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November 3, 2020 Election

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County Results as of Dec 1 5:26pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (596/596)
84.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (863964/1019309)
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%

    United States Representative

    United States Representative; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ro Khanna, Democratic
      212,137 votes 71.3%
    • Ritesh Tandon, Republican
      85,199 votes 28.7%

    United States Representative; District 18Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
      217,377 votes 63.2%
    • Rishi Kumar, Democratic
      126,750 votes 36.8%

    United States Representative; District 19Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Zoe Lofgren, Democratic
      224,385 votes 71.7%
    • Justin James Aguilera, Republican
      88,642 votes 28.3%

    United States Representative; District 20Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jimmy Panetta, Democratic
      236,896 votes 76.8%
    • Jeff Gorman, Republican
      71,658 votes 23.2%

    State Senator

    State Senator; District 13Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Josh Becker, Democratic
      347,938 votes 75.4%
    • Alexander Glew, Republican
      113,293 votes 24.6%

    State Senator; District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dave Cortese, Democratic
      212,207 votes 54.8%
    • Ann M. Ravel, Democratic
      175,203 votes 45.2%

    State Senator; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Laird, Democratic
      320,090 votes 64.7%
    • Vicki Nohrden, Republican
      174,587 votes 35.3%

    Member of the State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 24Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marc Berman, Democratic
      158,240 votes 73.4%
    • Peter Ohtaki, Republican
      57,212 votes 26.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 25Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alex Lee, Democratic
      135,733 votes 70.5%
    • Bob Brunton, Republican
      56,775 votes 29.5%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 27Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ash Kalra, Democratic
      127,772 votes 72.6%
    • G. Burt Lancaster, Republican
      48,112 votes 27.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 28Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Evan Low, Democratic
      166,733 votes 71.6%
    • Carlos Rafael Cruz, Republican
      65,976 votes 28.4%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark Stone, Democratic
      185,496 votes 73.0%
    • Shomir Banerjee, Republican
      68,772 votes 27.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 30Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert Rivas, Democratic
      123,617 votes 69.6%
    • Gregory Swett, Republican
      53,928 votes 30.4%

    Judicial

    Judge of the Superior Court; County of Santa Clara; Office 24Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Stuart J. Scott
      544151 votes 100.00%

    School

    Member; Santa Clara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Grace H. Mah
      53033 votes 52.00%
    • Melissa Baten Caswell
      48947 votes 48.00%

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

    • Joseph S. Di Salvo
      53488 votes 47.21%
    • Ketzal Gómez
      39369 votes 34.75%
    • Lucia Garcia
      20430 votes 18.03%

    Member; Santa Clara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Victoria Chon
      48532 votes 53.43%
    • Anna E. Song
      42296 votes 46.57%

    Member; San Benito County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mary Anne Filice
      30 votes 45.45%
    • Elizabet Zepeda Gonzalez
      25 votes 37.88%
    • Shawn P. Herrera
      11 votes 16.67%

    Board Member; Foothill-De Anza Community College DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Gilbert Wong
      104246 votes 29.73%
    • Peter Landsberger
      98460 votes 28.08%
    • Laura Casas
      96029 votes 27.38%
    • Govind Tatachari
      51943 votes 14.81%

    Trustee; Gavilan Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Patricia Mondragon
      5591 votes 61.42%
    • Mark Dover
      3512 votes 38.58%

    Trustee; San Jose-Evergreen Community College District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bob Livengood
      24896 votes 58.78%
    • Rudy Nasol
      17458 votes 41.22%

    Trustee; San Jose-Evergreen Community College District; Trustee Area 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Omar Torres
      15567 votes 47.52%
    • Aimée Escobar
      6746 votes 20.59%
    • Alicia Victoria "Ali" Sapirman
      6592 votes 20.12%
    • Joseph Scotte Heady-Perez
      3851 votes 11.76%

    Trustee; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Karl Watanabe
      10297 votes 51.66%
    • Peter Kuo
      9634 votes 48.34%

    Trustee; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert T. Owens
      13457 votes 68.78%
    • Nicholas Song Stampolis
      6109 votes 31.22%

