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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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Polling Location on November 4, 7am - 8pm

Juan Pacifico Ontiveros School
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930 W Rancho Verde
Santa Maria, CA 93458-8224

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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%

    State Senate

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

    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%

    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%

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

    City

    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%

    Special District

    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______

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