Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of San Luis Obispo
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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%
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (Write-In)
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (Write-In)
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (Write-In)
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (Write-In)
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (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 24

• Lois Capps, Democratic
  149,928 votes 54.7%
• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  124,214 votes 45.3%

State Senate

State Senator; District 17

• Bill Monning, Democratic
  208,097 votes 61.7%
• Larry Beaman, Republican
  129,255 votes 38.3%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 35

• K. H. "Katcho" Achadjian, Republican
  102,223 votes 61.5%
• Gerald "Gerry" Manata, Democratic
  63,933 votes 38.5%

City

Councilmember; City of Atascadero (2 Elected)

• Roberta Fonzi
  6087 votes 41.46%
• Bob Kelley
  5485 votes 37.36%
• Ann Ketcherside
  2854 votes 19.44%
• (255 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.74%)

Mayor; City of Atascadero

• Tom O'Malley
• (467 Total Other Write-In Votes 5.57%)

Councilmember; City of Grover Beach (2 Elected)

• Karen Bright
  1515 votes 28.92%
• Jeff Lee
  1264 votes 24.13%
• Louis A. Robles
  894 votes 17.06%
• Liz Doukas White
  819 votes 15.63%
• Anita Shower
  726 votes 13.86%
• (21 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.40%)

Mayor; City of Grover Beach

• Debbie Peterson
  2503 votes 74.92%
• Phyllis A. Molnar
  812 votes 24.30%
• (26 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.78%)

City Clerk; City of Paso Robles

• Dennis Fansler
  6227 votes 98.03%
• (125 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.97%)

City Treasurer; City of Paso Robles

• Michael Compton
  6207 votes 97.95%
• (130 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.05%)

Councilmember; City of Paso Robles (2 Elected)

• Steven W. Martin
  3970 votes 27.81%
• Fred Strong
  3357 votes 23.52%
• Jim Reed
  3313 votes 23.21%
• Nick Gilman
  3163 votes 22.16%
• Jerry Jones (Write-in)
• (472 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.31%)

Mayor; City of Paso Robles

• Duane Picanco
  6343 votes 85.67%
• Jeff Rougeot (Write-in)
• Gary Nemeth (Write-in)
• (1061 Total Other Write-In Votes 14.33%)

Councilmember; City of Pismo Beach (2 Elected)

• Ed Waage
  1680 votes 30.10%
• Erik Howell
  1468 votes 26.30%
• Sheila Blake
  1048 votes 18.77%
• DJ White
  735 votes 13.17%
• Kevin Kreowski
  637 votes 11.41%
• (14 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.25%)

Mayor; City of Pismo Beach

• Shelly Higginbotham
  2828 votes 95.48%
• (134 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.52%)

Councilmember; City of San Luis Obispo (2 Elected)

• Dan Carpenter
  7080 votes 31.97%
• John B. Ashbaugh
  6880 votes 31.07%
• Jeff Aranguena
  4245 votes 19.17%
• Kevin Rice
  3295 votes 14.88%
• Matt Strzepek
  561 votes 2.53%
• (82 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.37%)

Mayor; City of San Luis Obispo

• Jan Marx
  8420 votes 62.87%
• Steve Barasch
  3951 votes 29.50%
• Donald E. Hedrick
  957 votes 7.15%
• (64 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

School

Governing Board Member; Allan Hancock Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• Tim Bennett
  9,207 votes 58.2%
• Robert Bunny Yoshioka
  6,621 votes 41.8%

Governing Board Member; Atascadero Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Corinne Kuhnle
  6287 votes 26.12%
• Terri E. Switzer
  6198 votes 25.75%
• George E. Galvan
  5907 votes 24.54%
• Dana M. Cummings
  5518 votes 22.93%
• (157 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.65%)

Governing Board Member; Cayucos Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Victoria S. Dandurand
  643 votes 38.41%
• Whit Donaldson
  568 votes 33.93%
• Allen John Buentiempo
  447 votes 26.70%
• (16 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.96%)

Governing Board Member; Coast Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Judith A. Hillen
  2184 votes 25.20%
• Cindy Fratto
  2178 votes 25.13%
• Sue Nash
  2035 votes 23.48%
• Jack Mettier
  1796 votes 20.72%
• Steve Kniffen (Write-in)
• (474 Total Other Write-In Votes 5.47%)

