Presidential General Election - November 8, 2016

Contests Closed - Going to Election

* = Incumbent

US Senate: 

Candidate	Political Party	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Loretta L. Sanchez	DEM	California Congresswoman	Sanchez Statement
Kamala D. Harris	DEM	Attorney General of California	Harris Statement

 

18th Congressional District: 

Candidate	Political Party	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Anna G. Eshoo*	DEM	Member of Congress	Eshoo Statement
Richard B. Fox	REP	Physician/Attorney	Fox Statement

20th Congressional District: 

Candidates	Political Party	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Jimmy Panetta	DEM	Prosecutor	Panetta Statement Panetta Espanol
Casey Lucius	REP	National Security Professor	Lucius Statement Lucius Espanol

17th State Senate District:

Candidate	Political Party	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Bill Monning*	DEM	California State Senator	Monning Statement Monning Espanol
Palmer Kain	REP	Community Volunteer	Kain Statement

29th Assembly District:

Candidate	Political Party	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Sierra Roberts	REP	Entrepreneur	Roberts-no statement filed
Mark Stone*	DEM	Assemblymember	Stone Statement Stone Espanol

30th Assembly District:

Candidate	Political Party	Ballot Designation	Candidate Statement
Karina Cervantez Alejo	DEM	Educator/Councilmember	Alejo Statement Alejo Espanol
Anna Caballero	DEM	Independent Small Businesswoman	Caballero Statement

County Board of Education Trustee Area 2 - Short 2 Year Term

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Bruce Van Allen	X	Van Allen Statement Van Allen Espanol	Appointed Incumbent
Christopher Charman		Charman Statement Charman Espanol	Parent

Cabrillo Community College Trustee Area 5

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Daniel Dodge		Dodge Statement Dodge Espanol	Legislative Field Representative
Leticia Mendoza		Mendoza Statement Mendoza Espanaol	Nonprofit Executive Director

Aromas-San Juan Unified School District - Vote for Three

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Jennifer Colby	X	Colby-Guarach-no statement filed	Incumbent
Shary Greene		Greene-no statement filed	Mother/Bookkeeper
Monica Martinez-Guaracha	X	Martinez-Guaracha-no statement filed	Governing Board Member
Drew McAlister		McAlister-no statement filed	Father/Businessman

Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Area 2

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Lupe Rivas	X	Rivas Statement Rivas Espanol	Incumbent
Georgia Acosta		Acosta Statement Acosta Espanol	Agriculture Businesswoman/Mother

Scotts Valley Unified School District - Vote for Three

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Kim Shultz	X	Shultz Statement	Incumbent
Michael Shulman	X	Shulman Statement	Incumbent
Cathie Simonovich		Simonovich Statement	Small Business Owner
Sue Roth	X	Roth Statement	Incumbent
Sue Rains		Rains Statement	Parent/Accountant
Farah Galvez Theissen		Theissen Statement Theissen Espanol	Vice President Operations

Scotts Valley Unified School District Two year Short Term - Vote for Two

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Corey Warner		Warner Statement	Parent/Procurement Specialist
Roger L. Snyder		Snyder Statement	Product Management Consultan
Gia Schwarzer		Schwarzer - no statement filed	Parent
Stephanie Espinola		Espinola Statement	Community Volunteer

Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District - Vote for Two

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Rosemary Rossi	X	Rossi-no statement filed	Incumbent
Kyle Park		Park-no statement filed	Investment Banker
Katherine Tseng	X	Tseng-no statement filed	Incumbent
Ron Jones		Jones-no statement filed	Parent/Businessman

Live Oak School District - Vote for Two

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Heather Rhodes		Rhodes Statement Rhodes Espanol	Business Owner/Parent
Jeremy Ray	X	Ray Statement Ray Espanol	Incumbent
Michael D. Lelieur		Lelieur Statement	Maintenance Worker/Parent

Mountain Elementary School District - Vote for Three

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Marissa Ferejohn Swett		Swett Statement	Teacher/Parent
Mark H. Swan	X	Swan Statement	Incumbent
Mary Navas	X	Navas Statement	Incumbent
Simon Fletcher	X	Fletcher - no statement filed	Incumbent

City of Capitola Member of City Council- Vote for Two

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Bob Edgren		Edgen Statement	Retired
Kristen Petersen		Petersen Statement Petersen Espanol	Congressional Aide
Ed Bottorff	X	Bottorff Statement	Incumbent