    Trustee; Gilroy Unified School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark W. Good
      3033 votes 65.09%
    • Nirza Starks
      1627 votes 34.91%

    Trustee; Gilroy Unified School District; Trustee Area 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Melissa Nicholson Aguirre
      1952 votes 68.56%
    • BC Doyle
      895 votes 31.44%

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

    • Michelle Nelson
      3194 votes 64.54%
    • Jonathan Hurtado
      1120 votes 22.63%
    • Kevin Moller
      635 votes 12.83%

    Trustee; Morgan Hill Unified School District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ivan Rosales Montes
      2809 votes 61.57%
    • Pam G. Torrisi
      1753 votes 38.43%

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

    • Jennifer Dibrienza
      20584 votes 24.34%
    • Jesse Fletcher Ladomirak
      17720 votes 20.96%
    • Todd Collins
      14373 votes 17.00%
    • Katie Causey
      12560 votes 14.85%
    • Karna Nisewaner
      11547 votes 13.66%
    • Matthew Nagle
      7772 votes 9.19%

    Trustee; San Jose Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Teresa Castellanos
      10545 votes 79.69%
    • Anthony Macías
      2687 votes 20.31%

    Trustee; San Jose Unified School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carla Drina Collins
      7690 votes 35.46%
    • Tomara Hall
      6027 votes 27.79%
    • Kristen Brown
      4754 votes 21.92%
    • Carol Myers
      3215 votes 14.83%

    Trustee; Santa Clara Unified School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Bonnie Lieberman
      28797 votes 41.36%
    • Albert Gonzalez
      27009 votes 38.79%
    • Mark Richardson
      13818 votes 19.85%

    Trustee; Santa Clara Unified School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michele Ryan
      25810 votes 53.50%
    • Andrew Knaack
      22437 votes 46.50%

    Trustee; Campbell Union High School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Linda Goytia
      11205 votes 65.61%
    • Basil Saleh
      5873 votes 34.39%

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

    • Pattie Cortese
      96334 votes 34.40%
    • Bryan Do
      68125 votes 24.33%
    • Patrícia Martínez-Roach
      64143 votes 22.90%
    • Chrystine Villarreal
      51458 votes 18.37%

    Board Member; Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Sanjay Dave
      25650 votes 34.96%
    • Phil Faillace
      24562 votes 33.47%
    • Laura Teksler
      23168 votes 31.57%

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

    • Corina Herrera-Loera
      18431 votes 37.07%
    • Scott Hung Pham
      8959 votes 18.02%
    • Brenda Pinal Zendejas
      8735 votes 17.57%
    • Dolores Marquez
      7360 votes 14.80%
    • Joe Corona
      6238 votes 12.55%

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

    • Khoa Nguyen
      22718 votes 55.01%
    • Jai Srinivasan
      10138 votes 24.55%
    • Richard I. Claspill
      8444 votes 20.45%

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

    • Sylvia Leong
      34712 votes 37.86%
    • Phyllis Vogel
      24466 votes 26.69%
    • Sudha Kasamsetty
      22139 votes 24.15%
    • William Fluewelling
      10360 votes 11.30%

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

    • Leila Welch
      24505 votes 38.38%
    • Patti Andrade
      14703 votes 23.03%
    • Madan Bellam
      13262 votes 20.77%
    • Tom Huff
      11381 votes 17.82%

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

    • Erin Asheghian
      1,580 votes 36.0%
    • Alexandra Hall
      1,487 votes 33.8%
    • Stacy Kissner
      1,327 votes 30.2%
    • (13 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

    Board Member; Luther Burbank School District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Jean Tseng
      720 votes 42.50%
    • Michael Rowe
      542 votes 32.00%
    • Mark S. Lemucchi
      432 votes 25.50%

    Board Member; Luther Burbank School District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jesus Omar Salazar
      872 votes 74.72%
    • Antonio Perez
      295 votes 25.28%

    Trustee; Moreland School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Shelly Hong
      2142 votes 55.28%
    • Julie Reynolds-Grabbe
      1733 votes 44.72%

