Combined ballot

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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 3

• Jerome E. Horton, Democratic
  858,471 votes 62.4%
• G. Rick Marshall, Republican
  517,287 votes 37.6%

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 24

• Lois Capps, Democratic
  103,228 votes 51.9%
• Chris Mitchum, Republican
  95,566 votes 48.1%

United States Representative; District 25

• Steve Knight, Republican
  60,847 votes 53.3%
• Tony Strickland, Republican
  53,225 votes 46.7%

United States Representative; District 26

• Julia Brownley, Democratic
  87,176 votes 51.3%
• Jeff Gorell, Republican
  82,653 votes 48.7%

United States Representative; District 30

• Brad Sherman, Democratic
  86,568 votes 65.6%
• Mark S. Reed, Republican
  45,315 votes 34.4%

State Legislature

Member of the State Assembly; District 37

• Das Williams, Democratic
  75,452 votes 58.6%
• Ron Deblauw, Republican
  53,414 votes 41.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 38

• Scott Wilk, Republican
  63,249 votes 66.3%
• Jorge Salomon Fuentes, Democratic
  32,095 votes 33.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 44

• Jacqui Irwin, Democratic
  57,098 votes 52.3%
• Rob McCoy, Republican
  52,085 votes 47.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 45

• Matt Dababneh, Democratic
  45,321 votes 57.1%
• Susan Shelley, Republican
  34,055 votes 42.9%

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 2; Division 1 (Yes/No)

• Jeffrey W. Johnson
  76.2% Yes (967,281) 23.8% No (301,673)
• Frances Rothschild
  70.7% Yes (930,548) 29.3% No (385,696)

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

• Brian M. Hoffstadt
  67.8% Yes (850,248) 32.2% No (404,031)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 3 (Yes/No)

• Lee Anne Edmon
  70.6% Yes (886,616) 29.4% No (370,068)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 4 (Yes/No)

• Nora M. Manella
  75.3% Yes (948,930) 24.7% No (311,213)
• Audrey B. Collins
  71.0% Yes (891,915) 29.0% No (363,748)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 5 (Yes/No)

• Paul A. Turner
  75.4% Yes (939,460) 24.6% No (306,541)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 6 (Yes/No)

• Kenneth R. Yegan
  73.3% Yes (906,926) 26.7% No (331,153)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 7 (Yes/No)

• Dennis M. Perluss
  67.9% Yes (843,560) 32.1% No (398,961)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 8 (Yes/No)

• Laurence D. Rubin
  70.2% Yes (885,428) 29.8% No (376,692)
• Madeleine I. Flier
  69.9% Yes (883,567) 30.1% No (380,520)

School

Member; Ventura County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1

• Rachel Ulrich
  22626 votes 66.06%
• Jeff Ketelsen
  7230 votes 21.11%
• David L. Norrdin
  3930 votes 11.47%
• (463 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.35%)

Trustee; Ventura County Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• Dianne B. McKay
  22212 votes 57.32%
• Wes Davis
  16298 votes 42.06%
• (242 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.62%)

Board Member; Conejo Valley Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Pat Phelps
  16284 votes 18.56%
• Mike Dunn
  16078 votes 18.32%
• John Andersen
  13064 votes 14.89%
• David Fox
  11727 votes 13.36%
• Bill A. Gorback
  11566 votes 13.18%
• Brian Sullivan
  10441 votes 11.90%
• Tony Dolz
  8327 votes 9.49%
• (270 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.31%)

Board Member; El Tejon Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Barbara J. Newbold
  968 votes 35.8%
• Misty Johnston
  805 votes 29.8%
• Stephen Ray Berry, Sr.
  580 votes 21.4%
• Sabrina Rouser
  351 votes 13.0%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Fillmore Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Scott F. Beylik
  1687 votes 21.94%
• Lucy Rangel
  1660 votes 21.59%
• Sean Morris
  1384 votes 18.00%
• Tony Prado
  1016 votes 13.21%
• Michael Saviers
  968 votes 12.59%
• David Wilde
  941 votes 12.24%
• (33 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.43%)

Board Member; Moorpark Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Nathan Sweet
  3964 votes 28.60%
• Robert J. Perez
  3153 votes 22.75%
• Diana Gould
  2151 votes 15.52%
• Robert Babcock
  1438 votes 10.38%
• Rick Motawakel
  1209 votes 8.72%
• Caleb Donner
  1144 votes 8.25%
• JosÉ Rios
  735 votes 5.30%
• (65 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.47%)

