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Past Elections
November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election
Final Election Results
Santa Cruz County
Statewide General Election
November 8, 2016
Registration & Turnout
157,204 Voters
Vote Count
Percent
Vote By Mail / Absentee Reporting Turnout
83,021
52.81%
Precinct Reporting Turnout
49,144
31.26%
total
132,165
84.07%
President and Vice President
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
DEM - HILLARY CLINTON
95,249
73.26%
REP - DONALD J. TRUMP
22,438
17.26%
GRN - JILL STEIN
4,485
3.45%
LIB - GARY JOHNSON
4,325
3.33%
WRITE-IN
2,888
2.22%
PAF - GLORIA ESTELA LA RIVA
627
0.48%
total
130,012
100.00%
United States Senator
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
DEM - KAMALA D. HARRIS
81,443
71.34%
DEM - LORETTA L. SANCHEZ
32,720
28.66%
total
114,163
100.00%
U. S. Congress 18th District
100/100 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
DEM - ANNA G. ESHOO
20,248
71.23%
REP - RICHARD B. FOX
8,179
28.77%
total
28,427
100.00%
U. S. Congress 20th District
166/166 100%
Vote Count
Percent
DEM - JIMMY PANETTA
74,368
77.31%
REP - CASEY LUCIUS
21,831
22.69%
total
96,199
100.00%
State Senator 17th District
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
DEM - BILL MONNING
96,926
78.43%
REP - PALMER KAIN
26,658
21.57%
total
123,584
100.00%
State Assembly 29th District
235/235 100%
Vote Count
Percent
DEM - MARK STONE
82,198
77.91%
REP - SIERRA ROBERTS
23,304
22.09%
total
105,502
100.00%
State Assembly 30th District
31/31 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
DEM - ANNA CABALLERO
9,516
55.90%
DEM - KARINA CERVANTEZ ALEJO
7,506
44.10%
total
17,022
100.00%
County Bd of Ed - TA 2
33/33 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - BRUCE VAN ALLEN
9,988
63.72%
NPP - CHRISTOPHER CHARMAN
5,550
35.40%
WRITE-IN
138
0.88%
total
15,676
100.00%
Cabrillo Comm College TA 5
15/15 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - LETICIA MENDOZA
4,748
55.67%
NPP - DANIEL DODGE
3,664
42.96%
WRITE-IN
117
1.37%
total
8,529
100.00%
Pajaro Valley Unified TA 2
7/7 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - GEORGIA ACOSTA
3,023
58.72%
NPP - LUPE RIVAS
2,075
40.31%
WRITE-IN
50
0.97%
total
5,148
100.00%
Los Gatos-Saratoga High School
8/8 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - ROSEMARY ROSSI
1,234
31.82%
NPP - KATHERINE TSENG
975
25.14%
NPP - RON JONES
877
22.61%
NPP - KYLE PARK
783
20.19%
WRITE-IN
9
0.23%
total
3,878
100.00%
Scotts Valley Unified School District
35/35 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - MICHAEL SHULMAN
4,149
19.36%
NPP - KIM SHULTZ
4,062
18.95%
NPP - SUE RAINS
3,886
18.13%
NPP - SUE ROTH
3,571
16.66%
NPP - FARAH GALVEZ THEISSEN
3,206
14.96%
NPP - CATHIE SIMONOVICH
2,541
11.85%
WRITE-IN
20
0.09%
total
21,435
100.00%
Scotts Valley Unified Short Term
35/35 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - ROGER L. SNYDER
4,134
32.21%
NPP - COREY WARNER
3,049
23.75%
NPP - STEPHANIE ESPINOLA
3,021
23.54%
NPP - GIA SCHWARZER
2,608
20.32%
WRITE-IN
24
0.19%
total
12,836
100.00%
Aromas-San Juan Unified
1/1 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - MONICA MARTINEZ-GUARACHA
22
35.48%
NPP - DREW MCALISTER
15
24.19%
NPP - SHARY GREENE
15
24.19%
NPP - JENNIFER COLBY
10
16.13%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
total
62
100.00%
Live Oak School District
14/14 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - HEATHER RHODES
5,935
41.80%
NPP - JEREMY RAY
4,927
34.70%
NPP - MICHAEL D. LELIEUR
3,293
23.20%
WRITE-IN
42
0.30%
total
14,197
100.00%
Mountain Elementary School District
6/6 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - MARISSA FEREJOHN SWETT
554
34.78%
NPP - MARY NAVAS
386
24.23%
NPP - MARK H. SWAN
354
22.22%
NPP - SIMON FLETCHER
299
18.77%
WRITE-IN
0
0.00%
total
1,593
100.00%
Member, Capitola City Council
6/6 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - KRISTEN PETERSEN
