Politics · Watsonville

Watsonville, CA politics & representatives

Watsonville is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Jimmy Panetta. Gavin Newsom is governor.

Who represents Watsonville in Washington and in California, with how to reach each office.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Santa Cruz County voted in 2024

Official results for all of Santa Cruz County. Watsonville's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.

President 133,949 votes

Kamala D HarrisDemocrat
75.3%
Donald J TrumpRepublican
20.8%
Others
3.8%

California: Harris 58.5%, Trump 38.3%

U.S. Senate 129,193 votes

Adam B SchiffDemocrat
76.3%
Steve GarveyRepublican
23.7%

California: Schiff 58.9%, Garvey 41.1%

U.S. House · California's 18th District 228,375 votes

Zoe LofgrenDemocrat
64.6%
Peter D HernandezRepublican
35.4%

Covers about 98% of Watsonville · whole-district result

U.S. House · California's 19th District 364,079 votes

Jimmy PanettaDemocrat
69.3%
Jason Michael AndersonRepublican
30.7%

Covers about 2% of Watsonville · whole-district result

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.

In Washington

Who represents Watsonville in Congress

U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of California

Alex Padilla
Alex PadillaU.S. SenatorDemocrat · Serving since 2021 Official site ↗202-224-3553
Adam B. Schiff
Adam B. SchiffU.S. SenatorDemocrat · Serving since 2024 Official site ↗202-224-3841

U.S. House · California's 18th District Covers all of Watsonville

Zoe Lofgren
Zoe LofgrenU.S. RepresentativeDemocrat · Serving since 1995 Official site ↗202-225-3072

U.S. House · California's 19th District Covers about 2% of Watsonville

Jimmy Panetta
Jimmy PanettaU.S. RepresentativeDemocrat · Serving since 2017 Official site ↗202-225-2861

Watsonville is split between 2 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗

In California

Who represents Watsonville in state government

Gavin NewsomGovernor of CaliforniaDemocrat · Serving since 2019 Official site ↗916-445-2841

State Senate · District 17

John LairdState SenatorDemocrat Official site ↗831-657-6315Email

State Assembly · District 29 Covers all of Watsonville

Robert RivasAssembly MemberDemocrat Official site ↗831-759-8676Email

State Assembly · District 30 Covers about 1% of Watsonville

Dawn AddisAssembly MemberDemocrat Official site ↗831-649-2832Email

Watsonville is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗

Watsonville's own government: Town Hall →

Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Watsonville by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.

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