Board Member; Oak Park Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Derek Scott Ross
  1985 votes 27.91%
• Drew Hazelton
  1889 votes 26.56%
• Allen Rosen
  1876 votes 26.38%
• Steven Vanderbok
  1336 votes 18.79%
• (26 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.37%)

Board Member; Ojai Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Kevin Ruf
  3248 votes 20.14%
• Jane S. Weil
  2860 votes 17.73%
• Michael W. Shanahan
  2309 votes 14.32%
• Michelle "Shelly" Griffen
  2076 votes 12.87%
• Pauline Mercado
  1535 votes 9.52%
• William Ulrich
  1409 votes 8.74%
• Bill Ansell
  1222 votes 7.58%
• Charly Hancock
  794 votes 4.92%
• Stephen Weed
  627 votes 3.89%
• (49 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.30%)

Board Member; Simi Valley Unified School District (2 Elected)

• William "Bill" Daniels
  9186 votes 20.01%
• Scott M. Blough
  8684 votes 18.92%
• Elaine Litster
  8430 votes 18.36%
• Jeanne Davis
  7726 votes 16.83%
• Josie Hirsch
  7424 votes 16.17%
• Daniel L. Ratner
  4289 votes 9.34%
• (164 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Board Member; Oxnard Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Beatriz "Bea" Herrera
  27761 votes 23.75%
• Karen Sher
  24633 votes 21.08%
• Wayne Edmonds
  23945 votes 20.49%
• Socorro Lopez Hanson
  19975 votes 17.09%
• John Alamillo
  19942 votes 17.06%
• (617 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.53%)

Board Member; Hueneme Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Charles Weis
  2928 votes 21.37%
• Bexy Gomez
  2608 votes 19.04%
• Scott Swenson
  2539 votes 18.53%
• Darlene A. Bruno
  1930 votes 14.09%
• Donna L. Branstrom
  1852 votes 13.52%
• Ilene Poland
  1760 votes 12.85%
• (82 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.60%)

Board Member; Oxnard School District (3 Elected)

• Debra Medina Cordes
  7523 votes 19.76%
• Veronica Robles-Solis
  7332 votes 19.26%
• Ernie "Mo" Morrison
  6935 votes 18.22%
• Ruby Durias
  6782 votes 17.81%
• Ana Del Rio-Barba
  5706 votes 14.99%
• Francine Castanon
  3589 votes 9.43%
• (204 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.54%)

Council Member; City of Camarillo (3 Elected)

• Mike Morgan
  8904 votes 18.29%
• Jan "Jeanette L." McDonald
  8382 votes 17.22%
• Charlotte Craven
  7860 votes 16.15%
• Chris Valenzano
  6730 votes 13.83%
• Roy Villa
  5872 votes 12.06%
• Matthew Wayne Lorimer
  5227 votes 10.74%
• Daniel L. Labrado
  2862 votes 5.88%
• Jose Herrera Espinoza
  2748 votes 5.65%
• (92 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.19%)

Council Member; City of Fillmore (2 Elected)

• Diane McCall
  1580 votes 43.00%
• Carrie L. Broggie
  1091 votes 29.70%
• Tim Holmgren
  959 votes 26.10%
• (44 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.20%)

City Mayor; City of Moorpark

• Janice S. Parvin
  6928 votes 94.96%
• (368 Total Other Write-In Votes 5.04%)

Council Member; City of Moorpark (2 Elected)

• David Pollock
  4847 votes 37.03%
• Mark Van Dam
  4245 votes 32.43%
• Ken Simons
  3894 votes 29.75%
• (103 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.79%)

Council Member; City of Ojai (3 Elected)

• Paul B. Blatz
  1658 votes 26.72%
• William Weirick
  1401 votes 22.58%
• Randy Haney
  1385 votes 22.32%
• Brandon Hansen
  880 votes 14.18%
• Stephen L. Quilici
  864 votes 13.92%
• (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.27%)

City Mayor; City of Oxnard

• Tim Flynn
  15764 votes 59.03%
• Bryan Macdonald
  8285 votes 31.02%
• Lawrence Paul Stein
  2157 votes 8.08%
• (500 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.87%)

Council Member; City of Oxnard (2 Elected)

