Combined ballot

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President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
  7,737,735 votes 60.3%
• Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
  4,778,337 votes 37.2%
• Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
  140,220 votes 1.1%
• Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
  83,234 votes 0.6%
• Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan, Peace and Freedom
  52,742 votes 0.4%
• Thomas Hoefling/Robert Ornelas, American Independent
  37,754 votes 0.3%
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (Write-In)
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (Write-In)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (Write-In)
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (Write-In)
• Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (Write-In)

US Congress

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  7,748,994 votes 62.5%
• Elizabeth Emken, Republican
  4,650,994 votes 37.5%

United States Representative; District 21

• David G. Valadao, Republican
  64,473 votes 58.1%
• John Hernandez, Democratic
  46,588 votes 41.9%

United States Representative; District 23

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  158,155 votes 73.2%
• Terry Phillips
  57,836 votes 26.8%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 26

• Connie Conway, Republican
  72,045 votes 66.5%
• Jonathon Louis Sosa, Democratic
  36,365 votes 33.5%

Member of the State Assembly; District 32

• Rudy Salas, Democratic
  38,123 votes 52.9%
• Pedro A. Rios, Republican
  33,928 votes 47.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 34

• Shannon Grove, Republican
  106,384 votes 69.2%
• Mari Goodman, Democratic
  47,254 votes 30.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 36

• Steve Fox, Democratic
  66,005 votes 50.1%
• Ron Smith, Republican
  65,860 votes 49.9%

School

Member; Kern County Board of Education; Trustee Area 5

• William F. Barnes
• Wesley Crawford, Sr.

Board Member; El Tejon Unified School District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• John Fleming
  1,581 votes 26.2%
• Vickie Mullen
  1,349 votes 22.4%
• Lark Shillig
  1,328 votes 22.0%
• Linda Sheldon
  1,056 votes 17.5%
• Bob Anderson
  718 votes 11.9%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; El Tejon Unified School District; 2 Year Short Term

• Scott Robinson
  1,739 votes 66.1%
• Dean Crabb
  511 votes 19.4%
• Timothy P. Schantzen
  381 votes 14.5%

Board Member; Maricopa Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Janette "Rene" Adamo
  256 votes 36.26%
• Donna Hamblin
  233 votes 33.00%
• Robert Teel, Sr.
  213 votes 30.17%

Board Member; McFarland Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Eliseo M. Garza
  621 votes 16.54%
• Luis Turrubiates
  609 votes 16.22%
• Marlin Isaacs
  593 votes 15.80%
• Kaye Breyer
  556 votes 14.81%
• Reynaldo De Leon
  489 votes 13.03%
• Tim Gonzales
  457 votes 12.17%
• Ramon C. Melendez
  409 votes 10.90%

Board Member; Mojave Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Larry M. Adams
  2688 votes 38.10%
• Sharon "Sherry" Ott
  1574 votes 22.31%
• George F. "Ted" Hodgkinson
  1530 votes 21.69%
• L. Wayne Dickerson
  1231 votes 17.45%

Board Member; Sierra Sands Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Randy Jenkins
• Bill Farris
• Michael Scott
• Tim Johnson

Board Member; Southern Kern Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Patrick M. Reader
  2217 votes 25.47%
• Scott Starkey
  2122 votes 24.38%
• James Johnson
  1294 votes 14.87%
• Muriel Ott
  1174 votes 13.49%
• R. Vincelette, Jr.
  1075 votes 12.35%
• Jason Finch
  793 votes 9.11%

Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Area 1

• Leonard Evansic
  5950 votes 55.06%
• Steven C. Vogel
  4773 votes 44.17%

Board Member; Arvin Union School District (2 Elected)

• Janie Arvizu
  1124 votes 39.80%
• Maria G. Ortiz
  977 votes 34.60%
• William Stoner
  709 votes 25.11%

Trustee; Bakersfield City School District; Trustee Area 3

• Bill McDougle
  3501 votes 53.80%
• Ronnie Cruz
  2948 votes 45.31%

Trustee; Bakersfield City School District; Trustee Area 5

• Fred Haynes
  4012 votes 55.45%
• Valerie Munoz
  3179 votes 43.93%

Board Member; Elk Hills School District (2 Elected)

