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June 8, 2010 Election

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County Results as of June 25 5:14pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (542/542)
35.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (149,572/422,143)
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)

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

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

    • Lois Capps, Democratic
      50,320 votes 100.0%

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

    • Tom Watson, Republican
      14,633 votes 36.1%
    • John A. Davidson, Republican
      9,217 votes 22.8%
    • Dave Stockdale, Republican
      6,789 votes 16.7%
    • Clark Vandeventer, Republican
      6,372 votes 15.7%
    • Carole Lee Miller, Republican
      3,537 votes 8.7%

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

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 23)

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

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

    • Elton Gallegly, Republican
      70,117 votes 100.0%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 24)

    State Assembly

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

    Member of the State Assembly; District 35; 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 35)

    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)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 38; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 38; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cameron M. Smyth, Republican
      35,126 votes 100.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 38; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Peggy Christensen, Libertarian
      284 votes 100.0%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 38)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 41; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Julia Brownley, Democratic
      31,739 votes 100.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 41; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 41; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic, Green, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 41)

    Judicial

    Superior Court Judge; County of Ventura; Office 10Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ellen Gay Conroy
      76,315 votes 65.33%
    • Robert J. Taylor
      39,511 votes 33.82%
    • (990 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.85%)

    Superior Court Judge; County of Ventura; Office 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ryan Wright
      77,381 votes 65.47%
    • Lela Henke-Dobroth
      39,692 votes 33.58%
    • (1,128 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.95%)

    School

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

    • Stanley C. Mantooth
      99,845 votes 97.78%
    • (2,264 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.22%)

    County

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

    • Linda Parks
      21,827 votes 60.97%
    • Audra Strickland
      13,789 votes 38.52%
    • (185 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.52%)

    Supervisor; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Peter C. Foy
      17,413 votes 63.59%
    • Bruce J. Thomas
      9,784 votes 35.73%
    • (186 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.68%)

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

    • Dan Goodwin
      108,074 votes 98.42%
    • (1,733 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.58%)

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

    • Christine L. Cohen
      103,248 votes 98.40%
    • (1,680 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.60%)

    County Clerk and Recorder; County of VenturaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark Lunn
      65,511 votes 53.29%
    • Jim Dantona
      56,548 votes 46.00%
    • (867 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.71%)

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

    • Greg Totten
      105,628 votes 97.94%
    • (2,224 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.06%)

    Sheriff; County of VenturaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Geoff Dean
      77,685 votes 59.80%
    • Dennis F. Carpenter
      51,301 votes 39.49%
    • (919 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.71%)

    Treasurer-Tax Collector; County of VenturaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/2/2010

    City

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

    • Paul Blatz
      1,019 votes 58.06%
    • Leonard Jay Klaif
      710 votes 40.46%
    • (26 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.48%)

    Party Committee

    Member, Democratic Party Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    • Chip Fraser, Democratic
      6,257 votes 17.17%
    • Helen Conly, Democratic
      5,655 votes 15.52%
    • Marie Lakin, Democratic
      4,993 votes 13.70%
    • David Atkins, Democratic
      4,842 votes 13.29%
    • Bill Gallaher, Democratic
      4,531 votes 12.44%
    • Sandra G. Kinsler, Democratic
      4,045 votes 11.10%
    • Brian Leshon, Democratic
      3,159 votes 8.67%
    • Steve Cummings, Democratic
      2,635 votes 7.23%
    • (316 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.87%)

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

    • Neal Andrews, Republican
      7,337 votes 17.99%
    • Paul Thompson, Republican
      7,322 votes 17.95%
    • Mike Osborn, Republican
      5,353 votes 13.12%
    • Mary E. Osborn, Republican
      5,265 votes 12.91%
    • Kirstin A. Neumann, Republican
      4,652 votes 11.41%
    • Mike Gibson, Republican
      4,251 votes 10.42%
    • John McBride, Republican
      3,362 votes 8.24%
    • Monique Dollonne, Republican
      3,087 votes 7.57%
    • (158 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.39%)

    Member, Republican Party Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    • Rebecca J. Henry, Republican
      8,773 votes 16.97%
    • Darin M. Henry, Republican
      8,436 votes 16.32%
    • John E. Andersen, Republican
      8,133 votes 15.73%
    • Matthew Hewitt, Republican
      7,911 votes 15.30%
    • Arkady Milgram, Republican
      7,888 votes 15.26%
    • Eric Grubel, Republican
      6,107 votes 11.81%
    • Claira Guerra, Republican
      4,230 votes 8.18%
    • (226 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.44%)

    Member, Democratic Party Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Bruce Little, Democratic
      3,894 votes 16.26%
    • Sharon L. Hillbrant, Democratic
      3,811 votes 15.91%
    • Laura L. Espinosa, Democratic
      3,704 votes 15.47%
    • Jodene Morrell, Democratic
      3,450 votes 14.41%
    • Cheryl Harwood, Democratic
      3,111 votes 12.99%
    • Melissa Demarco, Democratic
      3,106 votes 12.97%
    • Warren Harwood, Democratic
      2,699 votes 11.27%
    • (175 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.73%)

    Member, Republican Party Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Toni Strickland, Republican
      8,993 votes 30.82%
    • Chris Collier, Republican
      6,828 votes 23.40%
    • Sean Paroski, Republican
      5,162 votes 17.69%
    • Chris Valenzano, Republican
      5,143 votes 17.63%
    • Ashur Givargis, Republican
      2,911 votes 9.98%
    • (140 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

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

    • Heather Elena Lacayo, Democratic
      3,030 votes 17.32%
    • Ruth Maria Capelle, Democratic
      2,874 votes 16.43%
    • Jorge Napoles, Democratic
      2,416 votes 13.81%
    • Joseph D. O'Neill, Democratic
      2,312 votes 13.22%
    • Mary L. Fleischbein, Democratic
      2,043 votes 11.68%
    • Jim Hensley, Democratic
      2,025 votes 11.58%
    • Mario Quintana, Democratic
      1,567 votes 8.96%
    • Daniel J. Hultgen, Democratic
      1,073 votes 6.13%
    • (150 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.86%)

    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?

    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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