• Carmen Ramirez
  13510 votes 30.72%
• Bert E. Perello
  6680 votes 15.19%
• Steve Huber
  6670 votes 15.17%
• Aaron Starr
  5787 votes 13.16%
• Oscar Madrigal
  4458 votes 10.14%
• Dick Jaquez
  3442 votes 7.83%
• Linda R. Lindemann
  3304 votes 7.51%
• (129 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.29%)

Council Member; City of Port Hueneme (3 Elected)

• Tom Figg
  1843 votes 23.56%
• Jim Hensley
  1815 votes 23.21%
• Jon Sharkey
  1629 votes 20.83%
• Ellis L. Green
  1500 votes 19.18%
• Norman E. Griffaw
  998 votes 12.76%
• (36 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.46%)

Council Member; City of Santa Paula (3 Elected)

• John Procter
  2418 votes 19.19%
• Ginger Gherardi
  2364 votes 18.76%
• Jenny Crosswhite
  2245 votes 17.82%
• Ralph J. Fernandez
  2059 votes 16.34%
• Robert "Bob" Gonzales
  1999 votes 15.87%
• John A. Demers
  1493 votes 11.85%
• (20 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.16%)

City Mayor; City of Simi Valley

• Bob Huber
  20880 votes 77.26%
• Ken Sandberg
  5971 votes 22.09%
• (175 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.65%)

Council Member; City of Simi Valley (2 Elected)

• Mike Judge
  14189 votes 29.63%
• Glen Becerra
  11611 votes 24.25%
• Barbra Williamson
  7138 votes 14.91%
• Randy Nemecek
  3854 votes 8.05%
• Eric Halub
  3044 votes 6.36%
• Mary Mikesell
  2204 votes 4.60%
• Brian E. Wilson
  2162 votes 4.51%
• Eric Smith
  1961 votes 4.10%
• Rene Sanchez-Chew
  1567 votes 3.27%
• (156 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.33%)

Council Member; City of Thousand Oaks (3 Elected)

• Claudia Bill-De La Peña
  20006 votes 24.52%
• Andy Fox
  18885 votes 23.15%
• Joel R. Price
  16127 votes 19.77%
• Raymond Sobrino, Jr.
  11170 votes 13.69%
• Eric Henderson
  7345 votes 9.00%
• Paige Gordon
  4525 votes 5.55%
• Chaise Maguire Rasheed
  3307 votes 4.05%
• (221 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.27%)

Special District

Board Member; Bell Canyon Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Clarence W. "Bill" Speer
  257 votes 30.45%
• Judith Lantz
  200 votes 23.70%
• Robert Josephson
  194 votes 22.99%
• Catherine "Cathy" Balin
  189 votes 22.39%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.47%)

Board Member; Oxnard Harbor District (3 Elected)

• Jess Herrera
  18842 votes 29.69%
• Jason Thomas Hodge
  16884 votes 26.61%
• Mary Anne Rooney
  16510 votes 26.02%
• Orlando Dozier
  10854 votes 17.10%
• (370 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.58%)

Board Member; Camarillo Health Care District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Richard Loft
  12672 votes 39.87%
• Rodger E. "Rod" Brown
  10426 votes 32.81%
• Warren Harwood
  8549 votes 26.90%
• (133 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.42%)

Board Member; Conejo Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

• Ed Jones
  23536 votes 30.86%
• Susan Lauer Holt
  19056 votes 24.99%
• Joe Gibson
  16826 votes 22.06%
• Vicki Arndt
  11961 votes 15.68%
• Clint Matkovich
  4621 votes 6.06%
• (262 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.34%)

Board Member; Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District (2 Elected)

• Elaine Magner
  11535 votes 38.94%
• Robert "Buddy" Kelley
  11219 votes 37.87%
• Kerry A. Cleric
  6729 votes 22.72%
• (140 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.47%)

Board Member; Castaic Lake Water Agency (2 Elected)

• Tom Campbell
  28,292 votes 45.5%
• Gary Martin
  23,287 votes 37.4%
• Stacy L. Fortner
  10,644 votes 17.1%

Board Member; United Water Conservation District; Division 1

• Edwin T. McFadden, III
  3922 votes 54.99%
• Moira K. Barron
  3111 votes 43.62%
• (99 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.39%)

Board Member; Calleguas Municipal Water District; Division 4

• Andres Santamaria
  8159 votes 53.61%
• Jim Estomo
  6874 votes 45.17%
• (186 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.22%)

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 Election of Mayor and City Council -- City of Ojai (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1710 / 66.88% Yes votes ...... 847 / 33.12% No votes

Shall the electors elect a mayor and four city councilmembers?

