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

Governor

• Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Democratic
  4,388,368 votes 60.0%
• Neel Kashkari, Republican
  2,929,213 votes 40.0%

Lieutenant Governor

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  4,107,051 votes 57.2%
• Ron Nehring, Republican
  3,078,039 votes 42.8%

Secretary of State

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  3,799,711 votes 53.6%
• Pete Peterson, Republican
  3,285,334 votes 46.4%

Controller

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  3,810,304 votes 54.0%
• Ashley Swearengin, Republican
  3,249,668 votes 46.0%

Treasurer

• John Chiang, Democratic
  4,176,793 votes 58.8%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  2,925,895 votes 41.2%

Attorney General

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  4,102,649 votes 57.5%
• Ronald Gold, Republican
  3,033,476 votes 42.5%

Insurance Commissioner

• Dave Jones, Democratic
  4,038,165 votes 57.5%
• Ted Gaines, Republican
  2,981,951 votes 42.5%

State Board of Equalization; District 2

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  1,448,657 votes 68.7%
• James E. Theis, Republican
  660,973 votes 31.3%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tom Torlakson
  3,167,212 votes 52.1%
• Marshall Tuck
  2,906,989 votes 47.9%

Legislative

United States Representative; District 11

• Mark Desaulnier, Democratic
  117,502 votes 67.3%
• Tue Phan, Republican
  57,160 votes 32.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 15

• Tony Thurmond, Democratic
  66,661 votes 54.3%
• Elizabeth Echols, Democratic
  56,071 votes 45.7%

Judicial

California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Kathryn Mickle Werdegar
  72.6% Yes (3,763,889) 27.4% No (1,422,314)
• Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
  67.7% Yes (3,605,251) 32.3% No (1,717,099)
• Goodwin Liu
  67.1% Yes (3,582,407) 32.9% No (1,755,381)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 1 (Yes/No)

• Kathleen M. Banke
  78.8% Yes (711,880) 21.2% No (191,835)
• Jim Humes
  75.4% Yes (678,936) 24.6% No (222,069)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 2 (Yes/No)

• Therese M. Stewart
  77.4% Yes (694,245) 22.6% No (203,244)
• J. Anthony Kline
  75.3% Yes (673,648) 24.7% No (221,496)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 3 (Yes/No)

• Martin J. Jenkins
  77.6% Yes (681,706) 22.4% No (196,509)
• Stuart R. Pollak
  74.5% Yes (658,378) 25.5% No (225,341)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 4 (Yes/No)

• Ignazio John Ruvolo
  73.9% Yes (652,306) 26.1% No (230,810)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 5 (Yes/No)

• Mark B. Simons
  77.9% Yes (679,701) 22.1% No (193,324)
• Terence L. Bruiniers
  75.2% Yes (652,731) 24.8% No (215,679)

Member; Contra Costa County Board of Education; Area 2

• Christine W. Deane
  31344 votes 56.51%
• Ray Andersen
  23883 votes 43.06%
• (236 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.43%)

Board Member; West Contra Costa Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Elizabeth "Liz" Block
  21463 votes 19.50%
• Madeline Kronenberg
  16950 votes 15.40%
• Valerie Cuevas
  14857 votes 13.50%
• Mister Phillips
  13027 votes 11.83%
• Raquel Donoso
  11064 votes 10.05%
• Elaine Merriweather
  9737 votes 8.85%
• Peter Nicholas Chau
  8609 votes 7.82%
• Chester R. Stevens
  4946 votes 4.49%
• Ayana Kirkland Young
  4607 votes 4.19%
• Otheree Christian
  4429 votes 4.02%
• (390 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.35%)

City

Mayor; City of Richmond

• Tom Butt
  9796 votes 50.37%
• Nat Bates
  6883 votes 35.39%
• Uche Justin Uwahemu
  2692 votes 13.84%
• (77 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.40%)

