California Primary Election Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Unofficial Election Results
U.S. House of Representatives District 19 - Santa Cruz County Results
Unofficial Election Results
Results will be certified by July 10, 2026.
( 110 of 110 ) precincts partially
reporting as of June 9, 2026, 4:33 p.m. 
Visit the County Reporting Status page to determine when a county has submitted its latest report.
Vote-by-mail, provisional, and other ballots will continue to be processed and counted after Election Night.
Election results will change throughout the ballot counting canvass period as vote-by-mail ballots, provisional ballots (including conditional voter registration provisional ballots), and other ballots are tallied.
| Candidate | County Votes | County % | District Votes | District % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Dougherty (Party Preference: DEM) | 9,739 | 15.5% | 21,298 | 11.3% | |
| Jimmy Panetta (Party Preference: DEM) | 40,469 | 64.3% | 111,804 | 59.2% | |
| Tuka Gafari (Party Preference: REP) | 2,080 | 3.3% | 11,399 | 6.0% | |
| Peter Coe Verbica (Party Preference: REP) | 8,494 | 13.5% | 38,384 | 20.3% | |
| Lars Mapstead (Party Preference: LIB) | 882 | 1.4% | 2,201 | 1.2% | |
| Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera (Party Preference: NPP) | 990 | 1.6% | 2,956 | 1.6% | |
| Thomas Coxe (Party Preference: NPP) | 262 | 0.4% | 877 | 0.5% | |
