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

Governor; Democratic Party

• Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Democratic
  1,948,662 votes 84.3%
• Richard William Aguirre, Democratic
  93,228 votes 4.1%
• Charles "Chuck" Pineda, Jr., Democratic
  92,161 votes 4.0%
• Vibert Greene, Democratic
  52,659 votes 2.3%
• Joe Symmon, Democratic
  52,140 votes 2.3%
• Lowell Darling, Democratic
  38,981 votes 1.6%
• Peter Schurman, Democratic
  34,438 votes 1.4%
• Nadia B. Smalley, Democratic (Write-in)

Governor; Republican Party

• 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 Party

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

Governor; Green Party

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

Governor; Libertarian Party

• Dale F. Ogden, Libertarian
  16,749 votes 100.0%

Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• Carlos Alvarez, Peace and Freedom
  1,835 votes 45.4%
• Stewart A. Alexander, Peace and Freedom
  1,625 votes 40.1%
• Mohammad Arif, Peace and Freedom
  589 votes 14.5%

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

Lieutenant Governor; Democratic Party

• 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 Party

• 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 Party

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

Lieutenant Governor; Green Party

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

Lieutenant Governor; Libertarian Party

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

Lieutenant Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  3,659 votes 100.0%

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

Secretary of State; Democratic Party

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

Secretary of State; Republican Party

• 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 Party

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

Secretary of State; Green Party

• Ann Menasche, Green
  20,611 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Libertarian Party

• Christina Tobin, Libertarian
  17,437 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Peace and Freedom Party

• 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 Party

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

Controller; Republican Party

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

Controller; American Independent Party

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

Controller; Green Party

• Ross D. Frankel, Green
  19,691 votes 100.0%

Controller; Libertarian Party

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

Controller; Peace and Freedom Party

• 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 Party

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

Treasurer; Republican Party

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

Treasurer; American Independent Party

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

Treasurer; Green Party

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

Treasurer; Libertarian Party

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

Treasurer; Peace and Freedom Party

• Debra L. Reiger, Peace and Freedom
  3,693 votes 100.0%

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

Attorney General; Democratic Party

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  736,179 votes 33.5%
• Chris Kelly, Democratic
  341,715 votes 15.6%
• Alberto Torrico, Democratic
  338,986 votes 15.5%
• Ted W. Lieu, Democratic
  229,645 votes 10.4%
• Rocky Delgadillo, Democratic
  216,377 votes 9.8%
• Pedro Nava, Democratic
  214,612 votes 9.7%
• Mike Schmier, Democratic
  122,360 votes 5.5%

Attorney General; Republican Party

• 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 Party

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

Attorney General; Green Party

• Peter Allen, Green
  19,727 votes 100.0%

Attorney General; Libertarian Party

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

Attorney General; Peace and Freedom Party

• 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 Party

• Dave Jones, Democratic
  1,210,048 votes 62.9%
• Hector De La Torre, Democratic
  714,570 votes 37.1%

Insurance Commissioner; Republican Party

• Mike Villines, Republican
  958,852 votes 50.4%
• Brian Fitzgerald, Republican
  946,833 votes 49.6%

Insurance Commissioner; American Independent Party

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

Insurance Commissioner; Green Party

• William Balderston, Green
  19,689 votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner; Libertarian Party

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

Insurance Commissioner; Peace and Freedom Party

• Dina Josephine Padilla, Peace and Freedom
  3,845 votes 100.0%

(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 Party

• Chris Parker, Democratic
  215,721 votes 49.4%
• Paul Vincent Avila, Democratic
  135,945 votes 31.0%
• Mark L. Stebbins, Democratic
  85,740 votes 19.6%

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Republican Party

• George Runner, Republican
  228,758 votes 35.4%
• Alan Nakanishi, Republican
  192,475 votes 29.8%
• Barbara Alby, Republican
  164,527 votes 25.4%
• Edward C. Streichman, Republican
  60,987 votes 9.4%

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Libertarian Party

• Willard D. Michlin, Libertarian
  4,604 votes 100.0%

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Peace and Freedom Party

• 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 Party

• 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 Party

• 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 Party

• 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 Party

• Duane Roberts, Green
  18,937 votes 100.0%

United States Senator; Libertarian Party

• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  17,052 votes 100.0%

United States Senator; Peace and Freedom Party

• 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 Party

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

United States Representative; District 20; Republican Party

• Andy Vidak, Republican
  13,757 votes 70.3%
• Richard Lake, Republican
  4,346 votes 22.2%
• Serafin Quintanar, Republican
  1,474 votes 7.5%

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

United States Representative; District 22; Republican Party

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  77,140 votes 100.0%

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

State Senator; District 16; Democratic Party

• Michael J. Rubio, Democratic
  27,646 votes 100.0%

State Senator; District 16; Republican Party

• Tim Thiesen, Republican
  13,183 votes 52.0%
• Phillip D. Wyman, Republican
  12,183 votes 48.0%

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

State Senator; District 18; Democratic Party

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

State Senator; District 18; Republican Party

• 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 Party

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

Member of the State Assembly; District 30; Republican Party

• 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 Party

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

Member of the State Assembly; District 32; Republican Party

• 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 Party

• Esmeralda Castro, Democratic
  11,954 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 34; Republican Party

• 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 Party

• Ferial Masry, Democratic
  26,253 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 37; Republican Party

• Jeff Gorell, Republican
  40,349 votes 89.4%
• Robert W. Howell, Republican
  4,796 votes 10.6%

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

Judicial

School

State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Runoff Election 11/2/2010

• Larry Aceves
  807,940 votes 19.2%
• Tom Torlakson
  779,857 votes 18.6%
• Gloria Romero
  712,186 votes 17.0%
• Lydia A. Gutierrez
  371,623 votes 8.9%
• Grant McMicken
  297,293 votes 7.1%
• Karen Blake
  290,056 votes 6.9%
• Diane A. Lenning
  262,423 votes 6.3%
• Daniel M. Nusbaum
  209,964 votes 4.9%
• Alexia L. Deligianni
  205,869 votes 4.8%
• Henry Williams, Jr.
  121,539 votes 2.8%
• Leonard James Martin
  120,297 votes 2.8%
• Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor
  32,471 votes 0.7%

County Superintendent of Schools; County of Kern

• Christine Lizardi Frazier
  76329 votes 97.91%

County

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 2

• Zack Scrivner
  5614 votes 27.86%
• Steve A. Perez
  5385 votes 26.72%
• Mary Beth Garrison
  5203 votes 25.82%
• Bernita M. Jenkins
  1441 votes 7.15%
• James Welling
  1393 votes 6.91%
• Stanley A. Beckham
  1048 votes 5.20%

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 3

• Mike Maggard
  18637 votes 97.71%

Assessor-Recorder; County of Kern

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

Auditor-Controller-County Clerk; County of Kern

• Ann K. Barnett
  82304 votes 97.99%

District Attorney; County of Kern

• Lisa S. Green
  82832 votes 97.73%

Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator; County of Kern

• Donny Youngblood
  85112 votes 97.81%

Treasurer-Tax Collector; County of Kern

• Jackie Denney
  82796 votes 98.87%

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 4 (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 5 (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 1 (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 3 (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 4 (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 5 (2 Elected)

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

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?

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?