Governing Board Member; Cuyama Joint Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Trudi Callaway
  174 votes 22.7%
• Michael Mann
  154 votes 20.1%
• Paul Weirum
  145 votes 18.9%
• Jose J. Valenzuela, Jr.
  109 votes 14.2%
• Juan Gonzalez
  97 votes 12.6%
• Damon Quesada
  89 votes 11.6%

Governing Board Member; Lucia Mar Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Vicki Meagher
  8827 votes 38.75%
• Mike Fuller
  6393 votes 28.06%
• Edith "Edie" Cajas
  6012 votes 26.39%
• Cathy Springford
  1496 votes 6.57%
• (53 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Governing Board Member; Lucia Mar Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Chad Robertson
  9370 votes 44.74%
• Jeffrey W. Stein
  8421 votes 40.21%
• Derek G. Carnes
  3075 votes 14.68%
• (75 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Governing Board Member; Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (4 Elected)

• Joel Peterson
  7,297 votes 19.0%
• Joan Summers
  5,982 votes 15.6%
• David S. Lambert
  5,609 votes 14.6%
• Chris Bausch
  5,450 votes 14.2%
• Tim Gearhart
  5,434 votes 14.2%
• Robert Simola
  4,525 votes 11.8%
• Nicolette Harley
  3,936 votes 10.2%
• (167 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Governing Board Member; Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Shelli Winter
  207 votes 40.4%
• Greg S. Jaeger
  169 votes 33.0%
• Don Duke
  131 votes 25.6%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.0%)

Governing Board Member; San Luis Obispo County Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• Barbara George
  49,670 votes 62.5%
• David Mark Baldwin
  29,521 votes 37.2%
• (231 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Governing Board Member; San Miguel Joint Union School District (2 Elected)

• Steve Christian
  716 votes 38.7%
• Bandy J. Smith
  616 votes 33.3%
• Berkley J. Baker
  267 votes 14.4%
• Katie Pessolano
  247 votes 13.3%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Governing Board Member; Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Victor D. Tognazzini
  21,470 votes 39.4%
• Jack C. Garvin
  16,579 votes 30.4%
• Diana Perez
  16,502 votes 30.3%

Governing Board Member; Santa Maria-Bonita School District (3 Elected)

• Linda Cordero
  9,536 votes 25.2%
• Jo Ann "Jody" Oliver
  6,329 votes 16.7%
• John Hollinshead
  6,210 votes 16.4%
• Ricky Lara
  5,675 votes 15.0%
• Helen Galvan
  5,208 votes 13.8%
• Michael M. Kon
  4,864 votes 12.9%

Director; California Valley Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Misty Lambert
  40 votes 24.24%
• Ro Webb
  39 votes 23.64%
• Lisa Marrone
  38 votes 23.03%
• Prince Anthony Frazier
  36 votes 21.82%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 7.27%)

Director; Cambria Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Amanda Rice
  1406 votes 21.00%
• Gail Robinette
  1383 votes 20.66%
• Muril Clift
  1351 votes 20.18%
• Mike McLaughlin
  1186 votes 17.72%
• Tom Gray
  950 votes 14.19%
• Kim McDaniel
  221 votes 3.30%
• Steve Kniffen (Write-in)
• (197 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.94%)

Director; Cayucos Sanitary District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Robert B. Enns
  785 votes 45.40%
• Daniel R. Lloyd
  526 votes 30.42%
• Peggy Lance Little
  413 votes 23.89%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.29%)

Director; Heritage Ranch Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Tony Foti
  347 votes 26.55%
• Daniel Burgess
  345 votes 26.40%
• David H. Fretwell
  307 votes 23.49%
• Richard Gourley
  296 votes 22.65%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.92%)

Director; Independence Ranch Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Terry Leezer
  96 votes 28.92%
• Carol C. Noe
  63 votes 18.98%
• William Patrick Mulcahy
  58 votes 17.47%
• Mary Kalvans
  58 votes 17.47%
• George W. Tracy
  55 votes 16.57%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.60%)

Director; Nipomo Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Robert L. "Bob" Blair
  1678 votes 29.17%
• Craig Armstrong
  1495 votes 25.99%
• Ed Eby
  1338 votes 23.26%
• Ernie Thompson
  1227 votes 21.33%
• (14 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.24%)

