Politics & Government
Voting In Santa Cruz: Everything You Need To Know
See who's on the ballot and how to cast your vote in Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, CA — There's still time for Santa Cruz voters to make their voices heard in the 2020 presidential election.
Learn more about voting here, and see where to drop off your ballot here and vote here. And read up on all the election specifics via this Calmatters election guide here.
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Federal
20th Congressional District
- Jeff Gorman: Republican, small business owner
- Jimmy Panetta: Democrat, incumbent
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State
17th State Senate District
- Vicki Nohrden: Republican, businesswoman
- John Laird: Democrat, California Natural Resources Secretary
View district map here.
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29th State Assembly District
- Shomir Banerjee: Republican, physician and engineer
- Mark Stone: Democrat, incumbent
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Santa Cruz County
Superior Court Judge
- Annrae Angel: attorney
- Nancy de la Peña: assistant Santa Cruz County counsel
Cabrillo Community College Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Diana Alfaro: housing project manager
- Rachael Spencer: incumbent
View district map here.
City of Santa Cruz
Council
Choose four candidates.
- Sandy Brown: incumbent, teacher
- Sonja Brunner: business community director
- Kelsey Hill: nonprofit program director
- Maria Cadenas: nonprofit executive director
- Elizabeth Conlan: scientist
- Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson: nonprofit strategic manager
- Alicia Kuhl: wellness specialist
- Kayla Kumar: nonprofit executive
- Martine Watkins: incumbent, educational coordinator
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