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November 4, 2008 Election

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County Results as of Dec 2 1:22pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (318/318)
86.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (176562/204440)
Statewide Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (25423/25423)
77.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (13,412,761/17,304,091)

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  • President

    President/Vice President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Legislative

    United States Representative; District 23Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    United States Representative; District 24Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 19Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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 33Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    Member of the State Assembly; District 35Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    School

    Trustee; Allan Hancock Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    Trustee; Carpinteria Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Santa Ynez Valley Union High School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Montecito Union School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Solvang School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    City

    Council Member; City of BuelltonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of CarpinteriaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 GoletaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of GuadalupeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Guadalupe "Lupe" Alvarez
      1198 votes 91.45%

    Council Member; City of GuadalupeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

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

    Mayor; City of LompocClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    Council Member; City of LompocClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 MariaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    Council Member; City of Santa MariaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 MariaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Patti M. Rodriguez
      17992 votes 98.82%

    Treasurer; City of Santa MariaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Teressa L. Hall
      17898 votes 98.93%

    Mayor; City of SolvangClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of SolvangClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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 DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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 TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    Board Member; Santa Maria Public Airport DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    State Propositions

    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?

    Local Measures

    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?

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