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June 8, 2010 Election

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County Results as of Jun 25 11:25am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (429/429)
33.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (101,623/307,647)
Statewide Results as of Jun 29 4:19pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (22894/22894)
33.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (5,681,928/16,977,031)

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  • State Executive

    Governor; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Governor; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Meg Whitman, Republican
      1,485,562 votes 64.4%
    • Steve Poizner, Republican
      616,202 votes 26.7%
    • Lawrence "Larry" Naritelli, Republican
      52,794 votes 2.3%
    • Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
      37,195 votes 1.7%
    • Ken Miller, Republican
      35,243 votes 1.5%
    • Bill Chambers, Republican
      33,208 votes 1.4%
    • Douglas R. Hughes, Republican
      25,266 votes 1.0%
    • David Tully-Smith, Republican
      24,189 votes 1.0%
    • Steven Paul Mozena, Republican (Write-in)

    Governor; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Chelene Nightingale, American Independent
      23,120 votes 58.2%
    • Markham Robinson, American Independent
      16,633 votes 41.8%

    Governor; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Laura Wells, Green
      16,583 votes 79.5%
    • S. Deacon Alexander, Green
      4,299 votes 20.5%

    Governor; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Governor; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Governor)

    Lieutenant Governor; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gavin Newsom, Democratic
      1,252,126 votes 55.4%
    • Janice Hahn, Democratic
      762,954 votes 33.6%
    • Eric Korevaar, Democratic
      249,115 votes 11.0%

    Lieutenant Governor; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Abel Maldonado, Republican
      907,533 votes 43.3%
    • Sam Aanestad, Republican
      652,472 votes 31.2%
    • Dave Harris, Republican
      176,589 votes 8.5%
    • Bert Davis, Republican
      127,324 votes 6.1%
    • Scott L. Levitt, Republican
      123,214 votes 5.8%
    • Yvonne R. Girard, Republican
      108,844 votes 5.1%

    Lieutenant Governor; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim King, American Independent
      37,100 votes 100.0%

    Lieutenant Governor; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • James "Jimi" Castillo, Green
      18,398 votes 100.0%

    Lieutenant Governor; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Pamela J. Brown, Libertarian
      17,508 votes 100.0%

    Lieutenant Governor; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor)

    Secretary of State; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Debra Bowen, Democratic
      1,971,948 votes 100.0%

    Secretary of State; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Damon Dunn, Republican
      1,435,573 votes 74.4%
    • Orly Taitz, Republican
      495,034 votes 25.6%
    • Roy V. Allmond, Jr., Republican (Write-in)

    Secretary of State; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Merton D. Short, American Independent
      38,968 votes 100.0%

    Secretary of State; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Secretary of State; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Christina Tobin, Libertarian
      17,437 votes 100.0%

    Secretary of State; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marylou Cabral, Peace and Freedom
      3,883 votes 100.0%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Secretary of State)

    Controller; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Chiang, Democratic
      1,992,075 votes 100.0%

    Controller; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tony Strickland, Republican
      1,188,555 votes 60.2%
    • David Evans, Republican
      788,121 votes 39.8%

    Controller; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lawrence G. Beliz, American Independent
      23,423 votes 56.2%
    • Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
      18,315 votes 43.8%

    Controller; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Controller; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Andrew "Andy" Favor, Libertarian
      17,489 votes 100.0%

    Controller; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Karen Martinez, Peace and Freedom
      3,692 votes 100.0%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Controller)

    Treasurer; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Lockyer, Democratic
      1,978,882 votes 100.0%

    Treasurer; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mimi Walters, Republican
      1,711,917 votes 100.0%

    Treasurer; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert Lauten, American Independent
      38,104 votes 100.0%

    Treasurer; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Charles "Kit" Crittenden, Green
      19,795 votes 100.0%

    Treasurer; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Edward M. Teyssier, Libertarian
      17,287 votes 100.0%

    Treasurer; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Treasurer)

    Attorney General; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Attorney General; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steve Cooley, Republican
      983,848 votes 47.3%
    • John Eastman, Republican
      716,061 votes 34.4%
    • Tom Harman, Republican
      382,644 votes 18.3%

    Attorney General; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
      37,580 votes 100.0%

    Attorney General; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Attorney General; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Timothy J. Hannan, Libertarian
      17,211 votes 100.0%

