Combined ballot

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

President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democratic
  8,063,473 votes 61.1%
• John McCain/Sarah Palin, Republican
  4,902,278 votes 37.1%
• Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzales, Peace and Freedom
  105,375 votes 0.8%
• Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root, Libertarian
  65,654 votes 0.5%
• Alan Keyes/Wiley S. Drake, Sr., American Independent
  39,620 votes 0.3%
• Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente, Green
  37,432 votes 0.2%
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-in)
• Ron Paul/Gail Lightfoot (Write-in)
• Frank Moore/Susan Block (Write-in)
• Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle (Write-in)

US Legislative

United States Representative; District 20

• Jim Costa, Democratic
  92,977 votes 74.4%
• Jim Lopez, Republican
  32,110 votes 25.6%

United States Representative; District 22

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  224,254 votes 100.0%

State Senate

State Senator; District 17

• George Runner, Republican
  180,201 votes 55.0%
• Bruce McFarland, Democratic
  147,705 votes 45.0%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• Danny Gilmore, Republican
  42,846 votes 50.6%
• Fran Florez, Democratic
  41,958 votes 49.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 32

• Jean Fuller, Republican
  120,628 votes 69.2%
• Virginia Martinez, Democratic
  53,789 votes 30.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 34

• Connie Conway, Republican
  62,454 votes 63.2%
• Desmond Farrelly, Democratic
  36,434 votes 36.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 37

• Audra Strickland, Republican
  99,837 votes 52.3%
• Ferial Masry, Democratic
  91,252 votes 47.7%

Judicial

Judge, Superior Court; County of Kern; Office 30

• Charles R. "Chip" Brehmer
  105679 votes 50.58%
• Holly N. Mitchell
  102294 votes 48.96%

School

Board Member; West Kern Community College District (2 Elected)

• Billy D. White
  3380 votes 40.38%
• Kal J. Vaughn
  2728 votes 32.59%
• Michael J. Long
  2237 votes 26.72%

Board Member; Delano Joint Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Arnold Wayne Morrison
  3751 votes 34.13%
• Anna "Campos" Perigo
  2604 votes 23.69%
• Vern McCorkle
  2448 votes 22.27%
• Anthony Martinez
  2172 votes 19.76%

Board Member; Kern High School District (2 Elected)

• Chad Vegas
  70469 votes 28.60%
• Bill Perry
  56390 votes 22.88%
• Bob J. Hampton
  41343 votes 16.78%
• Larry W. "Captain" Bly
  28216 votes 11.45%
• Charles "Charlie" Rodriguez
  19986 votes 8.11%
• Charles Cournyea
  19067 votes 7.74%
• Robert S. Frank, II
  9998 votes 4.06%

Board Member; Taft Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Tom White
  2972 votes 39.21%
• George Harmer
  1779 votes 23.47%
• Janice Ashley
  1633 votes 21.54%
• Patricia Finney
  1177 votes 15.53%

Board Member; El Tejon Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Paula J. Regan
  1,206 votes 16.8%
• John W. Fleming
  961 votes 13.4%
• Kenneth Hurst
  947 votes 13.2%
• Jennie Jenkins
  899 votes 12.6%
• Terry Brennan
  707 votes 9.9%
• Gary M. Sokolowski
  685 votes 9.6%
• Bradford Oliver
  641 votes 9.0%
• Ana M. Soares
  639 votes 8.9%
• Peter Kjenaas
  475 votes 6.6%

Board Member; Maricopa Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Janette Rene Adamo
  240 votes 28.24%
• Donna Hamblin
  227 votes 26.71%
• Rebecca "Becky" Ashcraft
  201 votes 23.65%
• Terry M. Barta
  180 votes 21.18%

Board Member; McFarland Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Rey De Leon
  777 votes 16.85%
• Kaye Breyer
  621 votes 13.47%
• Marlin Isaacs
  476 votes 10.33%
• Ismael Garza
  438 votes 9.50%
• Alejandra Guerrero
  427 votes 9.26%
• Ramon Cruz Melendez
  424 votes 9.20%
• Angel Turrubiates
  416 votes 9.02%
• Laura L. Munoz
  406 votes 8.81%
• Victoria R. Gonzalez
  395 votes 8.57%
• Carmen Rico
  219 votes 4.75%

Board Member; Mojave Unified School District (2 Elected)

