Morgan Hill Mayor Mark Turner led two challengers and Measure A, which would make the city treasurer an appointed position, was trailing in unofficial results from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, last updated at 10:38 a.m. Wednesday.
Those results are early. The registrar had counted 306,898 ballots countywide and estimated 337,600 more were still unprocessed as of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, most of them vote-by-mail ballots received by Election Day. Mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days must also be counted. The registrar’s next results update is scheduled for Wednesday by 5 p.m. No South County race has been decided.
Morgan Hill
Turner had 50.2% of the vote (4,703 votes) in the mayor’s race. Deborah M. Africa had 37.3% (3,495) and Kristopher L. Clayton had 11.1% (1,042). Write-in candidate Jacob Montoya had 49 votes.
In City Council District B, Steven Hayes led incumbent Yvonne Martinez Beltran, 63.9% (1,486 votes) to 35.8% (834). In District D, Dolores Alvarado led incumbent Marilyn Librers, 58.5% (1,469) to 41.3% (1,038).
Measure A asked, "Shall the office of the City Treasurer be appointive?" A yes vote would make the city’s finance director the treasurer once the current treasurer’s term ends in 2028. No led 52% (4,668 votes) to 48% (4,305). The measure needs a simple majority.
Gilroy
Measure B, Gilroy’s transient occupancy tax measure, had 64.9% yes (6,290 votes) to 35.1% no (3,399). It needs a simple majority.
In City Council District 4, Diana Sanchez Bentz led Fred Tovar, 57.2% (573 votes) to 42.6% (426). In District 5, Christina Tovar had 47.7% (747), Tom Cline 37.2% (583) and Joseph Garcia 15.1% (236). In District 6, Rebeca G. Armendáriz had 49.7% (522), Elizabeth Bracco 33.4% (351) and Brad Starks 16.8% (177).
Schools
Gilroy Unified’s Measure M school bond had 51.6% yes (5,881 votes) to 48.4% no (5,522). It needs 55% to pass.
In Gilroy Unified Trustee Area 3, Michelle Nelson led Daniel Harney, 52.5% (1,022 votes) to 47.4% (923). In Trustee Area 4, Jane Stevens led Trevor Scott Van Laar, 70.2% (887) to 29.8% (376).
In Morgan Hill Unified, Nancy Altman-Palm led Jason Amezcua in Trustee Area 1, 53.4% (1,182 votes) to 46.4% (1,026). Gabriela "Gabby" Winter led John T. Horner in Trustee Area 2, 53.1% (1,125) to 46.5% (984). In Trustee Area 3, Art Cohen had 49.2% (837), Sarah Northrup Gadus 28.2% (480) and Cesar Gamboa 22.5% (382). Glen R. Webb led Claudia Ortiz in Trustee Area 4, 66.4% (1,201) to 33.4% (605).
For the Gavilan Joint Community College District, Gabriel Gutierrez led Shahida S. Merchant in Trustee Area 3, 70.7% (4,058 votes) to 29.1% (1,671).
Percentages include write-in votes. Updated results are posted at vote.santaclaracounty.gov.
