See Watsonville's Final Election Results

WATSONVILLE, CA — Santa Cruz County finalized elections results on Tuesday, marking the end of a weeks-long ballot counting process following the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Election workers tallied 146,857 votes — the highest number ever recorded in a county election, according to the Santa Cruz County Clerk/Registrar of Voters office. Turnout was at 86 percent.

With all ballots counted, see who prevailed in key local races.

Winners in bold. Percentages are rounded to the nearest percentile and may not add up to 100%.

City of Watsonville

Councilmember, District 1

• Eduardo Montesino: metro supervisor, father (96%, 1,400 votes)

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Councilmember, District 2

• Aurelio Gonzalez: incumbent (54%, 874 votes)
• Vanessa Quiroz-Carter: adjunct professor (46%, 752 votes)

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Councilmember, District 6

• Jimmy Dutra: teacher (63%, 1,602 votes)
• Tony Gomez: community volunteer (36%, 914 votes)

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Pajaro Valley Unified School District

Governing Board Trustee Area 3

• Amanda Hernandez: patient care technician (53%, 392 votes)
• Oscar Soto: safety inspector, father (45%, 339 votes)

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Governing Board Trustee Area 6

• Maria R. Orozco: incumbent (58%, 3,482 votes)
• Adam Bolaños Scow: environmental advocate (41%, 2,441 votes)

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See full Santa Cruz County election results here.