• L. Wayne Dickerson
  2334 votes 32.61%
• Sharon "Sherry" Ott
  1988 votes 27.77%
• Yolanda Ayala
  1414 votes 19.75%
• Andrew T. Parker
  1392 votes 19.45%

Board Member; Muroc Joint Unified School District; Area 3

• Ross E. Swindlehurst
  913 votes 64.21%
• Randy J. Smith
  499 votes 35.09%

Board Member; Sierra Sands Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (3 Elected)

• Michael Scott
  7598 votes 24.13%
• Tim Johnson
  6219 votes 19.75%
• Bill Farris
  5988 votes 19.02%
• Pamela Lochhead
  5934 votes 18.85%
• Tom Martin
  5610 votes 17.82%

Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Jackie R. Wood
  6041 votes 52.64%
• Brenda Wright
  3602 votes 31.39%
• John Foster
  1779 votes 15.50%

Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Judy Walsh
  4993 votes 44.17%
• Diana Osbrink
  3384 votes 29.94%
• Steve Miles
  2861 votes 25.31%

Board Member; Arvin Union School District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Cynthia R. Moran
  1066 votes 32.13%
• William A. Stoner
  642 votes 19.35%
• Amanda Torres
  562 votes 16.94%
• Tim Owens
  550 votes 16.58%
• Maria Hernandez
  488 votes 14.71%

Board Member; Arvin Union School District; 2 Year Short Term (2 Elected)

• Anabel Quintino Rubio
  1091 votes 34.72%
• Alberto De Leon
  635 votes 20.21%
• Dalia M. Villalon
  478 votes 15.21%
• Virgie B. Witte
  461 votes 14.67%
• Erika Madrigal
  452 votes 14.39%

Board Member; Bakersfield City School District (3 Elected)

• Bill McDougle
  23997 votes 28.27%
• Lillian Tafoya
  22676 votes 26.71%
• Rick Van Horne
  20017 votes 23.58%
• Donald C. Hoffman
  8889 votes 10.47%
• Donald Vereen
  8883 votes 10.46%

Board Member; Beardsley School District; 2 Year Short Term

• Ken Berckes
  1658 votes 43.69%
• Jeff Rasmussen
  1309 votes 34.49%
• Jamie Hopkins
  804 votes 21.19%

Board Member; Delano Union School District (2 Elected)

• Frank J. Herrera, Jr.
  2808 votes 26.45%
• Romeo Agbalog, Jr.
  2257 votes 21.26%
• Larry D. Hennessee
  1658 votes 15.62%
• Kevin Williams
  1298 votes 12.23%
• George Donato
  1212 votes 11.42%
• Brian A. Allard
  789 votes 7.43%
• Daniel Barnes
  570 votes 5.37%

Board Member; Fairfax School District (2 Elected)

• Robert "Bob" Alvarado
  1146 votes 36.27%
• Charles Harriger
  1053 votes 33.32%
• Robert N. Stotler
  943 votes 29.84%

Board Member; Fruitvale School District (2 Elected)

• Stan Greene
  3836 votes 34.58%
• Joe M. Dobitz
  3344 votes 30.14%
• Michael Ferguson
  2126 votes 19.16%
• Marta Patricia Muhsen
  1738 votes 15.67%

Board Member; Lakeside Union School District (2 Elected)

• Brenda Turner
  1310 votes 34.28%
• E. Durwood Sigrest
  1275 votes 33.37%
• Gary Jensen
  1207 votes 31.59%

Board Member; Lamont School District (2 Elected)

• Miguel Sanchez
  1088 votes 37.86%
• Louis Simpson
  705 votes 24.53%
• Rebecca Pennington
  556 votes 19.35%
• Araceli L. Aguilar
  514 votes 17.88%

Board Member; Lost Hills Union School District (2 Elected)

• Carmen B. Canchola
  62 votes 37.35%
• Billy Dunn
  53 votes 31.93%
• Manuel Angel Cortez
  51 votes 30.72%

Board Member; Maple School District

• Randy Bloemhof
  130 votes 66.67%
• Ramiro Garcia
  65 votes 33.33%

Board Member; McKittrick School District

• Dennis Murphy
  41 votes 53.25%
• Michael Brock
  36 votes 46.75%

Board Member; Midway School District

• Hubbell Self
  73 votes 41.48%
• Sharyn Eveland
  57 votes 32.39%
• Amy U. Parker
  46 votes 26.14%

Board Member; Richland School District (3 Elected)

