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United States Senator
Runoff Election 11/4/2014

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  2,945,177 votes 44.2%
• Kevin De Leon, Democratic
  804,965 votes 12.1%
• James P. Bradley, Republican
  555,738 votes 8.3%
• Arun K. Bhumitra, Republican
  350,554 votes 5.3%
• Paul A. Taylor, Republican
  323,313 votes 4.9%
• Erin Cruz, Republican
  267,213 votes 4.0%
• Tom Palzer, Republican
  204,924 votes 3.1%
• Alison Hartson, Democratic
  146,909 votes 2.2%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Republican
  135,209 votes 2.0%
• Pat Harris, Democratic
  126,837 votes 1.9%
• John "Jack" Crew, Republican
  93,702 votes 1.4%
• Patrick Little, Republican
  89,800 votes 1.3%
• Kevin Mottus, Republican
  87,569 votes 1.3%
• Jerry Joseph Laws, Republican
  67,060 votes 1.0%
• Derrick Michael Reid, Libertarian
  59,922 votes 0.9%
• Adrienne Nicole Edwards, Democratic
  56,119 votes 0.8%
• Douglas Howard Pierce, Democratic
  42,574 votes 0.6%
• Mario Nabliba, Republican
  39,177 votes 0.6%
• David Hildebrand, Democratic
  30,259 votes 0.5%
• Donnie O. Turner, Democratic
  30,075 votes 0.5%
• Herbert G. Peters, Democratic
  27,411 votes 0.4%
• David Moore, No Party Preference
  24,601 votes 0.4%
• Ling Ling Shi, No Party Preference
  23,499 votes 0.4%
• John Thompson Parker, Peace and Freedom
  22,788 votes 0.3%
• Lee Olson, No Party Preference
  20,378 votes 0.3%
• Gerald Plummer, Democratic
  18,167 votes 0.3%
• Jason M. Hanania, No Party Preference
  18,157 votes 0.3%
• Don J. Grundmann, No Party Preference
  15,096 votes 0.2%
• Colleen Shea Fernald, No Party Preference
  13,512 votes 0.2%
• Rash Bihari Ghosh, No Party Preference
  12,542 votes 0.2%
• Tim Gildersleeve, No Party Preference
  8,469 votes 0.1%
• Michael Fahmy Girgis, No Party Preference
  2,982 votes 0.0%

United States Representative

United States Representative; District 2

• Jared Huffman, Democratic
  144,005 votes 72.5%
• Dale K. Mensing, Republican
  41,607 votes 20.9%
• Andy Caffrey, Democratic
  13,072 votes 6.6%

State Legislature

State Senator; District 2

• Mike McGuire, Democratic
  160,516 votes 76.3%
• Veronica "Roni" Jacobi, Democratic
  49,852 votes 23.7%

Member of the State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 2

• Jim Wood, Democratic
  80,178 votes 69.6%
• Matt Heath, Republican
  34,975 votes 30.4%

Governor

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  2,341,815 votes 33.7%
• John H. Cox, Republican
  1,764,919 votes 25.4%
• Antonio Villaraigosa, Democratic
  926,018 votes 13.3%
• Travis Allen, Republican
  657,147 votes 9.4%
• John Chiang, Democratic
  655,590 votes 9.4%
• Delaine Eastin, Democratic
  234,641 votes 3.4%
• Amanda Renteria, Democratic
  93,376 votes 1.3%
• Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
  44,628 votes 0.6%
• Michael Shellenberger, Democratic
  31,666 votes 0.5%
• Peter Y. Liu, Republican
  27,297 votes 0.4%
• Yvonne Girard, Republican
  21,817 votes 0.3%
• Gloria Estela La Riva, Peace and Freedom
  19,059 votes 0.3%
• J. Bribiesca, Democratic
  18,027 votes 0.3%
• Josh Jones, Green
  16,092 votes 0.2%
• Zoltan Istvan, Libertarian
  14,447 votes 0.2%
• Albert Caesar Mezzetti, Democratic
  12,010 votes 0.2%
• Nickolas Wildstar, Libertarian
  11,547 votes 0.2%
• Robert Davidson Griffis, Democratic
  11,094 votes 0.2%
• Akinyemi Agbede, Democratic
  9,373 votes 0.1%
• Thomas Jefferson Cares, Democratic
  8,940 votes 0.1%
• Christopher N. Carlson, Green
  7,310 votes 0.1%
• Klement Tinaj, Democratic
  5,363 votes 0.1%
• Hakan "Hawk" Mikado, No Party Preference
  5,338 votes 0.1%
• Johnny Wattenburg, No Party Preference
  4,961 votes 0.1%
• Desmond Silveira, No Party Preference
  4,630 votes 0.1%
• Shubham Goel, No Party Preference
  4,017 votes 0.1%
• Jeffrey Edward Taylor, No Party Preference
  3,967 votes 0.1%
• Veronika Fimbres (Write-In)

