Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of Santa Cruz
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

Governor
Runoff Election 11/6/2018

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  2,341,815 votes 33.7%
• John H. Cox, Republican
  1,764,919 votes 25.4%
• Antonio Villaraigosa, Democratic
  926,018 votes 13.3%
• Travis Allen, Republican
  657,147 votes 9.4%
• John Chiang, Democratic
  655,590 votes 9.4%
• Delaine Eastin, Democratic
  234,641 votes 3.4%
• Amanda Renteria, Democratic
  93,376 votes 1.3%
• Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
  44,628 votes 0.6%
• Michael Shellenberger, Democratic
  31,666 votes 0.5%
• Peter Y. Liu, Republican
  27,297 votes 0.4%
• Yvonne Girard, Republican
  21,817 votes 0.3%
• Gloria Estela La Riva, Peace and Freedom
  19,059 votes 0.3%
• J. Bribiesca, Democratic
  18,027 votes 0.3%
• Josh Jones, Green
  16,092 votes 0.2%
• Zoltan Istvan, Libertarian
  14,447 votes 0.2%
• Albert Caesar Mezzetti, Democratic
  12,010 votes 0.2%
• Nickolas Wildstar, Libertarian
  11,547 votes 0.2%
• Robert Davidson Griffis, Democratic
  11,094 votes 0.2%
• Akinyemi Agbede, Democratic
  9,373 votes 0.1%
• Thomas Jefferson Cares, Democratic
  8,940 votes 0.1%
• Christopher N. Carlson, Green
  7,310 votes 0.1%
• Klement Tinaj, Democratic
  5,363 votes 0.1%
• Hakan "Hawk" Mikado, No Party Preference
  5,338 votes 0.1%
• Johnny Wattenburg, No Party Preference
  4,961 votes 0.1%
• Desmond Silveira, No Party Preference
  4,630 votes 0.1%
• Shubham Goel, No Party Preference
  4,017 votes 0.1%
• Jeffrey Edward Taylor, No Party Preference
  3,967 votes 0.1%
• Veronika Fimbres (Write-In)

Lieutenant Governor

• Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
  1,586,576 votes 24.2%
• Ed Hernandez, Democratic
  1,346,848 votes 20.6%
• Cole Harris, Republican
  1,142,957 votes 17.5%
• Jeff Bleich, Democratic
  647,335 votes 9.9%
• David Fennell, Republican
  515,347 votes 7.9%
• Lydia Ortega, Republican
  419,092 votes 6.4%
• David R. Hernandez, Republican
  404,663 votes 6.2%
• Gayle McLaughlin, No Party Preference
  263,049 votes 4.0%
• Tim Ferreira, Libertarian
  99,835 votes 1.5%
• Cameron Gharabiklou, Democratic
  78,144 votes 1.2%
• Danny Thomas, No Party Preference
  44,068 votes 0.7%

Secretary of State

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  3,473,183 votes 52.6%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  2,046,084 votes 31.0%
• Ruben Major, Democratic
  354,733 votes 5.4%
• Raul Rodriguez, Jr., Republican
  330,040 votes 5.0%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  155,659 votes 2.4%
• Michael Feinstein, Green
  136,571 votes 2.1%
• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  61,310 votes 0.9%
• Erik Rydberg, Green
  48,647 votes 0.7%

Controller

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  4,030,136 votes 62.1%
• Konstantinos Roditis, Republican
  2,198,777 votes 33.9%
• Mary Lou Finley, Peace and Freedom
  261,573 votes 4.0%

Treasurer

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  2,898,389 votes 44.5%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  1,356,535 votes 20.8%
• Jack M. Guerrero, Republican
  1,256,007 votes 19.3%
• Vivek Viswanathan, Democratic
  847,342 votes 13.0%
• Kevin Akin, Peace and Freedom
  148,118 votes 2.3%

Attorney General

• Xavier Becerra, Democratic
  3,022,467 votes 45.8%
• Steven C. Bailey, Republican
  1,614,150 votes 24.5%
• Dave Jones, Democratic
  1,016,556 votes 15.4%
• Eric Early, Republican
  942,308 votes 14.3%

Insurance Commissioner

• Steve Poizner, No Party Preference
  2,566,849 votes 41.0%
• Ricardo Lara, Democratic
  2,536,923 votes 40.5%
• Asif Mahmood, Democratic
  845,113 votes 13.5%
• Nathalie Hrizi, Peace and Freedom
  315,828 votes 5.0%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Marshall Tuck
  2,221,908 votes 37.0%
• Tony K. Thurmond
  2,135,591 votes 35.6%
• Lily "Espinoza" Ploski
  984,039 votes 16.4%
• Steven Ireland
  658,037 votes 11.0%

State Board of Equalization; District 2

• Malia Cohen, Democratic
  719,446 votes 38.6%
• Mark Burns, Republican
  499,736 votes 26.8%
• Cathleen Galgiani, Democratic
  472,531 votes 25.4%
• Barry Chang, Democratic
  170,711 votes 9.2%