• Tammy Rubio Criswell
  1945 votes 26.91%
• Deanna Rodriguez Root
  1536 votes 21.25%
• Cain M. Maldonado
  1464 votes 20.25%
• James L. Siler
  1184 votes 16.38%
• Steve Skalisky
  1089 votes 15.07%

Board Member; Rosedale Union School District (2 Elected)

• Gary Moore
  9528 votes 42.04%
• Michael Spickler
  7127 votes 31.44%
• Cody Bennett
  5917 votes 26.11%

Board Member; Taft City School District (3 Elected)

• Keith McElmurry
  2494 votes 27.25%
• John Montgomery
  2398 votes 26.20%
• Dee Goodwin
  2340 votes 25.57%
• Terri Crane
  1893 votes 20.68%

Board Member; Vineland School District (2 Elected)

• Francisca P. Hernandez
  204 votes 37.43%
• Leticia Prado
  120 votes 22.02%
• Pedro H. Villarreal
  109 votes 20.00%
• Jeanette Dhaliwal
  104 votes 19.08%

Board Member; Wasco Union School District (2 Elected)

• Cruz Rodriguez
  1512 votes 26.20%
• Ernie Sanchez
  1440 votes 24.96%
• Kimberly Honea Whitaker
  1227 votes 21.27%
• Paul S. Hussey
  971 votes 16.83%
• Tony Reyna
  612 votes 10.61%

Mayor; City of Arvin

• Tim Tarver
  644 votes 29.50%
• Jose C. Flores
  554 votes 25.38%
• Juan Manuel Olivares
  533 votes 24.42%
• Joet Stoner
  341 votes 15.62%
• Jess Ortiz
  105 votes 4.81%

Council Member; City of Arvin; 4 Year Full Term

• Fernando Guzman
  1123 votes 53.99%
• Ange McNeill
  581 votes 27.93%
• Alfredo Moreno
  364 votes 17.50%

Council Member; City of Arvin; 2 Year Short Term

• Toni Pichardo
  1839 votes 93.78%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 2

• Sue Benham
  8646 votes 96.75%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 5

• Harold Hanson
  13292 votes 97.59%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 6

• Jacquie Sullivan
  11391 votes 96.85%

Mayor; City of California City

• Larry Michael Adams
  1717 votes 46.94%
• David W. Evans
  708 votes 19.35%
• Michael Sellard
  404 votes 11.04%
• Luis Elias Peralta
  374 votes 10.22%
• John J. Fischer
  220 votes 6.01%
• Gualberto J. "Wally" Melendez
  166 votes 4.54%
• Nellie Victoria Nichols
  59 votes 1.61%

Council Member; City of California City (2 Elected)

• William R. Smith
  2448 votes 41.91%
• Nicholas Lessenevitch
  1319 votes 22.58%
• Charles Patrick McGuire
  1287 votes 22.03%
• Kevin M. Schafer
  763 votes 13.06%

Council Member; City of Delano (3 Elected)

• Sam Ramirez
  2428 votes 17.52%
• Grace Vallejo
  2396 votes 17.28%
• Ricardo G. Chavez
  2122 votes 15.31%
• Joe Aguirre
  2102 votes 15.16%
• Joey L. Alindajao
  1828 votes 13.19%
• Roger Gadiano
  1744 votes 12.58%
• Claudia Villalobos
  1207 votes 8.71%

Council Member; City of Maricopa (3 Elected)

• Gary L. Mock
  172 votes 23.79%
• Andy Blakely
  157 votes 21.72%
• John N. Crump, Jr.
  147 votes 20.33%
• Jeffrey F. Westenberger
  124 votes 17.15%
• Virgil L. Bell
  109 votes 15.08%

City Clerk; City of Maricopa

Council Member; City of McFarland; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Steve McFarland
  1089 votes 40.56%
• Dennis Martin
  589 votes 21.94%
• Yvonne C. Navarrette
  535 votes 19.93%
• Socorro G. Munoz
  458 votes 17.06%

Council Member; City of McFarland; 2 Year Short Term

• Steve Garza
  939 votes 58.87%
• Russell Coker
  646 votes 40.50%

Council Member; City of Ridgecrest (3 Elected)

• Ron Carter
  4019 votes 15.73%
• Jerry "Doug" Taylor
  3833 votes 15.00%
• Steven P. Morgan
  3233 votes 12.65%
• Jason Patin
  3009 votes 11.77%
• Walter Maurer
  2934 votes 11.48%
• Nellavan Jeglum
  2472 votes 9.67%
• Mark Millis
  2384 votes 9.33%
• Randy Jenkins
  1917 votes 7.50%
• Michael Neel
  1684 votes 6.59%