Lieutenant Governor

• Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
  1,586,576 votes 24.2%
• Ed Hernandez, Democratic
  1,346,848 votes 20.6%
• Cole Harris, Republican
  1,142,957 votes 17.5%
• Jeff Bleich, Democratic
  647,335 votes 9.9%
• David Fennell, Republican
  515,347 votes 7.9%
• Lydia Ortega, Republican
  419,092 votes 6.4%
• David R. Hernandez, Republican
  404,663 votes 6.2%
• Gayle McLaughlin, No Party Preference
  263,049 votes 4.0%
• Tim Ferreira, Libertarian
  99,835 votes 1.5%
• Cameron Gharabiklou, Democratic
  78,144 votes 1.2%
• Danny Thomas, No Party Preference
  44,068 votes 0.7%

Secretary of State

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  3,473,183 votes 52.6%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  2,046,084 votes 31.0%
• Ruben Major, Democratic
  354,733 votes 5.4%
• Raul Rodriguez, Jr., Republican
  330,040 votes 5.0%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  155,659 votes 2.4%
• Michael Feinstein, Green
  136,571 votes 2.1%
• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  61,310 votes 0.9%
• Erik Rydberg, Green
  48,647 votes 0.7%

Controller

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  4,030,136 votes 62.1%
• Konstantinos Roditis, Republican
  2,198,777 votes 33.9%
• Mary Lou Finley, Peace and Freedom
  261,573 votes 4.0%

Treasurer

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  2,898,389 votes 44.5%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  1,356,535 votes 20.8%
• Jack M. Guerrero, Republican
  1,256,007 votes 19.3%
• Vivek Viswanathan, Democratic
  847,342 votes 13.0%
• Kevin Akin, Peace and Freedom
  148,118 votes 2.3%

Attorney General

• Xavier Becerra, Democratic
  3,022,467 votes 45.8%
• Steven C. Bailey, Republican
  1,614,150 votes 24.5%
• Dave Jones, Democratic
  1,016,556 votes 15.4%
• Eric Early, Republican
  942,308 votes 14.3%

Insurance Commissioner

• Steve Poizner, No Party Preference
  2,566,849 votes 41.0%
• Ricardo Lara, Democratic
  2,536,923 votes 40.5%
• Asif Mahmood, Democratic
  845,113 votes 13.5%
• Nathalie Hrizi, Peace and Freedom
  315,828 votes 5.0%

State Board of Equalization; District 2

• Malia Cohen, Democratic
  719,446 votes 38.6%
• Mark Burns, Republican
  499,736 votes 26.8%
• Cathleen Galgiani, Democratic
  472,531 votes 25.4%
• Barry Chang, Democratic
  170,711 votes 9.2%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Marshall Tuck
  2,221,908 votes 37.0%
• Tony K. Thurmond
  2,135,591 votes 35.6%
• Lily "Espinoza" Ploski
  984,039 votes 16.4%
• Steven Ireland
  658,037 votes 11.0%

County of Humboldt

Assessor; County of Humboldt

• Mari A. Wilson
  22,980 votes 98.96%

Auditor - Controller; County of Humboldt

• Karen Paz Dominguez
  14,847 votes 55.60%
• Mike Lorig
  11,752 votes 44.01%

District Attorney; County of Humboldt

• Maggie Fleming
  23,925 votes 98.02%

Recorder-County Clerk-Registrar of Voter; County of Humboldt

• Kelly E. Sanders
  23,339 votes 99.32%

Sheriff; County of Humboldt

• William "Billy" Honsal
  23,471 votes 98.37%

Superintendent of Schools; County of Humboldt

• Christopher Hartley
  21,045 votes 97.29%

Treasurer - Tax Collector; County of Humboldt

• John Bartholomew
  22,745 votes 99.10%

Supervisor; County of Humboldt; Supervisorial District 4

• Virginia Bass
  2,811 votes 55.26%
• Mary Ann Lyons
  1,156 votes 22.72%
• Dani Burkhart
  1,100 votes 21.62%