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  2,945,177 votes 44.2%
• Kevin De Leon, Democratic
  804,965 votes 12.1%
• James P. Bradley, Republican
  555,738 votes 8.3%
• Arun K. Bhumitra, Republican
  350,554 votes 5.3%
• Paul A. Taylor, Republican
  323,313 votes 4.9%
• Erin Cruz, Republican
  267,213 votes 4.0%
• Tom Palzer, Republican
  204,924 votes 3.1%
• Alison Hartson, Democratic
  146,909 votes 2.2%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Republican
  135,209 votes 2.0%
• Pat Harris, Democratic
  126,837 votes 1.9%
• John "Jack" Crew, Republican
  93,702 votes 1.4%
• Patrick Little, Republican
  89,800 votes 1.3%
• Kevin Mottus, Republican
  87,569 votes 1.3%
• Jerry Joseph Laws, Republican
  67,060 votes 1.0%
• Derrick Michael Reid, Libertarian
  59,922 votes 0.9%
• Adrienne Nicole Edwards, Democratic
  56,119 votes 0.8%
• Douglas Howard Pierce, Democratic
  42,574 votes 0.6%
• Mario Nabliba, Republican
  39,177 votes 0.6%
• David Hildebrand, Democratic
  30,259 votes 0.5%
• Donnie O. Turner, Democratic
  30,075 votes 0.5%
• Herbert G. Peters, Democratic
  27,411 votes 0.4%
• David Moore, No Party Preference
  24,601 votes 0.4%
• Ling Ling Shi, No Party Preference
  23,499 votes 0.4%
• John Thompson Parker, Peace and Freedom
  22,788 votes 0.3%
• Lee Olson, No Party Preference
  20,378 votes 0.3%
• Gerald Plummer, Democratic
  18,167 votes 0.3%
• Jason M. Hanania, No Party Preference
  18,157 votes 0.3%
• Don J. Grundmann, No Party Preference
  15,096 votes 0.2%
• Colleen Shea Fernald, No Party Preference
  13,512 votes 0.2%
• Rash Bihari Ghosh, No Party Preference
  12,542 votes 0.2%
• Tim Gildersleeve, No Party Preference
  8,469 votes 0.1%
• Michael Fahmy Girgis, No Party Preference
  2,982 votes 0.0%

United States Representative; District 18

• Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
  133,993 votes 73.4%
• Christine Russell, Republican
  42,692 votes 23.4%
• John Karl Fredrich, No Party Preference
  5,803 votes 3.2%

United States Representative; District 20

• Jimmy Panetta, Democratic
  102,828 votes 80.7%
• Ronald Paul Kabat, No Party Preference
  19,657 votes 15.4%
• Douglas Deitch, Democratic
  4,956 votes 3.9%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 29

• Mark Stone, Democratic
  86,641 votes 72.4%
• Vicki L. Nohrden, Republican
  33,073 votes 27.6%

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• Robert Rivas, Democratic
  30,379 votes 45.5%
• Neil G. Kitchens, Republican
  20,099 votes 30.1%
• Peter Leroe-Muñoz, Democratic
  7,099 votes 10.6%
• Trina Coffman-Gomez, Democratic
  5,003 votes 7.5%
• Bill Lipe, Democratic
  4,217 votes 6.3%

Judicial

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Cruz

• Syda K. Cogliati
  36,330 votes 59.61%
• Zachariah D. Schwarzbach
  24,315 votes 39.89%
• (306 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.50%)

School

County Superintendent of Schools; County of Santa Cruz

• Faris Sabbah
  46,662 votes 97.8%
• (1,049 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.2%)

County

Supervisor; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 3

• Ryan Coonerty
  10,621 votes 77.93%
• Steven Pleich
  2,903 votes 21.30%
• (105 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.77%)

Supervisor; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 4
Runoff Election 11/6/2018

• Greg Caput
  2,127 votes 32.37%
• Jimmy Dutra
  1,765 votes 26.86%
• Felipe Hernandez
  1,517 votes 23.09%
• Nancy Bilicich
  804 votes 12.24%
• Leticia Mendoza
  345 votes 5.25%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.18%)

Assessor-Recorder; County of Santa Cruz

• Sean Saldavia
  47,485 votes 98.32%
• (812 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.68%)

Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector; County of Santa Cruz

• Edith Driscoll
  47,696 votes 98.21%
• (869 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.79%)

County Clerk; County of Santa Cruz

• Gail L. Pellerin
  49,287 votes 98.56%
• (718 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.44%)

District Attorney -Public Administrator; County of Santa Cruz

• Jeff Rosell
  47,595 votes 98.39%
• (777 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.61%)

Sheriff-Coroner; County of Santa Cruz

• Jim Hart
  48,742 votes 97.52%
• (1,240 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.48%)

City

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 2

• Aurelio Gonzalez
  289 votes 52.07%
• Jenni Veitch-Olson
  262 votes 47.21%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.72%)

Proposition 68 Bonds for Natural Resources Protection
Pass: 3,455,226 / 57.6% Yes votes ...... 2,544,854 / 42.4% No votes

Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for: parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection. Fiscal Impact: Increased state bond repayment costs averaging $200 million annually over 40 years. Local government savings for natural resources-related projects, likely averaging several tens of millions of dollars annually over the next few decades.

