Combined ballot
Every Party

See Also:   Information for the County of Santa Cruz
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

President of the United States; Democratic Party

• Barack Obama, Democratic
  2,075,905 votes 100.0%
• Darcy Richardson, Democratic (Write-in)
• Michael W.R. Meyer, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
• Luis Alberto Ramos, 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%
• Sheldon Yeu Howard, Republican (Write-in)
• Donald James Gonzales, Republican (Write-in)
• Jeremy Hannon, 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%
• Raymond Delmond Smith, American Independent (Write-in)
• Andrew Abe Diaz, 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%
• 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 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)
• Ronald Clinton Forbes, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
• Leon Leo Ray, 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)

US Congress

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 18

• Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
  86,851 votes 61.5%
• Dave Chapman, Republican
  42,174 votes 29.8%
• William Parks, Democratic
  6,504 votes 4.6%
• Carol Brouillet, Green
  5,777 votes 4.1%

United States Representative; District 20

• Sam Farr, Democratic
  68,895 votes 64.4%
• Jeff Taylor, Republican
  23,905 votes 22.3%
• Mike LeBarre, Republican
  5,487 votes 5.1%
• Art Dunn, Democratic
  4,095 votes 3.8%
• Eric Petersen, Green
  2,211 votes 2.1%
• Ronald Paul Kabat
  1,733 votes 1.6%
• Dan Caudle
  703 votes 0.7%

State Senator; District 17

• Bill Monning, Democratic
  110,890 votes 59.4%
• Larry Beaman, Republican
  75,713 votes 40.6%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 29

• Mark Stone, Democratic
  52,471 votes 54.0%
• Tom Walsh, Republican
  31,476 votes 32.4%
• Bob Fultz, Democratic
  13,194 votes 13.6%

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• Luis Alejo, Democratic
  29,136 votes 58.7%
• Rob Bernosky, Republican
  20,462 votes 41.3%

County

County Supervisor; Santa Cruz County; Supervisorial District 1

• John Leopold
  8,555 votes 69.83%
• Gary Richard Arnold
  2,320 votes 18.94%
• Charles Andrew Paulden
  1,301 votes 10.62%
• (75 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.61%)

County Supervisor; Santa Cruz County; Supervisorial District 2

• Zach Friend
  6,885 votes 56.87%
• Daniel Beckett
  2,492 votes 20.58%
• Antonio R. Rivas
  1,040 votes 8.59%
• Douglas Deitch
  852 votes 7.04%
• Rich McInnis
  739 votes 6.10%
• (99 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.82%)

County Supervisor; Santa Cruz County; Supervisorial District 5
Runoff Election 11/06/2012

• Bruce McPherson
  7,038 votes 49.33%
• Eric Hammer
  5,414 votes 37.95%
• William H. Smallman
  924 votes 6.48%
• Susan G. Weber (Withdrawn)
  804 votes 5.63%
• (88 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.62%)

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 3 (5 Elected)

• Cynthia Mathews, Democratic
  4,698 votes 21.89%
• Darrell Darling, Democratic
  3,886 votes 18.11%
• Carol Fuller, Democratic
  3,499 votes 16.30%
• Judy Warner, Democratic
  3,342 votes 15.57%
• Pete Kennedy, Democratic
  3,095 votes 14.42%
• Brian T. Murtha, Democratic
  2,900 votes 13.51%
• (40 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.19%)

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 4 (3 Elected)

• Doug Keegan, Democratic
  1,265 votes 30.81%
• Margarita Alejo, Democratic
  1,185 votes 28.86%
• Nick Rivera, Democratic
  788 votes 19.19%
• Isaac Rodriguez, Democratic
  576 votes 14.03%
• Felipe Hernandez, Democratic
  282 votes 6.87%
• (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.24%)

Member, Peace and Freedom Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz (7 Elected)

• Tahnee Sweeney, Peace and Freedom
  57 votes 22.01%
• Michael J. Smith, Peace and Freedom
  55 votes 21.24%
• Maureen Smith, Peace and Freedom
  55 votes 21.24%
• Neal Sweeney, Peace and Freedom
  55 votes 21.24%
• (37 Total Other Write-In Votes 14.29%)

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 C Bonds -- West Valley-Mission Community College District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 42,498 / 59.8% Yes votes ...... 28,522 / 40.2% No votes
   41,679 (59.89%) Yes / 27,916 (40.11%) No in Santa Clara County
   819 (57.47%) Yes / 606 (42.53%) No in Santa Cruz County

To provide affordable education at West Valley and Mission Colleges by updating academic facilities and technology to prepare students for 21st century jobs/transfer to universities, upgrading healthcare, public safety and job-training facilities, and aging buildings for earthquake safety, and acquiring, constructing, repairing and equipping sites, buildings, classrooms and facilities, shall West Valley-Mission Community College District issue $350,000,000 of bonds, at legal rates with citizens' oversight, no money for Sacramento, administrators' salaries or employee pensions?
Bonds - Yes
Bonds - No

Measure I Protection of Quality Education Act -- Santa Cruz City High School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 21,333 / 79.02% Yes votes ...... 5,665 / 20.98% No votes

To continue expiring funding to retain highly qualified teachers and librarians, prepare students for college/careers, provide academic counseling for at-risk youth, and continue improving classroom academics, shall the Santa Cruz City High School District renew its expiring parcel tax at $38 per parcel annually for eight years, with exemptions available for seniors, independent oversight and accountability, no funds for administrator salaries, and guaranteed local control, so funds stay in local high schools to preserve quality education?

Measure J Protection of Quality Education Act -- Santa Cruz City Elementary School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 11,092 / 80.97% Yes votes ...... 2,607 / 19.03% No votes

To continue expiring funding to retain highly qualified teachers and librarians, protect school art and music instruction, provide academic counseling and continue improving classroom academics, shall the Santa Cruz City Elementary School District renew its expiring parcel tax at $85 per parcel annually for eight years, with exemptions available for seniors, independent oversight and accountability, no funds for administrator salaries, and guaranteed local control, so funds stay in Santa Cruz elementary and middle schools to preserve quality education?

Measure K Maintain Quality Educational Programs -- Scotts Valley Unified School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 4,545 / 76.11% Yes votes ...... 1,427 / 23.89% No votes

To maintain quality educational programs with continued emphasis on math, science, reading and writing, retain highly qualified teachers and minimize further increases to class size, shall "Scotts Valley Unified School District" levy an annual education parcel tax of $48 per parcel for three years, with independent community oversight of all expenditures, no funds for administrator salaries, pensions or benefits, exemption for senior citizens and disabled, and all funds benefiting local schools?