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President of the United States

• John F. Kerry/John Edwards, Democratic
  6,737,355 votes 54.4%
• George W. Bush/Dick Cheney, Republican
  5,501,496 votes 44.4%
• Michael Badnarik/Richard Campagna, Libertarian
  50,101 votes .5%
• David Cobb/Pat LaMarche, Green
  40,598 votes .3%
• Leonard Peltier/Janice Jordan, Peace and Freedom
  27,548 votes .2%
• Michael Anthony Peroutka/Chuck Baldwin, American Independent
  26,580 votes .2%
• Ralph Nader (Write-in)
• John Parker (Write-in)
• Anthony Jabin (Write-in)
• James Alexander-Pace (Write-in)
• John Joseph Kennedy (Write-in)

US Senate

United States Senator

• Barbara Boxer, Democratic
  6,947,021 votes 57.8%
• Bill Jones, Republican
  4,548,931 votes 37.8%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  243,407 votes 2.1%
• James P. "Jim" Gray, Libertarian
  216,236 votes 1.7%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  81,084 votes .6%
• John Emery Jones (Write-in)
• Dennis Richter (Write-in)
• Howard Johnson (Write-in)

US House

United States Representative; District 14

• Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
  182,712 votes 69.8%
• Chris Haugen, Republican
  69,564 votes 26.6%
• Brian Holtz, Libertarian
  9,588 votes 3.6%
• Dennis Mitrzyk (Write-in)

United States Representative; District 17

• Sam Farr, Democratic
  148,958 votes 66.8%
• Mark Risley, Republican
  65,117 votes 29.2%
• Ray Glock-Grueneich, Green
  3,645 votes 1.7%
• Joe Williams, Peace and Freedom
  2,823 votes 1.2%
• Joel Smolen, Libertarian
  2,607 votes 1.1%
• David Mauricio Munoz (Write-in)

State Senate

State Senator; District 11

• Joe Simitian, Democratic
  230,484 votes 66.6%
• Jon Zellhoefer, Republican
  101,887 votes 29.4%
• Allen M. Rice, Libertarian
  14,080 votes 4%

State Senator; District 15

• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  194,674 votes 52.8%
• Peg Pinard, Democratic
  157,556 votes 42.7%
• Brook Madsen, Green
  16,644 votes 4.5%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 27

• John Laird, Democratic
  129,410 votes 68.7%
• Jack D. Barlich, Republican
  59,076 votes 31.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 28

• Simon Salinas, Democratic
  67,586 votes 63.3%
• Bob Perkins, Republican
  39,257 votes 36.7%

School

Member; County Board of Education; Trustee Area 3

• Arnold Levine
  8,110 votes 50.6%
• Ward Edward Alksne
  7,845 votes 49.0%
• (60 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Christopher R. Stampolis
  68,650 votes 42.1%
• Robert T. Owens
  63,668 votes 39.1%
• Ronald Stasiak
  30,243 votes 18.6%
• (451 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Area 3 (2 Elected)

• Chris C. Constantin
  58,592 votes 37.3%
• Joy Atkins
  53,425 votes 34.0%
• Frank Jewett
  44,684 votes 28.4%
• (570 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District; Area 5

• Linnea M. "Lea" Dakota
  6,501 votes 56.6%
• Karl Bergmann
  4,957 votes 43.1%
• (34 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Trustee; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Doug Keegan
  1,687 votes 35.2%
• Georgia Lynn Acosta
  1,597 votes 33.3%
• David Mares
  1,503 votes 31.3%
• (12 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Trustee; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Karen S. Osmundson
  248 votes 74.7%
• Daniel L. Hankemeier
  80 votes 24.1%
• (4 Writein Votes 1.2%)

Trustee; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

• Sandra Nichols
  2,488 votes 60.0%
• Anastacio Andrade
  1,647 votes 39.7%
• (12 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Lorrie Wernick
  8,787 votes 24.1%
• Rosemary Rossi
  8,785 votes 24.1%
• Steven Kahl
  7,522 votes 20.6%
• Michele Van Zuiden
  6,305 votes 17.3%
• Carol Barmeier
  5,071 votes 13.9%
• (39 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; Santa Cruz City High School District; Area 1

