See Santa Cruz's Final City Council Election Results

SANTA CRUZ, 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 the city council races.

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

City Council

• Sonja Brunner: business community director (15%, 14,860 votes)
• Martine Watkins: incumbent, educational coordinator (14%, 14,616 votes)
• Sandy Brown: incumbent, teacher (14%, 14,465 votes)
• Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson: nonprofit strategic manager (13%, 13,157 votes)
• Kayla Kumar: nonprofit executive (12%, 11,680 votes)
• Maria Cadenas: nonprofit executive director (10%, 10,397 votes)
• Kelsey Hill: nonprofit program director (9%, 9,513 votes)
• Elizabeth Conlan: scientist (7%, 6,802 votes)
• Alicia Kuhl: wellness specialist (5%, 5,422 votes)