Council Member; City of Shafter (3 Elected)

• Gilbert T. Alvarado
  1749 votes 26.68%
• Jack "Woody" Colvard
  1229 votes 18.75%
• Garry Lee Nelson
  1152 votes 17.57%
• Barbara Prickett Craig
  885 votes 13.50%
• Lou Gomez
  824 votes 12.57%
• David Thomas
  709 votes 10.82%

Council Member; City of Taft (2 Elected)

• Dave Noerr
  1227 votes 32.30%
• Craig Noble
  1162 votes 30.59%
• Ron Waldrop
  959 votes 25.24%
• Paul Ray Blanco
  443 votes 11.66%

City Clerk; City of Taft

• Louise Hudgens
  1876 votes 99.52%

Treasurer; City of Taft

• Bill Lebarron
  1925 votes 99.38%

Council Member; City of Tehachapi (2 Elected)

• Ed Grimes
  1361 votes 29.95%
• D. Shane Reed
  1349 votes 29.68%
• Henry L. Schaeffer
  1092 votes 24.03%
• Richard Tripp
  729 votes 16.04%

City Clerk; City of Tehachapi

Treasurer; City of Tehachapi

• Patricia Ann Gassaway
  2319 votes 98.81%

Council Member; City of Wasco (3 Elected)

• Danny Espitia
  1649 votes 22.30%
• Teofilo "Tilo" Cortez
  1486 votes 20.09%
• Carl Joe Hively
  1246 votes 16.85%
• Robert Miller
  1242 votes 16.79%
• Anita L. Gaston
  1012 votes 13.68%
• Richard Skaggs
  742 votes 10.03%

Special District

Director; Indian Wells Valley Airport District; 2 Year Short Term

• Russ Bates
  10592 votes 82.46%
• Nicholas Charlon
  2216 votes 17.25%

Director; Minter Field Airport District (3 Elected)

• Walter Weishaar
  1644 votes 26.18%
• Joshua G. Wilson
  1591 votes 25.34%
• Ann Strader
  1565 votes 24.92%
• Dana "Zeke" Mulder
  1466 votes 23.35%

Director; Bear Valley Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Rick Zanutto
  1644 votes 32.30%
• Rob Northcutt
  1523 votes 29.92%
• Phillip H. Darling
  1035 votes 20.33%
• Bob Sheppard
  871 votes 17.11%

Director; Desert Lake Community Services District (3 Elected)

• David Wiggs
  162 votes 24.43%
• Jeremeh Job
  138 votes 20.81%
• Nancy Smith
  97 votes 14.63%
• Garry Blue
  91 votes 13.73%
• Timothy Lucks
  90 votes 13.57%
• Lawrence "Larry" Byler
  84 votes 12.67%

Director; East Niles Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Gloria M. Dominguez
  2912 votes 20.85%
• Scott W. Pipkin
  2530 votes 18.12%
• Laurel White
  2351 votes 16.83%
• Nazar S. Kooner
  1900 votes 13.60%
• William D. Adams
  1610 votes 11.53%
• Richard H. Harger
  1456 votes 10.43%
• Fidel V. Cazares
  1139 votes 8.16%

Director; Golden Hills Community Services District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Mary Beth Garrison
  1847 votes 26.74%
• David Smith
  1650 votes 23.89%
• Kathy Cassil
  1164 votes 16.85%
• Gloria Thompson
  819 votes 11.86%
• John Foster
  775 votes 11.22%
• Ron Depew
  621 votes 8.99%

Director; Rosamond Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Kim E. Lord
  1837 votes 25.71%
• Byron Glennan
  1833 votes 25.65%
• Greg Wood
  1751 votes 24.51%
• Daniel Landsgaard
  1683 votes 23.55%

Director; Stallion Springs Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Glenn L. Simpson
  659 votes 27.49%
• Dave Burt
  628 votes 26.20%
• Irene E. Gunshinan
  598 votes 24.95%
• Marilyn Beardslee
  500 votes 20.86%

Director; Kern Valley Health Care District (3 Elected)

