Combined ballot

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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)
• John Joseph Kennedy (Write-in)
• Anthony Jabin (Write-in)
• James Alexander-Pace (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%
• Dennis Richter (Write-in)
• John Emery Jones (Write-in)
• Howard Johnson (Write-in)

US House

United States Representative; District 18

• Dennis A. Cardoza, Democratic
  103,732 votes 67.5%
• Charles F. Pringle, Sr., Republican
  49,973 votes 32.5%

United States Representative; District 19

• George Radanovich, Republican
  155,354 votes 66.1%
• James Lex Bufford, Democratic
  64,047 votes 27.2%
• Larry R. Mullen, Green
  15,863 votes 6.7%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 17

• Barbara S. Matthews, Democratic
  66,926 votes 60.6%
• Nellie McGarry, Republican
  43,664 votes 39.4%
• Jennet C. Stebbins (Write-in)

Member of the State Assembly; District 25

• Dave Cogdill, Republican
  111,336 votes 68.2%
• Bryan Justin Marks, Democratic
  52,006 votes 31.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 26

• Greg Aghazarian, Republican
  78,381 votes 62.6%
• Tim Weintz, Sr., Democratic
  46,924 votes 37.4%

County

Supervisor; County of Stanislaus; Supervisorial District 2

• Tom Mayfield
  15,656 votes 54.08%
• Ted Howze
  13,156 votes 45.45%
• (137 Writein Votes .47%)

Mayor; City of Hughson

• Thomas E. Crowder
  686 votes 36.30%
• Gerald "Jerry" Ledermann
  615 votes 32.54%
• Bart L. Conner
  577 votes 30.53%
• (12 Writein Votes .63%)

Member of City Council; City of Hughson (2 Elected)

• Greg Adams
  975 votes 32.65%
• Stephen Randall Qualls
  897 votes 30.04%
• Kevin E. Ricks
  823 votes 27.56%
• Ramon Bawanan
  273 votes 9.14%
• (18 Writein Votes .60%)

Mayor; City of Newman

• John G. Fantazia
  1,538 votes 95.95%
• (65 Writein Votes 4.05%)

Member of City Council; City of Newman (2 Elected)

• Mike Crinklaw
  1,161 votes 39.37%
• Robert Martina
  959 votes 32.52%
• David Reed
  817 votes 27.70%
• (12 Writein Votes .41%)

Member of City Council; City of Oakdale (2 Elected)

• Tom Dunlop
  3,284 votes 36.81%
• Katherine "Kathy" Morgan
  1,960 votes 21.97%
• David Rodrigues
  1,117 votes 12.52%
• Manuela "Nelly" Paredes-Walsborn
  1,032 votes 11.57%
• Robert Hardie
  953 votes 10.68%
• Denice M. Noel
  547 votes 6.13%
• (28 Writein Votes .31%)

City Clerk; City of Oakdale

• Nancy Lilly
  4,668 votes 98.38%
• (77 Writein Votes 1.62%)

City Treasurer; City of Oakdale

• Donna M. Borges
  4,510 votes 98.24%
• (81 Writein Votes 1.76%)

Mayor; City of Patterson

• David Keller
  1,619 votes 48.60%
• Kathy Wright
  1,397 votes 41.94%
• Tom Masters
  302 votes 9.07%
• (13 Writein Votes .39%)

Member of City Council; City of Patterson (2 Elected)

• Becky Campo
  1,979 votes 37.40%
• Barbara J. Gray
  1,067 votes 20.17%
• Marc Meyer
  913 votes 17.26%
• Annette L. Smith
  713 votes 13.48%
• Steve Bradley
  611 votes 11.55%
• (8 Writein Votes .15%)

Mayor; City of Riverbank

• Christopher S. Crifasi
  1,724 votes 36.91%
• Sandra Benitez
  1,393 votes 29.82%
• Dave White
  1,226 votes 26.25%
• Paul A. Gutierrez
  308 votes 6.59%
• (20 Writein Votes .43%)

Member of City Council; City of Riverbank (2 Elected)

• Kathy Anaya
  1,722 votes 23.60%
• Allen B. Trawick
  1,257 votes 17.22%
• Judy K. Ensley
  1,097 votes 15.03%
• Roger E. Cogswell
  1,078 votes 14.77%
• Jane J. Dutton Dryden
  838 votes 11.48%
• Laurie A. Taylor
  693 votes 9.50%
• Lee E. Ulloa
  566 votes 7.76%
• (47 Writein Votes .64%)

