FINAL OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS as of 08/23/10 Time:14:20:53
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Sam Blakeslee
37481 votes
56.4%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Independent Business Owner
John Laird
23947 votes
36.0%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Educator
- Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
- State Assemblymember, 27th District
- Cabrillo College Board of Trustees
- Mayor and Council Member, City of Santa Cruz
- Executive Director, Santa Cruz AIDS Project
- Analyst, Santa Cruz County Administrative Office
Priorities:
- Protecting vital local services such as schools and public safety
- Improving the economy, so we can put people and businesses back to work
- Promoting bipartisan solutions and working to end partisanship in Sacramento
Jim Fitzgerald
3718 votes
5.6%
- Party: Independent
- Occupation: Retired Transportation Manager
- Candidate for State Senator 15th District 2008
- UPS Chairman's Excellence award winner in 2007
- United Way Legacy Donor/Boy Scouts of America Leader
- Associates degree from Pierce (LA Community College)
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology UOP
- UPS management team member for over 30 years
Priorities:
- Be an Honest Representative * that will not sell or trade a vote for a party favor or campaign donation
- Not raise taxes on the working people of California * and reduce job killing regulations on small business
- Take a strong stance against off-shore drilling * and work to solve local water issues
Mark Wilson Argee Hinkle
1248 votes
1.9%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- Chair, Libertarian National Committee
Priorities:
- Eliminate budget crisis by a massive reduction in spending
- Pass Proposition 19, decriminalizing marijuanna
- Pension reform for state employees
Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State.
Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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News and Analysis
KUSP Radio
KION TV
KSBW TV
New Times
Watsonville Register Pajaronian
SanLuisObispo.com The Tribune
Salinas Californian
Santa Cruz Sentinel
- Laird, Blakeslee cite different plans for improving schools
- 8/12/2010
- Laird, Blakeslee Senate campaigns well-greased with cash
- 8/7/2010
- Laird, Blakeslee tackle the issues in first forum
- 8/6/2010
- Laird, Blakeslee disagree over Prop. 23 in debate in Arroyo Grande
- 8/6/2010
- Sam Blakeslee, Republican: Current budget must include lasting reforms
- 8/1/2010
- Jim Fitzgerald, Independent: Don't re-elect legislators who can't do the job
- 8/1/2010
- Mark Hinkle, Libertarian: Government must stop learn to stop spending
- 8/1/2010
- John Laird, Democrat: Legislators need to make hard choices
- 8/1/2010
- Gavin Newsom stumps for Laird in Watsonville
- 7/26/2010
- Senate candidate John Laird calls for end to state budget cuts to education
- 7/22/2010
- Voting begins again in Laird, Blakeslee fight
- 7/19/2010
- Debate set for Senate hopefuls Laird, Blakeslee
- 7/14/2010
- Candidates spar over taxes, debates in 15th District state Senate race
- 7/11/2010
- Laird, Blakeslee race headed to runoff
- 6/26/2010
MercuryNews.com
The Good Times SantaCruz.com
Monterey County The Herald
The Post
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