November 3, 2026 California general election
Santa Cruz County
7 candidate contests on Santa Cruz County ballots this November. Each one is broken down the same way: who is running, what the record shows, and every cited source.
Capitola
- Council
Choose between Peter Wilk, Cami Corvin, Joe Clarke, Troy "TJ" Welch Jr, or Tory Del Favero for Council.
Santa Cruz
- Mayor
Choose between Ryan Coonerty or Ami Chen Mills for Mayor.
Scotts Valley
- Council
Choose between Greg Wimp, Michael Zeller, or Danny Reber for Council.
Watsonville
- Council, District 3
Maria Orozco is running uncontested for Council, District 3.
- Council, District 4
Kristal Salcido is running uncontested for Council, District 4.
- Council, District 5
Choose between Casey K. Clark or Angel Zuniga for Council, District 5.
- Council, District 7
Choose between Ed Acosta or Nancy A. Bilicich for Council, District 7.
On every ballot in Santa Cruz County
- Governor
Choose between Steve Hilton or Xavier Becerra for Governor.
- Lieutenant Governor
Choose between Gloria Romero or Fiona Ma for Lieutenant Governor.
- Secretary of State
Choose between Donald P. (Don) Wagner or Shirley N. Weber for Secretary of State.
- Controller
Choose between Malia M. Cohen or Herb W Morgan for Controller.
- Treasurer
Choose between Jennifer Hawks or Eleni Kounalakis for Treasurer.
- Attorney General
Choose between Rob Bonta or Michael E. Gates for Attorney General.
- Insurance Commissioner
Choose between Jane Kim or Ben Allen for Insurance Commissioner.
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
Choose between Sonja Shaw or Richard Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Congress, State Senate, State Assembly and Board of Equalization districts cross county lines, so they are not listed by county. Enter your address to see every contest on your ballot.