Council Member; City of Richmond; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Gayle McLaughlin
  8754 votes 16.95%
• Jovanka Beckles
  8322 votes 16.11%
• Eduardo Martinez
  7629 votes 14.77%
• Jim Rogers
  6813 votes 13.19%
• Donna Powers
  6705 votes 12.98%
• Charles T. Ramsey
  5497 votes 10.64%
• Henry Washington
  3134 votes 6.07%
• Albert R. Martinez
  2999 votes 5.81%
• Dameion D. King
  1649 votes 3.19%
• (148 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.29%)

Council Member; City of Richmond; 2 Year Short Term

• Jael Myrick
  9273 votes 50.92%
• Courtland Corky BoozÉ
  5739 votes 31.51%
• Anthony D. Creer
  3121 votes 17.14%
• (79 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.43%)

Special District

Director; West Contra Costa Healthcare District (3 Elected)

• Nancy Casazza
  24479 votes 28.01%
• Irma L. Anderson
  23438 votes 26.82%
• Beverly Eve Wallace
  22770 votes 26.06%
• Marilynne L. Mellander
  16247 votes 18.59%
• (454 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.52%)

Director; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 3

• Marguerite Young
  28,737 votes 51.7%
• Katy Foulkes
  26,472 votes 47.7%
• (340 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.6%)

Director; East Bay Regional Park District; Ward 7

• Diane Burgis
  35462 votes 56.33%
• Mark Foley
  27182 votes 43.18%
• (313 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.50%)

Director; West County Wastewater District (3 Elected)

• Audrey L. Comeaux
  6658 votes 19.33%
• Leonard McNeil
  4873 votes 14.14%
• George H. Schmidt
  4597 votes 13.34%
• Paul C. Soltow, Jr.
  4574 votes 13.28%
• Antonio Álvarez Medrano
  4532 votes 13.15%
• Leonard L. Battaglia
  3643 votes 10.57%
• Sharon Rosalie Thygesen
  2955 votes 8.58%
• Shirley R. Wysinger
  2515 votes 7.30%
• (105 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.30%)

Director; Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

• Joel B. Young
  131,567 votes 52.9%
• Dollene C. Jones
  85,234 votes 34.3%
• Adrienne C. Andrews
  29,970 votes 12.1%
• (1,929 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.8%)

Proposition 1 Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014
Pass: 4,771,350 / 67.1% Yes votes ...... 2,336,676 / 32.9% No votes

Should the state sell $7.1 billion in additional general obligation bonds--as well as redirect $425 million in unsold general obligation bonds that were previously approved by voters for resource-related uses--to fund various water-related programs?

Proposition 2 State Budget. Budget Stabilization Account
Pass: 4,831,045 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 2,158,004 / 30.9% No votes

Should the State Constitution be amended to change how the state pays down debt and saves money in reserves?

Proposition 45 Healthcare Insurance. Rate Changes
Fail: 2,917,882 / 41.1% Yes votes ...... 4,184,416 / 58.9% No votes

Should changes in some health insurance rates require the Insurance Commissioner's approval before going into effect?

Proposition 46 Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits
Fail: 2,376,817 / 33.2% Yes votes ...... 4,774,364 / 66.8% No votes

Should California require random drug testing of doctors, require doctors to check a statewide database before prescribing certain drugs, and raise the cap on noneconomic damages in medical negligence lawsuits?

Proposition 47 Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties
Pass: 4,238,156 / 59.6% Yes votes ...... 2,871,943 / 40.4% No votes

Should the penalties for certain offenders convicted of nonserious, nonviolent crimes be reduced from felonies to misdemeanors?

Proposition 48 Indian Gaming Compacts
Fail: 2,702,157 / 39.0% Yes votes ...... 4,219,881 / 61.0% No votes

Should the tribal gaming compacts negotiated by Governor Brown with the North Fork and Wiyot Tribes and ratified by legislative statute be allowed to go into effect?

Measure U Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Richmond (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 10699 / 55.20% Yes votes ...... 8683 / 44.80% No votes

Shall the City of Richmond adopt a one-half cent transactions and use (sales) tax, to fund and maintain essential city services, such as public safety, public health and wellness programs, city youth programs and street paving?