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June 5, 2012 Election

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County Results as of Jul 12 3:13pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1976/1976)
26.5% Countywide Voter Turnout (426,869/1,612,145)
Statewide Results as of Jul 9 3:25pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (21993/21993)
32.4% Statewide Voter Turnout (5,550,529/17,153,699)

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  • President

    President of the United States; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    President of the United States; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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%
    • Donald James Gonzales, Republican (Write-in)
    • Jeremy Hannon, Republican (Write-in)
    • Sheldon Yeu Howard, Republican (Write-in)

    President of the United States; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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%
    • Raymond Delmond Smith, American Independent (Write-in)
    • Andrew Abe Diaz, American Independent (Write-in)

    President of the United States; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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 PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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%
    • Bill Still, Libertarian
      670 votes 4.9%
    • R. J. Harris, 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 PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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%
    • Leon Leo Ray, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
    • Shelley Upchurch, 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

    United States SenatorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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

    United States Representative; District 38Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Linda T. Sánchez, Democratic
      33,223 votes 56.0%
    • Benjamin Campos, Republican
      13,363 votes 22.5%
    • Jorge Robles, Republican
      12,713 votes 21.4%

    United States Representative; District 39Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ed Royce, Republican
      62,874 votes 66.3%
    • Jay Chen, Democratic
      28,457 votes 30.0%
    • D'Marie Mulattieri
      3,561 votes 3.8%

    United States Representative; District 45Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Campbell, Republican
      54,346 votes 51.0%
    • Sukhee Kang, Democratic
      35,182 votes 33.0%
    • John Webb, Republican
      17,014 votes 16.0%

    United States Representative; District 46Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 47Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alan Lowenthal, Democratic
      27,356 votes 33.8%
    • Gary Delong, Republican
      23,831 votes 29.4%
    • Steven T. Kuykendall, Republican
      8,769 votes 10.8%
    • Peter Mathews, Democratic
      7,951 votes 9.8%
    • Steve Foley, Republican
      5,848 votes 7.2%
    • Sanford W. Kahn, Republican
      2,563 votes 3.2%
    • Usha Shah, Democratic
      2,350 votes 2.9%
    • Jay Shah, Democratic
      2,273 votes 2.8%

    United States Representative; District 48Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dana Rohrabacher, Republican
      73,302 votes 66.3%
    • Ron Varasteh, Democratic
      31,912 votes 28.9%
    • Alan Schlar
      5,355 votes 4.8%

    United States Representative; District 49Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State

    State Senator; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert "Bob" Huff, Republican
      68,708 votes 64.3%
    • Greg Diamond, Democratic
      38,169 votes 35.7%

    State Senator; District 37Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mimi Walters, Republican
      88,321 votes 63.6%
    • Steve Young, Democratic
      50,562 votes 36.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 55Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Curt Hagman, Republican
      40,268 votes 69.1%
    • Gregg D. Fritchle, Democratic
      17,994 votes 30.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 65Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Chris Norby, Republican
      29,917 votes 58.8%
    • Sharon Quirk-Silva, Democratic
      20,936 votes 41.2%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 68Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Donald P. "Don" Wagner, Republican
      43,241 votes 69.2%
    • Christina Avalos, Democratic
      19,254 votes 30.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 69Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tom Daly, Democratic
      10,939 votes 39.2%
    • Jose "Joe" Moreno, Republican
      5,980 votes 21.4%
    • Julio Perez, Democratic
      5,738 votes 20.6%
    • Michele Martinez, Democratic
      4,651 votes 16.7%
    • Francisco "Paco" Barragán, Democratic
      605 votes 2.2%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 72Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Troy Edgar, Republican
      18,060 votes 28.0%
    • Travis Allen, Republican
      12,851 votes 19.9%
    • Joe Dovinh, Democratic
      12,432 votes 19.3%
    • Long Pham, Republican
      12,409 votes 19.2%
    • Albert Ayala, Democratic
      8,816 votes 13.7%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 73Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Diane L. Harkey, Republican
      49,922 votes 70.2%
    • James Corbett, Democratic
      21,173 votes 29.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 74Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Allan R. Mansoor, Republican
      33,319 votes 43.5%
    • Robert Rush, Democratic
      25,120 votes 32.8%
    • Leslie Daigle, Republican
      18,207 votes 23.8%

