SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — November 4, 2026. Gail D. Levine leads Ashleigh Hopkins in a school-board race serving part of the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District.

Results by candidate

Santa Cruz County’s 1:53 a.m. November 4 unofficial report lists 4,314 votes (66.67%) for Gail D. Levine and 2,119 (32.75%) for Ashleigh Hopkins, plus 38 write-ins. The numerical lead is 2,195 votes in the reported tally.

About the vote and what comes next

This is the district’s Trustee Area 4 race, not a countywide school-board vote. The district serves San Lorenzo Valley communities, but the constituency is defined by the legal trustee-area boundaries. Additional accepted ballots may change the percentages, and the county will certify the result after the canvass.

These are unofficial election-night numbers. The Santa Cruz County Elections Department’s displayed report is timestamped November 4, 2026, at 1:53 a.m. Pacific. Countywide turnout is not a substitute for trustee-area participation, and results may change as the county processes remaining eligible ballots.

Source: Santa Cruz County Elections Department, November 3 general election results. California58 election hub.

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