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LOCAL RACES
GILROY MAYOR
- Peter Arrellano, incumbent and doctor
- Dion Bracco, incumbent and business owner
- Don Gage, Santa Clara Valley Water board member
GILROY CITY COUNCIL – three seats open
- Terry Aulman, Gilroy planning commissioner
- Rebeca Armendariz, union organizer
- Paul V.Kloecker, former councilman
- Cat Tucker, incumbent
- Perry Woodward, incumbent
GILROY UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD – four open seats
- Mark Good, incumbent
- Patricia Midtgaard, incumbent
- James Pace, father and director of land development
- Fred Tovar, incumbent
MORGAN HILL MAYOR
- Steve Tate, incumbent
MORGAN HILL CITY COUNCIL – two seats open
- Larry Carr, incumbent
- Marilyn Librers, incumbent
- Joseph Carrillo, green business owner
- Matt Wendt, attorney
MORGAN HILL CITY CLERK
- Irma Torrez, incumbent
MORGAN HILL CITY TREASURER
- Michael Roorda, incumbent
MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD – three seats open
- Rick Badillo, father, educator, builder
- Bob Benevento, appointed incumbent
- Brenda Cayme, clincal associate director
- Marty Cheek, freelance writer and author
- Steven Klem, salesman and grandfather
- Amy Porter Jensen, parent and agriculture planner
Gavilan Joint Community College District #1
- Mark Dover, incumbent
- Rochelle Arellano, freelance writer/translator
STATE RACES
U.S. SENATOR
- Dianne Feinstein, incumbent, Democrat
- Elizabeth Emken, businesswoman/nonprofit executive, Republican
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
- 17th Congressional (Cupertino to Gilroy)
- Mike Honda, incumbent and Democrat
- Evelyn Li, physician, businesswoman, mother and Republican
19th Congressional (San Jose, Morgan Hill and north Gilroy)
- Zoe Lofgren, incumbent and Democrat
- Robert Murray, businessman, lawyer, entrepreneur and Republican
20th Congressional (South Gilroy, Salinas, Monterey)
- Sam Farr, incumbent and Democrat
- Jeff Taylor, rancher/publisher and Republican
13th State Senate (most of Santa Clara County)
- Jerry Hill, incumbent and Democrat
- Sally J. Lieber, environmental policy advocate and Democrat
17th State Senate (formerly 27th)
- Bill Monning, incumbent and Democrat
- Larry Beaman, school board member and Republican
30th Assembly (formerly 28th)
- Luis Alejo, incumbent and Democrat
- Rob Bernosky, CFO/small businessman and Republican