    Attorney General; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert J. Evans, Peace and Freedom
      3,728 votes 100.0%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General)

    Insurance Commissioner; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Insurance Commissioner; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Insurance Commissioner; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Clay Pedersen, American Independent
      38,295 votes 100.0%

    Insurance Commissioner; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Insurance Commissioner; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Richard S. Bronstein, Libertarian
      17,265 votes 100.0%

    Insurance Commissioner; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Insurance Commissioner)

    Board of Equalization

    State Board of Equalization; District 2; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Board of Equalization; District 2; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Board of Equalization; District 2; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Board of Equalization; District 2; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Toby Mitchell-Sawyer, Peace and Freedom
      874 votes 100.0%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Board of Equalization; District 2)

    US Senate

    United States Senator; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Barbara Boxer, Democratic
      1,887,629 votes 80.8%
    • Brian Quintana, Democratic
      328,248 votes 14.1%
    • Robert M. "Mickey" Kaus, Democratic
      120,394 votes 5.1%

    United States Senator; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carly Fiorina, Republican
      1,284,291 votes 56.7%
    • Tom Campbell, Republican
      482,823 votes 21.3%
    • Chuck DeVore, Republican
      440,723 votes 19.4%
    • Al Ramirez, Republican
      41,074 votes 1.8%
    • Tim Kalemkarian, Republican
      19,176 votes 0.8%

    United States Senator; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
      16,056 votes 39.5%
    • Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
      13,672 votes 33.6%
    • Al Salehi, American Independent
      10,962 votes 26.9%

    United States Senator; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Senator; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Senator; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
      3,903 votes 100.0%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Senator)

    US Representative

    United States Representative; District 20; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Costa, Democratic
      19,569 votes 79.3%
    • Steve Haze, Democratic
      5,124 votes 20.7%

    United States Representative; District 20; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 20)

    United States Representative; District 22; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kevin McCarthy, Republican
      77,140 votes 100.0%

    (Only Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 22)

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 16; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 16; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 16)

    State Senator; District 18; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carter N. Pope, Democratic
      30,399 votes 100.0%

    State Senator; District 18; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jean Fuller, Republican
      77,318 votes 100.0%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 18)

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 30; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Fran Florez, Democratic
      8,255 votes 57.6%
    • Pete Parra, Democratic
      6,088 votes 42.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 30; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David G. Valadao, Republican
      13,003 votes 78.2%
    • Stephanie Campbell, Republican
      3,643 votes 21.8%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 30)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 32; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Holly Spohn-Gross, Democratic
      17,261 votes 100.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 32; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Shannon Grove, Republican
      36,513 votes 69.1%
    • Ken Mettler, Republican
      14,007 votes 26.5%
    • Shannon Holloway, Republican
      2,375 votes 4.4%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 32)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 34; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Esmeralda Castro, Democratic
      11,954 votes 100.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 34; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Connie Conway, Republican
      27,765 votes 100.0%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 34)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 37; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ferial Masry, Democratic
      26,253 votes 100.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 37; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 37)

    Judicial

    School

    State Superintendent of Public InstructionClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/2/2010

    County Superintendent of Schools; County of KernClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Christine Lizardi Frazier
      76329 votes 97.91%

    County

    Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Maggard
      18637 votes 97.71%

    Assessor-Recorder; County of KernClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • James W. "Jim" Fitch
      82606 votes 98.83%

    Auditor-Controller-County Clerk; County of KernClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ann K. Barnett
      82304 votes 97.99%

    District Attorney; County of KernClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lisa S. Green
      82832 votes 97.73%

    Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator; County of KernClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Donny Youngblood
      85112 votes 97.81%

    Treasurer-Tax Collector; County of KernClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jackie Denney
      82796 votes 98.87%

    Party Committee

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (5 Elected)

    • Bernice Alba Bonillas, Democratic
      3046 votes 18.45%
    • Mary L. Rodriguez, Democratic
      2999 votes 18.17%
    • Sergio C. Reyes, Democratic
      2848 votes 17.25%
    • Lusylvia Jane Prewett, Democratic
      2706 votes 16.39%
    • Imelda Ceja-Butkiewicz, Democratic
      2489 votes 15.08%
    • Uduak Ntuk, Democratic
      2132 votes 12.92%

