Combined ballot
Every Party

See Also:   Information for the County of Ventura
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

President of the United States; Democratic Party

• 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• Joe Lieberman, Democratic (Withdrawn)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• Wesley Clark, Democratic (Withdrawn)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• Carol Moseley Braun, Democratic (Withdrawn)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• Dick Gephardt, Democratic (Withdrawn)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)
• John Nigro, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
• James Alexander-Pace, Democratic (Write-in)
• Fern Penna, Democratic (Write-in)
• David Giacomuzzi, Democratic (Write-in)

President of the United States; Republican Party

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

President of the United States; American Independent Party

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

President of the United States; Green Party

• 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 Party

• 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 Party

• 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 Party

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

United States Senator; Republican Party

• 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 Party

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

United States Senator; Peace and Freedom Party

• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  4,778 votes 100%

United States Senator; Libertarian Party

• James P. "Jim" Gray, Libertarian
  13,437 votes 57.5%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  9,959 votes 42.5%

(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 23; Democratic Party

• Lois Capps, Democratic
  63,097 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 23; Republican Party

• Don Regan, Republican
  43,180 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 23; Libertarian Party

• Michael Favorite, Libertarian
  484 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 23)

United States Representative; District 24; Democratic Party

• Brett Wagner, Democratic
  46,960 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 24; Republican Party

• Elton Gallegly, Republican
  78,236 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 24; Green Party

• Stuart A. Bechman, Green
  719 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Green, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 24)

State Senate

State Senator; District 17; Democratic Party

• Jonathan Daniel Kraut, Democratic
  37,935 votes 100%

State Senator; District 17; Republican Party

• George C. Runner, Republican
  63,820 votes 100%

State Senator; District 17; Libertarian Party

• John S. Ballard, Libertarian
  546 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 17)

State Senator; District 19; Democratic Party

• Paul Graber, Democratic
  69,444 votes 100%

State Senator; District 19; Republican Party

• Tom McClintock, Republican
  98,187 votes 100%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 19)

State Senator; District 23; Democratic Party

• Sheila James Kuehl, Democratic
  87,397 votes 100%

State Senator; District 23; Republican Party

• Leonard Michael Lanzi, Republican
  36,757 votes 100%

State Senator; District 23; Libertarian Party

• Colin Goldman, Libertarian
  520 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 23)

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 35; Democratic Party

• Pedro Nava, Democratic
  37,033 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 35; Republican Party

• Bob Pohl, Republican
  29,596 votes 100%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 35)

Member of the State Assembly; District 37; Democratic Party

• Ferial Masry, Democratic (Write-in)

Member of the State Assembly; District 37; Republican Party

• Audra Strickland, Republican
  17,825 votes 35.5%
• Jeff Gorell, Republican
  16,075 votes 32.1%
• Mike Robinson, Republican
  15,248 votes 30.3%
• Eric McClendon, Republican
  1,072 votes 2.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 37; Green Party

• Adrienne M. Prince, Green
  477 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Green, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 37)

Member of the State Assembly; District 38; Democratic Party

• Brian Joseph Davis, Democratic
  21,737 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 38; Republican Party

• Keith Stuart Richman, Republican
  36,241 votes 100%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 38)

Member of the State Assembly; District 41; Democratic Party

• Fran Pavley, Democratic
  42,128 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 41; Republican Party

• Heather Peters, Republican
  22,528 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 41; Libertarian Party

• Richard P. Koffler, Libertarian
  309 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 41)

County

Supervisor; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 1

• Steve Bennett
  25,621 votes 76.0%
• Jeffrey Ketelsen
  7,706 votes 22.8%
• (405 Writein Votes 1.2%)

Supervisor; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 3

• Kathy I. Long
  19,020 votes 59.5%
• Mike Morgan
  12,796 votes 40.0%
• (142 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Supervisor; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 5

• John K. Flynn
  7,979 votes 46.3%
• Manuel M. Lopez
  4,188 votes 24.3%
• John C. Zaragoza
  3,901 votes 22.6%
• Arlene Naomi Fraser
  1,107 votes 6.4%
• (52 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 2 (5 Elected)

• Donald J. Katz, Democratic
  6,510 votes 22.8%
• Carol Alexander Kesselman, Democratic
  5,470 votes 19.1%
• Ferial Amin Masry, Democratic
  4,999 votes 17.5%
• Mary Vela, Democratic
  4,347 votes 15.2%
• Sandra Emberland, Democratic
  4,256 votes 14.9%
• Evan Michael Hess, Democratic
  2,929 votes 10.2%
• (98 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 2 (6 Elected)

