Combined ballot

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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)
• Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle (Write-in)
• Frank Moore/Susan Block (Write-in)
• Ron Paul/Gail Lightfoot (Write-in)

US Legislative

United States Representative; District 23

• Lois Capps, Democratic
  168,665 votes 68.0%
• Matt Kokkonen, Republican
  79,589 votes 32.0%

United States Representative; District 24

• Elton Gallegly, Republican
  170,706 votes 58.4%
• Marta Jorgensen, Democratic
  121,703 votes 41.6%

State Senate

State Senator; District 15

• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  215,687 votes 63.1%
• James "Jim" Fitzgerald, Independent
  126,652 votes 36.9%

State Senator; District 19

• Tony Strickland, Republican
  203,847 votes 50.2%
• Hannah-Beth Jackson, Democratic
  202,631 votes 49.8%
• Peter Winfield Diederich (Write-in)

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 33

• Sam Blakeslee, Republican
  114,310 votes 63.9%
• Robert Cuthbert, Democratic
  64,729 votes 36.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 35

• Pedro Nava, Democratic
  116,900 votes 67.1%
• Gregory Gandrud, Republican
  57,384 votes 32.9%

Judicial

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 5

• Jed Beebe
  72144 votes 51.64%
• John Mackinnon
  66960 votes 47.93%

School

Trustee; Allan Hancock Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 1

• Henry M. Grennan
  5280 votes 55.75%
• Samuel Marin
  4153 votes 43.85%

Trustee; Carpinteria Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Louis J. Panizzon
  5839 votes 48.29%
• Terrylou Hickey Banks
  4352 votes 35.99%
• Royce D. Stauffer
  1871 votes 15.47%

Board Member; Cuyama Joint Unified School District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Mike Mann
  221 votes 24.6%
• Judith J. Kidd
  189 votes 21.0%
• U. S. Wilson
  174 votes 19.4%
• Juan R. Gonzalez
  168 votes 18.7%
• Tamra J. Cloud
  146 votes 16.3%

Board Member; Lompoc Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Sue Schuyler
  9094 votes 24.94%
• Tim Moncier
  8309 votes 22.78%
• Kay Eatmon
  6836 votes 18.75%
• Sean F. Johnson
  6057 votes 16.61%
• Angela Wynne
  3146 votes 8.63%
• Mohammed Yazdani
  2881 votes 7.90%

Board Member; Santa Barbara High School District (3 Elected)

• Annette Cordero
  39035 votes 24.88%
• Susan Christol Deacon
  36238 votes 23.10%
• H. Edward Heron
  26135 votes 16.66%
• Charlotte Ware
  25934 votes 16.53%
• Kate Smith
  17500 votes 11.16%
• Jacqueline Inda
  11489 votes 7.32%

Board Member; Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Bruce Porter
  2939 votes 18.38%
• Chris Burtness
  2736 votes 17.11%
• Marc E. Owens
  2543 votes 15.90%
• Sharon Steele
  2004 votes 12.53%
• Mark Ream
  1950 votes 12.20%
• Sandie Mullin
  1942 votes 12.15%
• Jourdi De Werd
  1843 votes 11.53%

Board Member; Guadalupe Union School District (2 Elected)

• Maria Luisa Baro
  1021 votes 48.23%
• Anna Marie Santillan-Michaud
  707 votes 33.40%
• George Alvarez
  378 votes 17.86%

Board Member; Hope School District (2 Elected)

• Christopher Gallo
  3615 votes 40.28%
• Chad Prentice
  2772 votes 30.89%
• M. Jason Kelly
  2542 votes 28.33%

Board Member; Montecito Union School District (2 Elected)

• Brett Matthews
  2192 votes 44.97%
• Mary Morouse
  1480 votes 30.37%
• Robert Kupiec
  1180 votes 24.21%

Board Member; Santa Maria-Bonita School District (3 Elected)

• Craig M. Beebe
  9,205 votes 23.1%
• Ken Milo
  8,076 votes 20.3%
• Ike Ochoa
  7,986 votes 20.0%
• David Riloquio
  7,596 votes 19.1%
• Daniel A. Cadena, Jr.
  6,993 votes 17.5%

Board Member; Solvang School District (2 Elected)

• Michele Saunders
  1333 votes 42.12%
• Peter E. Aichinger
  1013 votes 32.01%
• Melody J. Hunt
  808 votes 25.53%

County

County Board of Supervisors; Santa Barbara County; Supervisorial District 3

• Doreen Farr
  18165 votes 51.00%
• Steven Pappas
  17359 votes 48.73%

Council Member; City of Buellton (2 Elected)