    Judicial

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

    School

    Member; County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/06/2012

    Member; County Board of Education; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    County

    Supervisor; County of Orange; Supervisorial District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Janet Nguyen
      37,106 votes 74.2%
    • Steve Rocco
      12,902 votes 25.8%

    Supervisor; County of Orange; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Todd Spitzer
      53,322 votes 68.9%
    • Deborah Pauly
      24,115 votes 31.1%

    City

    Shall Don Bankhead be recalled as Council Member; City of Fullerton?Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)
    13,132 / 65.6% Yes votes
    6,880 / 34.4% No votes

    • Don Bankhead

    Council member to succeed Don Bankhead if recalled; City of FullertonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/06/2012

    Shall F. Richard Jones be recalled as Council Member; City of Fullerton?Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)
    13,192 / 65.6% Yes votes
    6,911 / 34.4% No votes

    • F. Richard Jones

    Council member to succeed F. Richard Jones if recalled; City of FullertonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Shall Pat McKinley be recalled as Council Member; City of Fullerton?Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)
    13,151 / 65.7% Yes votes
    6,857 / 34.3% No votes

    • Pat McKinley

    Council member to succeed Pat McKinley if recalled; City of FullertonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/06/2012

    Party Committee

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 68Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    • Melissa D. Stern
      8,785 votes 15.8%
    • Melissa Fox
      7,244 votes 13.0%
    • Florice Orea Hoffman
      6,581 votes 11.8%
    • David R. Sonneborn
      6,386 votes 11.5%
    • Lindy Burke
      5,887 votes 10.6%
    • Barbara Liddy
      5,785 votes 10.4%
    • Ted Perle
      5,458 votes 9.8%
    • Regina "Reggie" Mundekis
      4,851 votes 8.7%
    • Ken Burke
      4,730 votes 8.5%

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 69Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    • Gloria Alvarado
      8,607 votes 19.7%
    • Valerie Amezcua
      7,283 votes 16.7%
    • Bernardo Enriquez
      6,662 votes 15.3%
    • Priscilla Luviano
      6,524 votes 15.0%
    • Robert Louis Douglas
      5,326 votes 12.2%
    • Carina Franck-Pantone
      4,730 votes 10.8%
    • Art Hoffmann
      4,496 votes 10.3%

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 73Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    • Anita Narayana
      7,069 votes 12.8%
    • Toni J. Sullivan
      6,201 votes 11.3%
    • Bill Honigman
      5,819 votes 10.6%
    • Valerie Burchfield Rhodes
      4,762 votes 8.7%
    • Denise Penn
      4,741 votes 8.6%
    • Michael J. Kinslow
      4,505 votes 8.2%
    • Kathryn Pena
      4,302 votes 7.8%
    • Henry Vandermeir
      3,962 votes 7.2%
    • Gary Kephart
      3,451 votes 6.3%
    • Al Rajput
      2,983 votes 5.4%
    • Mike Getto
      2,975 votes 5.4%
    • Mona Razani
      2,379 votes 4.3%
    • Erin Shawn
      1,875 votes 3.4%

