GPCA Election Report, Updated November 14, 2016
By Mike Feinstein, GPCA Campaigns and Candidates Working Group

Of the 36 registered Green Party of California members who ran for office in November 2016, at least 11 have been elected, and another leading pending final vote counts

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Of the nine incumbents, eight have been re-elected. The highest elected Green was incumbent Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado (Monterrey County), elected to his fifth consecutive two-year with 77% of the vote. 

The highest elected Green was incumbent Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado (Monterrey County), elected to his fifth consecutive two-year with 77% of the vote.  In Solano County, 27 year old Vallejo School Board incumbent Ruscal Cayanyang fought off a very strong challenger to hold on to his seat with 56% of the vote. Overall, eight of nine Green incumbents were re-electe

The 11 California Greens elected in November join six others from earlier in the year, giving at least 18 California Greens elected in 2016.

ELECTED (ten)

Bruce Delgado, Mayor, Marina (Monterey County) incumbent
1st/2 candidates for one seat - 2,893 votes 76.55%    ELECTED

Paul Pitino, City Council, Arcata (Humboldt County) incumbent (endorsed by the Green Party of Humboldt County)
3rd/5 candidates for three seats - 2,293 votes, 23.51%   ELECTED

Jane Jarlsberg, City Council, Point Arena (Mendocino County)
3rd/5 candidate for three seats - 51 votes, 21.79%  ELECTED

Ruscal Cayangyang, Vallejo School Board, Vallejo (Solano County) incumbent (endorsed by the Green Party of Solano County)
1st/2 candidates for one seat - 19,098 55.88%  ELECTED

Jason Jones, Union Hill School District, Grass Valley (Nevada County) incumbent
2nd/3 candidates for three seats, 327 votes, 32.34%  ELECTED

Kimberly Ann Petersen, Trustee, Boardmember, Board of Education, Geyserville Unified School District (Sonoma County) incumbent
Three candidates for three seats  ELECTED

Randy Marx, Director, Fair Oaks Water District, Division 4 (Sacramento County) incumbent
One candidate for one seat  ELECTED

John Abraham "Abe" Powell, Director, Montecito Fire Protection District (Santa Barbara County) incumbent
Three candidates for three seats  ELECTED

Matthew Clark, Board of Directors, Granada Community Services District (San Mateo County) incumbent
Two candidates for two seats  ELECTED

Bastiaan Hoeks, Mystic Mine Road Community Services District (Nevada County)
Three candidates for three seats   ELECTED

James Rhodes, Director, La Selva Beach Recreation District (Santa Cruz County)
Two candidates for three seats  ELECTED

LEADING (one)

Jennifer Baker, Napa Valley College Board of Trustees, Area 1 (Napa County) (endorsed by the Green Party of Napa County)
1st/3 candidates for one seat - 1,420 votes 38.7% (leading by 15 votes, vote not final)