Member of City Council; City of Turlock (2 Elected)

• John S. Lazar
  12,290 votes 44.54%
• Kurt Vander Weide
  8,073 votes 29.26%
• Martin D. Yerby
  7,089 votes 25.69%
• (140 Writein Votes .51%)

City Treasurer; City of Turlock

• Diana Lewis
  14,393 votes 98.43%
• (230 Writein Votes 1.57%)

Mayor; City of Waterford

• Charles Turner
  1,512 votes 94.68%
• (85 Writein Votes 5.32%)

Member of City Council; City of Waterford (2 Elected)

• William Broderick-Villa
  1,112 votes 39.87%
• Betty Jo Rorabaugh
  862 votes 30.91%
• Kenneth R. Krause
  802 votes 28.76%
• (13 Writein Votes .47%)

City Treasurer; City of Waterford

• (138 Writein Votes 100.00%)

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 A Transient Occupancy Tax increase -- City of Oakdale (City Ordinance)
2,158 / 38.85% Yes votes ...... 3,396 / 61.15% No votes

Shall the ordinance of the City of Oakdale authorizing the increase in the rate of the City's existing Transient Occupancy Tax from 7% to 10% be approved?

Measure B Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Patterson (City Ordinance)
1,806 / 55.38% Yes votes ...... 1,455 / 44.62% No votes

Shall the City Council Adopt An Ordinance which imposes an 8% Tax on Persons Staying 30 days or less in Hotels, Motels, and Similar Lodgings Within the City?

Measure C City Treasurer -- City of Waterford
990 / 55.96% Yes votes ...... 779 / 44.04% No votes

Shall the Office of City Treasurer be Appointed?

Measure D Sewer Service -- City of Modesto (Advisory Vote)
36,532 / 62.99% Yes votes ...... 21,463 / 37.01% No votes

Shall the City Council provide sewer service to the following described area of the Modesto Urban Area General Plan? "Robertson Road Infill Area": The unincorporated area generally located south of Robertson Road, east of Carpenter Road, west of Hays Street, and north of John Street containing 334 parcels on 96.8 acres.

Measure F Transaction and Use Tax -- City of Turlock
9,018 / 49.64% Yes votes ...... 9,148 / 50.36% No votes

Shall the City of Turlock impose a one-half of one cent ($.005) transaction and use tax?

Measure I Urban Development -- City of Newman (Advisory Vote)
1,088 / 62.82% Yes votes ...... 644 / 37.18% No votes

Shall the City of Newman advise the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors to direct urban development into the incorporated cities of our County?

Measure E Local Community College Repair/Overcrowding Measure -- Yosemite Community College District (Bond Issue)
87,523 / 62.2% Yes votes ...... 53,185 / 37.8% No votes
   84,403 (62.62%) Yes / 50,388 (37.38%) No in Stanislaus County
   Yes / No in Santa Clara County
   3120 (52.7%) Yes / 2797 (47.3%) No in San Joaquin County

To prepare Modesto Junior College and Columbia College students for jobs and four-year colleges, repair buildings, and increase access to educational opportunities by repairing, constructing, equipping buildings, classrooms, libraries, science labs, establishing new and expanded college education centers in Turlock, Oakdale, Patterson and Calaveras County, and acquiring land, modernizing classroom technology, shall Yosemite Community College District issue $326,174,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with annual audits, a Citizens' Oversight Committee and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure G School Upgrading -- Hughson Unified School District (Bond Issue)
2,788 / 67.25% Yes votes ...... 1,358 / 32.75% No votes

To improve the quality of education, shall the Hughson Unified School District upgrade and construct additional classrooms, labs, and facilities, improve student access to computers and technology, upgrade outdated restrooms, sewer and plumbing systems, make health and safety improvements, upgrade fire alarms, renovate electrical systems, replace roofing, and become eligible to receive $6,900,000 in State grants by issuing $14,300,000 in bonds, within legal interest rates, with annual audits, a citizens' oversight committee and NO money for administrators' salaries?

Measure K Abolition of trustee areas -- Ceres Unified School District
6,769 / 64.94% Yes votes ...... 3,654 / 35.06% No votes

Shall trustee areas in the Ceres Unified School District be abolished?

Measure J Special Tax -- Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District
2,956 / 65.04% Yes votes ...... 1,589 / 34.96% No votes

Shall a Resolution entitled " A resolution of the Board of Directors of the Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District providing for the imposition of a special tax" be approved and the special tax for which it provides be imposed?