Santa Cruz mayor: Coonerty continues to lead Chen Mills at the end of election week

Friday, 4:40 p.m. – Ryan Coonerty kept his lead over Ami Chen Mills in a competitive — and at times heated — race for Santa Cruz mayor. As election week draws to a close, Coonerty still leads Chen Mills by roughly 9 percentage points. The latest update, at about 4 p.m. Friday, showed Coonerty had received 10,406 (54.1%) of the votes counted so far. Chen Mills had received 8,672 (45.1%) of the votes 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.