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June 5, 2012 Election

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County Results as of Jun 29 2:29pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (183/183)
39.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (58,526/146,980)
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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Polling Location on June 5, 7am - 8pm

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1080 Emeline Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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Precinct 10740
Ballot Type 3
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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)
    • Michael W.R. Meyer, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
    • Luis Alberto Ramos, 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%
    • Sheldon Yeu Howard, Republican (Write-in)
    • Donald James Gonzales, Republican (Write-in)
    • Jeremy Hannon, 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%
    • 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 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; District 20Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    County

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

    Party Committee

    Member, Peace and Freedom Party County Central Committee; County of Santa CruzClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (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%)

    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 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?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
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