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March 2, 2004 Election

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County Results as of May 4 2:46pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (522/522)
42.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (140,132/330,179)

Statewide Results as of Mar 26 4:14pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (21830/21830)
43.6% Statewide Voter Turnout (6,585,111/15,091,160)

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    President

    President of the United States; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John F. Kerry, Democratic
      1,975,043 votes 64.4%
    • John Edwards, Democratic
      606,224 votes 19.8%
    • Dennis J. Kucinich, Democratic
      143,162 votes 4.7%
    • Howard Dean, Democratic
      129,063 votes 4.3%
    • Al Sharpton, Democratic
      58,454 votes 2%
    • Joe Lieberman, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      52,078 votes 1.6%
    • Wesley Clark, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      50,455 votes 1.6%
    • Carol Moseley Braun, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      24,087 votes .7%
    • Dick Gephardt, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      21,613 votes .7%
    • Lyndon Larouche, Democratic
      7,846 votes .2%
    • Katarina Dunmar, Democratic (Write-in)
    • David Giacomuzzi, Democratic (Write-in)
    • James Alexander-Pace, Democratic (Write-in)
    • John Nigro, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
    • Fern Penna, Democratic (Write-in)

    President of the United States; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • George W. Bush, Republican
      2,184,828 votes 100%
    • Bradley J. Barton, Republican (Write-in)
    • Blake Ashby, Republican (Write-in)
    • Nancy Warrick, Republican (Write-in)
    • Bill Wyatt, Republican (Write-in)
    • Doc Castellano, Republican (Write-in)
    • Richard P. Bosa, Republican (Write-in)
    • Richard Allen Holtz, Republican (Write-in)

    President of the United States; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael A. Peroutka, American Independent
      25,950 votes 100%

    President of the United States; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Peter Miguel Camejo, Green
      33,255 votes 75.9%
    • David Cobb, Green
      5,002 votes 11.5%
    • Lorna Salzman, Green
      4,680 votes 10.6%
    • Kent Mesplay, Green
      883 votes 2%

    President of the United States; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gary Nolan, Libertarian
      11,677 votes 59.3%
    • Aaron Russo, Libertarian
      4,761 votes 24.2%
    • Michael Badnarik, Libertarian
      3,266 votes 16.5%

    President of the United States; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Leonard Peltier, Peace and Freedom
      2,767 votes 59.2%
    • Walter F. "Walt" Brown, Peace and Freedom
      1,914 votes 40.8%
    • Mumia Abu-Jamal, Peace and Freedom
    • Israel Feuer, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for President of the United States)

    US Senate

    United States Senator; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Barbara Boxer, Democratic
      2,532,621 votes 100%

    United States Senator; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Jones, Republican
      1,002,875 votes 44.9%
    • Rosario Marin, Republican
      448,756 votes 20.1%
    • Howard Kaloogian, Republican
      248,443 votes 11.2%
    • Toni Casey, Republican
      139,835 votes 6.3%
    • Tim Stoen, Republican
      123,182 votes 5.5%
    • James Stewart, Republican
      77,111 votes 3.4%
    • Barry L. Hatch, Republican
      70,307 votes 3.1%
    • John M. Van Zandt, Republican
      56,143 votes 2.5%
    • Danney Ball, Republican
      37,059 votes 1.6%
    • Bill Quraishi, Republican
      32,022 votes 1.4%
    • Louis E. Longoria, Republican (Write-in)

    United States Senator; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
      31,277 votes 100%

    United States Senator; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Senator; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Senator)

    US House

    United States Representative; District 12; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 12; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 12; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 12; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 12)

    United States Representative; District 14; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
      81,551 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 14; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 14; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 14)

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 11; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 11; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 11; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 11)

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 12; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Leland Y. Yee, Democratic
      47,443 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 12; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Howard Epstein, Republican
      8,569 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 12; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 12)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 19; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gene Mullin, Democratic
      45,974 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 19; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 19; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Miles C. Gilster, Libertarian
      276 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 19)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 21; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 21; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 21)

    Party Central Committee

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of San Mateo; Supervisorial District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of San Mateo; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Kelly Fergusson, Democratic
      5,078 votes 23.7%
    • Shirley Daniels-Stassinos, Democratic
      5,043 votes 23.6%
    • E. Wallace Esler, Democratic
      3,906 votes 18.3%
    • Andrew Byrnes, Democratic
      3,796 votes 17.7%
    • James R. Knox, Democratic
      3,567 votes 16.7%

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of San Mateo; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    Member, Green Party County Council; County of San MateoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (7 Elected)

    • Pat Gray, Green
      898 votes 17.8%
    • Jo Chamberlain, Green
      709 votes 14.0%
    • Sanda Everette, Green
      632 votes 12.5%
    • Jean Comfort, Green
      620 votes 12.3%
    • James Shannon, Green
      479 votes 9.5%
    • Arlen Comfort, Green
      478 votes 9.5%
    • Don Havis, Green
      464 votes 9.2%
    • Margaret Pye, Green
      413 votes 8.2%
    • Brian Everette, Green
      363 votes 7.2%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of San Mateo; Supervisorial District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (5 Elected)

