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November 3, 2020 Election

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County Results as of Nov 25 11:47am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (268/268)
78.7% Countywide Voter Turnout (92424/117413)
Statewide Results as of Dec 3 8:47am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (20497/20497)
80.7% Statewide Voter Turnout (17,783,784/22,047,615)

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  • President

    President/Vice President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joseph R. Biden/Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
      11,109,764 votes 63.5%
    • Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence, Republican
      6,005,961 votes 34.3%
    • Jo Jorgensen/Jeremy "Spike" Cohen, Libertarian
      187,885 votes 1.1%
    • Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker, Green
      81,025 votes 0.5%
    • Roque De La Fuente "Rocky" Guerra/Kanye Omari West, American Independent
      60,155 votes 0.3%
    • Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman, Peace and Freedom
      51,036 votes 0.3%

    US Legislature

    United States Representative; District 16Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Costa, Democratic
      128,690 votes 59.4%
    • Kevin Cookingham, Republican
      88,039 votes 40.6%

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 21Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Adam Gray, Democratic
      93,816 votes 59.6%
    • Joel Gutierrez Campos, Republican
      63,514 votes 40.4%

    School

    Governing Board Member; Merced Community College District; Trustee Area 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kory A. Nieuwkoop
      1,956 votes 61.9%
    • Jean Upton
      1,183 votes 37.4%
    • (20 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.6%)

    Governing Board Member; Yosemite Community College District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Milton Richards
      15,093 votes 41.2%
    • Bryan Rogers
      15,005 votes 41.0%
    • Sharokina Shams
      6,519 votes 17.8%
    • (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

    Governing Board Member; Delhi Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Cynthia Caldera
      1724 votes 22.51%
    • Ariel Gonzalez
      1482 votes 19.35%
    • Juan J. Pena
      1482 votes 19.35%
    • Ramon Prado
      899 votes 11.74%
    • Marcos Barreto
      724 votes 9.45%
    • Carolyn Ridge
      682 votes 8.90%
    • Felipe Espino
      648 votes 8.46%
    • (18 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.24%)

    Governing Board Member; Dos Palos-Oro Loma Joint Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Katina Austin
      1,864 votes 24.4%
    • Maria Lorenzetti Davis
      1,573 votes 20.6%
    • Bill Van Worth
      1,545 votes 20.2%
    • Lisa Areias
      1,460 votes 19.1%
    • Jeffrey Chase
      1,071 votes 14.0%
    • (133 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.7%)

    Governing Board Member; Gustine Unified School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Zachery Ramos
      410 votes 63.86%
    • Dennis J. Brazil
      228 votes 35.51%
    • (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.62%)

    Governing Board Member; Gustine Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Loretta Rose
      288 votes 51.71%
    • Andrew Bloom
      264 votes 47.40%
    • (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.90%)

    Governing Board Member; Los Banos Unified School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jessica Moran
      1263 votes 67.25%
    • Luis Castro
      607 votes 32.32%
    • (8 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.43%)

    Governing Board Member; Los Banos Unified School District; Trustee Area 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Margaret Benton
      1072 votes 43.58%
    • Mark Duffy
      1067 votes 43.37%
    • Alex Y. Dvorkin
      317 votes 12.89%
    • (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.16%)

    Governing Board Member; Turlock Unified School District; Trustee Area 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Vanessa E. Hubbell
    • Anthony J. Silva

    Governing Board Member; Merced Union High School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Julio Valadez
      5403 votes 62.56%
    • Wapinder Singh Kang
      3204 votes 37.10%
    • (30 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.35%)

    Governing Board Member; Livingston Union Elementary School District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Monica Cuevas-Avila
      480 votes 51.89%
    • Martha Sylvia Nateras
      443 votes 47.89%
    • (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.22%)

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

    • Joe Scoto
      1637 votes 37.01%
    • Chad Englert
      1112 votes 25.14%
    • Luis Lara
      958 votes 21.66%
    • Jerry L. Sanchez, Jr.
      654 votes 14.79%
    • (62 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.40%)

    Governing Board Member; Merced City School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jessee Espinosa
      4417 votes 63.19%
    • Tsia Xiong
      2551 votes 36.49%
    • (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.31%)

    Governing Board Member; Merced City School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Birdi Olivarez-Kidwell
      3134 votes 51.94%
    • Emily Langdon
      2874 votes 47.63%
    • (26 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.43%)

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

    • John Sexauer
      149 votes 36.08%
    • Denzel McDowell
      145 votes 35.11%
    • Abraham Aguilar
      114 votes 27.60%
    • (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.21%)

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

    • Stefanie Leyva
      522 votes 35.75%
    • Ignacio Yanez
      483 votes 33.08%
    • Adrian Sanchez
      451 votes 30.89%
    • (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.27%)

    Governing Board Member; Winton Elementary School District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Bob Boesch
      1043 votes 24.73%
    • Susan Ochoa
      1007 votes 23.88%
    • Kelly Thomas
      750 votes 17.79%
    • Joella Zappia- Williamson
      703 votes 16.67%
    • Jose A. Martinez
      703 votes 16.67%
    • (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.26%)

