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President of the United States; Democratic Party

• Barack Obama, Democratic
  2,075,905 votes 100.0%
• Luis Alberto Ramos, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
• Darcy Richardson, Democratic (Write-in)
• Michael W.R. Meyer, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)

President of the United States; Republican Party

• Mitt Romney, Republican
  1,530,513 votes 79.5%
• Ron Paul, Republican
  199,246 votes 10.4%
• Rick Santorum, Republican
  102,258 votes 5.3%
• Newt Gingrich, Republican
  72,022 votes 3.7%
• Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III, Republican
  12,520 votes 0.7%
• Fred Karger, Republican
  8,393 votes 0.4%
• Jeremy Hannon, Republican (Write-in)
• Donald James Gonzales, Republican (Write-in)
• Sheldon Yeu Howard, Republican (Write-in)

President of the United States; American Independent Party

• Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
  16,926 votes 38.7%
• Laurie Roth, American Independent
  16,326 votes 37.4%
• Mad Max Riekse, American Independent
  10,430 votes 23.9%
• Andrew Abe Diaz, American Independent (Write-in)
• Raymond Delmond Smith, American Independent (Write-in)

President of the United States; Green Party

• Jill Stein, Green
  9,165 votes 49.4%
• Roseanne Barr, Green
  7,399 votes 39.8%
• Kent Mesplay, Green
  2,005 votes 10.8%

President of the United States; Libertarian Party

• Gary Johnson, Libertarian
  6,780 votes 50.0%
• Barbara Joy Waymire, Libertarian
  2,118 votes 15.6%
• Scott Keller, Libertarian
  1,208 votes 8.9%
• R. J. Harris, Libertarian
  670 votes 4.9%
• Bill Still, Libertarian
  670 votes 4.9%
• Roger Gary, Libertarian
  559 votes 4.1%
• James Ogle, Libertarian
  558 votes 4.1%
• Carl Person, Libertarian
  523 votes 3.9%
• Lee Wrights, Libertarian
  479 votes 3.5%

President of the United States; Peace and Freedom Party

• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson, Peace and Freedom
  1,589 votes 43.4%
• Stewart Alexander, Peace and Freedom
  1,094 votes 29.9%
• Stephen Durham, Peace and Freedom
  971 votes 26.5%
• Shelley Upchurch, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
• Leon Leo Ray, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
• Ronald Clinton Forbes, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)

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

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  2,392,822 votes 49.3%
• Elizabeth Emken, Republican
  613,613 votes 12.6%
• Dan Hughes, Republican
  323,840 votes 6.7%
• Rick Williams, Republican
  157,946 votes 3.3%
• Orly Taitz, Republican
  154,781 votes 3.2%
• Dennis Jackson, Republican
  137,120 votes 2.8%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  135,421 votes 2.8%
• Al Ramirez, Republican
  109,399 votes 2.3%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  101,648 votes 2.1%
• Diane Stewart, Democratic
  97,782 votes 2.0%
• Mike Strimling, Democratic
  97,024 votes 2.0%
• David Alex Levitt, Democratic
  76,482 votes 1.6%
• Oscar Alejandro Braun, Republican
  75,842 votes 1.6%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  57,720 votes 1.2%
• Robert Lauten, Republican
  56,524 votes 1.2%
• Colleen Shea Fernald, Democratic
  51,623 votes 1.1%
• Donald Krampe, Republican
  39,035 votes 0.8%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  33,037 votes 0.7%
• Dirk Allen Konopik, Republican
  29,997 votes 0.6%
• John Boruff, Republican
  29,357 votes 0.6%
• Nak Shah, Democratic
  27,203 votes 0.6%
• Rogelio T. Gloria, Republican
  22,529 votes 0.5%
• Nachum Shifren, Republican
  21,762 votes 0.4%
• Kabiruddin Karim Ali, Peace and Freedom
  12,269 votes 0.3%
• Linda R. Price, Republican (Write-in)

United States Representative; District 23

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  71,109 votes 72.2%
• Terry Phillips
  17,018 votes 17.3%
• Eric Parker, Republican
  10,414 votes 10.6%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 34

• Shannon Grove, Republican
  54,345 votes 73.7%
• Mari Goodman, Democratic
  19,369 votes 26.3%