    • Deborah Wilder, Republican
      3,612 votes 19.1%
    • Gloria Gillogley Acosta, Republican
      2,544 votes 13.4%
    • Jerry P. Heckert, Republican
      2,296 votes 12.1%
    • Jim R. Tomlin, Republican
      2,246 votes 11.9%
    • Mark C. Watson, Republican
      2,046 votes 10.8%
    • Salim Qaru, Republican
      1,882 votes 9.9%
    • Eric Stark, Republican
      1,664 votes 8.8%
    • Thomas J. Weissmiller, Republican
      1,548 votes 8.2%
    • A. J. Weissmiller, Republican
      1,099 votes 5.8%

    County

    Member, Board of Supervisors; County of San Mateo; Supervisorial District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member, Board of Supervisors; County of San Mateo; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member, Board of Supervisors; County of San Mateo; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Adrienne Tissier
      89,722 votes 100.0%

    Judicial

    State Propositions

    Proposition 55 Kindergarten -University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004
    3,181,725 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 3,076,099 / 49.2% No votes
    Should the state sell twelve billion three hundred million dollars ($12,300,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

    Proposition 56 State Budget, Related Taxes, Reserve, Voting Requirements, Penalties
    2,151,359 / 34.3% Yes votes ...... 4,113,036 / 65.7% No votes
    Should the State Constitution and certain statutes be amended to allow the state legislature to pass the state budget and budget-related tax and appropriation bills with a 55 percent vote, and to make other changes to the budget process?

    Proposition 57 The Economic Recovery Bond Act
    3,991,044 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 2,312,254 / 36.7% No votes
    Should the state of California borrow 15 billion dollars ($15,000,000,000) through the sale of bonds to provide financing for California's budget deficit?

    Proposition 58 The California Balanced Budget Act
    4,461,157 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 1,813,507 / 28.9% No votes
    Should the state Constitution be amended to require that the state adopt a balanced budget and provide for mid-year adjustments if the budget falls out of balance? Should the Constitution also include state budget reserve requirements and limits on future borrowing to finance budget deficits?

    Local Measures

    Measure 2 Regional Traffic Relief Plan -- County of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Solano (Regional Measure - Majority Vote)
    631,304 / 58.5% Yes votes ...... 448,771 / 41.5% No votes
       178,464 (59.55%) Yes / 121,206 (40.45%) No in Santa Clara County
       164,497 (55.6%) Yes / 131,098 (44.4%) No in Alameda County
       121,167 (51.4%) Yes / 114,766 (48.6%) No in Contra Costa County
       51285 (64.29%) Yes / 28487 (35.71%) No in Marin County
       115,891 (68.53%) Yes / 53,214 (31.47%) No in San Francisco County
       Yes / No in Solano County
    Shall voters authorize a Regional Traffic Relief Plan that does the following:

    (1) Directs revenues generated through the collection of bridge tolls to provide the following projects:
    (A) Expand and extend BART.
    (B) New transbay commuter rail crossing south of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
    (C) Comprehensive Regional Express bus network.
    (D) New expanded ferry service.
    (E) Better connections between BART, buses, ferries, and rail.

    (2) Approves a one dollar ($1) toll increase effective July 1, 2004, on all toll bridges in the bay area, except the Golden Gate Bridge?

    Measure A Special Tax for Fire Protection and Prevention and Extended Police Services -- San Mateo County Service Area #1 (2/3 Voter Approval Required)
    937 / 70.8% Yes votes ...... 387 / 29.2% No votes
    Shall Resolution No. 066343 of the County of San Mateo imposing an annual special tax for fire protection and extended police services according to the schedule therein be approved?

    Measure C Special Tax -- Portola Valley Elementary School District (2/3 Voter Approval Required)
    1,958 / 72.9% Yes votes ...... 727 / 27.1% No votes
    To maintain educational excellence, emphasizing science, reading, writing, and math instruction; attract and retain qualified, experienced teachers; and provide necessary educational programs and materials; shall the Portola Valley Elementary School District be authorized to continue and increase the existing annual special tax to $290 per parcel for 10 years beginning July 1, 2004 and adjust the appropriations limit annually according to statute; provide annual citizen oversight and allow exemptions for those 65 years or older?

    Measure B Special Tax -- Ravenswood City School District (2/3 Voter Approval Required)
    1,683 / 74.7% Yes votes ...... 570 / 25.3% No votes
    To improve students' reading, writing, math, and science skills by recruiting and retaining experienced, highly qualified teachers and support staff; and by supporting supplemental educational programs and services, shall the Ravenswood City School District levy an annual parcel tax of $98 for five (5) years, beginning July 1, 2004; and increase the District's total appropriations limit annually according to statute, with annual citizens' oversight committee audits and with exemptions available to individuals aged 65 and older?


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