Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of Tulare
(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 1

• George Runner, Republican
  984,604 votes 57.8%
• Chris Parker, Democratic
  718,129 votes 42.2%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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

US Congress

United States Representative; District 21

• David Valadao, Republican
  45,907 votes 57.8%
• Amanda Renteria, Democratic
  33,470 votes 42.2%

United States Representative; District 22

• Devin G. Nunes, Republican
  96,053 votes 72.0%
• Suzanna "Sam" Aguilera-Marrero, Democratic
  37,289 votes 28.0%

United States Representative; District 23

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  100,317 votes 74.8%
• Raul Garcia, Democratic
  33,726 votes 25.2%

State Legislature

State Senator; District 8

• Tom Berryhill, Republican
  145,587 votes 66.5%
• Paulina Miranda, Democratic
  73,417 votes 33.5%

State Senator; District 16

• Jean Fuller, Republican
  122,700 votes 72.8%
• Ruth Musser-Lopez, Democratic
  45,812 votes 27.2%

State Senator; District 14

• Andy Vidak, Republican
  54,251 votes 54.1%
• Luis Chavez, Democratic
  46,035 votes 45.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 23

• Jim Patterson, Republican
  82,417 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 26

• Devon Mathis, Republican
  34,683 votes 53.6%
• Rudy Mendoza, Republican
  29,991 votes 46.4%

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 5 (Yes/No)

• Stephen J. Kane
  69.8% Yes (309,173) 30.2% No (133,645)
• Donald R. Franson, Jr.
  68.5% Yes (304,351) 31.5% No (139,894)
• Dennis A. Cornell
  67.0% Yes (298,983) 33.0% No (147,009)
• Gene M. Gomes
  60.4% Yes (271,321) 39.6% No (177,986)
• Rosendo Peña, Jr.
  55.8% Yes (251,413) 44.2% No (199,531)

School

Board Member; College of the Sequoias; Ward 1

• Gregory A. Sherman
  7,671 votes 54.64%
• Laurel Barton
  6,298 votes 44.86%
• (71 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.51%)

Board Member; Alpaugh Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Debra Gibbs
  67 votes 32.68%
• Angelica Bontrager
  54 votes 26.34%
• David Castodio
  50 votes 24.39%
• Regina "Tina" McVay
  33 votes 16.10%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.49%)

Trustee; Cutler-Orosi Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Mary Helen Espino
  118 votes 25.88%
• Rebecca Jimenez
  116 votes 25.44%
• Patricia "Patsy" Marquez
  106 votes 23.25%
• Jesse Huerta
  75 votes 16.45%
• Chad Widman
  37 votes 8.11%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.88%)

Trustee; Cutler-Orosi Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Sandra M. Williams
  124 votes 38.99%
• Kayla Huerta
  73 votes 22.96%
• Josh Franks
  67 votes 21.07%
• Juliana Vinet Bullock
  52 votes 16.35%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.63%)

Board Member; Farmersville Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Lupe Fernandez
  511 votes 26.94%
• John Vasquez
  465 votes 24.51%
• Jorge Vazquez
  456 votes 24.04%
• Alice B. Lopez
  447 votes 23.56%
• (18 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.95%)

Trustee; Kings Canyon Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Noel Remick
  1,015 votes 55.4%
• Efrain Tovar
  811 votes 44.3%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Trustee; Dinuba Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Miriam Cendejas
  264 votes 61.97%
• Robert Gene Acevedo
  147 votes 34.51%
• (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.52%)

Trustee; Porterville Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Felipe A. Martinez
  652 votes 50.00%
• Hector T. Villicana
  640 votes 49.08%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.92%)

Board Member; Delano Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Lionel Reyna
  2,898 votes 25.5%
• Eloise C. Carrillo
  2,325 votes 20.4%
• Art Armendariz
  2,270 votes 19.9%
• Jean Flores
  1,951 votes 17.1%
• Lilly Perez Agbalog
  1,927 votes 16.9%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Trustee; Kingsburg Joint Union High School District; Trustee Area 3

• Mike Serpa
  482 votes 55.1%
• Sheri Steele
  387 votes 44.2%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.7%)

Trustee; Kingsburg Joint Union High School District; Trustee Area 5

• Steve Nagle
  522 votes 55.3%
• W. O. "Bill" Swanson
  410 votes 43.4%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.3%)