• Daren Lemmons
  129 votes 46.24%
• Jessica Peterson
  80 votes 28.67%
• Debra Howard
  68 votes 24.37%

Board Member; Fairfax School District (2 Elected)

• Robert Alvarado
  1207 votes 38.43%
• Charles Harriger
  989 votes 31.49%
• Daniel Ortiz
  922 votes 29.35%

Board Member; Kernville Union School District (2 Elected)

• Wesley S. Thomas
  1982 votes 29.82%
• Rhonda Stallone
  1795 votes 27.01%
• George Stahl
  1604 votes 24.13%
• Marie Quick
  1229 votes 18.49%

Board Member; Lamont School District (2 Elected)

• Gloria S. Romero
  919 votes 40.32%
• Miguel Sanchez
  631 votes 27.69%
• Maria Caraballo
  437 votes 19.18%
• Daniel B. Flores
  284 votes 12.46%

Board Member; Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union School District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Courtney J. Howard
  178 votes 38.70%
• Yolanda App Pewitt
  145 votes 31.52%
• Molly Flanagan
  135 votes 29.35%

Trustee; Panama-Buena Vista Union School District; Trustee Area 2 (3 Elected)

• Dean Haddock
  12690 votes 24.97%
• Dolores Dee Whitley
  11344 votes 22.32%
• Linda S. Brenner
  9791 votes 19.27%
• David George
  9149 votes 18.00%
• Bruce P. Bair
  7667 votes 15.09%

Trustee; Richland School District; Trustee Area 1

• Tammy Rubio Criswell
  472 votes 64.04%
• Ramon Sanchez
  135 votes 18.32%
• Anna Villalvazo
  124 votes 16.82%

Trustee; Richland School District; Trustee Area 3

• Deanna Rodriguez Root
  313 votes 53.60%
• Eloy Guevara
  261 votes 44.69%

Board Member; Standard School District (2 Elected)

• Steve Ruettgers
  2629 votes 31.23%
• Vanessa Mazer
  2599 votes 30.87%
• Carrie Rufing Freeman
  1699 votes 20.18%
• Chuck Sears
  1456 votes 17.30%

Board Member; Vineland School District (2 Elected)

• Leticia Prado
  183 votes 37.27%
• F. Hernandez
  123 votes 25.05%
• Alejandra Segura
  94 votes 19.14%
• Jeannie Meza
  91 votes 18.53%

County

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 1

• Mick Gleason
  24655 votes 58.89%
• Roy Ashburn
  17045 votes 40.72%

Mayor; City of Arvin

• Jose Flores
  1038 votes 52.53%
• Fernando Guzman
  646 votes 32.69%
• Jordan McNeill
  273 votes 13.82%

Council Member; City of Arvin

• Jose Gurrola, Jr.
  675 votes 34.28%
• Victor Garcia
  577 votes 29.30%
• Peter Flores
  250 votes 12.70%
• Rick E. Pumphrey
  198 votes 10.06%
• Curt Seablom
  138 votes 7.01%
• Olivia Trujillo
  128 votes 6.50%

City; City of Bakersfield; Ward 2

• Terry L. Maxwell
  4755 votes 46.23%
• Elliott Kirschenmann
  4275 votes 41.56%
• David Mensch
  1173 votes 11.40%

City; City of Bakersfield; Ward 4

• Bob Smith
  12079 votes 69.70%
• Harley Pinson
  3405 votes 19.65%
• Daniel Mbagwu
  1758 votes 10.14%

City; City of Bakersfield; Ward 5

• Harold Hanson
  14401 votes 96.30%

City; City of Bakersfield; Ward 6

• Jacquie Sullivan

Mayor; City of California City

• Patrick D. Bohannon
  1086 votes 30.63%
• Lou Peralta
  902 votes 25.44%
• David Evans
  698 votes 19.68%
• Ed Fuller
  377 votes 10.63%
• Kim W. Collins
  310 votes 8.74%
• Gualberto J. "Wally" Melendez
  155 votes 4.37%

