Combined ballot

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(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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

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%

US Congress

United States Representative; District 18

• Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
  133,060 votes 67.8%
• Richard B. Fox, Republican
  63,326 votes 32.2%

United States Representative; District 20

• Sam Farr, Democratic
  106,034 votes 75.2%
• Ronald Paul Kabat, No Party Preference
  35,010 votes 24.8%

State Legislature

Member of the State Assembly; District 29

• Mark Stone, Democratic
  88,265 votes 69.4%
• Palmer Kain, Republican
  38,903 votes 30.6%

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• Luis Alejo, Democratic
  43,431 votes 59.8%
• Mark Starritt, Republican
  29,187 votes 40.2%

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 6 (Yes/No)

• Adrienne M. Grover
  76.9% Yes (273,475) 23.1% No (82,261)
• Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian
  74.2% Yes (264,160) 25.8% No (91,908)
• Franklin D. Elia
  75.1% Yes (262,528) 24.9% No (87,041)
• Eugene Milton Premo
  73.5% Yes (261,764) 26.5% No (94,334)
• Miguel Marquez
  72.0% Yes (255,205) 28.0% No (99,344)

County

Supe; Santa Cruz County; Supervisorial District 4

• Greg Caput
  2,796 votes 61.72%
• Terry Medina
  1,709 votes 37.73%
• (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.55%)

School

Member; County Board of Education; Trustee Area 7

• Abel Sanchez
  1,321 votes 53.22%
• Sharon Gray
  1,138 votes 45.85%
• (23 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.93%)

Member; Santa Clara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

• Michael Chang
  41,137 votes 78.6%
• John Mumy
  11,204 votes 21.4%
• (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Trustee Area 5

• Jack Lucas
  8,392 votes 54.1%
• Janet Chang
  7,105 votes 45.8%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Santa Cruz City High School District; Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Jeremy Shonick
  10,893 votes 36.30%
• Deb Tracy-Proulx
  9,938 votes 33.12%
• Ken Wagman
  9,021 votes 30.06%
• (154 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.51%)

Board Member; Santa Cruz City High School District; Area 3

• Cynthia Hawthorne
  9,245 votes 50.57%
• Alisun Thompson
  8,870 votes 48.52%
• (167 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.91%)

Board Member; Pacific Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Donald Croll
  109 votes 42.41%
• Roger Knapp
  87 votes 33.85%
• Susie Devergranne
  61 votes 23.74%

Board Member; Soquel Union Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Sandra Wallace
  2,735 votes 38.98%
• Phil Rodriguez
  2,378 votes 33.89%
• Sira Taylor
  1,870 votes 26.65%
• (34 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

Council Member; City of Capitola (3 Elected)

• Stephanie Harlan
  1,122 votes 23.74%
• Michael V. Termini
  996 votes 21.07%
• Joe Clarke
  804 votes 17.01%
• Jacques Bertrand
  785 votes 16.61%
• Laurie R. Hill
  688 votes 14.55%
• Richard Fitzpatrick
  323 votes 6.83%
• (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.19%)

Council Member; City of Santa Cruz (3 Elected)

• Cynthia Chase
  6,040 votes 21.28%
• David Terrazas
  5,641 votes 19.87%
• Richelle Noroyan
  4,550 votes 16.03%
• Leonie Sherman
  4,101 votes 14.45%
• Bruce Van Allen
  3,952 votes 13.92%
• Mike Pruger
  1,814 votes 6.39%
• Gary A. Knutson
  1,359 votes 4.79%
• Craig Bush
  865 votes 3.05%
• (68 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.24%)

Council Member; City of Scotts Valley (2 Elected)

• Jim Reed
  1,532 votes 41.16%
• Stephany E. Aguilar
  1,205 votes 32.38%
• Russ Patterson
  970 votes 26.06%
• (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.40%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 3

• Lowell Hurst
  433 votes 94.54%
• (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 5.46%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 4

• Jimmy Dutra
  365 votes 57.94%
• Eduardo Montesino
  260 votes 41.27%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.79%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 5

• Rebecca J. Garcia
  265 votes 56.62%
• Daniel Dodge
  199 votes 42.52%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.85%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 7

• Nancy A. Bilicich
  933 votes 96.58%
• (33 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.42%)

Special District

Director; Lompico County Water District (2 Elected)

• John Schneider
  180 votes 30.61%
• Merrie Schaller
  163 votes 27.72%
• Sherwin J.W. Gott
  117 votes 19.90%
• Cheryl Trapp
  81 votes 13.78%
• Mark Meacham
  45 votes 7.65%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.34%)

Director; San Lorenzo Valley Water District (3 Elected)

• Eric Hammer
  2,601 votes 18.73%
• Charles "Chuck" Baughman
  2,532 votes 18.23%
• Gene Elizabeth Ratcliffe
  2,410 votes 17.35%
• Bob Fultz
  2,245 votes 16.17%
• Karen Brown
  2,165 votes 15.59%
• Lawrence A. "Larry" Prather
  1,919 votes 13.82%
• (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.11%)

Director; Soquel Creek Water District (3 Elected)

• Bruce Jaffe
  5,321 votes 23.89%
• Rick Meyer
  3,447 votes 15.47%
• Bill McGowan
  3,310 votes 14.86%
• Carla Christensen
  3,213 votes 14.42%
• Doug Deaver
  2,905 votes 13.04%
• John Prentice
  2,441 votes 10.96%
• Maria Marsilio
  813 votes 3.65%
• Michelle Roy
  421 votes 1.89%
• John F. Hughes, Jr.
  374 votes 1.68%
• (32 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.14%)

Commissioner; Santa Cruz County Port District (2 Elected)

• Toby Goddard
  9,990 votes 45.76%
• Reed Geisreiter
  8,455 votes 38.73%
• Brian L. Zwetzig
  3,308 votes 15.15%
• (79 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

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 K Cannabis Business Tax -- Unincorporated Area (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 36,417 / 77.23% Yes votes ...... 10,734 / 22.77% No votes

To protect the quality of life in Santa Cruz County and to fund essential county services such as police, fire, emergency response, health services, youth and senior programs, job creation, housing, environmental protection, and animal shelter programs; shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a tax of no more than 10% (7% when enacted) on gross receipts of cannabis (medical marijuana) businesses in the unincorporated county, subject to audits, with all funds staying local?

Measure L Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Santa Cruz (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,076 / 82.08% Yes votes ...... 1,981 / 17.92% No votes

To protect the quality of life in the City of Santa Cruz and to fund essential city services such as police, fire, emergency response, youth and senior programs, job creation, housing, and environmental protection, shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a tax of no more than 10% (7% when enacted) on gross receipts of cannabis (marijuana) businesses in the city, subject to audits, with all funds staying local?

Measure M Proposal to Raise Transit Occupancy Tax -- City of Capitola (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 872 / 45.23% Yes votes ...... 1,056 / 54.77% No votes

Shall the City of Capitola adopt an ordinance amending Section 3.32.030 of the Municipal Code raising the transient occupancy tax rate from 10% to 11%