• Ken Wagman
  28,889 votes 67.9%
• John W. Wasserburger
  13,470 votes 31.7%
• (176 Writein Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; Scotts Valley Unified School District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Sue Roth
  5,369 votes 26.7%
• Joseph W. Espinola, Jr.
  4,780 votes 23.7%
• Chuck Walker
  4,496 votes 22.3%
• Michael L. Smith
  2,827 votes 14.0%
• Carole Harris
  2,659 votes 13.2%
• (14 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Bonnie Mahler
  643 votes 20.8%
• Paul Goodman
  597 votes 19.3%
• Leslie Austin
  543 votes 17.5%
• Sylvia Rios-Metcalf
  448 votes 14.5%
• Donald M. Clark
  441 votes 14.2%
• Rachel Ponce
  425 votes 13.7%
• (1 Writein Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Lisa J. Palm
  740 votes 33.0%
• Michael Zucker
  546 votes 24.4%
• Michelle Whitesell
  537 votes 24.0%
• Frank Wylie
  418 votes 18.6%
• (1 Writein Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Live Oak Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Susan King McClain
  4,113 votes 37.0%
• Bernard "Barney" Bricmont
  2,601 votes 23.4%
• James D. Bresnahan
  2,339 votes 21.0%
• Charlie Rous
  2,052 votes 18.4%
• (21 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Patricia K.H. Rasmussen
  1,288 votes 36.4%
• Lydia Dobyns
  1,054 votes 29.8%
• Patrick "Pat" McEntee
  685 votes 19.3%
• Randy Weeton
  512 votes 14.5%
• (3 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; Soquel Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Judy McGooden
  6,339 votes 30.1%
• Kevin G. McGibben
  6,338 votes 30.1%
• Ted Donnelly
  5,525 votes 26.2%
• Keith P. Cahalen
  2,806 votes 13.3%
• (51 Writein Votes 0.2%)

County Supervisor; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 5

• Mark W. Stone
  13,680 votes 57.2%
• Stephany E. Aguilar
  10,210 votes 42.7%
• (44 Writein Votes 0.2%)

City

Council Member; City of Capitola (2 Elected)

• Kirby Nicol
  1,617 votes 22.5%
• Michael V. Termini
  1,596 votes 22.2%
• Daniel Passino
  1,433 votes 19.9%
• Colleen Corrigan-Armstrong
  1,309 votes 18.2%
• Richard Halterman
  734 votes 10.2%
• Jacques Bertrand
  486 votes 6.8%
• (14 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Treasurer; City of Capitola

• Robert "Bob" Begun
  3,272 votes 98.5%
• (50 Writein Votes 1.5%)

Council Member; City of Santa Cruz (4 Elected)

• Emily Reilly
  18,475 votes 20.5%
• Ryan Coonerty
  17,379 votes 19.3%
• Tony Madrigal
  13,227 votes 14.7%
• Ed Porter
  12,466 votes 13.8%
• Scott Kennedy
  11,898 votes 13.2%
• Mark Primack
  11,372 votes 12.6%
• Mark Fogel
  5,072 votes 5.6%
• Robert Norse (Write-in)
• Coral Brune (Write-in)
• (288 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Council Member; City of Scotts Valley (3 Elected)

• Dene Bustichi
  3,879 votes 29.7%
• Randy Johnson
  3,796 votes 29.1%
• Cliff Barrett
  2,849 votes 21.8%
• Debbie Muth
  2,527 votes 19.4%
• (7 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 1

• Manuel Q. Bersamin
  386 votes 58.2%
• Gabriel Gonzalez
  274 votes 41.3%
• (3 Writein Votes 0.5%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 2

• Oscar A. Rios
  501 votes 67.8%
• Richard De La Paz, Jr.
  236 votes 31.9%
• (2 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 6