Council Member; City of California City (2 Elected)

• Jennifer A. Wood
  2102 votes 35.35%
• William R. Smith
  1557 votes 26.19%
• James Gray
  1131 votes 19.02%
• Nicholas Lessenevitch
  1127 votes 18.95%

Council Member; City of Maricopa (3 Elected)

• John W. Wilke, III
  194 votes 36.60%
• John Horn
  156 votes 29.43%
• John N. Crump, Jr.
  156 votes 29.43%

City Clerk; City of Maricopa

• Dianna Emfinger
  226 votes 97.84%

Council Member; City of McFarland (2 Elected)

• Stephen McFarland
  800 votes 34.68%
• Rafael Melendez
  516 votes 22.37%
• Dennis Martin
  502 votes 21.76%
• Alicia Puentes
  478 votes 20.72%

Mayor; City of Ridgecrest

• Daniel O. Clark
  4347 votes 45.92%
• Jerry D. Taylor
  3806 votes 40.21%
• Randy Jenkins
  1264 votes 13.35%

Council Member; City of Ridgecrest (2 Elected)

• Jim Sanders
  3343 votes 20.61%
• Lori R. Acton
  2923 votes 18.02%
• Ronald H. Carter
  2819 votes 17.38%
• Thomas R. Wiknich
  2634 votes 16.24%
• L. Scott Garver
  2194 votes 13.53%
• William Dale Howard
  1187 votes 7.32%
• Henry Wilson
  1071 votes 6.60%

Council Member; City of Shafter (3 Elected)

• Gilbert T. Alvarado
  1658 votes 30.75%
• Fran Florez
  1462 votes 27.12%
• Jack Colvard
  1425 votes 26.43%
• Yehudi E. Raya
  809 votes 15.01%

Council Member; City of Taft (2 Elected)

• Dave Noerr
  1270 votes 41.80%
• Orchel D. Krier
  1157 votes 38.08%
• Jesse Barron
  596 votes 19.62%

City Clerk; City of Taft

• Louise Hudgens
  1704 votes 99.36%

Treasurer; City of Taft

• Charles B. Mangum
  1120 votes 61.37%
• Bill Lebarron
  700 votes 38.36%

Council Member; City of Tehachapi (2 Elected)

• Ed Grimes
  1639 votes 37.23%
• Kim Nixon
  1091 votes 24.78%
• Stanley A. Beckham
  843 votes 19.15%
• Henry L. Schaeffer
  814 votes 18.49%

City Clerk; City of Tehachapi

• Julie Drimakis
  2310 votes 98.09%

Treasurer; City of Tehachapi

• Laura Felsoci Jenkins
  2267 votes 97.88%

Council Member; City of Wasco (3 Elected)

• Danny Espitia
  1652 votes 26.35%
• Teofilo "Tilo" Cortez, Jr.
  1339 votes 21.36%
• John H. Martin
  1309 votes 20.88%
• Carl Joe Hively
  1241 votes 19.80%
• Larry L. Jennings
  702 votes 11.20%

Special District

Director; East Kern Airport District (3 Elected)

• Dick Rutan
  2596 votes 26.95%
• Allen L. Peterson
  2518 votes 26.14%
• Cathy Hansen
  2438 votes 25.31%
• Jim Balentine
  2058 votes 21.36%

Director; Indian Wells Valley Airport District (3 Elected)

• Axel Alvarez
  5998 votes 21.65%
• Steven P. Morgan
  5402 votes 19.50%
• Paul Valovich
  5102 votes 18.42%
• F. Paul Farris, Jr.
  3858 votes 13.93%
• Eileen P. Shibley
  3759 votes 13.57%
• Mark D. Backes
  3507 votes 12.66%

