5th DISTRICT SUPERVISOR MARK STONE WILL CONTINUE IN THAT ROLE AFTER GETTING 57 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.

4 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHOSEN IN THE SANTA CRUZ CITY COUNCIL RACE. THEY ARE EMILY REILLY, RYAN COONERTY, TONY MADRIGAL, AND ED PORTER.

IN SCOTTS VALLEY VOTERS CHOSE 3 CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. THEY ARE DENE BUSTICHI, RANDY JOHNSON, AND CLIFF BARRETT.

CAPITOLA VOTERS CHOSE 2 PEOPLE TO REPRESENT THEM ON THE CITY COUNCIL. THOSE 2 ARE KIRBY NICOL AND MICHAEL V TERMINI.

AND IN WATSONVILLE 3 SEATS WERE UP FOR GRABS ON THE CITY COUNCIL. MANUEL Q BERSAMIN WON THE
1ST DISTRICT RACE WITH 60 PERCENT, WHILE OSCAR RIOS RECEIVED 66 PERCENT OF THE VOTE IN THE 2ND DISTRICT, AND JUDY DOERING-NIELSEN RAN UNOPPOSED IN THE 6TH DISTRICT.

ELECTION RESULTS IN SAN BENITO STILL NEED TO BE CERTIFIED. HOWEVER, THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS HAVE ANTHONY PATELLO HANDILY WINNING THE 2nd DISTRICT SUPERVISOR?S RACE.

IN THE DISTRICT 1 RACE FOR CITY COUNCIL, BRAD PIKE WAS THE TOP FINISHER. DOUG EMERSON WAS THE TOP VOTE GETTER IN THE DISTRICT 4 RACE, AND MONICA JOHNSON CAPTURED THE DISTRICT 5 SEAT.

VOTERS IN SAN BENITO ALSO PASSED MEASURE J, WHICH CHANGES THE WAY THE CITY CLERK IS SELECTED. PREVIOUS CITY CLERKS WERE VOTED INTO OFFICE. WITH THE PASSAGE OF MEASURE J, THEY WILL NOW BE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

WITH 97 PERCENT OF THE VOTES COUNTED, THE STATE PROPOSITIONS THAT APPEAR TO HAVE PASSED ARE:

1A - ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES - WITH 83 %
59 - PUBLIC RECORDS - WITH 83.2 %
60 - PARTY RIGHTS - WITH 67.4 %
60A - SURPLUS PROPERTY - WITH 72.8 %
61 - HOSPITAL GRANTS - WITH 58.2 %
63 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - WITH 53.5 %
64 - BUSINESS LAWS - WITH 58.9 %
69 - D.N.A. SAMPLES - WITH 61.7 %
71 - STEM CELL RESEARCH - WITH 59 %

THERE ARE 7 STATE PROPOSITIONS THAT DID NOT PASS, THEY ARE:

62 - OPEN PRIMARIES - WHICH GOT 45.7 %
65 - LOCAL GOVT FUNDS WHICH GOT ONLY 37.5 %
66 - THE 3 STRIKES LIMITS WHICH GOT 46.7 %
67 - MEDICAL SVC FUNDS WHICH GOT ONLY 28.2 %
68 - THE GAMBLING EXPANSION WHICH RECEIVED A PALTRY 16.3 % OF THE VOTE
70 - TRIBAL GAMING WHICH ONLY GOT 23.9
72 - HEALTH CARE COVERAGE WHICH RECEIVED 49.3 %

SOLEDAD VOTERS CHOOSE RICHARD ORTIZ TO SERVE AS THE CITY?S MAYOR, AND CHRISTOPHER BOURKE AND PATRICIA STEPHENS WERE THE TOP 2 FINISHERS IN THE RACE FOR 2 SEATS ON THE SOLEDAD CITY COUNCIL.