    Board Member; Mountain View-Whisman School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Laura Ramirez Berman
      17454 votes 30.69%
    • Laura Blakely
      13448 votes 23.65%
    • Christopher Kent Chiang
      13433 votes 23.62%
    • Patrick Neschleba
      7959 votes 14.00%
    • Manny Velasco
      4571 votes 8.04%

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

    • Melissa Got-Lopez
      4046 votes 35.84%
    • Derek Grasty
      2797 votes 24.78%
    • Antonio Perez, Jr.
      2367 votes 20.97%
    • Wendy Nichols
      2078 votes 18.41%

    Trustee; Oak Grove School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Beija Gonzalez
      3634 votes 48.73%
    • Allie Hughes
      2422 votes 32.48%
    • Tim Tom
      1401 votes 18.79%

    Trustee; Oak Grove School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carla Hernandez
      6527 votes 74.00%
    • John Mackey
      2293 votes 26.00%

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

    • Karl Raymond Jacobson
      1984 votes 30.29%
    • Diana Nazari
      1729 votes 26.40%
    • Katherine Kasolas
      1431 votes 21.85%
    • Joseph Zanone
      1406 votes 21.47%

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

    • Melissa Stanis
      4664 votes 25.04%
    • Scott Adler
      4207 votes 22.59%
    • Sunita Verma
      4031 votes 21.64%
    • Azadeh H. Weber
      3062 votes 16.44%
    • Cecile V. Cohen-Jonathan
      2660 votes 14.28%

    County

    Member, Board of Supervisors; Santa Clara County; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Otto Lee
      85663 votes 60.49%
    • Kansen Chu
      55946 votes 39.51%

    City

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

    • Susan M. Landry
      1380 votes 40.20%
    • Anne Souza
      1175 votes 34.23%
    • Terry Hines
      878 votes 25.58%

    Council Member; City of Campbell; Council District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sergio Lopez
      2264 votes 52.66%
    • Carol Hoffman
      2035 votes 47.34%

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

    • Hung Wei
      11513 votes 25.69%
    • Kitty Moore
      10893 votes 24.30%
    • Steven Scharf
      9567 votes 21.35%
    • Joseph "J. R." Fruen
      9534 votes 21.27%
    • Charlene Shulien Lee
      3312 votes 7.39%

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

    • Marie Blankley
      16046 votes 68.86%
    • Reid Lerner
      7256 votes 31.14%

    Council Member; City of GilroyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Zach Hilton
      12814 votes 25.17%
    • Fred M. Tovar
      11808 votes 23.19%
    • Rebeca Armendariz
      10375 votes 20.38%
    • Carol Marques
      8372 votes 16.44%
    • Danny Mitchell
      7543 votes 14.82%

    Council Member; City of Los AltosClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Sally Meadows
      9630 votes 21.01%
    • Lynette Lee Eng
      9042 votes 19.73%
    • Jonathan D. Weinberg
      8139 votes 17.76%
    • Kuljeet Kalkat
      7800 votes 17.02%
    • Scott Spielman
      5997 votes 13.08%
    • Terri Couture
      3976 votes 8.68%
    • Alex Rubashevsky
      1248 votes 2.72%

    Council Member; Town of Los Altos HillsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Linda G. Swan
      2617 votes 20.76%
    • Stanley Q. Mok
      2532 votes 20.09%
    • Lisa H. Schmidt
      2495 votes 19.79%
    • Jay T. Sutaria
      2494 votes 19.79%
    • Raj Reddy
      2467 votes 19.57%

    Council Member; Town of Los Gatos; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Maria Ristow
      7244 votes 25.06%
    • Matthew Hudes
      6887 votes 23.82%
    • Heidi Owens
      6402 votes 22.15%
    • D. Michael Kane
      5164 votes 17.86%
    • Larry Maggio
      3211 votes 11.11%

    Council Member; Town of Los Gatos; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mary Badame
      10221 votes 68.04%
    • Rob Stephenson
      4800 votes 31.96%

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

    • Rich Tran
      19144 votes 68.50%
    • Voltaire S. Montemayor
      4699 votes 16.81%
    • Pete "Primo" McHugh
      4103 votes 14.68%

