Combined ballot

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Board Member; Hartnell Community College District; Trustee Area 5

• Kari Scheidhauer
  897 votes 34.55%
• Ray Montemayor
  861 votes 33.17%
• Aurelio Salazar, Jr.
  838 votes 32.28%

Board Member; Hartnell Community College District; Trustee Area 7

• Brad Rice
  2,125 votes 53.01%
• Maria Angelica Castillo
  1,562 votes 38.96%
• Lisa Tirado Davis
  322 votes 8.03%

Board Member; Monterey Peninsula Community College District (2 Elected)

• Jim Tunney
  23,020 votes 43.65%
• Robert Infelise
  18,039 votes 34.21%
• Kathrina Ognyanovich
  11,675 votes 22.14%

Board Member; West Hills Community College District; Trustee Area 1

• Nina D. Oxborrow
  6,323 votes 70.3%
• Michael Frank Jaurena
  2,666 votes 29.7%
• (115 Total Write-In Votes 1.3%)

Board Member; Alisal Union School District; Trustee Area 2

• Gary Karnes
  1,402 votes 62.17%
• Reyna Jimenez
  468 votes 20.75%
• Jorge R. Vigil
  385 votes 17.07%

Board Member; Alisal Union School District; Trustee Area 4

• Guadalupe Ruiz-Gilpas
  407 votes 64.81%
• Jesus Diaz
  221 votes 35.19%

Board Member; Bradley Union School District (3 Elected)

• Dee Dee Avila
  55 votes 23.91%
• Meth Vicente
  54 votes 23.48%
• Scott Smith
  53 votes 23.04%
• Matthew Ryan
  41 votes 17.83%
• Karen Jean Duby
  27 votes 11.74%

Board Member; Carmel Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Howard C. Given, II
  5,501 votes 33.47%
• Dan Hightower
  4,648 votes 28.28%
• Lewis A. Leader
  3,654 votes 22.23%
• Richard Kreitman
  2,634 votes 16.02%

Board Member; Chualar Union Elementary School District; Trustee Area 3 (2 Elected)

• Anabelia Ponce
  122 votes 38.73%
• Rosa Manriquez
  113 votes 35.87%
• Rocio Gonzalez Hunt
  80 votes 25.40%

Board Member; Gonzales Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Eva Rios
  876 votes 25.37%
• Wendy C. Franscioni
  766 votes 22.18%
• Gabriel Dominguez
  711 votes 20.59%
• Danny F. Avalos
  631 votes 18.27%
• Monica Ann Ramirez
  469 votes 13.58%

Board Member; Greenfield Union School District (3 Elected)

• Chris Magallon
  760 votes 26.48%
• Jose Vazquez
  606 votes 21.11%
• Paul E. Dake
  564 votes 19.65%
• Angel H. Rivera
  563 votes 19.62%
• Joel A. Dyels
  377 votes 13.14%

Board Member; King City Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Rita Tavernetti
  2,355 votes 29.13%
• William C. Taylor
  2,114 votes 26.15%
• Ronald M. Riehl
  1,923 votes 23.78%
• Margarita Irma Lopez
  1,693 votes 20.94%

Board Member; King City Union School District (3 Elected)

• Holly Casey
  1,310 votes 31.13%
• Aurora T. Gomez
  1,079 votes 25.64%
• Barba E. Oetting
  970 votes 23.05%
• Jonathan Michael Bluff
  849 votes 20.18%

Board Member; Monterey Peninsula Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Bettye L. Lusk
  2,380 votes 22.13%
• Helen B. Rucker
  2,376 votes 22.09%
• Debra G. Gramespacher
  1,854 votes 17.24%
• Resa Foss
  1,672 votes 15.55%
• Shanda Leboeuf
  1,436 votes 13.35%
• Leo Maganares
  1,036 votes 9.63%

Board Member; Monterey Peninsula Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Regena Lauterbach
  3,302 votes 54.30%
• Richard B. Grahlman
  2,779 votes 45.70%

Board Member; Salinas Union High School District; Trustee Area 1

• Jim Reavis
  2,784 votes 68.95%
• Robert V. Ocampo
  1,254 votes 31.05%

Board Member; Salinas Union High School District; Trustee Area 5

• Margaret M. Serna-Bonetti
  1,418 votes 51.34%
• Sandra V. Ocampo
  1,344 votes 48.66%

Board Member; Santa Rita Union School District (3 Elected)

• Meri Keiser
  1,938 votes 26.21%
• Chuck Stagner
  1,876 votes 25.38%
• Elva L. Arellano
  1,841 votes 24.90%
• Perry F. Vargas
  1,738 votes 23.51%

Board Member; Soledad Unified School District

• Marcelene Franscioni
  840 votes 48.67%
• Gloria Vasquez Ledesma
  711 votes 41.19%
• John Ordunez
  175 votes 10.14%

Board Member; Castroville Water District (2 Elected)

• David Pecci
  353 votes 38.45%
• Silvio Bernardi
  344 votes 37.47%
• Jerome "Jerry" McCready
  221 votes 24.07%

Board Member; Monterey Peninsula Water Management District; Division 2

• Judi Lehman
  2,294 votes 57.04%
• Ron Chesshire
  1,728 votes 42.96%

Board Member; North County Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Don Champion
  4,902 votes 29.98%
• Frank Balesteri
  4,896 votes 29.94%
• Silvio Bernardi
  4,432 votes 27.10%
• Jerome "Jerry" McCready
  2,122 votes 12.98%

Board Member; Pebble Beach Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Gerald Verhasselt
  1,315 votes 42.53%
• Jeffrey B. Froke
  1,107 votes 35.80%
• Steve D. Rhee
  670 votes 21.67%

Proposition 73 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
Fail: 3,610,475 / 47.3% Yes votes ...... 4,023,840 / 52.7% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require notification of the parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated, pregnant minor at least 48 hours before performing an abortion on the minor?