Proposition 69 Transportation Funding
Pass: 4,886,924 / 81.3% Yes votes ...... 1,121,924 / 18.7% No votes

Requires that certain revenues generated by a 2017 transportation funding law be used only for transportation purposes and generally prohibits Legislature from diverting funds to other purposes. Fiscal Impact: No direct effect on the amount of state and local revenues or costs but could affect how some monies are spent.

Proposition 70 Cap-and-Trade Reserve Fund
Fail: 2,017,549 / 35.0% Yes votes ...... 3,746,434 / 65.0% No votes

Beginning in 2024, requires that cap-and-trade revenues accumulate in a reserve fund until the Legislature, by a two-thirds majority, authorizes use of the revenues. Fiscal Impact: Beginning in 2024, potential temporary increase in state sales tax revenue, ranging from none to a few hundred million dollars annually, and possible changes in how revenue from sale of greenhouse gas emission permits is spent.

Proposition 71 Sets Effective Sate for Ballot Measures
Pass: 4,527,073 / 77.8% Yes votes ...... 1,288,385 / 22.2% No votes

Provides that ballot measures approved by a majority of voters shall take effect five days after the Secretary of State certifies the results of the election. Fiscal Impact: Likely little or no effect on state and local finances.

Proposition 72 Legislature to Exclude Newly Constructed Rain-Capture Systems From Property-Tax Reassessment Requirement
Pass: 4,979,651 / 84.2% Yes votes ...... 932,263 / 15.8% No votes

Permits Legislature to allow construction of rain-capture systems, completed on or after January 1, 2019, without requiring property-tax reassessment. Fiscal Impact: Probably minor reduction in annual property tax revenues to local governments.

Measure P School District Bond -- Mountain Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 405 / 72.58% Yes votes ...... 153 / 27.42% No votes

To improve the quality of education at Mountain School with funding that cannot be taken by the State; repair/replace leaky roofs; and modernize/reconstruct/improve outdated classrooms, school facilities and fields; shall Mountain Elementary School District issue $2,300,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $158,000 annually through 2048 for bonds from levies of approximately 3 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries and all funds for local schools?

Measure Q Parcel Tax -- Happy Valley Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 467 / 76.94% Yes votes ...... 140 / 23.06% No votes

To support academic excellence, maintain quality art and music programs, integrate modern technology into classrooms, retain high quality teachers and provide local funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Happy Valley Elementary School District's measure be adopted authorizing the levy of a parcel tax for six years at a rate of $99 per year raising $61,000 annually with an exemption for seniors and with annual citizens' oversight?

Measure R School District Bond -- Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,236 / 66.6% Yes votes ...... 621 / 33.4% No votes
   284 (72.63%) Yes / 107 (27.37%) No in Santa Clara County
   952 (64.94%) Yes / 514 (35.06%) No in Santa Cruz County

To repair Loma Prieta School District's fire-damaged classrooms and community center, update fire alarms, water systems, electrical/heating and plumbing systems, meet health/safety codes, modernize aging classroom technology, acquire, repair, construct, equipment/sites with funding that cannot be taken by the State shall this Loma Prieta Joint Union School District measure be adopted to issue $10,600,000 in bonds at legal rates, levy on average 3 cents/$100 assessed value ($670,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with annual audits and citizens oversight?

Measure S Sales Tax -- City of Santa Cruz (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,134 / 71.94% Yes votes ...... 4,733 / 28.06% No votes

To protect Santa Cruz's quality of life by maintaining: police community and neighborhood services and crime prevention; homeless and treatment services; funding for local non-profits providing children/senior/working family services; City programs for children/at-risk youth; support for parks/beaches/open spaces; fire prevention programs and other essential city services, shall the City of Santa Cruz enact a permanent ¼ percent sales tax to provide about $3 million annually for use in our local community?

Measure T Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Santa Cruz (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 11,591 / 72.46% Yes votes ...... 4,406 / 27.54% No votes

With cultivation, possession and use of recreational marijuana made legal in 2016 by California voters, shall the Santa Cruz Municipal Code be amended to repeal Measure K, a 2006 ballot measure that requires Santa Cruz police officers and other law enforcement officers in the City of Santa Cruz to make enforcement of laws pertaining to the distribution, sale, cultivation or use of marijuana by adults their lowest law enforcement priority?

Measure U Oppose UCSC Growth -- City of Santa Cruz (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,606 / 76.92% Yes votes ...... 3,783 / 23.08% No votes

Shall an Ordinance be adopted expressing the Santa Cruz community's opposition to the proposed enrollment growth at the University of California, Santa Cruz?