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November 3, 2015 Election

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County Results as of Nov 24 9:45am, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (75/75)
23.28% Countywide Voter Turnout (13,897/59,685)
School | Special | Local Measures
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Contests for all precincts in Humboldt County, CA combined are shown below.
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  • School

    Governing Board Member; Fortuna Union High School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Charles Ellebrecht
      1,795 votes 40.81%
    • Charles Giannini
      1,319 votes 29.99%
    • Richard Black
      1,250 votes 28.42%
    • (34 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.77%)

    Member; Humboldt County Office of Education; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Loretta Eckenrode
      1,357 votes 71.23%
    • Bernadette Arwood
      517 votes 27.14%
    • (31 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.63%)

    Board Member; McKinleyville Union School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Sara Alto
      1,569 votes 43.21%
    • Nicholas A. Som
      1,066 votes 29.36%
    • Brian Mitchell
      965 votes 26.58%
    • (31 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.85%)

    Special

    Director; Fruitland Ridge Fire Protection DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • John Gaffin
      54 votes 22.98%
    • Debra Lake
      49 votes 20.85%
    • Tina Hensley
      47 votes 20.00%
    • Jim Hensley
      45 votes 19.15%
    • Katherine Coleman
      39 votes 16.60%
    • (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.43%)

    Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation & Conservation; Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District; Division 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gregory Dale
      2,367 votes 63.83%
    • Nick Angeloff
      1,313 votes 35.41%
    • (28 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.76%)

    Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation & Conservation; Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District; Division 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Director; Manila Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Carol Vander Meer
      143 votes 25.35%
    • Carla Leopardo
      131 votes 23.23%
    • Janette Bramlett
      123 votes 21.81%
    • Beverly Prosser
      67 votes 11.88%
    • Susan Opalach
      62 votes 10.99%
    • Daniel O'Leary
      34 votes 6.03%
    • (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.71%)

    Director, Humboldt County; Resort Improvement District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Susan Fox
      119 votes 28.74%
    • Nanette Corley
      108 votes 26.09%
    • David Sommer
      85 votes 20.53%
    • Lawrence Evan Piercey
      85 votes 20.53%
    • (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.11%)

    Director; Willow Creek Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Bruce Nelson
      220 votes 27.53%
    • Judy Gower
      162 votes 20.28%
    • Tom O'Gorman
      149 votes 18.65%
    • E. B. Duggan
      95 votes 11.89%
    • Gina Goodman
      88 votes 11.01%
    • Rodney Adkins
      80 votes 10.01%
    • (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.63%)

    Local Measures

    Measure A Special tax for fire protection and prevention services -- Arcata Fire Protection District (Property Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 2,606 / 44.62% Yes votes ...... 3,235 / 55.38% No votes
    Shall a special tax for fire protection and prevention services be adopted for the purpose of obtaining, furnishing, operating, and maintaining fire suppression equipment or apparatus, for paying the salaries and benefits to firefighting personnel, and for such other necessary fire protection and prevention expenses of the District?

    Measure B Form the District/Establish a Revenue Source -- Fruitland Ridge Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 68 / 71.58% Yes votes ...... 27 / 28.42% No votes
    Shall a fire protection district be formed and a long-term revenue source to support the continued operation of the Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company (VFC) be established?

    Measure C Proposed increase in Transit Occupancy Tax -- City of Ferndale (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 254 / 75.82% Yes votes ...... 81 / 24.18% No votes
    Shall the Transit Occupancy Tax, TOT, charged to persons who stay at a hotel within the Ferndale City limits be increased by 2% from the present 8% rate to 10%.

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