• Holly Sierra
  990 votes 30.38%
• Dave King
  663 votes 20.34%
• James R. Neary
  526 votes 16.14%
• Candice Signa
  429 votes 13.16%
• Jon M. Macaluso, Sr.
  334 votes 10.25%
• John Kenneth Dorwin
  312 votes 9.57%

Council Member; City of Carpinteria (2 Elected)

• Joe Armendariz
  2484 votes 26.76%
• Kathleen Reddington
  2351 votes 25.33%
• Steve McWhirter
  2285 votes 24.62%
• Chuck McQuary
  2141 votes 23.07%

Council Member; City of Goleta (2 Elected)

• Margaret Connell
  6344 votes 28.36%
• Edward Easton
  5965 votes 26.67%
• Don Gilman
  5265 votes 23.54%
• Jean W. Blois
  4762 votes 21.29%

Mayor; City of Guadalupe

• Guadalupe "Lupe" Alvarez
  1198 votes 91.45%

Council Member; City of Guadalupe (2 Elected)

• Ariston D. Julian
  936 votes 50.32%
• Virginia M. Ponce
  859 votes 46.18%

Mayor; City of Lompoc

• Dick Dewees
  4496 votes 38.03%
• John H. Linn
  4416 votes 37.36%
• Dulcie Sinn
  2887 votes 24.42%

Council Member; City of Lompoc (2 Elected)

• Cecilia Martner
  4963 votes 24.64%
• Bob Lingl
  4722 votes 23.44%
• William "Will" Schuyler
  3694 votes 18.34%
• Darrell Wade Tullis
  2955 votes 14.67%
• Dewayne Holmdahl
  2524 votes 12.53%
• David Grill
  1253 votes 6.22%

Mayor; City of Santa Maria

• Larry Lavagnino
  15774 votes 76.55%
• Ernest S. Armenta
  4713 votes 22.87%

Council Member; City of Santa Maria (2 Elected)

• Mike Cordero
  12949 votes 41.31%
• Bob Orach
  9166 votes 29.24%
• Lionel G. "Leo" Trujillo
  9118 votes 29.09%

City Clerk; City of Santa Maria

• Patti M. Rodriguez
  17992 votes 98.82%

Treasurer; City of Santa Maria

• Teressa L. Hall
  17898 votes 98.93%

Mayor; City of Solvang

• Jim Richardson
  1648 votes 65.19%
• Linda C. Jackson
  872 votes 34.49%

Council Member; City of Solvang

• Hans Duus
  931 votes 38.55%
• Ken Palmer
  899 votes 37.23%
• Lammy O. Johnstone
  572 votes 23.69%

Special District

Board Member; Carpinteria Valley Water District (2 Elected)

• June Van Wingerden
  4091 votes 42.58%
• Robert R. Lieberknecht, Sr.
  2784 votes 28.98%
• Barrett Reed
  2683 votes 27.93%

Board Member; Goleta Water District (3 Elected)

• Lauren Hanson
  18385 votes 27.45%
• Bill Rosen
  16126 votes 24.08%
• Larry Mills
  11319 votes 16.90%
• James E. Marino
  10838 votes 16.18%
• Harry E. Dewitt
  10044 votes 15.00%

Board Member; Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

• Bruce Murdock
  2220 votes 20.57%
• Liz Buda
  2114 votes 19.58%
• Joshua M. Cataldo
  1510 votes 13.99%
• Maia Kazaks
  1290 votes 11.95%
• Kelly Ann Pritchard
  915 votes 8.48%
• Dorothy Dent
  895 votes 8.29%
• Bob Sumner
  842 votes 7.80%
• Arthur Kennedy
  526 votes 4.87%
• Marie K. Crusinberry
  424 votes 3.93%

Board Member; Montecito Water District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Jan Abel
  3295 votes 43.40%
• Larry Wilson
  3121 votes 41.10%
• David Strauss
  1134 votes 14.93%

Board Member; Montecito Water District; 2 Year Short Term

• W. Douglas Morgan
  3136 votes 73.02%
• David D. Novis
  1131 votes 26.33%

Board Member; Santa Maria Public Airport District (3 Elected)

• Hugh Rafferty
  21202 votes 29.27%
• Chuck Adams
  19031 votes 26.28%
• Carl Engel, Jr.
  16854 votes 23.27%
• Girard "Geoff" Brenneman
  15042 votes 20.77%