City of Capitola - City Treasurer

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Peter Wilk		Wilk-no statement filed	Retired Engineering Manager

City of Santa Cruz Member of City Council- Vote for Four

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Chris Krohn		Krohn Statement Krohn Espanol	Environmental Internship Coordinator
Nathanael A. Kennedy		Kennedy Statement	Artist
Martine Watkins		Watkins Statement Watkins Espanol	Education Programs Coordinator
Robert Singleton		Singleton Statement Singleton Espanol	Business Owner
Steve Schnaar		Schnaar Statement Schnaar Espanol	Bicycle Mechanic/Educator
Jim Davis		Davis-no statement filed	Radio Account Manager
Steve Pleich		Pleich Statement	Nonprofit Board Chair
Drew Glover		Glover Statement Glover Espanol	Nonprofit Program Director
Cynthia Mathews	X	Mathews Statement Mathews Espanol	Mayor
Sandy Brown		Sandy Brown Statement Sandy Brown Espanol	Instructor/Researcher
J.M. Brown		J.M. Brown Statement J.M. Brown Espanol	Communicatons Consultant/Writer

City of Scotts Valley Member of City Council- Vote for Three

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Jack Dilles		Dilles Statement	City Finance Consultant
Rosanna Herrera		Herrera Statement	Local Business Owner
Donna R. Lind	X	Lind Statement	Incumbent
Dene Bustichi	X	Bustichi Statement	Scotts Valley Councilmember
Randy Johnson	X	Johnson Statement	Scotts Valley Councilmember

City of Watsonville Member of City Council - District 1

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Felipe Hernandez	X	Hernandez Statement Hernandez Espanol	Mayor of Watsonville

City of Watsonville Member of City Council - District 2

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Oscar Rios		Rios Statement Rios Espanol	Retired Union Representative
David Hermosillo		Hermosillo Statement Hermosillo Espanol	Retired Watsonville Firefighter

City of Watsonville Member of City Council - District 6

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Trina Coffman-Gomez	X	Coffman-Gomez Statement Coffman-Gomez Espanol	Incumbent
Doreen Martinez		Martinez Statement Martinez Espanol	Retail Clerk

Central Fire Protection District - Vote for Four

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Kevin Walter		Walter Statement Walter Espanol	Retired Bus Operator
Charles Howard	X	Howard Statement	Incumbent
Richard Phillips	X	Phillips-no statement filed	Incumbent
John P. Lucchesi		Lucchesi Statement Lucchesi Espanol	Retired Battalion Chief
Owen T. Miller		Miller Statement Miller Espanol	Retired Battalion Chief
Michael C. Mitchell	X	Mitchell-no statement filed	Director
David Burnham		Burnham Statement Burnham Espanol	Retired Truck Driver
Bruce Bettencourt	X	Bettencourt Statement	Pharmacist

Scotts Valley Fire Protection District - Vote for Three

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Phillip Witt		Witt-no statement filed	Water District Foreman
Arthur E. Smith	X	Smith-no statement filed	Incumbent
Alan L. Smith	X	Smith-no statement filed	Incumbent
Russ Patterson		Patterson Statement	Emergency Management Consultant
Daron L. Pisciotta		Pisciotta Statement	Deputy Fire Chief
Shawn Mosley		Mosley Statement	Senior Systems Engineer

San Lorenzo Valley Water District - Vote for Two

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Bill Smallman		Smallman Statement	Civil Engineer
Randall C. Brown	X	Brown Statement	Incumbent
Margaret V. Bruce	X	Bruce Statement	Incumbent

Soquel Creek Water District - Two Year Short Term

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Rachél Lather	X	Lather Statement	Water Engineer/Director
John Edward Bargetto		Bargetto Statement	Winemaker/Businessman

Santa Cruz Port District - Vote for Three

Name	Incumbent	Candidate Statement	Ballot Designation
Bryan Kretsch		Kretsch Statement	Project Manager/Engineer
Vicki Vance		Vance Statement	Retired CEO
Dennis (Denny) L. Smith	X	Smith Statement	Port Commissioner
Stephen Reed	X	Reed Statement Reed Espanol	Port Commissioner
Lenny Hewitt		Hewitt-no statement filed	Retired Maintenance Employee
NeLi Cardoso		Cardoso-no statement filed	Fisherwoman/businesswoman
Darren Gertler		Gertler Statement	Teacher/Commercial Fisherman
Bill Lee	X	Lee Statement	Incumbent