County Results as of Dec 7 9:27am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (266/266)
84.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (132,165/157,186)

Statewide Results as of Dec 8 11:25am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (24847/24847)
75.3% Statewide Voter Turnout (14,610,509/19,411,771)

Special District

Director; Central Fire Protection District (4 Elected)

• John P. Lucchesi .......... 15,789 votes 22.65%
• Owen T. Miller .......... 15,497 votes 22.23%
• Kevin Walter .......... 10,532 votes 15.11%
• David Burnham .......... 9,336 votes 13.39%
• Charles Howard .......... 6,341 votes 9.10%
• Richard Phillips .......... 5,196 votes 7.45%
• Bruce Bettencourt .......... 4,105 votes 5.89%
• Michael C. Mitchell .......... 2,826 votes 4.05%
• (93 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.13%)

Director; Scotts Valley Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Daron L. Pisciotta .......... 6,231 votes 31.17%
• Russ Patterson .......... 3,822 votes 19.12%
• Alan L. Smith .......... 2,936 votes 14.69%
• Arthur E. Smith .......... 2,806 votes 14.04%
• Shawn Mosley .......... 2,255 votes 11.28%
• Phillip Witt .......... 1,907 votes 9.54%
• (32 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.16%)

Director; San Lorenzo Valley Water District (2 Elected)

• Bill Smallman .......... 7,155 votes 38.16%
• Margaret V. Bruce .......... 6,591 votes 35.15%
• Randall C. Brown .......... 4,935 votes 26.32%
• (70 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.37%)

Director; Soquel Creek Water District; 2 Year Short Term

• Rachél Lather .......... 13,087 votes 65.25%
• John Edward Bargetto .......... 6,906 votes 34.43%
• (63 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.31%)

Commissioner; Santa Cruz County Port District (3 Elected)

• Darren Gertler .......... 16,678 votes 17.87%
• Stephen Reed .......... 13,924 votes 14.92%
• Dennis L. "Denny" Smith .......... 13,703 votes 14.68%
• Bill Lee .......... 12,050 votes 12.91%
• Neli Cardoso .......... 11,491 votes 12.31%
• Vicki Vance .......... 10,232 votes 10.96%
• Lenny Hewitt .......... 8,467 votes 9.07%
• Bryan Kretsch .......... 6,586 votes 7.06%
• (188 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.20%)

Uncontested Contests not on the Ballot

The following elected offices are not shown on the ballot because an insufficient number of candidates completed the filings. The information we have is that these contests are then cancelled and do not appear with the possibility of write-in candidates. Typically, the uncontested candidates that qualify take these elected offices, or advance to a general election in a primary.

Director; Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Joe Foster
• Robert "Bob" Spisak
• George Lucchesi

Director; Aromas Tri-County Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Ernest P. Brown
• Michael E. Miller

Director; Ben Lomond Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Michael E. Ayers
• Sean Castagna
• Lisa Hill

Director; Boulder Creek Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Rick Rogers
• Robert Locatelli
• Chris Currier

Director; Branciforte Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Pat O'Connell
• Neal Austin
• Richard Landon

Director; Felton Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Steve A. Richmond
• Robert L. Gelini
• David Ladd

Director; Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Sarah M. Chauvet
• Jake Retz
• Dave Martone

Director; Zayante Fire Protection District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Lyle Fleming
• Garry D. Herceg
• Ken Boynton

Director; Zayante Fire Protection District; 2 Year Short Term (1 Elected)

• Mary L. Clark

Director; Central Water District (2 Elected)

• Robert Postle
• John Benich

Director; Scotts Valley Water District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Chris Perri
• Danny Reber

Director; Scotts Valley Water District; 2 Year Short Term (1 Elected)

• Ruth Stiles

Director; Soquel Creek Water District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Tom Lahue
• Bruce Daniels

Director; Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency; Division B (1 Elected)

• D. F. Bussey

Director; Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency; Division D (1 Elected)

• Paul R. Faurot

Director; Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

• Tess E. Fitzgerald
• Brian Valdivia
• Betsy Garties

Director; La Selva Beach Recreation District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Heiko Roppel
• James Rhodes

Director; La Selva Beach Recreation District; 2 Year Short Term (1 Elected)

• Marnie Cook

Director; Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District (4 Elected)