    Governing Board Member; Winton Elementary School District; 2 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Diane Dixon
      1155 votes 50.97%
    • Sam Spangler
      1108 votes 48.90%
    • (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.13%)

    County

    County Supervisor; Merced County; Supervisorial District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Josh Pedrozo
      11569 votes 53.23%
    • Lee Lor
      10163 votes 46.77%

    City

    Councilmember; City of Atwater; Council District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John G. Cale
      1590 votes 55.89%
    • Michael Noguera
      1224 votes 43.02%
    • (31 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.09%)

    City Clerk; City of AtwaterClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lucy Armstrong
      8718 votes 97.83%
    • (193 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.17%)

    City Treasurer; City of AtwaterClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark Borba
      8804 votes 97.93%
    • (186 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.07%)

    Mayor; City of Dos PalosClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • April Smith-Hogue
      1352 votes 93.56%
    • (93 Total Other Write-In Votes 6.44%)

    Councilmember; City of Dos PalosClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Armando Bravo
      991 votes 37.26%
    • Marcus Porter
      778 votes 29.25%
    • Jessica Michele Soares
      562 votes 21.13%
    • Michael McGlynn
      319 votes 11.99%
    • (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.38%)

    Mayor; City of LivingstonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Juan Aguilar, Jr.
      2887 votes 67.31%
    • Gurpal S. Samra
      1390 votes 32.41%
    • (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.28%)

    Councilmember; City of LivingstonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Jose A. Moran
      2405 votes 36.61%
    • Maria Baptista-Soto
      1374 votes 20.92%
    • Adanan Bath
      1334 votes 20.31%
    • Arturo Sicairos
      1035 votes 15.76%
    • Melissa Nova
      394 votes 6.00%
    • (27 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.41%)

    City Clerk; City of LivingstonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Leticia Vasquez- Zurita
      3756 votes 98.82%
    • (45 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.18%)

    City Treasurer; City of LivingstonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Katherine Schell Rodriguez
      2585 votes 64.51%
    • Jimi Mejia
      1409 votes 35.16%
    • (13 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.32%)

    Mayor; City of Los BanosClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tom Faria
      6794 votes 49.91%
    • Paul Llanez
      6762 votes 49.67%
    • (57 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.42%)

    Councilmember; City of Los Banos; Council District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kenneth W. Lambert
      1822 votes 58.04%
    • Dave Newman
      1300 votes 41.41%
    • (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.54%)

    Councilmember; City of Los Banos; Council District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Deborah Lewis
      2623 votes 96.40%
    • (98 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.60%)

    Mayor; City of MercedClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Matt Serratto
      14299 votes 52.36%
    • Michael Belluomini
      5314 votes 19.46%
    • Anthony Levi Martinez
      3955 votes 14.48%
    • Monica Kay Villa
      3668 votes 13.43%
    • (74 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.27%)

    Councilmember; City of Merced; Council District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jesse F. Ornelas
      1541 votes 44.56%
    • Joel J. Knox
      1443 votes 41.73%
    • Louis Smith
      453 votes 13.10%
    • (21 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.61%)

    Councilmember; City of Merced; Council District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bertha A. Perez
      1923 votes 51.42%
    • Allen Brooks
      1805 votes 48.26%
    • (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.32%)

    Councilmember; City of Merced; Council District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sarah Boyle
      2440 votes 52.59%
    • Jeremy Martinez
      2181 votes 47.00%
    • (19 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.41%)

    District

    Director; Winton Water & Sanitary DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • William Glaser
      1135 votes 42.45%
    • George Starling, Jr.
      616 votes 23.04%
    • Jose Martinez
      552 votes 20.64%
    • Fernando Hurtado
      362 votes 13.54%
    • (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.34%)

    Director; Santa Nella County Water DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Stephen Landry
      224 votes 25.03%
    • Wayne Tallman
      193 votes 21.56%
    • Debra Sedillo
      172 votes 19.22%
    • Michael W. Fairbanks
      161 votes 17.99%
    • Susan Walker
      134 votes 14.97%
    • (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.23%)

    Director; Central California Irrigation District; Division 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Chris Medeiros
      450 votes 78.81%
    • Chris Fagundes
      120 votes 21.02%
    • (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.18%)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 14 Authorizes Bonds Continuing Stem Cell Research
    Pass: 8,588,156 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 8,221,692 / 48.9% No votes
    Authorizes $5.5 billion state bonds for: stem cell and other medical research, including training; research facility construction; administrative costs. Dedicates $1.5 billion to brain-related diseases. Appropriates General Fund moneys for repayment. Expands related programs. Fiscal impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds estimated at about $260 million per year over the next roughly 30 years.