Board Member; Hot Springs Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Dan Bates
  76 votes 23.75%
• Yolanda M. Chambers
  69 votes 21.56%
• Dwaine Rose
  63 votes 19.69%
• Melissa Hernandez
  59 votes 18.44%
• Tiffany Thorton
  29 votes 9.06%
• Philip D'Agay
  24 votes 7.50%

Trustee; Kings River Union Elementary School District; Trustee Area 1

• Daniel N. Waldner
  143 votes 74.09%
• Marty Graves
  50 votes 25.91%

Linns Valley-Poso Flat Governing Board Member; Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Mianna Beard
  183 votes 27.2%
• Jennifer Lavers
  174 votes 25.9%
• Kristine Bowman
  143 votes 21.2%
• Liz Davis
  99 votes 14.7%
• Richard Brewer
  74 votes 11.0%

Trustee; Pixley Union Elementary School District; Trustee Area 5

• Sharon Herbert
  33 votes 71.74%
• Salomon Barrios
  12 votes 26.09%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.17%)

Board Member; Richgrove Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Alexandra Guerrero
  103 votes 27.84%
• Hernan Hernandez
  100 votes 27.03%
• Marisela Lopez
  93 votes 25.14%
• Martha Martinez
  72 votes 19.46%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.54%)

Board Member; Rockford Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• David E. Gisler
  98 votes 40.66%
• Fred V. Hughes
  68 votes 28.22%
• Deborah Horner
  41 votes 17.01%
• Kelly Baumgardner
  34 votes 14.11%

Board Member; Springville Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Kenny Walker
  828 votes 23.88%
• Roger Kay
  758 votes 21.86%
• Craig N. Wallace
  693 votes 19.99%
• Ron Relyea
  641 votes 18.49%
• Beatriz Hackett
  530 votes 15.29%
• (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.49%)

Board Member; Three Rivers Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Sue Winters
  626 votes 29.16%
• George Kulick
  573 votes 26.69%
• Scott Sherwood
  541 votes 25.20%
• Brad Barclay
  390 votes 18.16%
• (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.79%)

Board Member; Tipton Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• John E. Cardoza
  232 votes 30.65%
• Iva Leal-Sousa
  208 votes 27.48%
• Greg Rice
  190 votes 25.10%
• Irene S. Recendez
  121 votes 15.98%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.79%)

Trustee; Tulare City School District; Trustee Area 4

• Phil Plascencia
  1,145 votes 65.96%
• Priscilla Elaine Musgrove
  585 votes 33.70%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.35%)

Board Member; Waukena Joint Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Phyllis Harmon
  71 votes 22.90%
• Keith Dawes
  68 votes 21.94%
• Ken Dawes
  63 votes 20.32%
• Leandro Sanchez
  63 votes 20.32%
• Jodean Rey Lewis
  45 votes 14.52%

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

• Rick M. Luna
  77 votes 40.10%
• Miguel Guillen
  57 votes 29.69%
• Lawrence Vasquez
  56 votes 29.17%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.04%)

County; County of Tulare; Supervisorial District 5

• Mike Ennis
  6,999 votes 60.51%
• Virginia Gurrola
  4,480 votes 38.73%
• (87 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.75%)

City

Council Member; City of Dinuba; Ward 2

• Maribel Reynosa
  148 votes 51.93%
• Nathaniel D. Mendoza
  133 votes 46.67%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.40%)

Council Member; City of Dinuba; Ward 3

• Scott Harness
  309 votes 67.76%
• Sal Medina
  81 votes 17.76%
• Armando Longoria
  63 votes 13.82%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.66%)

Council Member; City of Dinuba; Ward 4

• Kuldip Thusu
  328 votes 59.10%
• Maria A. McElroy
  223 votes 40.18%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.72%)

Council Member; City of Exeter (3 Elected)

• Mary Waterman
  1,118 votes 29.83%
• Teresa M. Boyce
  897 votes 23.93%
• Gordon Gerdes
  897 votes 23.93%
• Jack Allwardt
  807 votes 21.53%
• (29 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.77%)

Citycouncil; City of Farmersville (3 Elected)

• Paul Boyer
  442 votes 23.81%
• Matt Sisk
  391 votes 21.07%
• Freddy Espinoza, Jr.
  371 votes 19.99%
• Leonel Benavides
  370 votes 19.94%
• Larry D. Miller
  278 votes 14.98%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.22%)