Judicial

Judge, Superior Court; County of Kern; Office 15

• Kenneth G. Pritchard
  77753 votes 97.45%

County

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 1
Runoff Election 11/06/2012

• Mick Gleason
  6929 votes 30.53%
• Roy Ashburn
  3786 votes 16.68%
• Daures Stephens
  3142 votes 13.85%
• Sam Ramirez
  2551 votes 11.24%
• Dave Freeland
  2548 votes 11.23%
• Marshall "Chip" Holloway
  1764 votes 7.77%
• Heidi Carter Escudero
  1009 votes 4.45%
• Deborah Hess
  908 votes 4.00%

Party Committee

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 1 (5 Elected)

• Fred Starrh, II
  7580 votes 20.90%
• Ken Weir
  6786 votes 18.71%
• Bill Farris
  6529 votes 18.01%
• Chad Louie
  5844 votes 16.12%
• Martin B. Allen
  4973 votes 13.71%
• Mike Doyle
  4401 votes 12.14%

Proposition 28 Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office
Pass: 3,081,174 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 1,967,888 / 39.0% No votes

Proposition 29 Imposes Additional Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research
Fail: 2,568,715 / 49.8% Yes votes ...... 2,592,791 / 50.2% No votes

Measure D Rule of Seven -- County of Kern (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 56968 / 58.67% Yes votes ...... 40137 / 41.33% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted that increases the number of eligible persons certified for appointment from an eligible list from the three (3) highest eligible persons to the seven (7) highest eligible persons whenever a position in the classified service is sought to be filled through open examination, and allows for an additional two (2) eligible persons to be certified for appointment for each additional position sought to be filled through open examination?

Measure E Probationary Period -- County of Kern (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 62414 / 64.28% Yes votes ...... 34676 / 35.72% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted that authorizes the Civil Service Commission to establish entry level probationary periods of either six (6) or twelve (12) months for appointees depending on job classification, and to establish a twelve (12) month promotional probationary period for promotions between two different job families?

Measure F Appeals -- County of Kern (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 65546 / 65.94% Yes votes ...... 33858 / 34.06% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted that extends the period an employee has to appeal a disciplinary action, such as dismissal, suspension, or reduction in rank or compensation, from five (5) business days to ten (10) business days?

Measure G Medical Marijuanna -- County of Kern (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 69530 / 69.05% Yes votes ...... 31168 / 30.95% No votes

Shall a County zoning ordinance be adopted that amends Title 19 of the Ordinance Code to restrict the location of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Medium (M-2 PD) and Heavy (M-3 PD) Industrial Districts and to require them to maintain a distance of at least one (1) mile from all schools, daycare centers, parks, churches, and other Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, and to require them to operate in compliance with development and performance standards?

Measure H Term Limits -- City of Ridgecrest (Code Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4346 / 74.00% Yes votes ...... 1527 / 26.00% No votes

Shall section 2-2.101 of the Ridgecrest Municipal Code be amended and re-enacted to impose term limits of eight (8) consecutive years on city council members and mayor, and a two (2) year bar before holding either office thereafter?

Measure I Election of Mayor and 4 Councilmembers -- City of Ridgecrest (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3822 / 65.50% Yes votes ...... 2013 / 34.50% No votes

Shall the ordinance enacting new section 2-2.105 of the Ridgecrest Municipal Code to allow electors to directly elect a mayor and four city councilmen be adopted?

Measure J Mayor - 2 Year Term -- City of Ridgecrest (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3492 / 60.10% Yes votes ...... 2318 / 39.90% No votes

Shall the term of office of mayor be two years?

Measure K Mayor - 4 Year Term -- City of Ridgecrest (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1926 / 33.45% Yes votes ...... 3832 / 66.55% No votes

Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?

Measure L Sales Tax -- City of Ridgecrest (Sales Tax Increase - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3331 / 55.53% Yes votes ...... 2668 / 44.47% No votes

Ridgecrest Public Safety/Essential City Services Measure. To help prevent additional cuts and maintain City of Ridgecrest services, including: city streets and pothole repair; police officers and neighborhood police patrols; 9-1-1 emergency response times; and crime prevention and investigation; and other city services, shall the City of Ridgecrest enact a 3/4 cent sales tax, for five (5) years, requiring a citizen's oversight committee, annual independent audits, with all funds for City of Ridgecrest services only, no funds for Sacramento?