1358 E BATAAN AVE, 93555

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

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 23

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

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 34

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

School

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

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

County

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 1

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

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%

Special District

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; 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; 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%

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?