Proposition 74 Public School Teachers. Waiting Period for Permanent Status. Dismissal
Fail: 3,450,331 / 44.9% Yes votes ...... 4,241,972 / 55.1% No votes

Should the probationary period for public school teachers be increased from two to five years, and should the process by which school boards can dismiss a permanent certificated employee be modified?

Proposition 75 Public Employee Union Dues. Restrictions on Political Contributions. Employee Consent Requirement
Fail: 3,575,521 / 46.5% Yes votes ...... 4,106,481 / 53.5% No votes

Should public employee unions be required to obtain annual written consent from each member in order to use a portion of that member's dues for political activity?

Proposition 76 State Spending and School Funding Limits
Fail: 2,898,836 / 37.8% Yes votes ...... 4,775,219 / 62.2% No votes

Should Californians make major Constitutional changes to create an additional state spending limit, grant the governor substantial new power to unilaterally reduce state spending, and revise key provisions relating to Proposition 98, school and community college funding, and transportation funding authorized by Proposition 42?

Proposition 77 Redistricting. Initiative Constitutional Amendment
Fail: 3,073,346 / 40.3% Yes votes ...... 4,548,276 / 59.7% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to change the process of redistricting California's State Senate, State Assembly, Congressional and Board of Equalization districts, transferring the implementation of redistricting from the Legislature to a panel of three retired judges, selected by legislative leaders?

Proposition 78 Discounts on Prescription Drugs
Fail: 3,137,858 / 41.5% Yes votes ...... 4,421,298 / 58.5% No votes

Should the state adopt a new state drug discount program to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for Californians at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level?

Proposition 79 Prescription Drug Discounts. State-Negotiated Rebates
Fail: 2,940,106 / 39.3% Yes votes ...... 4,541,256 / 60.7% No votes

Should the state of California create a new prescription drug discount program for residents at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level, and change state law to make it illegal to engage in profiteering from the sale of prescription drugs?

Proposition 80 Electric Service Providers. Regulation
Fail: 2,532,094 / 34.4% Yes votes ...... 4,825,010 / 65.6% No votes

Should the state expand its regulation of the electric industry?

Measure A Bond Measure -- Carmel Unified School District (55% Majority)
Pass: 7,744 / 73.67% Yes votes ...... 2,768 / 26.33% No votes

To continue the renovation and modernization of its schools to enhance student learning and safety by building, renovating and acquiring school buildings, classrooms and facilities, shall the Carmel Unified School District issue $21,500,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, appoint a Citizens Oversight Committee, and perform annual audits with no bond money to be used for administrative salaries?

Measure B Bond Measure -- West Hills Community College District (55% Majority)
Fail: 5,718 / 54.1% Yes votes ...... 4,857 / 45.9% No votes
   2632 (54.4%) Yes / 2202 (45.6%) No in Fresno County
   2 (50.00%) Yes / 2 (50.00%) No in Monterey County
   3,084 (53.76%) Yes / 2,653 (46.24%) No in Kings County

In order to meet the needs of student growth, expand campuses through construction of new buildings, provide continued access to education and technology, repair and upgrade existing facilities and furnish and equip buildings, shall the West Hills Community College District issue $36,000,000 in bonds with an interest rate below the legal limit for repair, improvement, construction and acquisition of classrooms and facilities with citizen oversight, guaranteed annual audits and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure C Approval of Resolution No. 04-421 Relating to Rancho San Juan -- Monterey County (Simple Majority)
Fail: 18,958 / 24.35% Yes votes ...... 58,906 / 75.65% No votes

Shall Resolution No. 04-421 amending the Monterey County General Plan and the Greater Salinas Area Plan, including amending the Rancho San Juan Area of Development Concentration Development Guidelines and Principles, be approved?

Measure K Utility User Tax Rate -- City of King City (Two-Thirds Majority)
Fail: 640 / 51.16% Yes votes ...... 611 / 48.84% No votes

To help protect King City from state takeaways and provide adequate funding for police and fire services, shall King City amend Chapter 3.28 of the City's Municipal Code by raising the utility user tax rate on telephone, electricity, water, gas, and cable television services to the statewide average of six percent (6%), subject to annual review by a Citizen Advisory Committee?

Measure V Emergency Restoration and Protection of Public Service Measure -- City of Salinas (General Transactions and Use Tax - Simple Majority)
Pass: 13,284 / 61.93% Yes votes ...... 8,165 / 38.07% No votes

To address an existing emergency related to Salinas' ability to fund all general public services, including basic services such as police, fire safety, paramedics, libraries, recreation, crossing guards, graffiti removal, anti-gang programs, and street and park maintenance, shall an ordinance be adopted to levy a transactions and use tax of a half cent, which would sunset in 10 years and include an independent citizens oversight committee?

Measure W Investigate Utility System Acquisition Issues -- Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (Simple Majority)
Fail: 11,514 / 37.37% Yes votes ...... 19,296 / 62.63% No votes

Shall the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District be directed to investigate the cost and process to publicly acquire the private water utility system presently owned and operated by the Monterey District of California American Water (Cal-Am), and be directed to recover up to $550,000 for costs of the investigation as a surcharge upon water bills of Cal-Am customers?