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

Governor; Democratic Party

• Phil Angelides
  1,202,851 votes 48%
• Steve Westly
  1,081,940 votes 43.2%
• Barbara Becnel
  66,550 votes 2.7%
• Joe Brouillette
  42,075 votes 1.7%
• Michael Strimling
  35,121 votes 1.4%
• Frank A. Macaluso, Jr.
  30,867 votes 1.2%
• Vibert Greene
  25,745 votes 1%
• Jerald Robert Gerst
  21,039 votes .8%

Governor; Republican Party

• Arnold Schwarzenegger
  1,724,281 votes 90%
• Robert C. Newman, II
  68,660 votes 3.6%
• Bill Chambers
  65,487 votes 3.4%
• Jeffrey R. Burns
  57,652 votes 3%

Governor; American Independent Party

• Edward C. Noonan
  29,094 votes 100%

Governor; Green Party

• Peter Miguel Camejo
  33,545 votes 100%

Governor; Libertarian Party

• Art Olivier
  16,445 votes 100%

Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• Janice Jordan
  3,849 votes 100%

Lieutenant Governor; Democratic Party

• John Garamendi
  1,045,097 votes 42.6%
• Jackie Speier
  975,530 votes 39.7%
• Liz Figueroa
  436,849 votes 17.7%

Lieutenant Governor; Republican Party

• Tom McClintock
  1,760,653 votes 93.8%
• Tony Farmer
  117,335 votes 6.2%

Lieutenant Governor; American Independent Party

• Jim King
  29,012 votes 100%

Lieutenant Governor; Green Party

• Donna J. Warren
  31,161 votes 100%

Lieutenant Governor; Libertarian Party

• Lynnette Shaw
  16,128 votes 100%

Lieutenant Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• Stewart A. Alexander
  3,549 votes 100%

Secretary of State; Democratic Party

• Debra Bowen
  1,316,507 votes 60.9%
• Deborah V. Ortiz
  847,386 votes 39.1%

Secretary of State; Republican Party

• Bruce McPherson
  1,593,007 votes 100%

Secretary of State; American Independent Party

• Glenn McMillon, Jr.
  32,288 votes 100%

Secretary of State; Green Party

• Forrest Hill
  31,763 votes 100%

Secretary of State; Libertarian Party

• Gail K. Lightfoot
  16,870 votes 100%

Secretary of State; Peace and Freedom Party

• Margie Akin
  3,929 votes 100%

Controller; Democratic Party

• John Chiang
  1,157,724 votes 53.3%
• Joe Dunn
  1,014,418 votes 46.7%

Controller; Republican Party

• Tony Strickland
  689,065 votes 40.7%
• Abel Maldonado
  626,552 votes 37%
• Jim Stieringer
  210,691 votes 12.4%
• Bret R. Davis
  91,758 votes 5.4%
• David L. Harris
  76,310 votes 4.5%

