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%
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (Write-In)
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (Write-In)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (Write-In)
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (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 10

• Jeff Denham, Republican
  110,265 votes 52.7%
• Jose Hernandez, Democratic
  98,934 votes 47.3%

State Senate

State Senator; District 5

• Cathleen Galgiani, Democratic
  142,425 votes 50.5%
• Bill Berryhill, Republican
  139,502 votes 49.5%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 12

• Kristin Olsen, Republican
  89,821 votes 60.6%
• Christopher Mateo, Democratic
  58,517 votes 39.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 21

• Adam Gray, Democratic
  63,349 votes 58.2%
• Jack Mobley, Republican
  45,534 votes 41.8%

Councilmember; City of Hughson (2 Elected)

• Jeramy Young
  1,461 votes 42.30%
• Jill Ferriera-Silva
  1,375 votes 39.81%
• Billy Gonzales
  578 votes 16.73%
• (40 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.16%)

Mayor; City of Hughson

• Matt Beekman
  1,883 votes 95.58%
• (87 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.42%)

City Clerk; City of Oakdale

• Kathy Teixeira
  5,358 votes 98.11%
• (103 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.89%)

Councilmember; City of Oakdale (2 Elected)

• Tom Dunlop
  2,659 votes 24.77%
• Donald Petersen
  2,458 votes 22.90%
• J. R. McCarty
  2,020 votes 18.82%
• Katherine "Kathy" Morgan
  1,824 votes 16.99%
• Ramona Howard
  1,718 votes 16.00%
• (56 Total Other Write-In Votes .52%)

Councilmember; City of Oakdale; Unexpired Short Term

• Farrell Jackson
  2,970 votes 45.43%
• Cherilyn Bairos
  2,359 votes 36.09%
• Michael Murray
  1,182 votes 18.08%
• (26 Total Other Write-In Votes .40%)

Treasurer; City of Oakdale

• Carolyn Wheeler
  3,498 votes 57.41%
• Michael James Ward
  2,566 votes 42.11%
• (29 Total Other Write-In Votes .48%)

Councilmember; City of Patterson (2 Elected)

• Dominic Farinha
  1,766 votes 21.03%
• Sheree Lustgarten
  1,665 votes 19.82%
• Dennis McCord
  1,657 votes 19.73%
• Tony Camacho
  1,320 votes 15.72%
• Annette Smith
  1,106 votes 13.17%
• Carlos Gustavo Fierros
  855 votes 10.18%
• (30 Total Other Write-In Votes .36%)

Mayor; City of Patterson

• Luis I. Molina
  3,682 votes 74.90%
• Troy Wayne McComak
  1,190 votes 24.21%
• (44 Total Other Write-In Votes .90%)

Councilmember; City of Riverbank (2 Elected)

• Jeanine D. Tucker
  1,950 votes 19.89%
• Darlene Barber-Martinez
  1,902 votes 19.40%
• Cal Campbell
  1,771 votes 18.07%
• Leanne Jones Cruz
  1,428 votes 14.57%
• Jessica Molina
  1,072 votes 10.94%
• Kathy Salvatore
  1,042 votes 10.63%
• Anthony D. McKinney
  590 votes 6.02%
• (48 Total Other Write-In Votes .49%)

Mayor; City of Riverbank

• Richard D. O'Brien
  3,098 votes 50.28%
• Virginia Madueno
  3,045 votes 49.42%
• (18 Total Other Write-In Votes .29%)

Councilmember; City of Turlock (2 Elected)

• Amy Bublak
  10,662 votes 32.55%
• Steven Nascimento
  9,482 votes 28.95%
• Mary Jackson
  8,272 votes 25.25%
• Sergio A. Alvarado
  4,229 votes 12.91%
• (111 Total Other Write-In Votes .34%)

Treasurer; City of Turlock

• Diana Lewis
  14,136 votes 98.21%
• (258 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.79%)

Councilmember; City of Waterford (2 Elected)

• Michael Van Winkle
  1,231 votes 37.81%
• Jose Aldaco
  1,096 votes 33.66%
• Aaron Norseen
  906 votes 27.83%
• (23 Total Other Write-In Votes .71%)

Mayor; City of Waterford

• Charlie Goeken
  1,826 votes 96.41%
• (68 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.59%)

Special District

Board Member; Del Puerto Health Care District (2 Elected)

• Anne Ielmini Stokman
  4,127 votes 43.28%
• Edward Maring
  3,201 votes 33.57%
• Jeannette Kessler
  2,160 votes 22.65%
• (47 Total Other Write-In Votes .49%)

Board Member; Westside Community Health Care District; Zone 1

• Chuck Coelho
  895 votes 52.93%
• Barbara Hutchins
  790 votes 46.72%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes .35%)

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?