Measure B Term of Mayor: 2 years -- City of Ojai (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1674 / 68.52% Yes votes ...... 769 / 31.48% No votes

Shall the term of office of mayor be two years?

Measure C Term of Mayor: 4 years -- City of Ojai (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 604 / 26.25% Yes votes ...... 1697 / 73.75% No votes

Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?

Measure D Schedule of Regular City Elections -- City of San Buenaventura (City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 25610 / 82.61% Yes votes ...... 5391 / 17.39% No votes

Shall Section 500 of the City Charter be amended to provide for regular City elections in November of even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years to increase voter turnout and decrease election costs?

Measure E Schedule of Election for Ventura Unified School District -- City of San Buenaventura (Advisory Vote Only)
Pass: 25172 / 83.17% Yes votes ...... 5092 / 16.83% No votes

If the General Municipal Election is changed to even years, shall members of the Board of Education of the Ventura Unified School District be elected at the City of San Buenaventura's General Municipal Election?

Measure F Sales Tax -- City of Santa Paula (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 2931 / 57.66% Yes votes ...... 2152 / 42.34% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted imposing a one percent (1.0%) transactions and use (sales) tax to fund police services, fire services and street repair and maintenance?

Measure G School Improvement Funding -- Rio School District (Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3753 / 70.93% Yes votes ...... 1538 / 29.07% No votes

To improve the quality of education; modernize outdated classrooms and facilities; make health and safety improvements; improve student access to computers and technology; construct new classrooms and new school facilities to reduce severe student overcrowding; and upgrade inadequate electrical and plumbing systems; shall the Rio Elementary School District issue $38,500,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have NO money used for administrative salaries or be taken by the state?

Measure H Councilmember Salaries -- City of Fillmore (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1255 / 51.00% Yes votes ...... 1206 / 49.00% No votes

Effective after the November 2016 general municipal election and the beginning of a new term of office of at least one member of the City Council, shall the 1966 ballot measure and Ordinance 346 setting the salary for each member of the City Council of the City of Fillmore at the sum of $75 per month be rescinded, thereafter allowing the City Council salary to be set as authorized by State law?

Measure I School Improvement Funding -- Conejo Valley Unified School District (Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 27468 / 65.95% Yes votes ...... 14184 / 34.05% No votes

To upgrade/maintain Conejo Valley schools with funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Conejo Valley Unified School District upgrade all science/career training labs, update/maintain classroom technology and network infrastructure, provide safe, well maintained classrooms, repair/replace electrical, plumbing/roofing, repair, construct, acquire/equip sites/facilities, and improve school safety/security by issuing $197 million in bonds, at legal rates, with citizens' oversight, annual audits, no money for administrators, and without increasing current tax rates?

Measure J School Improvement Funding -- Ojai Unified School District (Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 5223 / 68.23% Yes votes ...... 2432 / 31.77% No votes

To improve the quality of education; renovate/ upgrade classrooms and facilities; repair/replace leaky roofs; upgrade inadequate/outdated plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, make health, safety, and security improvements including fire alarms, and improve student access to computers/ modern technology, shall Ojai Unified School District issue $35,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, appoint an independent citizen's oversight committee, and have no money used for administrative salaries or taken by the State?"

Measure K School Improvement Funding -- Briggs Elementary School District (Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 398 / 67.80% Yes votes ...... 189 / 32.20% No votes

To improve the quality of education; provide new classrooms to reduce student overcrowding; make safety and security improvements; construct a new kitchen to provide healthy meals; replace outdated fire alarms; upgrade nearly 100-year-old windows; and improve student access to computers and technology; shall Briggs Elementary School District issue $4,500,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have NO money taken by the state or used for teacher or administrative salaries?

Measure M Business Taxes -- City of Port Hueneme (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1699 / 44.34% Yes votes ...... 2133 / 55.66% No votes

Shall the ordinance be adopted to eliminate taxes on home-based businesses to promote small business growth, and increase and/or impose new taxes on other businesses for purpose of paying for general city services, such as public safety, street maintenance, beach and park maintenance and improvements, recreation programs, health and wellness programs for seniors and children, and other important community projects?