    Proposition 15 Increases Funding Sources for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property
    Fail: 8,212,641 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 8,885,052 / 52.0% No votes
    Taxes such as properties based on current market value, instead of purchase price. Fiscal impact: Increased property taxes on commercial properties worth more than $3 million providing $6.5 billion to $11.5 billion in new funding to local government and schools.

    Proposition 16 Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions
    Fail: 7,216,721 / 42.8% Yes votes ...... 9,655,024 / 57.2% No votes
    Permits government decision-making policies to consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in order to address diversity by repealing constitutional provision prohibiting such policies. Fiscal impact: No direct fiscal effect on state and local entities. The effects of the measure depend on the future choices of state and local government entities and are highly uncertain.

    Proposition 17 Restores Right to Vote After Completion of Prison Term
    Pass: 9,985,065 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 7,068,706 / 41.4% No votes
    Restores voting rights upon completion of prison term to persons who have been disqualified from voting while serving a prison term. Fiscal impact: Annual county costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars statewide, for voter registration and ballot materials. One-time state costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, for voter registration cards and systems.

    Proposition 18 Amends California Constitution to Permit 17-year-olds to Vote in Primary and Special Elections if They will Turn 18 by the Next General Election and Be Otherwise Elegible to Vote
    Fail: 7,513,957 / 44.0% Yes votes ...... 9,577,238 / 56.0% No votes
    Fiscal Impact: Increased statewide county costs likely between several hundreds of thousands of dollars and $1 million every two years. Increased one-time costs to the state of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

    Proposition 19 Changes Certain Property Tax Rules
    Pass: 8,545,393 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 8,175,618 / 48.9% No votes
    Allows homeowners who are over 55, disabled, or wildfire/disaster victims to transfer primary residence's tax base to replacement residence. Changes of taxation of family-property transfers. Establishes fire protection services fund. Fiscal impact: Local governments could gain tens of millions of dollars of property tax revenue per year, probably growing over time to a few hundred million dollars per year. Schools could receive similar property tax gains.

    Proposition 20 Restricts Parole for Non-violent Offenders. Authorizes Felony Sentences for Certain Offenses Currently Treated Only as Misdemeanors
    Fail: 6,385,421 / 38.3% Yes votes ...... 10,293,563 / 61.7% No votes
    Limits access to parole program established for non-violent offenders who have completed the full term of their primary offense by eliminating eligibility for certain offenses. Fiscal impact: Increase in state and local correctional, court, and law enforcement costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on implementation.

    Proposition 21 Expands Local Goverments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
    Fail: 6,770,958 / 40.1% Yes votes ...... 10,094,634 / 59.9% No votes
    Allows local governments to establish rent control on residential properties over 15 years old. Local limits on rate increases may differ from statewide limit. Fiscal impact: Overall, a potential reduction in state and local revenues in the highs of tens of millions of dollars per year over time. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or more.

    Proposition 22 Exempts App-basedd Transportation and Delivery Companies From Providing Employee Benefits to Certain Drivers
    Pass: 9,957,858 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 7,027,467 / 41.4% No votes
    Classifies app-based drivers as "independent contractors," instead of "employees," and provides independent-contractor drivers other compensation, unless certain criteria are met. Fiscal impact: Minor increase in state income taxes paid by rideshare and delivery company drivers and investors.

    Proposition 23 Establishes State Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Requires On-site Medical Professional
    Fail: 6,161,109 / 36.6% Yes votes ...... 10,683,606 / 63.4% No votes
    Requires physician or other specified medical professional on site during dialysis treatment. Prohibits clinics from reducing services without state approval. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

    Proposition 24 Amends Consumer Privacy Laws
    Pass: 9,384,125 / 56.2% Yes votes ...... 7,305,026 / 43.8% No votes
    Permits consumers to: prevent businesses from sharing personal information, correct inaccurate personal information, and limit businesses' use of "sensitive personal information," including precise geolocation, race, ethnicity, and health information. Establishes California Privacy Protection Agency. Fiscal impact: Increased annual state costs of at least $10 million, but unlikely exceeding low tens of millions of dollars, to enforce expanded consumer privacy laws. Some costs would be offset by penalties for violating these laws.

    Proposition 25 Referendum on Law that Replaced Money Bail with System Based on Public Safety and Flight Risk
    Fail: 7,231,044 / 43.6% Yes votes ...... 9,356,096 / 56.4% No votes
    A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, law replacing money bail with system based on public safety and flight risk. Fiscal impact: Increased costs possibly in mid hundreds of millions of dollars annually for a new process for release from jail prior to trial. Decreased county jail costs, possibly in high tens of millions of dollars annually.

    Local Measures

    Measure S School Bonds -- Le Grand Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 1308 / 64.98% Yes votes ...... 705 / 35.02% No votes
    To improve the quality of Le Grand High without increasing the estimated tax rate; upgrade/expand the Ag Career Technical Education Facilities to better serve students; and modernize/renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Le Grand Union High School District's measure be adopted authorizing $6,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, generating approximately $533,000 annually while bonds are outstanding with levies of approximately 2.9 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, citizens' oversight and no money for salaries?

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