• Judy Doering-Nielsen
  1,303 votes 95.7%
• (59 Writein Votes 4.3%)

Special District

Director; Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Marilyn J. Ramos
  8,326 votes 32.3%
• Michael Weatherford
  6,429 votes 25.0%
• David Barbin
  4,793 votes 18.6%
• Park Cuseo
  4,266 votes 16.6%
• Chuck Anderson
  1,910 votes 7.4%
• (16 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Director; Ben Lomond Fire Protection District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Roger "Boots" Lee
  1,506 votes 36.8%
• William "Biff" Beltz
  1,306 votes 31.9%
• Robert B. Hampson
  1,276 votes 31.1%
• (9 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Director; Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Pablo Andres Barreto
  2,679 votes 32.8%
• Bob Stokes
  1,927 votes 23.6%
• Joan E. Peros
  1,814 votes 22.2%
• Russell Farnam
  1,737 votes 21.3%
• (7 Writein Votes 0.1%)

Director; San Lorenzo Valley Water District (2 Elected)

• David Ross
  4,928 votes 31.7%
• Jim Nelson
  4,884 votes 31.5%
• Gordon Stewart, Jr.
  2,583 votes 16.6%
• Paul Storm
  1,885 votes 12.1%
• Dan Terrell
  1,222 votes 7.9%
• (26 Writein Votes 0.2%)

Director; Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

• Eric C. Hammer
  2,606 votes 27.2%
• Heidi Lindsay
  2,145 votes 22.4%
• April M. Terrell
  1,694 votes 17.7%
• Thetis Sammons
  1,690 votes 17.6%
• Eric P. Barbour
  1,412 votes 14.7%
• (29 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Commissioner; Santa Cruz County Port District (3 Elected)

• Bill Lee
  19,927 votes 28.5%
• Ron Merrall
  19,787 votes 28.3%
• Jim Thoits
  14,808 votes 21.2%
• Lou Mata
  11,434 votes 16.3%
• Paul J. Cogswell
  3,813 votes 5.5%
• (181 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Director, New Seat; Ben Lomond Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Mary L. Clark
  1,954 votes 54.0%
• Dave H. Bingham
  1,653 votes 45.7%
• (12 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Proposition 1A Protection of Local Government Revenues
9,398,045 / 83.6% Yes votes ...... 1,837,430 / 16.4% No votes

Should local property tax and sales tax revenues remain with local government thereby safeguarding funding for public safety, health, libraries, parks, and other local services? Provisions can only be suspended if the Governor declares a fiscal necessity and two-thirds of the Legislature concur.

Proposition 59 Public Records, Open Meetings
9,322,156 / 83.3% Yes votes ...... 1,867,161 / 16.7% No votes

Shall the Constitution be amended to include public's right of access to meetings of government bodies and writings of government officials while preserving specified constitutional rights and retaining existing exclusions for certain meetings and records?

Proposition 60 Election Rights of Political Parties
7,217,315 / 67.5% Yes votes ...... 3,473,838 / 32.5% No votes

Shall the general election ballot be required to include candidate receiving most votes among candidates of same party for partisan office in primary election?

Proposition 60A Surplus Property
7,765,107 / 73.2% Yes votes ...... 2,839,572 / 26.8% No votes

Shall the sale proceeds of most surplus state property pay off specified bonds?

Proposition 61 Children's Hospital Projects. Grant Program
6,620,176 / 58.3% Yes votes ...... 4,743,459 / 41.7% No votes

Shall $750 million general obligation bonds be authorized for grants to eligible children's hospitals for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping children's hospitals?

Proposition 62 Elections. Primaries
5,111,627 / 46.2% Yes votes ...... 5,960,889 / 53.8% No votes

Should primary elections be structured so that voters may vote for any state or federal candidate regardless of party registration of voter or candidate? The two primary-election candidates receiving most votes for an office, whether they are candidates with "no party" or members of same or different party, would be listed on general election ballot. Exempts presidential nominations.

Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Expansion, Funding. Tax on Personal Incomes above $1 Million
6,183,119 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 5,330,052 / 46.3% No votes

Should a 1% tax on taxable personal income above $1 million to fund expanded health services for mentally ill children, adults, seniors be established?

Proposition 64 Limit on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws
6,562,861 / 58.9% Yes votes ...... 4,572,383 / 41.1% No votes

Should individual or class action "unfair business" lawsuits be allowed only if actual loss suffered? Only government officials may enforce these laws on public's behalf.

Proposition 65 Local Government Funds, Revenues. State Mandates
3,895,621 / 37.6% Yes votes ...... 6,461,927 / 62.4% No votes

Should reduction of local fee/tax revenues require voter approval? Permits suspension of state mandate if no state reimbursement to local government within 180 days after obligation determined.

Proposition 66 Limitations on "Three Strikes" Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment
5,596,077 / 47.3% Yes votes ...... 6,230,122 / 52.7% No votes

Should the "Three Strikes" law be limited to violent and/or serious felonies? Permits limited re-sentencing under new definitions. Increases punishment for specified sex crimes against children.

Proposition 67 Emergency Medical Services. Funding. Telephone Surcharge
3,238,537 / 28.4% Yes votes ...... 8,154,515 / 71.6% No votes

Should the telephone surcharge be increased and other funds for emergency room physicians, hospital emergency rooms, community clinics, emergency personnel training/equipment, and 911 telephone system be allocated?

Proposition 68 Non-Tribal Commercial Gambling Expansion. Tribal Gaming Compact Amendments. Revenues, Tax Exemptions
1,894,183 / 16.2% Yes votes ...... 9,788,161 / 83.8% No votes

Should tribal compact amendments be authorized? Unless tribes accept, should casino gaming be authorized for sixteen non-tribal establishments? Percentage of gaming revenues fund government services.

Proposition 69 DNA Samples. Collection. Database. Funding
7,183,917 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 4,395,343 / 38.0% No votes

Should collection of DNA samples from all felons, and from others arrested for or charged with specified crimes be required with submission to state DNA database? Provides for funding.

Proposition 70 Tribal Gaming Compacts. Exclusive Gaming Rights. Contributions to State
2,759,558 / 23.7% Yes votes ...... 8,868,324 / 76.3% No votes

Upon tribe's request, should the Governor be required to execute a 99-year compact? Tribes contribute percentage of net gaming income to state funds, in exchange for expanded, exclusive tribal casino gaming.

Proposition 71 Stem Cell Research. Funding. Bonds
7,009,814 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 4,859,401 / 40.9% No votes

Should the "California Institute for Regenerative Medicine" be established to regulate and fund stem cell research with the constitutional right to conduct such research and with an oversight committee? Prohibits funding of human reproductive cloning research.

Proposition 72 Health Care Coverage Requirements
5,681,863 / 49.1% Yes votes ...... 5,881,886 / 50.9% No votes

Should legislation requiring health care coverage for employees, as specified, working for large and medium employers be approved?

Measure H Bond Measure -- West Valley-Mission Community College District (55% Approval Required)
79,524 / 60.1% Yes votes ...... 52,870 / 39.9% No votes
   78,138 (60.13%) Yes / 51,805 (39.87%) No in Santa Clara County
   1,386 (56.5%) Yes / 1,065 (43.5%) No in Santa Cruz County

To repair/upgrade West Valley and Mission Colleges, improve training/transfer programs, upgrade fire safety, repair leaky roofs, improve disabled access, repair/expand job training classrooms for nurses, police, firefighters, paramedics, upgrade classroom technology for a changing workforce, repair, construct, equip buildings, classrooms, libraries, sites, science/computer labs, shall West Valley-Mission Community College District issue $235 million in bonds, at legal rates, with annual audits, citizen oversight and no money for administrator's salaries?"