Controller; American Independent Party

• Warren Mark Campbell
  30,631 votes 100%

Controller; Green Party

• Laura Wells
  32,091 votes 100%

Controller; Libertarian Party

• Donna Tello
  16,700 votes 100%

Controller; Peace and Freedom Party

• Elizabeth Cervantes Barron
  4,047 votes 100%

Treasurer; Democratic Party

• Bill Lockyer
  2,079,908 votes 100%

Treasurer; Republican Party

• Claude Parrish
  912,810 votes 56.3%
• Keith S. Richman
  709,730 votes 43.7%

Treasurer; American Independent Party

• E. Justin Noonan
  30,683 votes 100%

Treasurer; Green Party

• Mehul M. Thakker
  31,177 votes 100%

Treasurer; Libertarian Party

• Marian Smithson
  16,745 votes 100%

Treasurer; Peace and Freedom Party

• Gerald Sanders
  3,681 votes 100%

Attorney General; Democratic Party

• Jerry Brown
  1,552,922 votes 63.3%
• Rocky Delgadillo
  903,508 votes 36.7%

Attorney General; Republican Party

• Chuck Poochigian
  1,553,590 votes 100%

Attorney General; Green Party

• Michael S. Wyman
  31,017 votes 100%

Attorney General; Libertarian Party

• Kenneth A. Weissman
  16,567 votes 100%

Attorney General; Peace and Freedom Party

• Jack Harrison
  3,736 votes 100%

Insurance Commissioner; Democratic Party

• Cruz M. Bustamante
  1,651,811 votes 70.5%
• John Kraft
  693,637 votes 29.5%

Insurance Commissioner; Republican Party

• Steve Poizner
  1,519,040 votes 100%

Insurance Commissioner; American Independent Party

• Jay Earl Burden
  29,276 votes 100%

Insurance Commissioner; Green Party

• Larry Cafiero
  30,741 votes 100%

Insurance Commissioner; Libertarian Party

• Dale F. Ogden
  16,762 votes 100%

Insurance Commissioner; Peace and Freedom Party

• Tom Condit
  3,850 votes 100%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Jack O'Connell
  2,116,205 votes 52.4%
• Sarah L. Knopp
  695,372 votes 17.3%
• Diane A. Lenning
  573,562 votes 14.2%
• Daniel L. Bunting
  338,173 votes 8.3%
• Grant McMicken
  317,561 votes 7.8%

United States Senator; Democratic Party

• Dianne Feinstein
  2,176,829 votes 87%
• Colleen Fernald
  199,170 votes 8%
• Martin Luther Church
  127,291 votes 5%

United States Senator; Republican Party

• Richard "Dick" Mountjoy
  1,560,458 votes 100%

United States Senator; American Independent Party

• Don J. Grundmann
  30,785 votes 100%

United States Senator; Green Party

• Todd Chretien
  12,821 votes 46.2%
• Tian Harter
  10,312 votes 37.1%
• Kent P. Mesplay
  4,648 votes 16.7%

United States Senator; Libertarian Party

• Michael S. Metti
  16,742 votes 100%

United States Senator; Peace and Freedom Party

• Marsha Feinland
  4,109 votes 100%

US Representative

United States Representative; District 17; Democratic Party

• Sam Farr
  54,998 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 17; Republican Party

• Anthony R. De Maio
  23,703 votes 100%

State Senate

State Senator; District 12; Democratic Party

• Wiley Nickel
  38,139 votes 100%

State Senator; District 12; Republican Party

• Jeff Denham
  35,888 votes 100%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 27; Democratic Party

• John Laird
  45,360 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 27; Republican Party

• Michael Morrison
  21,547 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 28; Democratic Party

• Anna Caballero
  16,506 votes 61.1%
• Ana Ventura Phares
  10,453 votes 38.7%
• Ignacio Velazquez (Write-in)

Member of the State Assembly; District 28; Republican Party

• Ignacio Velazquez
  11,866 votes 100%

Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Democratic Party

• Betty T. Yee
  729,992 votes 100%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Republican Party

• David J. Neighbors
  332,218 votes 100%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Libertarian Party

• Kennita Watson
  5,841 votes 100%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Peace and Freedom Party

• David Campbell
  1,508 votes 100%

School

Superintendent; Monterey County Schools

• Nancy Kotowski
  38,936 votes 79.36%
• Ricardo Tellez
  9,971 votes 20.32%
• (155 Total Write-In Votes 0.32%)

Superintendent; Santa Cruz County Schools

• Rowland Baker
  17,481 votes 35.4%
• Michael Watkins
  13,902 votes 28.2%
• Sandra Nichols
  11,194 votes 22.7%
• Lupe Rivas
  3,329 votes 6.7%
• Rebecca J. Garcia
  3,317 votes 6.7%
• (152 Total Write-In Votes 0.3%)

County

Supervisor; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 2

• Lou Calcagno
  6,120 votes 55.47%
• Jyl Lutes
  4,860 votes 44.05%
• (52 Total Write-In Votes 0.47%)

