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March 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Apr 12 12:16pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (3/3)
44.2% Countywide Voter Turnout (1095/2476)

Statewide Results as of Apr 10 12:24pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (22976/22976)
34.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (5,285,587/15,280,808)

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  • State Executive

    Governor; State of California; Democratic Party

    Governor; State of California; Republican Party

    • Bill Simon, Republican
      1,126,197 votes 49.5%
    • Richard J. Riordan, Republican
      713,233 votes 31.4%
    • Bill Jones, Republican
      386,346 votes 17%
    • Nick Jesson, Republican
      19,251 votes .8%
    • Edie Bukewihge, Republican
      14,413 votes .6%
    • Danney Ball, Republican
      13,134 votes .5%
    • Jim Dimov, Republican
      5,582 votes .2%

    Governor; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Reinhold Gulke, American Independent
      26,233 votes 100%

    Governor; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Governor; State of California; Green Party

    Governor; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Governor; State of California)

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Democratic Party

    • Cruz M. Bustamante, Democratic
      1,931,980 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Republican Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Jim King, American Independent
      25,206 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Green Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Reform Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • Kalee Przybylak, Natural Law
      4,130 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor; State of California)

    Secretary of State; State of California; Democratic Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Republican Party

    • Keith Olberg, Republican
      1,223,393 votes 62.1%
    • Mike Schaefer, Republican
      408,189 votes 20.7%
    • Barbara Jean Marr, Republican
      340,995 votes 17.2%

    Secretary of State; State of California; American Independent Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Green Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Reform Party

    • Valli Sharpe-Geisler, Reform
      7,225 votes 100%

    Secretary of State; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Secretary of State; State of California)

    State Controller; State of California; Democratic Party

    State Controller; State of California; Republican Party

    • Tom McClintock, Republican
      945,706 votes 45.8%
    • Dean Andal, Republican
      733,486 votes 35.5%
    • W. Snow Hume, Republican
      194,370 votes 9.4%
    • Nancy Beecham, Republican
      194,136 votes 9.3%

    State Controller; State of California; American Independent Party

    State Controller; State of California; Green Party

    • Laura Wells, Green
      29,374 votes 84.2%
    • David Delano Blanco, Green
      5,550 votes 15.8%

    State Controller; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • J. Carlos Aguirre, Natural Law
      4,452 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Controller; State of California)

    State Treasurer; State of California; Democratic Party

    • Philip Angelides, Democratic
      1,879,813 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Republican Party

    State Treasurer; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
      26,692 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Libertarian Party

    • Marian Smithson, Libertarian
      19,172 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Green Party

    State Treasurer; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • Sylvia Valentine, Natural Law
      4,300 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Treasurer; State of California)

    Attorney General; State of California; Democratic Party

    Attorney General; State of California; Republican Party

    • Dick Ackerman, Republican
      1,831,813 votes 100%

    Attorney General; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
      27,085 votes 100%

    Attorney General; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Attorney General; State of California; Green Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General; State of California)

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Democratic Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Republican Party

    • Gary Mendoza, Republican
      804,772 votes 41.8%
    • Stefan "Watchdog" Stitch, Republican
      702,479 votes 36.4%
    • Wes Bannister, Republican
      422,132 votes 21.8%

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Steve Klein, American Independent
      27,066 votes 100%

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Green Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Insurance Commissioner; State of California)

    Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1; Democratic Party

    • Carole Migden, Democratic
      601,755 votes 100%

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1; Republican Party

    • Mark S. Bendick, Republican
      210,107 votes 56.1%
    • Max Woods, Republican
      164,492 votes 43.9%

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1; Libertarian Party

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1)

    US Congress

    United States Representative; District 6; Democratic Party

    United States Representative; District 6; Republican Party

    • Paul L. Erickson, Republican
      40,621 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 6; Libertarian Party

    • Richard O. Barton, Libertarian
      709 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 6; Reform Party

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 6)

    State Assembly

    Member; California State Assembly; District 6; Democratic Party

    Member; California State Assembly; District 6; Republican Party

    • Kenneth A. Hitt, Republican
      25,926 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 6; Libertarian Party