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 A2008 Road Repair/Traffic Relief/Transportation Improvements -- County of Santa Barbara (Continues existing half-cent sales tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 130278 / 79.15% Yes votes ...... 34309 / 20.85% No votes

Shall voters approve an ordinance to:

• Repair potholes;
• Provide safe routes to school;
• Widen Highway 101 south of Santa Barbara to relieve congestion;
• Implement local street/highway safety improvements;
• Expand public bus services/passenger rail, with increased senior/disabled accessibility;
• Synchronize traffic signals;
• Earthquake retrofit bridges/overpasses;
• Increase pedestrian/bike safety; by continuing, but not increasing, the existing half-cent sales tax for 30 years with local control, independent financial audits and public review of expenditures? Yes_______ No______

Measure B2008 Increase Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Solvang (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1159 / 49.28% Yes votes ...... 1193 / 50.72% No votes

CITY OF SOLVANG Shall an ordinance amending the general transient occupancy tax increasing from 10% to 11% be adopted? Yes_______ No______

Measure C2008 Issue Bonds to Repair & Upgrade Schools -- Cold Spring School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 987 / 59.71% Yes votes ...... 666 / 40.29% No votes

MEASURE C2008 COLD SPRING SCHOOL DISTRICT "To improve the quality of education, shall the Cold Spring School District be authorized to repair, renovate, upgrade, and modernize Cold Spring School by issuing $2,440,000 in bonds within legal interest rates with spending annually reviewed by a citizens' oversight committee, no money for administrator salaries, and all funds are spent locally within the District?" Bonds Yes_________ Bonds No______

Measure D2008 Authorize Sale Or Trade of Property -- Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1803 / 28.33% Yes votes ...... 4561 / 71.67% No votes

Shall a measure be approved to authorize: (i) the sale or trade of Pardall Gardens and the District office properties; and (ii) the transfer and/or swap of subterranean or other use rights from Anisq'Oyo’, People’s and Perfect parks? Any funds realized shall only be used for a community center and District infrastructure. These authorizations shall expire ten (10) years following the effective date of this measure.

Measure E2008 Limits Growth Until 12/31/2025 -- City of Buellton (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1427 / 68.47% Yes votes ...... 657 / 31.53% No votes

CITY OF BUELLTON Should the Buellton General Plan be amended, until December 31, 2025, to prohibit (with limited exceptions) changes to existing city limits or the provision of water or sewer services beyond the existing city limits of Buellton, except by another initiative election? Yes_______ No______

Measure F2008 Limits Growth Until 12/31/2014 -- City of Buellton (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 479 / 23.28% Yes votes ...... 1579 / 76.72% No votes

CITY OF BUELLTON Should the Buellton General Plan be amended, until December 31, 2014, to prohibit (with limited exceptions) changes to existing city limits or the provision of water or sewer services beyond the existing city limits of Buellton, except by another initiative election? Yes_______ No_____

Measure G2008 Ordinance Reducing Utility Tax -- City of Santa Barbara (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 26206 / 70.98% Yes votes ...... 10713 / 29.02% No votes

Shall Santa Barbara adopt an ordinance reducing the telecommunications utility users tax from 6% to 5.75%, to fund police, fire, 911, parks/recreation, gang prevention and after school programs for at-risk youth, senior services, street repairs, public transit, and other general fund services; exempting low-income seniors; prohibiting a tax rate increase without voter approval; requiring equal treatment of taxpayers regardless of technology, annual audits, public review of expenditures and local control of all revenue?

Measure H2008 Parcel Tax to Offset Budget Cuts -- Santa Barbara High School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 59747 / 71.25% Yes votes ...... 24104 / 28.75% No votes

To offset severe state budget cuts to our schools; protect the quality of education; enhance math, science and technology education; supplement music, arts, foreign language and theater programs at the secondary level; and restore math class size reduction; shall Santa Barbara High School District be authorized to implement a $23 annual parcel tax for four years, with an available exemption for senior citizens, with independent citizen oversight, without administrative salaries, and with every dollar staying in our local schools?

Measure I2008 Parcel Tax to Offset Budget Cuts -- Santa Barbara Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 25914 / 72.15% Yes votes ...... 10005 / 27.85% No votes

To offset severe state budget cuts to our schools; protect the quality of education; enhance math, science and technology education and offer classroom music programs at the elementry school level, shall Santa Barbar Elementary School District be authorized to implement a $27 annual parcel tax for four years, with an available exemption for senior citizens, with independent citizen oversight, without administrative salaries, and with every dollar staying in our local schools?