Governor
Xavier Becerra
79.2%91,075
Steve Hilton
20.8%23,898
Statewide: Xavier Becerra wins. Called.
States ยท California
Santa Cruz County, California
2026 election results. Xavier Becerra (D) has 79% of the vote for governor in Santa Cruz County, with about 93% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 1.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Santa Cruz County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.
2026 results in Santa Cruz County
U.S. House: California 18th District
Zoe Lofgren
81.6%13,537
Shane Lewis
18.4%3,062
Only part of Santa Cruz County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Zoe Lofgren wins. Called.
U.S. House: California 19th District
Jimmy Panetta
81.7%78,471
Peter Verbica
18.3%17,528
Only part of Santa Cruz County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Jimmy Panetta wins. Called.
The leader in Santa Cruz County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 13, 5:05 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA Governor | D +58.4 | D +56.6 | D +1.8 |
| CA-18 part of the county | D +63.1 | D +42.9 | Not yet |
| CA-19 part of the county | D +63.5 | D +58.9 | D +4.5 |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
How Santa Cruz County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 75.3% | Donald Trump | 20.9% | D +54.4 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 78.9% | Donald Trump | 18.6% | D +60.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 73.9% | Donald Trump | 17.4% | D +56.5 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 75.6% | Mitt Romney | 20.0% | D +55.6 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 77.5% | John McCain | 19.8% | D +57.7 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 73.2% | George W. Bush | 24.9% | D +48.3 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 61.5% | George W. Bush | 27.3% | D +34.1 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +20.3.
Other counties in California
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Sources & scope
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until California certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. California's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.