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November 8, 2011 Election

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County Results as of November 16 4:10pm
21.5% Countywide Voter Turnout (57,734/267,954)
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Contests for all precincts in Riverside County, CA combined are shown below.
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  • School

    Board Member; Alvord Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Carolyn Wilson
      2,783 votes 34.30%
    • Ben Johnson, II
      2,228 votes 27.46%
    • R. Scott Jones
      1,848 votes 22.78%
    • Donna K. Wandro
      1,255 votes 15.47%

    Board Member; Banning Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Larry Ellis
      2,331 votes 24.51%
    • Ray "Coach" Curtis
      2,113 votes 22.21%
    • Alejandro "Alex" Cassadas
      1,537 votes 16.16%
    • Deborah A. Dukes
      1,507 votes 15.84%
    • David Vanden "Mr Van" Heuvel
      938 votes 9.86%
    • Maxine Israel
      688 votes 7.23%
    • Alfredo Andrade
      398 votes 4.18%

    Board Member; Palo Verde Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Robert E. Jensen
      938 votes 25.51%
    • Alice Dean
      928 votes 25.24%
    • Alfonso "Sonny" Hernandez
      906 votes 24.64%
    • Garth D. Underwood
      905 votes 24.61%

    Board Member; Riverside Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Tom Hunt
      8,777 votes 19.87%
    • Patricia Lock Dawson
      7,556 votes 17.10%
    • Gayle Cloud
      7,525 votes 17.03%
    • Allison Dale
      5,355 votes 12.12%
    • Gladys J. Walker
      4,220 votes 9.55%
    • Stephanie Dingman
      4,135 votes 9.36%
    • Toni G. Sandell
      3,048 votes 6.90%
    • Arthur Murray
      2,592 votes 5.87%
    • Dil Ahmad
      967 votes 2.19%

    Board Member; Menifee Union School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Robert "Bob" O'Donnell
      2,948 votes 29.40%
    • Scott A. Mann
      2,366 votes 23.59%
    • Rita J. Peters
      1,871 votes 18.66%
    • Patricia Cahill
      1,795 votes 17.90%
    • Carol "Red" Sullivan
      1,048 votes 10.45%

    Board Member; Perris School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Virniecia Green-Jordan
      616 votes 29.70%
    • Tom Elliott
      601 votes 28.98%
    • Gilberto Acevedo
      346 votes 16.68%
    • Ezekiel "Zeke" Martin
      269 votes 12.97%
    • Louis D. Armmand
      242 votes 11.67%

    Board Member; Romoland School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • David W. Sperry
      501 votes 28.69%
    • Sandra Ann Tusant
      493 votes 28.24%
    • Brady A. McCarron
      425 votes 24.34%
    • Andrew Enriquez
      327 votes 18.73%

    City

    Council Member; City of BlytheClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Mike Evans
      718 votes 30.14%
    • Wayne C. Cusick
      679 votes 28.51%
    • Carie D. Covel
      309 votes 12.97%
    • Richard Contreras
      295 votes 12.38%
    • Jeffery Ray McLain
      293 votes 12.30%
    • Melvin D. Jones
      88 votes 3.69%

    Mayor; City of Desert Hot SpringsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Yvonne Parks
      1,324 votes 63.35%
    • Robert M. Bentley
      493 votes 23.59%
    • Alex W. Bias
      273 votes 13.06%

    Council Member; City of Desert Hot SpringsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Russell Betts
      1,557 votes 44.52%
    • Adam Sanchez
      1,403 votes 40.12%
    • Karl "Panadero" Baker, Jr.
      537 votes 15.36%

    Council Member; City of NorcoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Kathy Azevedo
      1,520 votes 21.07%
    • Berwin Hanna
      1,428 votes 19.79%
    • Herb Higgins
      1,400 votes 19.41%
    • Gregory R. Newton
      1,101 votes 15.26%
    • Greg Bowen
      751 votes 10.41%
    • John Koscki
      559 votes 7.75%
    • Jim Nolan
      455 votes 6.31%

    Mayor; City of Palm SpringsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steve Pougnet
      7,491 votes 69.43%
    • Bridgette Sullenger
      778 votes 7.21%
    • Jeff Nichols
      631 votes 5.85%
    • Bill Ferra
      585 votes 5.42%
    • Phyllis Claire Burgess
      475 votes 4.40%
    • Vincent William Steven Ziegler
      427 votes 3.96%
    • Don Cook
      402 votes 3.73%

    Council Member; City of Palm SpringsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Paul Lewin
      6,090 votes 30.70%
    • Rick Hutcheson
      5,745 votes 28.96%
    • Lee Weigel
      3,394 votes 17.11%
    • Elizabeth "Liz" Glass
      3,249 votes 16.38%
    • Kerry Hendrix
      958 votes 4.83%
    • John Tymon
      399 votes 2.01%

    Council Member; City of Riverside; Ward 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steve Adams
      1,400 votes 54.67%
    • John Brandriff
      1,161 votes 45.33%

    Special District

    Director; Desert Water AgencyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Craig A. Ewing
      8,792 votes 40.00%
    • Tom Kieley, III
      7,934 votes 36.09%
    • Michael Paul Paduano
      5,255 votes 23.91%

    Director; Cabazon County Water DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Frances A. Magness
      110 votes 38.19%
    • Kerri Mariner
      91 votes 31.60%
    • Robert Lynk
      87 votes 30.21%

    Director; Mission Springs Water DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • John H. Furbee
      1,637 votes 23.57%
    • Russ Martin
      1,636 votes 23.55%
    • John L. Brown
      1,444 votes 20.79%
    • Malcolm McLean
      1,186 votes 17.07%
    • Douglas Sherman
      1,043 votes 15.02%

    Local Measures

    Measure H Transient Occupancy Tax Increase -- City of Indian Wells (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 857 / 65.32% Yes votes ...... 455 / 34.68% No votes
    Shall Ordinance Bill No. 2011-05 be adopted to approve an increase in the City's Transient Occupancy Tax from the current rate of nine and one-quarter percent (9.25%) to a rate of eleven and one-quarter percent (11.25%)?

    Measure I Public Library Tax -- City of Riverside
    17,495 / 85.03% Yes votes ...... 3,080 / 14.97% No votes

    Measure J 1% Sales Tax to Preserve City Services -- City of Palm Springs (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 6,550 / 57.48% Yes votes ...... 4,845 / 42.52% No votes
    Shall an ordinance to provide funding that cannot be taken by the State and help preserve Palm Springs city services, including without limitation police, fire, library, parks, streets/pothole repair, acquisition and development of garages and parking facilities, installation and maintenance of improvements and facilities for the implementation of the Museum Market Plaza Specific Plan, by enacting a City of Palm Springs 1% sales and use tax, for 25 years, subject to independent annual audits, be adopted?

    Measure K Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Coachella
    291 / 26.53% Yes votes ...... 806 / 73.47% No votes

    Measure L Allocation of Sales and Use Tax -- City of Coachella (Advisory Vote Only)
    Pass: 557 / 51.05% Yes votes ...... 534 / 48.95% No votes

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