Director; Arvin Community Services District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Roy M. Rosales
  794 votes 26.84%
• Aurelio Reyna
  721 votes 24.37%
• Jess Ortiz
  483 votes 16.33%
• Maria Alvarez
  415 votes 14.03%
• Maria G. Ortiz
  277 votes 9.36%
• Richard Herd
  156 votes 5.27%
• Alejandro Villanueva
  104 votes 3.52%

Director; Arvin Community Services District; 2 Year Short Term

• Jude A. Urueta
  1203 votes 63.62%
• Raymond Kincy
  671 votes 35.48%

Director; Bear Valley Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Rick Zanutto
  1320 votes 26.14%
• Charlene Laclaire
  1223 votes 24.22%
• Scott Miller
  891 votes 17.64%
• Walter Ritchie
  806 votes 15.96%
• Chuck Reed
  447 votes 8.85%
• John V. McKeehan
  352 votes 6.97%

Director; Golden Hills Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Kathy Cassil
  1523 votes 22.83%
• Eldwin "Ed" Kennedy
  1105 votes 16.57%
• Larry Barrett
  1054 votes 15.80%
• Allen O. Baumgarten
  820 votes 12.29%
• Phil Cornyn
  816 votes 12.23%
• John Foster
  745 votes 11.17%
• Daulton Oliver
  568 votes 8.52%

Director; Rosamond Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Byron Glennan
  1597 votes 23.23%
• Alfred E. Wallis
  1400 votes 20.36%
• Morrison "Ed" Mac Kay
  1366 votes 19.87%
• Charlene Melchers
  1306 votes 19.00%
• Gene R. Melchers
  1181 votes 17.18%

Director; Stallion Springs Community Services District (3 Elected)

• David L. Burt
  751 votes 27.24%
• Irene E. Gunshinan
  741 votes 26.88%
• Clydell Lamkin
  637 votes 23.10%
• Martel Martinez
  604 votes 21.91%

Director; Kern Valley Health Care District (3 Elected)

• Robert Gross
  3273 votes 27.01%
• Thomas E. Wright
  2597 votes 21.43%
• Barbara Anne Casas
  1823 votes 15.04%
• Victoria Alwin
  1700 votes 14.03%
• Craig "Charlie Busch" Lutz
  1503 votes 12.40%
• John R. Blythe
  1141 votes 9.42%

Director; Tehachapi Valley Health Care District (2 Elected)

• Sam Conklin
  7096 votes 39.97%
• Henry L. Schaeffer
  5354 votes 30.16%
• William J.B. "Bill" Steele
  5219 votes 29.40%

Director; Lamont Public Utility District; Office 2

• Leticia Prado
  890 votes 54.63%
• Elynor Cherie Olgin
  737 votes 45.24%

Director; Lamont Public Utility District; Office 3

• Jose G. Cruz
  942 votes 57.33%
• Miguel Sanchez
  696 votes 42.36%

Director; Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District (2 Elected)

• Andrew Houchin
  168 votes 41.48%
• Louis Andreotti, Jr.
  148 votes 36.54%
• Douglas Vontz
  67 votes 16.54%

Director; Lost Hills Utility District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Rogelio Alvarado Luna, Jr.
  78 votes 30.35%
• Vidal Ballesteros
  49 votes 19.07%
• Emma T. Clifford
  46 votes 17.90%
• Estella L. Cortez
  45 votes 17.51%
• Carlos Garcia
  39 votes 15.18%

Director; Kern County Water Agency; Division 2

• Bruce Hafenfeld
  18143 votes 52.40%
• Fred Terry Rogers
  9149 votes 26.43%
• Daures Stephens
  7197 votes 20.79%

Director; Kern County Water Agency; Division 3

• Martin Milobar
  9013 votes 46.12%
• Dick Porter
  6526 votes 33.39%
• Randell Parker
  3903 votes 19.97%