• Robert Gross
  3687 votes 25.14%
• Bob Jamison
  2796 votes 19.07%
• Victoria Alwin
  2349 votes 16.02%
• Robert Knight
  2038 votes 13.90%
• John R. Blythe
  1932 votes 13.17%
• Barbara Anne Casas
  1788 votes 12.19%

Director; Muroc Health Care District (3 Elected)

• Shelley Keller-Gage
  747 votes 30.21%
• Vieata V. Searcy
  629 votes 25.43%
• Richard B. Lynch
  595 votes 24.06%
• Randy J. Smith
  485 votes 19.61%

Director; North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Jaime Mendoza
  5345 votes 44.76%
• Lorene Hill
  4104 votes 34.37%
• Morleen Whittington
  2446 votes 20.48%

Director; Frazier Park Public Utility District; Office 1

• Gerald Garcia
  532 votes 60.18%
• Joy Oldright
  345 votes 39.03%

Director; Mojave Public Utility District; Office 3

• Albert Hansen
  485 votes 54.80%
• Jimmie R. Ott
  392 votes 44.29%

Director; Lost Hills Utility District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Vidal Ballesteros
  46 votes 22.66%
• Froilan A. Chavez
  41 votes 20.20%
• Estella Cortez
  40 votes 19.70%
• Emma T. Clifford
  40 votes 19.70%
• Rafaela Tijerina
  32 votes 15.76%

Director; Lost Hills Utility District; 2 Year Short Term

Director; Greenfield County Water District (3 Elected)

• Dennis Costa
  1076 votes 30.27%
• Alex Alvarado
  1010 votes 28.41%
• Robert Roy Actis
  845 votes 23.77%
• Mike Shaw
  611 votes 17.19%

Director; Indian Wells Valley Water District (3 Elected)

• Don Cortichiato
  6447 votes 23.85%
• Peggy Breeden
  6269 votes 23.19%
• Leroy H. Corlett
  6072 votes 22.46%
• Ron Kicinski
  5186 votes 19.19%
• Christopher Ray Moore
  2982 votes 11.03%

Director; Tehachapi Cummings County Water District; Division 2

• Jonathan Hall
  8115 votes 72.27%
• Jason D. Caudle
  3052 votes 27.18%

Director; Tehachapi Cummings County Water District; Division 4

• David R. Hadley
  6564 votes 59.84%
• Adrian Maaskant
  4344 votes 39.60%

Director; West Kern Water District (3 Elected)

• Gary Morris
  3178 votes 29.83%
• David A. Wells
  3147 votes 29.54%
• Charles Comfort
  2833 votes 26.59%
• Jesus R. Fernandez
  1471 votes 13.81%

Proposition 1A Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train
Pass: 6,512,189 / 52.5% Yes votes ...... 5,887,181 / 47.5% No votes

To provide Californians a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices; to provide good-paying jobs and improve California's economy while reducing air pollution, global warming greenhouse gases, and our dependence on foreign oil, shall $9.95 billion in bonds be issued to establish a clean, efficient high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects, with federal and private matching funds required, all bond funds subject to an independent audit?

Proposition 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals
Pass: 8,009,556 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,622,352 / 36.6% No votes

Shall certain farm animals be allowed, for the majority of every day, to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up and turn around?

Proposition 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program
Pass: 6,805,649 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 5,536,987 / 44.9% No votes

Shall $980,000,000 in general obligation bonds be authorized for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping of eligible children's hospitals?

Proposition 4 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
Fail: 6,071,863 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,570,777 / 52.0% No votes

Shall the California Constitution be changed to prohibit abortion for an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent, legal guardian, or, in limited cases, substitute adult relative?

Proposition 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
Fail: 5,015,080 / 40.4% Yes votes ...... 7,407,454 / 59.6% No votes

Shall $460,000,000 be allocated annually to improve and expand treatment programs?

Proposition 6 Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
Fail: 3,728,495 / 30.8% Yes votes ...... 8,365,052 / 69.2% No votes

Shall of minimum of $965,000,000 of state funding be required each year for police and local law enforcement?

Proposition 7 Renewable Energy Generation
Fail: 4,376,814 / 35.4% Yes votes ...... 7,984,617 / 64.6% No votes

Shall government-owned utilities be required to generate 20% of their electricity from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable to private electrical corporations? Shall all utilities be required to generate 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025?

Proposition 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
Pass: 6,838,107 / 52.3% Yes votes ...... 6,246,463 / 47.7% No votes

Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?