3,237
44.10%
NPP - ED BOTTORFF
1,535
20.91%
WRITE-IN
1,527
20.80%
NPP - BOB EDGREN
1,041
14.18%
total
7,340
100.00%
Treasurer Capitola
6/6 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - PETER WILK
3,361
98.42%
WRITE-IN
54
1.58%
total
3,415
100.00%
Member, Santa Cruz City Council
38/38 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - MARTINE WATKINS
13,683
13.76%
NPP - CYNTHIA MATHEWS
13,500
13.58%
NPP - CHRIS KROHN
12,296
12.37%
NPP - SANDY BROWN
11,325
11.39%
NPP - DREW GLOVER
10,770
10.83%
NPP - ROBERT SINGLETON
10,704
10.76%
NPP - J.M. BROWN
10,609
10.67%
NPP - STEVE SCHNAAR
10,423
10.48%
NPP - STEVE PLEICH
2,461
2.47%
NPP - NATHANAEL A. KENNEDY
2,257
2.27%
NPP - JIM DAVIS
1,216
1.22%
WRITE-IN
195
0.20%
total
99,439
100.00%
Member, Scotts Valley City Council
11/11 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - DONNA R. LIND
3,472
22.58%
NPP - RANDY JOHNSON
3,351
21.79%
NPP - JACK DILLES
3,098
20.15%
NPP - ROSANNA HERRERA
2,808
18.26%
NPP - DENE BUSTICHI
2,623
17.06%
WRITE-IN
24
0.16%
total
15,376
100.00%
Member of Watsonville City Council 1
3/3 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - FELIPE HERNANDEZ
1,042
95.86%
WRITE-IN
45
4.14%
total
1,087
100.00%
Member of Watsonville City Council 2
3/3 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - OSCAR RIOS
678
49.93%
NPP - DAVID HERMOSILLO
675
49.71%
WRITE-IN
5
0.37%
total
1,358
100.00%
Member of Watsonville City Council 6
4/4 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - TRINA COFFMAN-GOMEZ
998
49.90%
NPP - DOREEN MARTINEZ
979
48.95%
WRITE-IN
23
1.15%
total
2,000
100.00%
Central Fire Protection District
41/41 100%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - JOHN P. LUCCHESI
15,789
22.65%
NPP - OWEN T. MILLER
15,497
22.23%
NPP - KEVIN WALTER
10,532
15.11%
NPP - DAVID BURNHAM
9,336
13.39%
NPP - CHARLES HOWARD
6,341
9.10%
NPP - RICHARD PHILLIPS
5,196
7.45%
NPP - BRUCE BETTENCOURT
4,105
5.89%
NPP - MICHAEL C. MITCHELL
2,826
4.05%
WRITE-IN
93
0.13%
total
69,715
100.00%
Scotts Valley Fire Protection District
37/37 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - DARON L. PISCIOTTA
6,231
31.17%
NPP - RUSS PATTERSON
3,822
19.12%
NPP - ALAN L. SMITH
2,936
14.69%
NPP - ARTHUR E. SMITH
2,806
14.04%
NPP - SHAWN MOSLEY
2,255
11.28%
NPP - PHILLIP WITT
1,907
9.54%
WRITE-IN
32
0.16%
total
19,989
100.00%
San Lorenzo Valley Water District
42/42 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - BILL SMALLMAN
7,155
38.16%
NPP - MARGARET V. BRUCE
6,591
35.15%
NPP - RANDALL C. BROWN
4,935
26.32%
WRITE-IN
70
0.37%
total
18,751
100.00%
Soquel Creek Water District
29/29 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - RACH�L LATHER
13,087
65.25%
NPP - JOHN EDWARD BARGETTO
6,906
34.43%
WRITE-IN
63
0.31%
total
20,056
100.00%
Santa Cruz Port Commissioner
73/73 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
NPP - DARREN GERTLER
16,678
17.87%
NPP - STEPHEN REED
13,924
14.92%
NPP - DENNIS (DENNY) L. SMITH
13,703
14.68%
NPP - BILL LEE
12,050
12.91%
NPP - NELI CARDOSO
11,491
12.31%
NPP - VICKI VANCE
10,232
10.96%
NPP - LENNY HEWITT
8,467
9.07%
NPP - BRYAN KRETSCH
6,586
7.06%
WRITE-IN
188
0.20%
total
93,319
100.00%
51 - School Bonds-All State Props Majority to Pass
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
70,836
57.02%
No
53,402
42.98%
total
124,238
100.00%
52 - Medi-Cal
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
90,286
73.96%
No
31,793
26.04%
total
122,079
100.00%
53 - Revenue Bonds
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
No
71,496
59.67%
Yes
48,316
40.33%
total
119,812
100.00%
54 - Legislature
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
70,251
58.51%
No
49,815
41.49%
total
120,066
100.00%
55 - Tax Extension Health and Ed
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
91,539
73.49%
No
33,029
26.51%
total
124,568
100.00%
56 - Cigarette Tax
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
92,068
72.15%
No
35,530
27.85%
total
127,598