Director; Kern County Water Agency; Division 6

• Royce Fast
  28938 votes 70.19%
• Loron J. Hodge
  12080 votes 29.30%

Director; North of River Municipal Water District; Division 1

• Jim Tyack
  1231 votes 64.01%
• James A. "Jim" Coulter
  685 votes 35.62%

Director; North of River Municipal Water District; Division 3

• Ray Etcheverry
  1130 votes 78.58%
• Rebecca McClure
  307 votes 21.35%

Director; North of River Municipal Water District; Division 5

• Dennis J. Meier
  830 votes 70.58%
• Jack L. Scoles
  341 votes 29.00%

Director; Indian Wells Valley Water District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Chuck Cordell
  5,303 votes 20.3%
• Donald J. Cortichiato
  4,308 votes 16.5%
• Leroy H. Corlett
  3,992 votes 15.3%
• Judie Decker
  3,926 votes 15.0%
• Ron Kicinski
  3,535 votes 13.5%
• Charles D. Griffin
  3,347 votes 12.8%
• Randy Jenkins
  1,728 votes 6.6%

Director; Indian Wells Valley Water District; 2 Year Short Term

• Don Jo McKernan
  5,381 votes 52.4%
• R. "Duke" Martin
  4,880 votes 47.6%

Director; North Edwards Water District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• James M. Lawler
  113 votes 37.05%
• Phil H. Morosky
  72 votes 23.61%
• Mary T. Kinnaman
  62 votes 20.33%
• James Tanferno
  56 votes 18.36%

Director; Tehachapi Cummings County Water District; Division 2

• Jonathan Hall
  6002 votes 55.36%
• Stanley A. Beckham
  4796 votes 44.24%

Director; Tehachapi Cummings County Water District; Division 4

• David R. Hadley
  5501 votes 51.98%
• David Shaw
  5032 votes 47.55%

Director; West Kern Water District (3 Elected)

• Gary Morris
  2595 votes 27.83%
• David A. Wells
  2543 votes 27.28%
• W. Roger Miller, Jr.
  2122 votes 22.76%
• Vernon S. Powers
  2033 votes 21.81%

Proposition 30 Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding
Pass: 6,902,562 / 55.3% Yes votes ...... 5,584,785 / 44.7% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to (a) temporarily increase sales and personal income tax rates; (b) guarantee certain revenue transfers to local governments; and (c) eliminate state funding of certain mandates to local governments?

Proposition 31 State Budget. State and Local Government
Fail: 4,579,061 / 39.5% Yes votes ...... 7,014,491 / 60.5% No votes

Should the state constitution and law be amended to require government performance reviews and two-year budget cycles, to prohibit the Legislature from creating certain expenditures unless offsetting revenues or spending cuts are identified, and to make changes in certain responsibilities of local governament, the Legislature and the Governor?

Proposition 32 Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates
Fail: 5,328,207 / 43.4% Yes votes ...... 6,940,282 / 56.6% No votes

Should unions, corporations, government contractors and state and local government employers be prohibited from using payroll-deducted funds, or in some instances their own funds, for political expenditures?

Proposition 33 Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based on Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
Fail: 5,441,219 / 45.1% Yes votes ...... 6,633,713 / 54.9% No votes

Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained their insurance coverage, even if they change their insurance company?

Proposition 34 Death Penalty
Fail: 5,885,080 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,372,996 / 52.0% No votes

Should the death penalty be repealed and replaced with life imprisonment without possibility of parole when someone is convicted of murder with specified special circumstances?

Proposition 35 Human Trafficking. Penalties
Pass: 9,935,574 / 81.4% Yes votes ...... 2,277,560 / 18.6% No votes

Should the definition of human trafficking be expanded, penalties for traffickers be increased, convicted sexual traffickers be required to register as sex offenders, and additional training for law enforcement officers be required?

Proposition 36 Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties
Pass: 8,447,576 / 69.3% Yes votes ...... 3,750,222 / 30.7% No votes

Should California law be amended to provide that a life sentence should not be imposed for a third felony conviction unless the third conviction is for a serious or violent felony?

Proposition 37 Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling
Fail: 5,986,652 / 48.5% Yes votes ...... 6,365,236 / 51.5% No votes

Should labeling be required on foods containing genetically modified ingredients when such foods (whether raw or processed, plant or animal) are offered for sale to consumers in California?

