Tax -- City of Watsonville (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 6,343 / 78.60% Yes votes ...... 1,727 / 21.40% No votes

To fight crime, save lives, ensure rapid 911 response to medical emergencies and fires and keep Watsonville safe by maintaining and increasing: after-school youth programs and safe places to keep teens out of trouble, neighborhood patrols, police officers, firefighters and paramedics and lifesaving public safety equipment; shall Watsonville continue its existing one-half-cent sales tax until repealed by voters, restricted to specific uses, subject to independent citizens' oversight and audits, providing $4 million annually?

Measure Z Sales Tax -- City of Scotts Valley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,353 / 64.28% Yes votes ...... 1,863 / 35.72% No votes

To protect Scott Valley's quality of life, maintain financial stability, avoid significant cuts and support city services, such as local 9-1-1 dispatch and emergency police response; wildfire/ emergency preparation; recruiting/ retaining experienced police officers; city road, storm drain and parks maintenance; and other general services, shall a 1.25% sales tax be adopted, eliminating the existing 0.50% sales tax and generating approximately $3,300,000 annually for twelve years, with all funds spent locally?