    • Richard Olmstead, Libertarian
      463 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 6)

    Party Committee

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Commmittee; County of Marin; Supervisorial District 1 (4 Elected)

    • Regina C. Carey, Democratic
      3526 votes 23.45%
    • Mary W. Hubert, Democratic
      3417 votes 22.72%
    • John W. Alden, Democratic
      3223 votes 21.43%
    • Larry Anthony Paul, Democratic
      3167 votes 21.06%
    • Gregory Lawrence Knell, Democratic
      1663 votes 11.06%
    • (21 Writein Votes 0.27%)

    Member, Republican Party County Central Commmittee; County of Marin; Supervisorial District 2 (4 Elected)

    • Irene Spillane Wise, Republican
      1992 votes 21.49%
    • Morgan Ruth Kelley, Republican
      1730 votes 18.66%
    • Vadim George Canby, Republican
      1500 votes 16.18%
    • Kathryn Olson Rakow, Republican
      1468 votes 15.84%
    • Edward John Sullivan, Republican
      1315 votes 14.19%
    • Carla J. McCloskey, Republican
      1242 votes 13.40%
    • (17 Writein Votes 0.28%)

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Commmittee; County of Marin; Supervisorial District 3 (5 Elected)

    • Elberta J. Eriksson, Democratic
      3397 votes 20.75%
    • Meryl J. Schneider, Democratic
      3222 votes 19.68%
    • Robert Douglas Harmon, Democratic
      3150 votes 19.24%
    • Robert Huntley Larsen, Democratic
      2921 votes 17.84%
    • Robert E. Fisher, Democratic
      2139 votes 13.07%
    • Serge Sorokko, Democratic
      1473 votes 9.00%
    • (30 Writein Votes 0.43%)

    Member, Republican Party County Central Commmittee; County of Marin; Supervisorial District 3 (4 Elected)

    • Woodward Kingman, Republican
      1822 votes 19.65%
    • John Collamer Duncan, Republican
      1735 votes 18.71%
    • Mark Daniel Hill, Republican
      1731 votes 18.67%
    • Carolyn F. Patrick, Republican
      1525 votes 16.45%
    • Sherry A. Johanson, Republican
      1255 votes 13.54%
    • Bobbe F. Vargas, Republican
      1166 votes 12.58%
    • (22 Writein Votes 0.50%)

    Judicial

    School

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    County Superintendent of Schools; County of Marin

    • Mary Jane Burke
      47606 votes 99.31%
    • (185 Writein Votes 0.70%)

    County

    Supervisor; County of Marin; Supervisorial District 1

    Supervisor; County of Marin; Supervisorial District 5

    • Cynthia L. Murray
      9044 votes 98.26%
    • (83 Writein Votes 1.50%)

    Assessor-Recorder; County of Marin

    • Joan Christine Thayer
      47483 votes 99.52%
    • (125 Writein Votes 0.48%)

    Auditor-Controller; County of Marin

    • Richard Stewart Arrow
      45070 votes 99.55%
    • (124 Writein Votes 0.50%)

    Coroner; County of Marin

    • Kenneth Paul Holmes
      46020 votes 99.63%
    • (98 Writein Votes 0.38%)

    District Attorney; County of Marin

    • Paula Kamena
      46940 votes 98.56%
    • (362 Writein Votes 1.38%)

    Sheriff; County of Marin

    • Robert Doyle
      46339 votes 99.33%
    • (165 Writein Votes 0.64%)

    Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Admininstrator-County Clerk; County of Marin

    • Michael Joseph Smith
      47649 votes 99.61%
    • (109 Writein Votes 0.41%)

    City

    Member, Town Council; Town of Ross (2 Elected)

    District

    State Propositions

    Proposition 40 The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002
    2,769,178 / 56.9% Yes votes ...... 2,101,516 / 43.1% No votes
    Should the state borrow two billion six hundred million dollars ($2,600,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for development, restoration, and acquisition of state and local parks, recreation areas and historical resources, and for land, air, and water conservation programs?

