Preliminary results of the Nov. 6 election: McPherson leads Hammer by 26 votes

At 12:37 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, the Santa Cruz County Elections Department posted its final unofficial election night vote totals concerning local campaigns.
The vote totals shown below are not finalized, and the election results and vote totals will not be officially certified until Tuesday, Dec. 4.
With all precincts reporting, the preliminary results of the Nov. 6 general election:
(Italics indicate current leader)
State Senator, 17^th District
Bill Monning (D) – 59,189 votes, or 76.48 percent
Larry Beaman (R) – 18,206 votes, or 23.52 percent
 
State Assembly, 29^th District
Mark Stone (D) – 50,195 votes, or 74.16 percent
Tom Walsh (R) – 17,492 votes, or 25.84 percent
 
Santa Cruz County Board of Education – Trustee Area 3
Sandra Nichols – 8,144 votes, or 79.68 percent
James Spano – 1,974 votes, or 19.31 percent
Write-ins – 103 votes, or 1.01 percent
 
County Supervisor – District 5
Bruce McPherson – 8,798 votes, or 49.90 percent
Eric Hammer – 8,772 votes, or 49.76 percent
Write-ins – 60 votes, or 0.34 percent
 
Scotts Valley Fire Protection District (Top 3 vote-getters)
Jane Armstrong – 3,741 votes, or 28.20 percent
Arthur Smith – 3,234 votes, or 24.38 percent
Alan L. Smith – 3,215 votes, or 24.24 percent
Lisa Ann Bustichi – 3,054 votes, or 23.02 percent
Write-ins – 21 votes, or 0.16 percent
 
Lompico County Water District (Top 3 vote-getters)
Bill Smallman – 272 votes, or 22.24 percent
Richard Harrington – 258 votes, or 21.10 percent
Lois Henry – 254 votes, or 20.77 percent
Duane R. Davis – 157 votes, or 12.84 percent
Gail A. Jones — 157 votes, or 12.84 percent
Cheryl Trapp – 122 votes, or 9.98 percent
Write-ins – 3 votes, or 0.25 percent
 
San Lorenzo Valley Water District (Top 2 vote-getters)
Margaret Bruce – 4,446 votes, or 39.66 percent
Randall C. Brown – 2,670 votes, or 23.82 percent
Stephen Swan – 2,572 votes, or 22.94 percent
Craig Austin – 1,483 votes, or 13.23 percent
Write-ins – 40 votes, or 0.36 percent
 
Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District (Top 3 vote-getters)
Tess E. Fitzgerald – 1,841 votes, or 26.85 percent
Brian Valdivia – 1,667 votes, or 24.31 percent
Kimberly Main – 1,654 votes, or 24.12 percent
Michael Watson – 902 votes, or 13.16 percent
Richard Chatoff – 770 votes, or 11.23 percent
Write-ins – 22 votes, or 0.32 percent
 
For updated results, visit the Santa Cruz County Elections Department’s website at www.votescount.com.