100.00%
57 - Criminal Sentences
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
93,822
75.05%
No
31,191
24.95%
total
125,013
100.00%
58 - English Proficiency
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
99,237
79.64%
No
25,364
20.36%
total
124,601
100.00%
59 - Corporations
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
80,321
68.08%
No
37,651
31.92%
total
117,972
100.00%
60 - Adult Films
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
No
77,590
64.00%
Yes
43,653
36.00%
total
121,243
100.00%
61 - State Drug Purchases
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
64,537
53.91%
No
55,173
46.09%
total
119,710
100.00%
62 - Death Penalty
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
79,046
63.65%
No
45,152
36.35%
total
124,198
100.00%
63 - Firearms
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
90,483
71.73%
No
35,668
28.27%
total
126,151
100.00%
64 - Marijuana Legalization
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
89,253
69.89%
No
38,450
30.11%
total
127,703
100.00%
65 - Carryout Bags
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
No
63,683
51.37%
Yes
60,291
48.63%
total
123,974
100.00%
66 - Death Penalty Procedures
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
No
71,941
61.56%
Yes
44,914
38.44%
total
116,855
100.00%
67 - Plastic Bags
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
93,850
74.68%
No
31,815
25.32%
total
125,665
100.00%
A - Santa Cruz City High Schools Bond -55% to Pass
112/112 100%
Vote Count
Percent
BONDS YES
45,033
75.80%
BONDS NO
14,377
24.20%
total
59,410
100.00%
B - Santa Cruz City Elementary Bonds-55% to Pass
53/53 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
BONDS YES
24,522
79.50%
BONDS NO
6,324
20.50%
total
30,846
100.00%
C - Soquel Elementary Bond - 55% to Pass
27/27 100%
Vote Count
Percent
BONDS YES
10,064
71.56%
BONDS NO
4,000
28.44%
total
14,064
100.00%
D - County Transportation Sales Tax - 2/3 to Pass
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
83,816
67.78%
No
39,839
32.22%
total
123,655
100.00%
E - County Cannabis Business Tax Majority to Pass
266/266 100%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
95,016
80.41%
No
23,143
19.59%
total
118,159
100.00%
F - Capitola Sales Tax Extension Majority to Pass
6/6 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
4,081
81.08%
No
952
18.92%
total
5,033
100.00%
G - Santa Cruz City Mayor - Majority to Pass
38/38 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
18,423
81.77%
No
4,106
18.23%
total
22,529
100.00%
H - Santa Cruz City Water - Majority to Pass
38/38 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
18,077
80.65%
No
4,336
19.35%
total
22,413
100.00%
I - Santa Cruz City Cannabis Tax Majority to Pass
38/38 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
22,637
84.08%
No
4,287
15.92%
total
26,924
100.00%
J - Watsonville TOT - Majority to Pass
23/23 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
9,628
75.24%
No
3,169
24.76%
total
12,797
100.00%
K - Watsonville Utility Tax - Majority to Pass
23/23 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
9,057
72.54%
No
3,429
27.46%
total
12,486
100.00%
L - Watsonville Cannabis Tax - Majority to Pass
23/23 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
9,136
74.20%
No
3,176
25.80%
total
12,312
100.00%
M - Watsonville Cannabis Advisory Majority to Pass
23/23 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
8,949
74.19%
No
3,113
25.81%
total
12,062
100.00%
N - Boulder Creek Fire Parcel Tax - 2/3 to Pass
7/7 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
4,457
83.84%
No
859
16.16%
total
5,316
100.00%
O - Zayante Fire Parcel Tax - 2/3 to Pass
17/17 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
Yes
1,565
80.13%
No
388
19.87%
total
1,953
100.00%
S - Aromas Tri-County Fire Parcel Tax 2/3 to Pass
2/2 100.00%
Vote Count
Percent
No
22
55.00%
Yes
18
45.00%
total
40
100.00%
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