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Manuel Antonio Barrera, Democratic
      1900 votes 21.44%
    • Rudy Salas, Jr., Democratic
      1599 votes 18.04%
    • Kimberly R. Salas, Democratic
      1508 votes 17.02%
    • Jeremy Wright, Democratic
      1416 votes 15.98%
    • Norma J. Jackson, Democratic
      1331 votes 15.02%
    • Elizabeth Keogh, Democratic
      1010 votes 11.40%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (5 Elected)

    • Fred Starrh, II, Republican
      7944 votes 21.76%
    • Bill Farris, Republican
      7197 votes 19.72%
    • Chad Louie, Republican
      6080 votes 16.66%
    • Robin Lake-Foster, Republican
      5396 votes 14.78%
    • Josiah Vencel, Republican
      3848 votes 10.54%
    • Lynne A. McGarity, Republican
      3155 votes 8.64%
    • Saul W. McGarity, Republican
      2754 votes 7.54%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (5 Elected)

    • Jeff Berchtold, Republican
      7814 votes 18.89%
    • Vince Fong, Republican
      7343 votes 17.75%
    • Dennis L. Beebe, Republican
      6909 votes 16.70%
    • Leigh Ann Cook, Republican
      6791 votes 16.42%
    • Bill Lind, Republican
      6241 votes 15.09%
    • La Donna Dodge, Republican
      6067 votes 14.67%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    • Mark Abernathy, Republican
      9878 votes 15.38%
    • Dean Haddock, Republican
      8728 votes 13.59%
    • Craig Henderson, Republican
      8313 votes 12.95%
    • John F. Stovall, Republican
      8177 votes 12.74%
    • Andy Stanley, Republican
      7721 votes 12.03%
    • Ken Mettler, Republican
      7327 votes 11.41%
    • Jack Duncan, Republican
      7309 votes 11.38%
    • David L. Wilson, Republican
      6513 votes 10.14%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Karen Dewalt, Republican
      1371 votes 38.27%
    • Fred W. Porter, Republican
      1271 votes 35.48%
    • Roger Howlett, Republican
      922 votes 25.74%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 13 Limits on Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Buildings
    Pass: 4,310,719 / 84.9% Yes votes ...... 764,423 / 15.1% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to provide that all earthquake safety upgrades be exempt from property tax reassessment until the property is sold?

    Proposition 14 Elections. Increases Right to Participate in Primary Elections
    Pass: 2,760,477 / 53.6% Yes votes ...... 2,387,356 / 46.4% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require that all candidates for statewide or congressional office run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with only the top two vote-getters, regardless of their political party preference, advancing to the general election?

    Proposition 15 California Fair Elections Act
    Fail: 2,130,147 / 42.5% Yes votes ...... 2,878,694 / 57.5% No votes
    Should California lift the ban on public funding of political campaigns and establish public funding for Secretary of State candidates in the 2014 and 2018 elections?

    Proposition 16 Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers
    Fail: 2,449,993 / 47.5% Yes votes ...... 2,705,131 / 52.5% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds voter approval before local governments can start up or expand electric service?

    Proposition 17 Allows Auto Insurance Companies to Base Their Prices in Part on a Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
    Fail: 2,491,026 / 48.2% Yes votes ...... 2,672,729 / 51.8% No votes
    Should insurance companies be permitted to reduce or increase the cost of auto insurance depending on whether a driver has a history of continuous insurance coverage?

    Local Measures

    Measure A Trash Collection -- City of Ridgecrest (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 4336 / 76.92% Yes votes ...... 1301 / 23.08% No votes
    Shall the City of Ridgecrest revise its Municipal Code so as to eliminate the mandatory requirement of the citizens of Ridgecrest to contract for residential trash collection services? ¿Deberá la Ciudad de Ridgecrest modificar su Código Municipal para eliminar el requisito obligatorio de los ciudadanos de Ridgecrest para contratar por los servicios de la colección de basura residencial?

    Measure B Recycling Services -- City of Ridgecrest (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 4513 / 79.86% Yes votes ...... 1138 / 20.14% No votes
    Shall the City of Ridgecrest revise its Municipal Code so as to eliminate the mandatory requirement of the citizens of Ridgecrest to contract for residential recycling services? ¿Deberá la Ciudad de Ridgecrest modificar su Código Municipal para eliminar el requisito obligatorio de los ciudadanos de Ridgecrest para contratar por los servicios de reciclaje residencial?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.


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