BONDS YES

BONDS NO

Measure J Transportation Improvement Sales Tax -- County of Santa Cruz
50,024 / 43.3% Yes votes ...... 65,628 / 56.7% No votes

Shall a half-cent sales tax be adopted to improve transportation in Santa Cruz County? Improvements will include: widening Highway 1 with carpool/bus/emergency lanes; improving local streets, sidewalks and bike paths, safety on Highway 17, elderly/disabled transportation; building a Coastal bike/walking path next to the rail line; and a Pajaro train station. This 30-year measure will be monitored by an independent oversight committee.

Measure K 911 Fee Repeal -- Unincorporated Area
17,180 / 28.8% Yes votes ...... 42,430 / 71.2% No votes

Shall the County's Emergency Response Fee Ordinance, Chapter 4.28 of the Santa Cruz County Code, be repealed?

Measure L Mail Ballot Elections -- City of Santa Cruz
16,158 / 64.8% Yes votes ...... 8,780 / 35.2% No votes

Shall Section 707 be added to the City of Santa Cruz Charter to allow the City Council, by resolution, to authorize any municipal election, other than on a date of a regular statewide primary or statewide general election, to be conducted by mail, in accordance with the mail ballot election procedures set forth in the Elections Code of the State of California?

Measure M Term Limit Clarification -- City of Santa Cruz
18,577 / 73.7% Yes votes ...... 6,645 / 26.3% No votes

Shall Section 601 of the City of Santa Cruz Charter be amended to further clarify that no member of the Council shall be eligible for re-election for two years (i.e. one general election cycle) after the expiration of the second consecutive full term for which such person was elected.

Measure N Publish Ordinances on Internet -- City of Santa Cruz
18,944 / 76.8% Yes votes ...... 5,716 / 23.2% No votes

Shall Section 613 of the City of Santa Cruz Charter be amended to authorize the City Clerk to publish ordinances, other than emergency ordinances and other ordinances which go into effect immediately upon adoption, by methods which include publication in the Internet?

Measure O City Clerk Preservation of Records -- City of Santa Cruz
21,258 / 86.2% Yes votes ...... 3,392 / 13.8% No votes

Shall Section 811 of the Charter of the City of Santa Cruz be amended to provide that the City Clerk shall have the power and be required to preserve the record of all proceedings of the City Council in files that shall bear appropriate titles and be devoted to such purpose.

Measure P 1/4 Cent Sales Tax -- City of Capitola
2,855 / 59.8% Yes votes ...... 1,921 / 40.2% No votes

Shall a City of Capitola temporary sales tax increase of one quarter of one percent, which sunsets in five years, be adopted to maintain general services including public safety and street improvements?

Measure Q 1/4 Cent Sales Tax -- City of Watsonville
3,661 / 37.1% Yes votes ...... 6,198 / 62.9% No votes

Shall the City of Watsonville adopt a sales tax increase of one-quarter percent?

Measure R Sales Tax Advisory -- City of Watsonville
6,647 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 2,489 / 27.2% No votes

Shall the City of Watsonville use the funds from Measure Q, if approved by the voters, for police, fire, parks and recreation services?

Measure S Low Rent Housing -- City of Watsonville
4,813 / 53.1% Yes votes ...... 4,257 / 46.9% No votes

Do the qualified electors of the City of Watsonville approve the development, construction, or acquisition by any state public body of Article 34 low rent housing units dispersed throughout the City, if such units do not exceed 1% per year of the total dwelling units in the City except that units not built in any one or more years may be "banked" for future years?

Measure T 911 Fee Repeal -- City of Watsonville
3,516 / 37.3% Yes votes ...... 5,904 / 62.7% No votes

Shall the City of Watsonville repeal Chapter 3-15, Emergency Response Fee, of the Watsonville Municipal Code which authorizes a fee to pay the cost of operating Watsonville's share of the Santa Cruz County 911 communication system?

Measure U Fire Board Expansion -- Ben Lomond Fire Protection District
1,958 / 74.4% Yes votes ...... 673 / 25.6% No votes

Shall the number of members of the Board of Directors of the Ben Lomond Fire Protection District be increased from three to five?