• Dianne Alexander, Republican
  8,441 votes 14.8%
• Susan Ash, Republican
  8,086 votes 14.2%
• John A. Ellis, III, Republican
  7,196 votes 12.6%
• Sandy Patrizio, Republican
  6,487 votes 11.4%
• Wes Shipway, Republican
  5,846 votes 10.2%
• Bob Larkin, Republican
  4,900 votes 8.6%
• Jere Robings, Republican
  4,773 votes 8.4%
• Elaine McKearn, Republican
  4,082 votes 7.1%
• John A. Slezak, Republican
  3,613 votes 6.3%
• Urline N. Tabor, Republican
  3,527 votes 6.2%
• (148 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 3 (4 Elected)

• Thomas McCoy, Republican
  6,401 votes 17.0%
• Clark L. Johnson, Republican
  5,849 votes 15.5%
• Christopher M. Valenzano, Republican
  5,727 votes 15.2%
• David Tennessen, Republican
  4,864 votes 12.9%
• David W. Irwin, Republican
  4,264 votes 11.3%
• Edward G. Colbert, Republican
  3,822 votes 10.1%
• Lois D. Glab, Republican
  3,810 votes 10.1%
• Alexandra M. Dymond, Republican
  2,863 votes 7.6%
• (137 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 4 (5 Elected)

• Peggy Jane Sadler, Republican
  9,144 votes 21.2%
• Debi Schultze, Republican
  8,331 votes 19.3%
• Reg Richardson, Republican
  7,341 votes 17.0%
• Brian Neiens, Republican
  6,129 votes 14.2%
• Jason Spadaro, Republican
  6,088 votes 14.1%
• Carlos Navarro, Republican
  5,889 votes 13.7%
• (183 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 5 (4 Elected)

• Mary L. Fleischbein, Democratic
  4,076 votes 21.6%
• Edward Robings, Democratic
  4,000 votes 21.2%
• Rose Leslye Stern, Democratic
  3,937 votes 20.8%
• Joseph O'Neill, Democratic
  3,684 votes 19.5%
• Jonathan Ziv, Democratic
  3,057 votes 16.2%
• (140 Writein Votes 0.7%)

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?

Measure B4 Library Special Tax -- Blanchard/Santa Paula Public Library District (2/3 Approval Required)
3,121 / 68.1% Yes votes ...... 1,460 / 31.9% No votes

To enhance the current Special Assessment parcel tax. Shall the Blanchard/Santa Paula Public Library District be authorized to enhance the previously authorized levy of a special assessment tax of $25.00 by the amount of $15.00 for a total amount of $40.00 per year per parcel of land, developed and undeveloped, for an unspecified number of years, for the purposes of providing adequate and ongoing library services to residents of the District?

Measure C4 School Bond -- Simi Valley Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
16,118 / 61.8% Yes votes ...... 9,961 / 38.2% No votes

To improve educational quality shall Simi Valley Unified School District repair and renovate schools throughout the District, including upgrading deteriorating plumbing and electrical systems, making health and safety improvements, upgrading classrooms and libraries to improve access to technology, constructing additional classrooms to relieve overcrowding, enabling the District to receive up to $62 million in state grants by issuing $145 million of bonds within legal interest rates, annual audits, citizens oversight committee and NO money for administrator's salaries?

Measure E Parcel Tax -- Las Virgenes Unified School District
12,974 / 71.4% Yes votes ...... 5,202 / 28.6% No votes
   12,535 (71.35%) Yes / 5,033 (28.65%) No in Los Angeles County
   439 (72.2%) Yes / 169 (27.8%) No in Ventura County

Measure D4 Parcel Tax -- Oak Park Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
3,763 / 81.3% Yes votes ...... 863 / 18.7% No votes

To protect high quality education at our neighborhood schools and reduce the impact of unprecedented budget cuts on classroom instruction by retaining qualified teachers, avoiding class size increases, maintaining up-to-date textbooks and preserving essential academic programs that enhance student achievement shall Oak Park Unified School District assess $197 per parcel annually for five (5) years with an exemption for seniors, annual audits, independent citizen oversight, no proceeds for administrator salaries and all funds remaining in Oak Park to benefit local children?