Director; Oceano Community Services District; 2 Year Short Term

• Karen M. White
  772 votes 50.89%
• Rick Searcy
  736 votes 48.52%
• (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.59%)

Commissioner; Port San Luis Harbor District (3 Elected)

• Jim Blecha
  19744 votes 28.03%
• Bill Barrow
  11841 votes 16.81%
• David Kirk
  11784 votes 16.73%
• Mary Matakovich
  10526 votes 14.94%
• Karen Hiatt
  6689 votes 9.50%
• Marquis "Marq" Miller
  3822 votes 5.43%
• Julian J. Varela
  3534 votes 5.02%
• Mark Burnes
  2313 votes 3.28%
• (183 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.26%)

Director; San Miguel Community Services District (3 Elected)

• John Green
  206 votes 21.73%
• Anthony R. "Bear" Kalvans
  170 votes 17.93%
• Richard L.K. Harrison
  120 votes 12.66%
• Larry R. Reuck
  120 votes 12.66%
• Dale E. Hamblin
  111 votes 11.71%
• Richard Smithen
  110 votes 11.60%
• Al Belden, Sr.
  108 votes 11.39%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.32%)

Director; San Simeon Community Services District; 2 Year Short Term

• Ralph N. McAdams, Jr.
  65 votes 65.66%
• Mary Power Giacoletti
  34 votes 34.34%

Director; Templeton Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Judy Dietch
  1166 votes 21.21%
• David La Caro
  971 votes 17.66%
• Geoff English
  964 votes 17.53%
• Brenda Gray
  916 votes 16.66%
• Wayne Petersen
  744 votes 13.53%
• Daniel Migliazzo
  431 votes 7.84%
• Clifford Scotty Beere
  284 votes 5.17%
• (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.40%)

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 B-12 Election Required Before Sale of Water? -- Oceano Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1378 / 83.87% Yes votes ...... 265 / 16.13% No votes

Must an election be held prior to any permanent sale of water to any entity outside the Oceano Community Services District?

Measure D-12 Utility Tax Adjustments -- City of San Luis Obispo (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 10667 / 83.52% Yes votes ...... 2105 / 16.48% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted that would 1) reduce the City of San Luis Obispo's current Utility Users Tax on telecommunication and video services from 5% to 4.8%; 2) clarify the scope and application of the tax to all taxable utilities; and 3) modernize the method of calculating and collecting the tax to reflect technological advances and changes in state and federal law so that all taxpayers are treated equally regardless of technology used?

Measure E-12 Temporary 1/2% sales tax for street repair and other needs -- City of El Paso De Robles (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5236 / 58.97% Yes votes ...... 3643 / 41.03% No votes

To provide funding that cannot be seized by the State, but will stay in Paso Robles for such things as street repair, maintenance, and improvement, and other vital city needs, shall the City of Paso Robles enact a temporary one half of one percent sales tax which will expire in 12 years?

Measure F-12 Use tax increase for repairing and maintaining roadways -- City of El Paso De Robles (Advisory Measure - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6162 / 71.29% Yes votes ...... 2482 / 28.71% No votes

If the voters approve a one half of one percent City limited term general sales tax increase, shall the additional revenues be used primarily for the purpose of repairing and maintaining the City's roadways?

Measure G-12 Mayor's Term of Office -- City of El Paso De Robles (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5081 / 58.46% Yes votes ...... 3611 / 41.54% No votes

Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?

Measure H-12 Issue bonds to update and expand school facilities -- Templeton Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2348 / 57.27% Yes votes ...... 1752 / 42.73% No votes

To update classrooms with modern computers/technology; replace portable classrooms; expand vocational education facilities including welding, engineering, medical/science technology, and construction trades; and renovate, upgrade, equip, acquire and construct classrooms/school facilities throughout the District; shall Templeton Unified School District be authorized to issue $35,000,000 of bonds with interest rates below legal limits, an independent citizen oversight committee, no money for administrator salaries, and all funds spent locally and not taken by the State and spent elsewhere?

Measure I-12 Change Grover Beach to a Charter City -- City of Grover Beach (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1718 / 50.16% Yes votes ...... 1707 / 49.84% No votes

Shall the City of Grover Beach be changed from a general law city to a charter city through the adoption of the charter proposed by Resolution No. 12-42 of the Grover Beach City Council?