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

    • Anthony Phan
      9224 votes 19.69%
    • Evelyn Chua
      8762 votes 18.70%
    • Bob Nuñez
      7576 votes 16.17%
    • Tiffany Vuong
      7295 votes 15.57%
    • Julian Jose Nool Hilario, Jr.
      5626 votes 12.01%
    • Suraj "Sun" Viswanathan
      5538 votes 11.82%
    • Robert Marini
      2528 votes 5.40%

    Council Member; City of Monte SerenoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Rowena Turner
      1138 votes 31.89%
    • Bryan Mekechuk
      1016 votes 28.47%
    • Burton Craig
      969 votes 27.15%
    • Daniel Labouve
      446 votes 12.50%

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

    • Rich Constantine
      16753 votes 90.08%
    • Steve Chappell
      1845 votes 9.92%

    Council Member; City of Morgan Hill; Council District AClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gino Borgioli
      2082 votes 41.75%
    • Larry Carr
      1721 votes 34.51%
    • Julie D. Raia
      1184 votes 23.74%

    Council Member; City of Morgan Hill; Council District CClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rene Angelo Spring
      3159 votes 68.70%
    • Juan Miguel Munoz-Morris
      1439 votes 31.30%

    Council Member; City of Mountain ViewClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Margaret Abe-Koga
      17125 votes 16.67%
    • Sally J. Lieber
      14276 votes 13.90%
    • Lisa Matichak
      12955 votes 12.61%
    • Pat Showalter
      12060 votes 11.74%
    • Alex Núñez
      12002 votes 11.68%
    • José Gutiérrez
      10185 votes 9.91%
    • Leonard "Lenny" Siegel
      9972 votes 9.71%
    • John Lashlee
      7696 votes 7.49%
    • Paul Roales
      6460 votes 6.29%

    Council Member; City of Palo AltoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Patrick Burt
      14353 votes 13.35%
    • Lydia Kou
      13424 votes 12.49%
    • Greg Lin Tanaka
      12920 votes 12.02%
    • Greer Stone
      12005 votes 11.17%
    • Ed Lauing
      11163 votes 10.38%
    • Raven Malone
      10804 votes 10.05%
    • Steven Lee
      10299 votes 9.58%
    • Carolyn Templeton
      9912 votes 9.22%
    • Rebecca Eisenberg
      7793 votes 7.25%
    • Ajit Varma
      4845 votes 4.51%

    Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David Cohen
      20030 votes 51.33%
    • Lan Diep
      18993 votes 48.67%

    Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Devora "Dev" Davis
      24340 votes 53.87%
    • Jake Tonkel
      20840 votes 46.13%

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

    • Kathy Watanabe
      3121 votes 53.52%
    • Harbir K. Bhatia
      2710 votes 46.48%

    Council Member; City of Santa Clara; Council District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kevin Nara Park
      3873 votes 57.24%
    • Teresa O'Neill
      2893 votes 42.76%

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

    • Suds Jain
      4335 votes 60.61%
    • Bob O'Keefe
      2817 votes 39.39%

    Council Member; City of Santa Clara; Council District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anthony J. Becker
      3452 votes 40.20%
    • Robert L. Mezzetti, II
      3157 votes 36.76%
    • Gautam "Gary" Barve
      1979 votes 23.04%

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

    • Hosam Haggag
      33548 votes 100.00%

    Chief of Police; City of Santa ClaraClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Pat Nikolai
      33880 votes 100.00%

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

    • Tina Walia
      7181 votes 23.88%
    • Kookie Fitzsimmons
      5694 votes 18.94%
    • Renee Paquier
      4546 votes 15.12%
    • Belal Aftab
      4525 votes 15.05%
    • Doug Case
      4131 votes 13.74%
    • John Fitzpatrick
      3992 votes 13.28%

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

    • Larry Klein
      18438 votes 36.05%
    • Nancy Smith
      17240 votes 33.71%
    • Michael S. Goldman
      15461 votes 30.23%

    Council Member; City of Sunnyvale; Council District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alysa Cisneros
      4242 votes 53.66%
    • Josh Grossman
      2596 votes 32.84%
    • Hina Siddiqui
      1067 votes 13.50%