Proposition 9 Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole
Pass: 6,518,511 / 53.8% Yes votes ...... 5,602,596 / 46.2% No votes

Shall notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole be required? Shall victim safety be a consideration for bail or parole?

Proposition 10 Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds
Fail: 4,966,867 / 40.5% Yes votes ...... 7,303,418 / 59.5% No votes

Shall $5 billion in bonds paid from state's General Fund be authorized to help consumers and others purchase certain vehicles, and to help research in renewable energy and alternative fuel vehicles?

Proposition 11 Redistricting
Pass: 5,957,057 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 5,759,932 / 49.2% No votes

Shall the authority for establishing state office boundaries be changed from elected representatives to a commission comprised of Democrats, Republicans, and representatives of neither party selected from the registered voter pool in a multilevel process?

Proposition 12 Veteran's Bond Act of 2008
Pass: 7,618,136 / 63.5% Yes votes ...... 4,385,715 / 36.5% No votes

Shall a nine hundred million dollar ($900,000,000) bond be issued to provide farm and home aid for California veterans?

Measure G Bond -- Mojave Unified School Facilities Improvement District 2 (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 804 / 70.22% Yes votes ...... 341 / 29.78% No votes

To acquire, construct, and improve classrooms and facilities in Mojave, including improving fire alarm and plumbing systems, and improving access to modern technology at Mojave Elementary, and improving vocational education facilities at Mojave High, shall the Mojave Unified School District be authorized to issue $14,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates with annual audits, a citizens' oversight committee, and no money for teacher salaries?

Measure H Bond -- Southern Kern Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 4089 / 68.07% Yes votes ...... 1918 / 31.93% No votes

To provide excellent schools for all local students, shall the Southern Kern Unified School District be authorized to acquire, construct and improve school facilities, including classrooms to reduce student overcrowding, replacing portables with permanent classrooms, adding libraries, science and computer labs, improving school safety and becoming eligible for additional state funding by issuing $24,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with annual audits, and independent citizens' oversight committee, and no money for administrative salaries?

Measure I Bond -- Lakeside Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2179 / 76.86% Yes votes ...... 656 / 23.14% No votes

To improve the local quality of education, student learning and safety in neighborhood schools, shall Lakeside Union School District upgrade classroom computers, technology, science space, and equipment, improve school safety/security, repair/replace deteriorated roofs, plumbing, lighting, electrical and building systems, and replace the existing special tax by issuing $22,500,000 in bonds at legal rates, qualifying for State matching funds, with mandatory audits, independent citizens' oversight, no administrator salaries, and all funds benefiting Lakeside and Suburu School communities?

Measure J Bond -- Richland School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2469 / 71.30% Yes votes ...... 994 / 28.70% No votes

To improve educational opportunities, increase safety in our schools and qualify for State matching funds: shall the Richland School District issue $23 million in bonds, providing for a citizens' oversight committee, annual audits, interest rates below legal limits, and no money for salaries or school operating expenses, in order to renovate existing school buildings, update technology, purchase land and construct a new elementary school, with all money raised benefitting our local students?

Measure K Paramedic Training -- County Service Area 40, Pine Mountain Club Zone of Benefit 1 (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 874 / 75.41% Yes votes ...... 285 / 24.59% No votes

In order to provide funding for firefighter paramedic services within County Service Area No. 40 (Pine Mountain Club) shall Ordinance G-7748 providing for a parcel tax on all parcels within County Service Area No. 40 at the annual rate of $70 for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 and establishing the formula for setting the tax for future years be enacted?

Measure L City Sales Tax -- City of Arvin (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1498 / 71.57% Yes votes ...... 595 / 28.43% No votes

To preserve public safety and prevent cuts to essential City services by expanding school gang/drug prevention programs; hiring additional police, including school officers; reducing 9-1-1 response times; repairing storm drains to prevent flooding; removing more graffiti/trash/litter; repairing potholes/streets; maintaining parks, youth recreation, and other general city services; should the city sales tax be increased by one cent requiring annual financial audits and public review of expenditures?

Measure N Special Transaction and Use Tax -- City of Ridgecrest (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 6241 / 56.52% Yes votes ...... 4801 / 43.48% No votes

Shall an ordinance be approved that adopts a special transactions and use tax to pay for specific street improvements at the rate of three quarters of a percent (3/4%) of the retail sales price, to be administered by the California State Board of Equalization, to terminate 10 years following activation, and to include an Ad Hoc Citizens Advisory Committee?