Supervisor; County of Humboldt; Supervisorial District 5

• Steve Madrone
  3,607 votes 50.71%
• Ryan Sundberg
  3,489 votes 49.05%

Judicial

Superior Court Judge Dept 2; County of Humboldt

• Lawrence Killoran
  17,462 votes 64.76%
• Lathe Gill
  9,399 votes 34.86%

Proposition 68 Bonds for Natural Resources Protection
Pass: 3,455,226 / 57.6% Yes votes ...... 2,544,854 / 42.4% No votes

Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for: parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection. Fiscal Impact: Increased state bond repayment costs averaging $200 million annually over 40 years. Local government savings for natural resources-related projects, likely averaging several tens of millions of dollars annually over the next few decades.

Proposition 69 Transportation Funding
Pass: 4,886,924 / 81.3% Yes votes ...... 1,121,924 / 18.7% No votes

Requires that certain revenues generated by a 2017 transportation funding law be used only for transportation purposes and generally prohibits Legislature from diverting funds to other purposes. Fiscal Impact: No direct effect on the amount of state and local revenues or costs but could affect how some monies are spent.

Proposition 70 Cap-and-Trade Reserve Fund
Fail: 2,017,549 / 35.0% Yes votes ...... 3,746,434 / 65.0% No votes

Beginning in 2024, requires that cap-and-trade revenues accumulate in a reserve fund until the Legislature, by a two-thirds majority, authorizes use of the revenues. Fiscal Impact: Beginning in 2024, potential temporary increase in state sales tax revenue, ranging from none to a few hundred million dollars annually, and possible changes in how revenue from sale of greenhouse gas emission permits is spent.

Proposition 71 Sets Effective Sate for Ballot Measures
Pass: 4,527,073 / 77.8% Yes votes ...... 1,288,385 / 22.2% No votes

Provides that ballot measures approved by a majority of voters shall take effect five days after the Secretary of State certifies the results of the election. Fiscal Impact: Likely little or no effect on state and local finances.

Proposition 72 Legislature to Exclude Newly Constructed Rain-Capture Systems From Property-Tax Reassessment Requirement
Pass: 4,979,651 / 84.2% Yes votes ...... 932,263 / 15.8% No votes

Permits Legislature to allow construction of rain-capture systems, completed on or after January 1, 2019, without requiring property-tax reassessment. Fiscal Impact: Probably minor reduction in annual property tax revenues to local governments.

Measure C School District Bond -- Freshwater School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 483 / 64.75% Yes votes ...... 263 / 35.25% No votes

To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken away by the State; repair or replace leaky roofs; and renovate/modernize outdated classrooms and school facilities; shall Freshwater School District issue $2,100,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, generating on average $149,000 annually for issues bonds through maturity from levies of approximately $0.03 per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight committee, NO money for salaries and all money for local schools?

Measure D School District Bond -- Rio Dell School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 389 / 66.95% Yes votes ...... 192 / 33.05% No votes

To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; repair or replace leaky roofs; and modernize/renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Rio Dell School District issue $1,600,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, generating on average $111,000 annually for issued bonds through maturity from levies of approximately $0.03 per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight committee, NO money for salaries and all money for local schools?

Measure E School District Bond -- Pacific Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 721 / 66.21% Yes votes ...... 368 / 33.79% No votes

To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; repair or replace leaky roofs; increase student access to computers and technology and modernize/renovate classrooms, restrooms, and school facilities; shall Pacific Union School District issue $5,600,000 of bonds, at legal rates, raising approximately $319,000 annually through 2053 at a rate of 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation and have independent citizens' oversight with NO money used for administrative salaries?

Measure F Parcel Tax -- Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1,635 / 75.2% Yes votes ...... 538 / 24.8% No votes
   1,599 (75.42%) Yes / 521 (24.58%) No in Humboldt County
   36 (67.92%) Yes / 17 (32.08%) No in Mendocino County

Shall the Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District renew its current $125/year parcel tax for ten years without any rate increase or added cost to residents, providing approximately $1.5 million annually to benefit the local community by maintaining access to emergency medical care, support hospital and medical services, and attract and retain qualified doctors, nurses, technicians and other healthcare professionals, with annual independent audits to assure proper use of funds?

Measure G School District Bond -- Fortuna Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,507 / 55.36% Yes votes ...... 1,215 / 44.64% No votes

To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; repair or replace leaky roofs; and modernize/renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall the Fortuna Elementary School District issue $10,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, averaging $645,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 3 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries and all money for local schools?