    Proposition 41 Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002
    2,474,372 / 51.6% Yes votes ...... 2,325,348 / 48.4% No votes
    Should the state borrow $200 million ($200,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds to assist counties in the purchase of updated voting systems?

    Proposition 42 Transportation Congestion Improvement Act
    3,345,877 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 1,499,475 / 30.9% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require gasoline and diesel fuel sales tax revenues be allocated for specified transportation purposes, including highways, streets and roads, and transit improvements?

    Proposition 43 Right to Have Vote Counted
    3,382,174 / 71.5% Yes votes ...... 1,346,926 / 28.5% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require that every vote legally cast in an election be counted?

    Proposition 44 Chiropractors. Unprofessional Conduct
    3,758,718 / 79.8% Yes votes ...... 952,790 / 20.2% No votes
    Should the Chiropractic Act be amended to alter procedures and penalties in cases of various specified offenses, including insurance fraud?

    Proposition 45 Legislative Term Limits. Local Voter Petitions
    2,043,448 / 42.3% Yes votes ...... 2,782,039 / 57.7% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to allow voters to submit petitions to permit their incumbent legislators to run for reelection and to serve for a maxiumum of four more years beyond their presently allowed terms?

    Local Measures

    Measure A Special Parcel Tax Assessment for Educational Programs and Services -- Kentfield School District
    2634 / 67.37% Yes votes ...... 1276 / 32.63% No votes
    To maintain excellence in Kentfield's public education by supporting superior academic core programs, attracting/retaining highly-qualified teachers, maintaining small class sizes, and enhancing technology programs, shall Kentfield School District levy parcel taxes, to replace existing assessments, at $550 per year for parcels containing one single-family residence, at rates specified in the sample ballot for all other parcels, increase rates by 5% per year, grant senior exemptions, and implement an annual financial audit, for seven years?

    Measure B Replacement of Existing Fire Station and Former Police Building -- City of Sausalito (Advisory Vote Only)
    978 / 33.63% Yes votes ...... 1930 / 66.37% No votes
    Shall the City of Sausalito be authorized to replace the existing fire station and former police building with a new combined Public Safety Building, a part of which will be located on Caledonia Street, consistent with the Design Review approved by the Planning Commission on August 8, 2001?

    Measure C Special Per Annum Tax -- Novato Fire District
    9619 / 71.95% Yes votes ...... 3750 / 28.05% No votes
    Shall the Novato Fire District Ordinance No. 91-1 by which the voters approved a special tax to provide paramedic/ambulance services and fire suppression and prevention services in the District be amended to permit increases up to $.02 additional tax on residential structures, up to $.03 additional tax on commercial/industrial structures, which may be adjusted annually for inflation to fully fund paramedic, ambulance and fire service costs, and shall the District's appropriations limit be correspondingly increased?

    Measure D Project to Add Bicycle/Pedestrian Lanes on Olema-Bolinas Road -- Bolinas Community Public Utility District (Advisory Vote Only)
    238 / 45.25% Yes votes ...... 288 / 54.75% No votes
    Shall a project be implemented to widen Olema-Bolinas Road (4 feet on each side), from the school to downtown, by adding bicycle/pedestrian lanes, with a white stripe separating the bicycle/pedestrian lanes from vehicular traffic; to be paid for by a grant from the State Safe Routes to School Program and Marin County Transportation funds?

    Measure E Santa Rosa Junior College Repair and Safety Measure -- Sonoma County Community College District (Bond Measure)
    64 / 62.14% Yes votes ...... 39 / 37.86% No votes
    Shall Santa Rosa Junior College (Santa Rosa, Petaluma, all locations) prepare students for jobs and four year colleges by acquiring, constructing, furnishing, repairing deteriorating classrooms, libraries, laboratories, sites, parking; upgrading fire safety, ventilation/plumbing, electrical, computer technology wiring; replacing portables; completing and upgrading training centers for firefighters, police, nurses, paramedics, technology; by Sonoma County Junior College District issuing $251,700,000 of bonds at legal rates, with Citizens' Oversight Committee, annual audits and no money for operations or administrators' salaries?


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