Santa Cruz County 2026 general election in charts: The latest results after Friday’s update

Friday, 4:30 p.m. – Welcome to Lookout’s 2026 primary election results page. Here, we’ll give you real-time updates on how each race in Santa Cruz County is shaking out as the vote is counted, reflected in charts. Scroll to the bottom of this story for a link to the California Secretary of State website to view the results of statewide races. After a Friday afternoon update, the Santa Cruz County Clerk’s office had counted 88,412 of the ballots cast. There are still 24,000 vote-by-mail ballots, 990 ballots with valid postmarks, 550 ballots from other counties, 3,000 same-day registration ballots, 100 provisional ballots and 600 damaged ballots to be counted. Lookout’s election coverage is free to read. Register to get access. Already a member? Sign In Lookout is able to provide free election coverage access thanks to the support of our members. Register for a free account to get access to all Lookout’s reporting on local races and measures ahead of the November election. Continue By registering you agree to our privacy policy. Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in. After registering, you’ll be added to our daily Morning Lookout email newsletter, which includes all our local news. You can unsubscribe at anytime.