Proposition 38 Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs
Fail: 3,485,443 / 28.7% Yes votes ...... 8,671,851 / 71.3% No votes

Should California's personal income tax rates be increased during 2013-24 to provide funds for public schools, early childhood education programs, and state debt payments?

Proposition 39 Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding
Pass: 7,273,367 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 4,641,745 / 39.0% No votes

Should the California tax code be changed to require multistate firms to pay income taxes based on a percentage of their sales in California, with roughly half of the resulting tax increase to be used to fund clean/efficient energy projects for five years?

Proposition 40 Redistricting. State Senate Districts
Pass: 8,235,698 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 3,215,335 / 28.1% No votes

Should the current state Senate districts be retained?

Measure M School Improvement Funding -- McFarland Unified School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1238 / 74.40% Yes votes ...... 426 / 25.60% No votes

To reduce student overcrowding, acquire, construct and improve new and existing classrooms, support facilities and new elementary school, expand high school facilities, upgrade vocational education facilities to better prepare students for the workforce, and make improvements to save money better spent in the classroom, shall the McFarland Unified School District be authorized to issue $25,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with an independent Oversight Committee, annual audits and NO money for administrator salaries?

Measure N Education Funding -- Mojave Unified School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 2322 / 51.83% Yes votes ...... 2158 / 48.17% No votes

To maintain quality academic programs, school facilities, and activities that provide improved college and career pathways, maintain effective student to teacher ratios, and help offset severe state budge cuts, shall the Mojave Unified School District levy a parcel tax in the amount of $42 to be levied annually for a period of five years, with mandatory audits, no money for administrative salaries, an exemption for seniors, age 65 and over, and all dollars staying in our local schools?

Measure O School Improvement Funding -- Elk Hills School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 65 / 45.77% Yes votes ...... 77 / 54.23% No votes

To improve the quality of education; construct new classrooms and science labs to maintain small class sizes; improve student access to computers and modern technology; improve P.E. fields and facilities; and replace deteriorating water, plumbing and sewer systems; shall the Elk Hills School District issue $6,200,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have NO money used for administrative salaries, regular, ongoing maintenance, or be taken by the state?

Measure P School Improvement Funding -- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 23690 / 65.00% Yes votes ...... 12757 / 35.00% No votes

To protect the quality of education and enhance student learning in neighborhood elementary schools, shall Panama-Buena Vista Union School District modernize school technology, upgrade safety/security systems, improve energy efficiency, rehabilitate outdated classrooms, repair/replace deteriorated roofs, plumbing, electrical, lighting, ventilation, and acquire, construct, equip, and renovate sites, facilities, and equipment, by issuing $147,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight, mandatory audits, no administrators' salaries/pensions, and all funds dedicated locally to Panama-Buena Vista Union School District K-8 schools?

Measure Q School Improvement Funding -- Standard School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 4179 / 70.56% Yes votes ...... 1744 / 29.44% No votes

To renovate, modernize and construct classrooms / facilities at Highland, Standard, and Wingland Elementary and Standard Middle; upgrade heating, ventilation, airconditioning systems; and reduce borrowing costs, shall $11,200,000 of Standard School District bonds, approved by voters in June 2006, be reauthorized through issuance of new bonds, with no increase in total authorized District debt, interest rates below legal limits, independent citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, and all funds spent locally and not taken by the State?

Measure R Sales Tax Increase -- City of Maricopa (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 97 / 34.52% Yes votes ...... 184 / 65.48% No votes

Shall there be enacted in the City of Maricopa an additional temporary sales tax rate increase of one percent (1%) which will end after ten (10) years, the proceeds of which shall be used to preserve essential general governmental services including, but not limited to street and road improvements, police and fire protection, parks and recreation and other City General Fund Services?

Measure S Changing the City Clerk Position From Elected to Appointed -- City of Taft (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 571 / 30.81% Yes votes ...... 1282 / 69.19% No votes

Shall the office of city clerk be appointed?