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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)
• Sheldon Yeu Howard, Republican (Write-in)
• Donald James Gonzales, 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%
• Ronald Clinton Forbes, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
• Shelley Upchurch, 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 2

• Jared Huffman, Democratic
  63,922 votes 37.5%
• Daniel W. Roberts, Republican
  25,635 votes 15.0%
• Norman Solomon, Democratic
  25,462 votes 14.9%
• Stacey Lawson, Democratic
  16,946 votes 9.9%
• Susan L. Adams, Democratic
  14,041 votes 8.2%
• Mike Halliwell, Republican
  10,008 votes 5.9%
• Brooke Clarke
  3,715 votes 2.2%
• Tiffany Renée, Democratic
  3,033 votes 1.8%
• John Lewallen
  2,488 votes 1.5%
• William L. Courtney, Democratic
  2,385 votes 1.4%
• Andy Caffrey, Democratic
  1,737 votes 1.0%
• Larry Fritzlan, Democratic
  1,151 votes 0.7%

United States Representative; District 5

• Mike Thompson, Democratic
  95,748 votes 72.2%
• Randy Loftin, Republican
  22,137 votes 16.7%
• Stewart John Cilley, Republican
  14,734 votes 11.1%

State Senate

State Senator; District 3

• Lois Wolk, Democratic
  116,403 votes 96.9%
• Gary Clift, Republican (Write-in)
• Frank Miranda, Republican (Write-in)

Member of the State Assembly; District 2

• Wesley Chesbro, Democratic
  60,414 votes 64.1%
• Tom Lynch, Democratic
  21,536 votes 22.9%
• Pamela Elizondo, Green
  8,261 votes 8.8%
• Firenza Xuan Pini, Democratic
  4,015 votes 4.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 4

• Mariko Yamada, Democratic
  51,821 votes 59.2%
• John Munn, Republican
  35,664 votes 40.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 10

• Michael Allen, Democratic
  32,922 votes 31.0%
• Marc Levine, Democratic
  25,920 votes 24.4%
• Peter J. Mancus, Republican
  22,708 votes 21.4%
• Connie Wong, Democratic
  11,371 votes 10.7%
• Alex Easton-Brown, Democratic
  6,563 votes 6.2%
• Joe Boswell
  4,544 votes 4.3%
• H. Christian Gunderson, Democratic
  2,323 votes 2.2%

Judicial

County

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

• Susan Gorin
  6,625 votes 23.8%
• John Sawyer
  6,439 votes 23.2%
• Gina Cuclis
  4,732 votes 17.0%
• Joanne Sanders
  4,402 votes 15.8%
• Mark Bramfitt
  3,914 votes 14.1%
• Michael McClure
  1,636 votes 5.9%
• (63 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

County Supervisor; Sonoma County; Supervisorial District 3

• Shirlee Zane
  10,343 votes 62.9%
• Tim Smith
  6,028 votes 36.6%
• (84 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.5%)

County Supervisor; Sonoma County; Supervisorial District 5

• Efren Carrillo
  13,152 votes 58.4%
• Ernest L. Carpenter
  6,374 votes 28.3%
• Veronica Jacobi
  2,941 votes 13.1%
• (49 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Special District

Board Member; Schell-Vista Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Ernie Loveless
  723 votes 37.6%
• Robert Kruljac
  518 votes 26.9%
• John J. Fanucchi
  367 votes 19.1%
• Theodore C. Nagel
  312 votes 16.2%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Party Committee

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

• Anna A. White, Peace and Freedom
  105 votes 18.8%
• Erin "Renee" Mitchell, Peace and Freedom
  104 votes 18.6%
• Toni Novak, Peace and Freedom
  99 votes 17.7%
• Irv Sutley, Peace and Freedom
  86 votes 15.4%
• Rob Weinstein, Peace and Freedom
  83 votes 14.9%
• Linda D. Wren, Peace and Freedom
  80 votes 14.3%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

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 Quality Teacher and Academic Instruction Preservation Measure -- Cotati/Rohnert Park Unified School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 6,929 / 66.9% Yes votes ...... 3,430 / 33.1% No votes

To protect quality education with local funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District preserve reading/writing/math/science programs; keep school libraries open/available for students; protect art/music/vocational instruction; and attract/retain qualified teachers, by levying $89 per parcel annually for five years, with exemptions for senior citizens, independent citizen oversight, no money for administrators' salaries, and all funds staying local?

Measure E Bonds -- Healdsburg Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2,790 / 61.4% Yes votes ...... 1,756 / 38.6% No votes

Without increasing current tax rates, to improve the quality of education at Healdsburg High and Healdsburg Junior High, repair leaky roofs, improve student access to computers/modern technology, add science labs, lower energy costs by upgrading electrical/plumbing systems and installing solar panels, shall Healdsburg Unified School District acquire,construct,repair schools/sites/facilities/equipment by issuing $35,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizens' oversight, no money for administrators nor be taken by the State?

Measure F Bonds -- Guerneville School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 993 / 64.8% Yes votes ...... 540 / 35.2% No votes

To improve the quality of education, improve student access to computers and modern technology, make health and safety improvements, modernize outdated classrooms and restrooms, improve energy efficiency by installing solar panels, modernize playgrounds and playfields, and replace outdated heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, shall the Guerneville School District issue $6,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have no money used for administrative salaries or be taken by the State?

Measure G Bonds -- Old Adobe Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3,391 / 56.8% Yes votes ...... 2,578 / 43.2% No votes

To improve the quality of education, repair or replace leaky roofs; improve student access to computers and modern technology; modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; replace old heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems; replace deteriorating plumbing systems; and make health and safety improvements; shall the Old Adobe Union School District issue $26,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have no money used for administrative salaries or be taken by the State?

Measure H Bonds -- Sebastopol Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2,869 / 70.1% Yes votes ...... 1,225 / 29.9% No votes

To improve the quality of education; repair leaky roofs; improve energy efficiency by installing solar panels; repair deteriorating plumbing systems; improve student access to computers and modern technology; replace outdated HVAC systems; and renovate,repair,construct and/or upgrade classrooms,restrooms and school facilities; shall the Sebastopol Union School District issue $9,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have no money used for administrative salaries or be taken by the State?

Measure I Bonds -- Wright School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,913 / 62.2% Yes votes ...... 1,165 / 37.8% No votes

To improve the quality of education; repair or replace leaky roofs; improve student access to computers and modern technology; construct additional classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; improve energy efficiency; upgrade inadequate electrical systems; make health and safety improvements; and replace old plumbing systems; shall the Wright Elementary School District issue $14,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have no money used for administrative salaries or be taken by the State?

Measure J Sales Tax -- City of Sonoma (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,208 / 67.1% Yes votes ...... 1,083 / 32.9% No votes

To preserve the safety, public services and quality of life of Sonoma, and provide funding for essential services such as police, fire and emergency medical services, street and road maintenance and repairs, flood prevention, park and open space maintenance, graffiti abatement and other general community services, shall an ordinance be adopted temporarily increasing the City sales tax by one-half of one percent for a term of 5 years, with all funds to be spent locally?

Measure K Increase Board of Directors -- Schell-Vista Fire Protection District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 783 / 63.9% Yes votes ...... 443 / 36.1% No votes

Shall the number of the Schell-Vista Fire Protection District Board of Directors be increased from three (3) to five (5)?