General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Santa Cruz County, California, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 16, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at California voter status lookup (Secretary of State).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Felton Fire Protection District Board At-large Vote for 2 | James Anderson, Norman Crandell, Bill Finlayson, Craig Winter |
| Scotts Valley Water District Board At-large Vote for 3 | Bill Jager, Brody Knutson, Ruth Stiles, Brian Youmans |
| Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District school board Trustee Area 2 | Sangeeta Balachandran Mallik vs. Ishaan Prasad |
| Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 | Andrew Goldenkranz vs. Meilin Obinata vs. Robin Sukow |
| Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 | Daniel Dodge Jr. vs. Eriberto Estrada |
| Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5 | Alicia G. Jimenez vs. Jennifer Schacher vs. Curt S. Wilcox |
| Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 7 | Misty Navarro vs. Mads Stockwell Realmuto |
| San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, Area 4 | Ashleigh Hopkins vs. Gail Levine |
| Soquel Union Elementary School District school board Trustee Area 4 | Ariel Gray vs. Andrea Locke |
| Cabrillo Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 6 | Milissa Ales-Barnicoat vs. Karen Cogswell vs. Benjamin Finke |
| West Valley-Mission Community College District Board of Trustees Area 7 | Susan Oster Fish vs. Doug Robb |
| City & town offices | |
| Capitola City Council At-large Vote for 3 | Joe Clarke, Cami Corvin, Tory Del Favero, Troy Welch Jr., Peter Wilk |
| Mayor of Santa Cruz | Ryan Coonerty vs. Ami Chen Mills |
| Scotts Valley City Council At-large Vote for 2 | Danny Reber, Greg Wimp, Michael Zeller |
| Watsonville City Council District 5 | Casey Clark vs. Angel Zuniga |
| Watsonville City Council District 7 | Ed Acosta vs. Nancy Bilicich |
Also on every Santa Cruz County ballot: Governor, the other statewide offices, U.S. House and legislative districts, and the statewide propositions.
California local races are nonpartisan, so no party labels are printed. Most county offices were decided outright in the June 2 primary; only runoffs and November-only contests appear here.
This list comes from secondary sources, not the county's official ballot. Your exact ballot is in your county voter guide; check your registration at California voter status lookup (Secretary of State).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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