Politics & Government

Real-Time Results: Santa Cruz County Primary Election 2022

The polls are closed in Santa Cruz, and voters have had their say.

SANTA CRUZ, CA —Voters will soon know who officially won in the primary election or whether there will be runoff elections on the November ballot. (Scroll down for real-time results.)

The registrar of voters may have additional mail-in and provisional ballots to count over the next several days, and the results have not yet been certified

Early results showed candidate Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson in the lead for District 3 County Supervisor. Candidate Justin Cummings trailed Kalantari-Johnson.

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Voters appeared to highly disapprove of Measure D with many more "no" votes than "yes." Measure F was closer but initial results showed voters approving.

For county supervisor and other local races, if a candidate receives 50 percent of the vote plus one they will win outright. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters will face off on the November ballot.

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There were plenty of other races in Santa Cruz County. Scroll to the bottom of this story for real-time election results.

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As of April, the California Secretary of State reported that 26,948,297 Californians were registered to vote, which accounts for almost 82 percent of the state's eligible voting population.

Not surprisingly, there are far more registered Democrats than Republicans in the state, with 46.75 percent for the former and 23.92 percent for the latter. GOP registration in the state has been dropping steadily, a trend that shows no sign of slowing down even as Republican registration climbed at the national level over the last year.

Thee hopefuls battled in Santa Cruz for County Supervisor District 3:

  • Justin Cummings
  • Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson
  • Ami Chen Mills

Locals also had their eyes on ballot measures. Measure F was to increase the sales tax and Measure D was to adopt the Santa Cruz County Greenway Initiative.

See also: Real-Time Results: California Governor Primary Election 2022
See also: Real-Time Results: California Primary Election 2022

Real-time results are below — use the scroll on the right and the "select contest or back to top" menu to select the race of your choice. Patch will be updating the results throughout the night as votes are tallied — refresh the page for the latest updates.

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