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

    • Russ Melton
      5670 votes 71.26%
    • Paul Joseph Lesevic-Campos
      2287 votes 28.74%

    Council Member; City of Sunnyvale; Council District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Omar Din
      3473 votes 42.91%
    • Charlotte Thornton
      2653 votes 32.78%
    • Leia Mehlman
      1967 votes 24.30%

    District

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

    • Angela Chen
      16740 votes 34.66%
    • William A. "Bill" Bosworth
      11731 votes 24.29%
    • John M. Gatto
      11164 votes 23.12%
    • Joyce Stanford
      8658 votes 17.93%

    Director; El Camino Healthcare DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Carol Ann Somersille
      38718 votes 21.23%
    • John Zoglin
      38520 votes 21.12%
    • Julia E. Miller
      38454 votes 21.09%
    • Jane Chen Lombard
      34538 votes 18.94%
    • Meghan Fraley
      32133 votes 17.62%

    Director; Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District; Ward 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jed Cyr
      21436 votes 69.30%
    • Ed Riffle
      9495 votes 30.70%

    Director; Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alex Kennett
      44810 votes 55.04%
    • Robert Howell
      36598 votes 44.96%

    Director; Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dorsey Moore
      48517 votes 72.75%
    • Janis Joyce Hall
      18169 votes 27.25%

    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 A Finance Commission Ordinance -- Town of Los Gatos (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 9452 / 56.63% Yes votes ...... 7238 / 43.37% No votes
    Shall the measure proposing an ordinance replacing the Town's current Finance Committee and Sales Tax Oversight Committee with a Finance Commission that would advise the Town Council on financial, budgetary and investment matters, including but not limited to, the Annual Budget, the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, capital expenditures, sales tax revenue and expenditures, and other recommendations as the Town Council directs, be adopted?

    Measure B Term Limit Ordinance -- Town of Los Gatos (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 14561 / 82.41% Yes votes ...... 3107 / 17.59% No votes
    Shall the measure proposing a term limit ordinance to require that after serving two (2) four (4) year terms, a Town Council Member is not eligible to run for the Town Council or to be appointed to a vacancy unless a period of four years has elapsed since their last service on Town Council, be adopted?

    Measure C Ordinance Amendment -- City of Mountain View (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 18455 / 56.59% Yes votes ...... 14159 / 43.41% No votes
    Shall City of Mountain View Ordinance No.15.19, which prohibits parking of oversized vehicles (such as recreational vehicles, boats and large trucks) except wheelchair-accessible vans with valid disabled placard and those exempted for short duration activities (such as loading and unloading, and emergency vehicles) on narrow streets 40 feet or less in width, be adopted?

    Measure E Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Santa Clara (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 33183 / 73.57% Yes votes ...... 11923 / 26.43% No votes
    To maintain and protect the level of essential city services including 9-1-1 emergency medical/disaster preparedness, police and fire protection, bicycle and pedestrian safety, roadways and storm drains, and other vital services including parks, recreation, libraries and senior services, shall a measure increasing the hotel tax rate up to 4%, generating up to approximately 7 million dollars annually, paid only by hotel/motel guests, until ended by voters, be adopted?

    Measure F Use Tax -- City of Milpitas (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 17041 / 60.36% Yes votes ...... 11192 / 39.64% No votes
    City of Milpitas Public Services Measure. To provide funding to maintain the City's finances and services, including: police and fire protection, 9-1-1 emergency response, and natural disaster preparation; youth, senior, and recreation services; repairing park equipment and maintaining parks and recreation centers; and attracting and retaining location businesses; shall the measure, establishing a1/4¢ sales tax, providing approximately $6,500,000 annually for 8 years, requiring independent audits, citizens' oversight committee, all funds spent locally, be adopted?

    Measure G Charter Amendment -- City of San Jose (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 302315 / 77.25% Yes votes ...... 89056 / 22.75% No votes
    Shall the City Charter be amended to: expand the Independent Police Auditor's oversight, including review of officer-involved shootings and use of force incidents causing death or great bodily injury, review of department-initiated investigations against officers, and other technical amendments; increase the Planning Commission to 11 members with Council appointing one member from each Council District and one "at-large" member; and allow the Council to establish timelines for redistricting when Census results are late?