Supervisor; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 3

• Simon Salinas
  3,684 votes 70.14%
• Alejandro Chavez
  1,494 votes 28.45%
• (74 Total Write-In Votes 1.41%)

Assessor-County Clerk/Recorder; County of Monterey

• Stephen L. Vagnini
  44,401 votes 98.95%
• (472 Total Write-In Votes 1.05%)

Auditor/Controller; County of Monterey

• Michael Miller
  43,052 votes 99.01%
• (432 Total Write-In Votes 0.99%)

District Attorney; County of Monterey

• Dean D. Flippo
  44,980 votes 98.74%
• (575 Total Write-In Votes 1.26%)

Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator; County of Monterey

• Mike Kanalakis
  38,719 votes 74.47%
• Vincent R. Earland, Sr.
  8,723 votes 16.78%
• Robert Oen
  4,388 votes 8.44%
• (164 Total Write-In Votes 0.32%)

Treasurer/Tax Collector; County of Monterey

• Lou Solton
  44,692 votes 99.05%
• (429 Total Write-In Votes 0.95%)

Green County Council; County of Monterey (7 Elected)

• Darby Moss Worth
  270 votes 14.77%
• Nancy D. Pratt
  263 votes 14.39%
• Jeff Lerner
  253 votes 13.84%
• Ruth Smith
  225 votes 12.31%
• George Riley
  212 votes 11.60%
• Charles W. Turk
  190 votes 10.39%
• Eric Petersen
  158 votes 8.64%
• Tom Shields
  138 votes 7.55%
• Donald T. Cleary
  106 votes 5.80%
• (13 Total Write-In Votes 0.71%)

Party Committee

Democratic Party Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 4 (4 Elected)

• Kristine Edmunds
  3,203 votes 22.80%
• Amy Allard
  2,835 votes 20.18%
• Le Vonne Stone
  2,436 votes 17.34%
• Daniel Brown
  2,097 votes 14.92%
• Thomas Diggins
  1,959 votes 13.94%
• Allan M. Groves
  1,414 votes 10.06%
• (107 Total Write-In Votes 0.76%)

Democratic Party Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 5 (7 Elected)

• Marie White
  4,700 votes 12.22%
• Helen "Holly" Carlin
  4,310 votes 11.21%
• Jan Knippers Black
  4,302 votes 11.19%
• Tom Petersen
  3,944 votes 10.26%
• Peter S. Hill
  3,413 votes 8.87%
• Joel A. Weinstein
  3,239 votes 8.42%
• Craig Kunitani
  3,171 votes 8.25%
• Francis "Skip" Lloyd
  3,088 votes 8.03%
• Ron Wolf
  2,949 votes 7.67%
• Vinz Koller
  2,931 votes 7.62%
• Hal Ginsberg
  2,344 votes 6.09%
• (68 Total Write-In Votes 0.18%)

Republican Party Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 4 (4 Elected)

• Dean Callender
  2,507 votes 24.38%
• Chris Steinbruner
  2,459 votes 23.91%
• Peter B. Kaiser
  2,080 votes 20.23%
• Amanda Richardson
  1,774 votes 17.25%
• Carlos E. Noriega
  1,412 votes 13.73%
• (52 Total Write-In Votes 0.51%)

Proposition 81 California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006
Fail: 2,326,305 / 47.3% Yes votes ...... 2,590,954 / 52.7% No votes

Shall the state sell $600 million in bonds to provide grants to local agencies for the construction, renovation, and/or expansion of local library facilities?

Proposition 82 Preschool Education.
Tax on Incomes Over $400,000 for Individuals; $800,000 for Couples
Fail: 1,958,200 / 39.2% Yes votes ...... 3,036,217 / 60.8% No votes

Should the California Constitution and state law be amended to create and support a new, publicly funded, voluntary preschool program for children to attend in the year prior to kindergarten, to be funded by an increase in personal income tax rates for high income individuals?

