Casey Clark, Ed Acosta in the lead for Watsonville City Council
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Four seats were up for grabs on the Watsonville City Council, two were competitive races. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local file) .scc-row:hover { background-color: #eee; } Last county update: 11/3/2026 8:00:00 PM City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 3 (vote for 1)CandidateTotalMARIA OROZCO724 (97.44%)Unqualified Write In19 (2.56%)City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 4 (vote for 1)CandidateTotalKRISTAL SALCIDO605 (97.58%)Unqualified Write In15 (2.42%)City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 5 (vote for 1)CandidateTotalCASEY CLARK325 (51.51%)ANGEL ZUNIGA299 (47.39%)Unqualified Write In7 (1.11%)City of Watsonville Councilmember - Dist 7 (vote for 1)CandidateTotalED ACOSTA701 (52.47%)NANCY A BILICICH631 (47.23%)Unqualified Write In4 (0.30%) WATSONVILLE Early election results showed incumbent Watsonville City Councilmember Casey Clark leading in District 5 and Ed Acosta leading in District 7 as of 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. About 30 votes