    Measure H Card Room Tax -- City of San Jose (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 285756 / 72.63% Yes votes ...... 107682 / 27.37% No votes
    To fund general San José services, including fire protection, disaster preparedness, 911 emergency response, street repair, youth programs, addressing homelessness, and supporting vulnerable residents, shall an ordinance be adopted increasing the cardroom tax rate from 15% to 16.5%, applying the tax to third party providers at these rates: up to $25,000,000 at 5%; $25,000,001 to $30,000,000 at 7.5%; and over $30,000,000 at 10%, increasing card tables by 30, generating approximately $15,000,000 annually, until repealed?

    Measure I Parcel Tax -- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 210213 / 61.82% Yes votes ...... 129847 / 38.18% No votes
    To provide locally controlled funding for community colleges to attract and retain quality faculty; provide assistance with food, housing, fees, books, transportation, and internet access so students can complete their degrees; prepare students for transfer to UC and CSU schools, and career and job training, shall San Jose-Evergreen Community College District's measure levying $18 per parcel for 9 years ($4,500,000 annually), be adopted, with citizens' oversight, and all funds used locally?

    Measure J School Bonds -- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District (55% Approval Required)
    Fail: 179139 / 53.09% Yes votes ...... 158283 / 46.91% No votes
    To upgrade facilities preparing students/veterans for university transfer/careers like healthcare, technology, emergency response, and recruit/retain quality faculty by modernizing, repairing aging classrooms, technology, science labs; acquire construct, repair facilities, equipment, sites; shall San José-Evergreen Community College District's measure authorizing $858,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 1.75¢ per $100 assessed valuation, raising approximately $53,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with audits/no money for administrators' salaries, be adopted?

    Measure K Parcel Tax -- Franklin-McKinley School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 22012 / 70.61% Yes votes ...... 9164 / 29.39% No votes
    To improve the quality of education and enhance student achievement, by expanding reading, counseling and tutoring programs for at-risk students; maintaining small class sizes, enhancing reading math, and science programs; retaining teachers; and expanding student access to after school programs, shall Franklin-McKinley School District's measure levying $72.00 per parcel annually for five years, be adopted, raising $1.2 million annually, have no funds for administrators' salaries, provide a senior citizens' exemption and have all funds stay local?

    Measure L Parcel Tax -- Campbell Union High School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 63722 / 61.82% Yes votes ...... 39359 / 38.18% No votes
    To ensure students receive engaging distance learning instruction that accelerates learning and can safely return to in-person school with smaller class sizes to facilitate social distancing guidelines as the pandemic subsides, shall the Campbell Union High School District measure be adopted renewing an existing $85 annual parcel tax that can be ended by voters, providing approximately $4,814,485 annually, exempting senior and qualified disabled citizens, subject to independent oversight, annual audits, and local control?

    Measure M Parcel Tax -- Fremont Union High School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 69991 / 73.67% Yes votes ...... 25013 / 26.33% No votes
    To renew its existing parcel tax without increasing the annual levy, support strong academic programs in reading, writing, math, science, technology and engineering, and prepare students for college and careers by attracting and retaining high quality teachers and staff, shall the Fremont Union High School District measure to renew its existing $98 parcel tax providing approximately $5 million annually for 8 years, with citizen oversight, exemptions for seniors, and all funds benefitting local high schools be adopted?

    Measure N Parcel Tax -- Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 2,064 / 65.7% Yes votes ...... 1,079 / 34.3% No votes
       455 (70.54%) Yes / 190 (29.46%) No in Santa Clara County
       1609 (64.41%) Yes / 889 (35.59%) No in Santa Cruz County
    To support high academic achievement for local students and provide stable local funding to maintain outstanding core academic programs in reading, writing, math, history and science, retain qualified and experienced teachers, and prepare students for an excellent high school, shall Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District's measure be adopted, extending without increasing its $164 school parcel tax for seven years raising $328,000 annually, with senior exemptions, independent citizen oversight, and all funds benefitting local students?