Measure A Monterey County Traffic Safety and Congestion Relief Ordinance No. 05-01 -- Monterey County (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 31,056 / 57.13% Yes votes ...... 23,302 / 42.87% No votes

Shall the independent Transportation Agency for Monterey County implement a strategic plan to:
Improve safety and traffic flow on Highways 1, 68 and 156;
Make Highway 101 safer;
Fill potholes and repair roads;
Improve local bus service;
Expand transportation services for elderly and disabled;
and levy a 1/2 of one percent sales tax for 14 years, secure state and federal matching funds, create a Citizens' Oversight Committee, and conduct independent audits of expenditures?

Measure D Bonds -- Pacific Grove Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3,411 / 65.60% Yes votes ...... 1,789 / 34.40% No votes

To repair and renovate classrooms, schools and educational facilities throughout the District and build new classrooms and educational facilities, including science labs and music rooms, shall Pacific Grove Unified School District issue $42 million of bonds at the lowest possible interest rates so long as spending is annually reviewed by an independent citizens' oversight committee and all funds are spent locally and cannot be transferred to the State?

Measure E Bonds - West Hills Communitiy College District -- West Hills Community College District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1,422 / 50.3% Yes votes ...... 1,407 / 49.7% No votes
   1422 (50.27%) Yes / 1407 (49.73%) No in Fresno County
   0 (0.00%) Yes / 0 (0.00%) No in Monterey County

To improve the quality of education for students and the community, shall the West Hills Community College District improve classrooms and educational facilities at all campuses including constructing instructional buildings a multipurpose wellness center, and qualifying the District for over $79,000,000 in State-matching funds by issueing $49,400,000 in bonds at legal rates, with annual audits, a citizens' oversight committee and NO money for employees' salaries?

Measure G Bonds -- San Luis Obispo County Community College District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 29,464 / 46.2% Yes votes ...... 34,294 / 53.8% No votes
   29385 (46.18%) Yes / 34242 (53.82%) No in San Luis Obispo County
   79 (60.31%) Yes / 52 (39.69%) No in Monterey County

To prepare Cuesta college students for skilled jobs and university transfer by:

Repairing deteriorating roofs, plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems Building and modernizing classrooms, science and computer labs, dental hygiene and job training centers Updating classroom and lab technology Acquiring facilities/sites and constructing and equipping buildings, classrooms and labs

Shall the San Luis Obispo County Community College District issue $310,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with citizen oversight and no money for salaries?

Measure H Bonds -- Paso Robles Unified School (55% Approval Required)
5,620 / 54.7% Yes votes ...... 4,652 / 45.3% No votes
   5599 (54.69%) Yes / 4638 (45.31%) No in San Luis Obispo County
   21 (60.00%) Yes / 14 (40.00%) No in Monterey County

"To improve high school facilities by replacing deteriorating portable buildings and relieving overcrowded conditions by constructing permanent classrooms and career oriented centers; renovating and properly equipping older classrooms and physical education facilities; and repairing roofs, plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems, shall Paso Robles Joint Unified School District issue $20,000,000 in bonds at interest rates below the statutory limit? The Board will appoint a citizens' oversight committee and conduct annual audits to assure that funds are spent for no other purposes."

Measure N Bonds -- Aromas - San Juan Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 349 / 49.2% Yes votes ...... 360 / 50.8% No votes
   10 (52.6%) Yes / 9 (47.4%) No in Santa Cruz County
   339 (49.13%) Yes / 351 (50.87%) No in Monterey County

School Repair Measure. To improve safety conditions of neighborhood schools, replace relocatable classrooms and to construct, acquire, upgrade and equip classrooms, facilities and sites, shall Aromas-San Juan Unified School District issue $23,500,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, maintain its Citizen's Oversight Committee and enforce strict financial accountability guidelines to guarantee that no bond money used for salaries or other operating expenses?