Council Member; City of Lindsay (2 Elected)

• Danny Salinas
  385 votes 24.95%
• Ramona Villarreal-Padilla
  310 votes 20.09%
• Alberto Gutierrez
  268 votes 17.37%
• Lorena Vazquez
  265 votes 17.17%
• Timothy S. Daubert
  160 votes 10.37%
• Eric Eugene Perfecto Sinclair
  152 votes 9.85%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.19%)

Council Member; City of Tulare; Area 2

• Ben Brubaker
  273 votes 35.87%
• Maritsa Castellanoz Munoz
  263 votes 34.56%
• Arthur A. Cabello, Sr.
  217 votes 28.52%
• (8 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.05%)

Council Member; City of Tulare; Area 4

• David Macedo
  1,629 votes 73.35%
• Nathan B. Terry
  582 votes 26.20%
• (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.45%)

Council Member; City of Woodlake (3 Elected)

• Gregorio Gonzalez, Jr.
  372 votes 19.84%
• Frances Ortiz
  369 votes 19.68%
• Charles "Chuck" Ray
  262 votes 13.97%
• Florencio Guerra, Jr.
  187 votes 9.97%
• Shirley A. Moran
  170 votes 9.07%
• William Lewis
  152 votes 8.11%
• Tony Romero
  151 votes 8.05%
• Mikey Navarro
  132 votes 7.04%
• Virgil Mark Murehead
  74 votes 3.95%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.32%)

Special District

Board Member; Alpaugh Community Service District (2 Elected)

• James S. Atwell
  64 votes 40.76%
• Ryan Bontrager
  31 votes 19.75%
• Karla Field
  19 votes 12.10%
• Flora Strickland
  15 votes 9.55%
• Wayne Clyde
  14 votes 8.92%
• Salvador Renteria
  12 votes 7.64%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.27%)

Director; Exeter Ambulance District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Loraine Pipkin-Franks
  1,605 votes 35.67%
• Garrett German
  1,288 votes 28.63%
• Tony P. Miller
  915 votes 20.34%
• Miguel Garcia
  685 votes 15.23%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.13%)

Director; Exeter Ambulance District; 2 Year Short Term

• Leamon H. Smith
  1,335 votes 51.74%
• Noah M. Sarr
  1,239 votes 48.02%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Director; Kaweah Delta Health Care District; Zone 4

• Carl Anderson
  2,971 votes 60.73%
• Richard Randolph
  1,898 votes 38.80%
• (23 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.47%)

Director; Lindsay Local Hospital District (2 Elected)

• Rick Loftin
  1,017 votes 35.41%
• Cindy Ruiz Baker
  917 votes 31.93%
• Lawanda Wollenman
  912 votes 31.75%
• (26 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.91%)

Tulare Local Hospital Director 5; Tulare Local Healthcare District; District 5

• Linda S. Wilbourn
  1,434 votes 58.15%
• Elva Strawn
  591 votes 23.97%
• Gloria L. Parke
  428 votes 17.36%
• (13 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.53%)

Director; Consolidated Irrigation District; Division 5

• Tony Lewis
  516 votes 54.8%
• Lance Workman
  417 votes 44.3%
• (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.0%)

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 A School Bonds -- Farmersville Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 575 / 66.02% Yes votes ...... 296 / 33.98% No votes

To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; provide updated Career Technical education opportunities for job readiness; make health, safety/security improvements; increase student access to computers and modern technology; and construct a new pool at Farmersville High for school and community use; shall the Farmersville Unified School District issue $4,800,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have NO money used for administrative salaries?

Measure B School Bond -- Porterville Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 4,930 / 38.53% Yes votes ...... 7,864 / 61.47% No votes

To construct and improve school facilities, build permanent classrooms that alleviate overcrowding including a military institute and dual language immersion academy, replace outdated portables, complete necessary support facility improvements, furnish and equip new classrooms, shall the Porterville Unified School District be authorized to issue up to $67 million in bonds at legal interest rates, with annual audits, an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee, and no funds for administrators' salaries?

Measure C School Bond -- Tipton Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 211 / 59.77% Yes votes ...... 142 / 40.23% No votes

To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; increase student access to computers and modern technology; make health, safety and energy efficiency improvements; modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; and construct a multipurpose room for school and community use; shall the Tipton Elementary School District issue $3,300,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have NO money used for administrative salaries?