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 74Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 55Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    • Tim Shaw
      10,669 votes 13.8%
    • Dennis R. White
      9,923 votes 12.8%
    • Brett R. Barbre
      9,092 votes 11.8%
    • Brenda McCune
      8,913 votes 11.5%
    • Karla Downing
      8,868 votes 11.5%
    • Peggy Huang
      8,489 votes 11.0%
    • Jim Domen
      7,561 votes 9.8%
    • Connie Lanzisera
      6,329 votes 8.2%
    • Desare Ferraro
      5,474 votes 7.1%
    • Robert Lauten
      1,914 votes 2.5%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 65Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    • Shawn Nelson
      15,055 votes 15.8%
    • Baron Night
      11,586 votes 12.1%
    • Alexandria Coronado
      10,979 votes 11.5%
    • David John Shawver
      8,943 votes 9.4%
    • Jerry Jackson
      8,937 votes 9.4%
    • Henry Charoen
      8,695 votes 9.1%
    • Greg Sebourn
      8,339 votes 8.7%
    • Pat Shuff
      7,962 votes 8.3%
    • Samuel "Sam" Han
      7,458 votes 7.8%
    • Steve Hwangbo
      4,704 votes 4.9%
    • Sou Moua
      2,717 votes 2.8%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 68Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    • Todd Spitzer
      22,358 votes 14.2%
    • Fred M. Whitaker
      15,347 votes 9.7%
    • Mark William Bucher
      10,882 votes 6.9%
    • Scott "Scotty" Voigts
      9,982 votes 6.3%
    • Deborah Pauly
      9,952 votes 6.3%
    • Jeffrey Lalloway
      9,868 votes 6.3%
    • Ray Grangoff
      9,815 votes 6.2%
    • Ken L. Williams, Jr.
      9,769 votes 6.2%
    • Marcia Gilchrist
      8,833 votes 5.6%
    • Nick Wilson
      8,098 votes 5.1%
    • Steven S. Choi
      6,623 votes 4.2%
    • James Brownfield
      6,227 votes 3.9%
    • Noel Stone Parrish
      6,010 votes 3.8%
    • Denis Bilodeau
      5,898 votes 3.7%
    • Lynn Schott
      5,535 votes 3.5%
    • Jon Dumitru
      5,482 votes 3.5%
    • Walter H. Myers, III
      4,944 votes 3.1%
    • Joshua Robert Morales
      2,190 votes 1.4%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 69Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 72Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 73Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Orange; State Assembly District 74Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    State Propositions

    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

    Local Measures

    Measure A Public Administrator -- Orange County (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 152,135 / 39.5% Yes votes ...... 233,054 / 60.5% No votes
    Measure A changes the Public Administrator from an elected position to an appointed one. This position is largely technical in nature, and many cities and counties have turned to an appointed Public Administrator because of the unique qualifications required. The position in Orange County is currently vacant.

    Measure B Retirement Benefit -- Orange County (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 273,160 / 72.4% Yes votes ...... 104,257 / 27.6% No votes
    Measure B reduces the retirement benefit available to Orange County Supervisors to the lowest available option.

    Measure E Measure for 21st Century Schools -- Brea Olinda Unified School District
    3,254 / 48.4% Yes votes ...... 3,467 / 51.6% No votes

    Measure G Improvements to Support Academic Excellence -- Savanna School District
    1,715 / 59.4% Yes votes ...... 1,173 / 40.6% No votes

    Measure H Housing Element Implementation Rezonings, Savi Ranch -- City of Yorba Linda
    8,477 / 60.8% Yes votes ...... 5,474 / 39.2% No votes

    Measure I Housing Element Implementation Rezonings, Various Sites -- City of Yorba Linda
    7,400 / 53.4% Yes votes ...... 6,464 / 46.6% No votes

    Measure J Increase Utility User Tax to Preserve City Services -- City of Stanton
    1,463 / 44.8% Yes votes ...... 1,800 / 55.2% No votes

    Measure K -- City of Stanton (Advisory Vote Only)
    Pass: 2,351 / 72.2% Yes votes ...... 904 / 27.8% No votes

    Measure L -- City of Cypress
    5,071 / 70.1% Yes votes ...... 2,167 / 29.9% No votes

    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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