    Measure O Parcel Tax -- Palo Alto Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 31194 / 77.44% Yes votes ...... 9088 / 22.56% No votes
    To renew expiring local school funding that cannot be taken by the State; preserve excellence in academic programs, including science, math, reading, writing, arts/music; attract/retain qualified teachers and minimize layoffs; support at-risk students; shall Palo Alto Unified School District's measure be adopted, extending its current $836 parcel tax for six years, raising approximately $16,000,000 annually with senior exemptions, 2% annual inflation adjustment, independent citizen oversight, all funds benefiting local students?

    Measure P School Bonds -- Evergreen School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 26413 / 56.20% Yes votes ...... 20588 / 43.80% No votes
    To increase student internet and computer access; upgrade school emergency preparedness; install campus security, emergency notification and communication alarms and systems; and retrofit and renovate classrooms and facilities throughout the District; shall Evergreen Elementary School District's measure to issue $80 million of bonds be adopted with projected annual tax rates averaging less than $0.03 per $100 assessed valuation for 12 years ($7.5 million per year for bond repayment), legal interest rates, annual audits and independent oversight?

    Measure Q School Bonds -- Mount Pleasant School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 5621 / 65.73% Yes votes ...... 2931 / 34.27% No votes
    To acquire equipment/instructional technology to improve distance learning and internet access; renovate heating/cooling systems, aging restrooms; upgrade school emergency preparedness, outdated electrical wiring, handicapped accessibility; acquire, renovate, construct classrooms, equipment, sites and facilities, shall Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District's measure authorizing $12,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 3 cents/$100 assessed value, $975,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with independent citizen oversight, no money for administrators' salaries, pensions or benefits, and all money benefiting local schools?

    Measure R School Bonds -- Cambrian School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 9235 / 61.17% Yes votes ...... 5862 / 38.83% No votes
    To repair/ upgrade aging classrooms, science labs, school facilities, and instructional technology to support student achievement in math, science, engineering, technology, and arts, repair deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical, remove asbestos/lead pipes where needed, and upgrade classrooms/ computers to keep pace with technology, shall the Cambrian School District measure authorizing $88,000,000 in bonds at legal rates be adopted, levying 3 cents/ $100 assessed value ($5,080,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight/ all money staying local?

    Measure S Parcel Tax -- Santa Clara Valley Water District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 609100 / 75.06% Yes votes ...... 202399 / 24.94% No votes
    Shall the measure to renew the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program which ensures public health and safety by:
    • protecting drinking water supply, dams from earthquakes and climate change;
    • reducing pollution, toxins and contaminants in waterways; and
    • providing flood protection; by renewing Santa Clara Valley Water District's existing parcel tax without increasing rates, averaging $.006 per square foot annually as described in Resolution 20-64 until ended by voters, raising approximately $45,500,000 annually, with qualifying senior exemption, annual audits, independent citizen oversight be adopted?

    Measure T Parcel Tax -- Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 455032 / 81.35% Yes votes ...... 104288 / 18.65% No votes
    To continue protecting and preserving natural open spaces without increasing tax rates by:
    • managing land and water to reduce wildfires and floods;
    • protecting land around creeks to prevent pollution and improve water quality;
    • creating urban parks;
    • preserving wildlife habitats; and, preserving family farms, and healthy food sources; shall the measure to renew Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority's existing $24 annual parcel tax with no increase, generating approximately $8,000,000 annually, until ended by voters, with oversight/audits, be adopted?

    Measure RR Caltrain Transactions and Use Tax -- Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,077,657 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 482,151 / 30.9% No votes
       528238 (66.13%) Yes / 270494 (33.87%) No in Santa Clara County
       300,438 (73.37%) Yes / 109,056 (26.63%) No in San Francisco County
       248,981 (70.82%) Yes / 102,601 (29.18%) No in San Mateo County
    To preserve Caltrain service and support regional economic recovery, prevent traffic congestion, make Caltrain more affordable and accessible, reduce air pollution with cleaner and quieter electric trains, make travel times faster, and increase Caltrain frequency and capacity between Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco counties, shall the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board's resolution levying a 30-year one-eighth cent sales tax with oversight and audits, providing approximately $100 million annually for Caltrain that the State cannot take away, be adopted?

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    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.


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