Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of San Luis Obispo
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

President/Vice President of the United States

• 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 24

• Salud Carbajal, Democratic
  212,564 votes 58.7%
• Andy Caldwell, Republican
  149,781 votes 41.3%

State Senate

State Senator; District 17

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

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 35

• Jordan Cunningham, Republican
  126,579 votes 55.1%
• Dawn Addis, Democratic
  103,206 votes 44.9%

School

Member; Santa Barbara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

• Michelle De Werd
  11,865 votes 49.1%
• Roberta Heter
  7,542 votes 31.2%
• Jim Richardson
  4,633 votes 19.2%
• (148 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.6%)

Trustee; Allan Hancock Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• Suzanne Levy
  12,559 votes 61.8%
• Keri Lynn Common
  7,616 votes 37.5%
• (157 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.8%, 1 Under Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; San Luis Obispo County Community College District; Trustee Area 5

• Mary T. Strobridge
  15,549 votes 64.83%
• Brian Kennelly
  8,436 votes 35.17%
• (8,098 Under Votes, 3 Over Votes)

Board Member; Atascadero Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Mary Kay Mills
  10,167 votes 26.47%
• Terri E. Switzer
  9,979 votes 25.98%
• Corinne C. Kuhnle
  9,529 votes 24.81%
• Vy Pierce
  8,738 votes 22.75%
• (29,669 Under Votes, 15 Over Votes)

Board Member; Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (4 Elected)

• Dorian K. Baker
  9,527 votes 9.1%
• Chris Bausch
  9,118 votes 8.7%
• Jim Reed
  8,818 votes 8.4%
• Nathan Williams
  6,899 votes 6.6%
• Jim Cogan
  6,730 votes 6.4%
• Greg S. Goodman
  5,969 votes 5.7%
• Frank Triggs
  5,407 votes 5.1%
• Laura Parker
  4,844 votes 4.6%
• Caitlin J. Vierra
  4,608 votes 4.4%
• Joan Summers
  4,133 votes 3.9%
• Ruben Canales, Jr.
  4,077 votes 3.9%
• Leonard Washington
  2,663 votes 2.5%
• (32,248 Under Votes 30.6%, 228 Over Votes 0.2%)

Trustee; San Luis Coastal Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Kathryn Eisendrath Rogers
  25,102 votes 42.26%
• Eve Dobler-Drew
  19,112 votes 32.18%
• Walt Millar
  15,178 votes 25.56%
• (42,410 Under Votes, 16 Over Votes)

Board Member; San Miguel Joint Union School District (2 Elected)

• Constantino Victor Delgado
  1,212 votes 20.3%
• Michael J. Sanders
  1,061 votes 17.7%
• Lily Huynh
  772 votes 12.9%
• (2,934 Under Votes 49.1%, 2 Over Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; Shandon Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Flint Speer
  342 votes 50.4%
• Amy Russell
  243 votes 35.8%
• (94 Under Votes 13.8%)

Board Member; Templeton Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Nelson Yamagata
  3,019 votes 22.16%
• Ted Dubost
  2,762 votes 20.27%
• Mendi Swan
  2,583 votes 18.96%
• Matt Allison
  1,643 votes 12.06%
• Peter Romwall
  1,509 votes 11.08%
• Jay L. Raftery
  1,154 votes 8.47%
• Nagla Orlando
  954 votes 7.00%
• (7,928 Under Votes, 12 Over Votes)

Board Member; Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Amy Lopez
  17,604 votes 22.2%
• Jack C. Garvin
  15,536 votes 19.6%
• Gabriel Amaro Morales
  13,056 votes 16.5%
• Jennifer Melena
  12,256 votes 15.5%
• David E. Baskett
  10,781 votes 13.6%
• Angie Marie Bolden
  9,753 votes 12.3%
• (262 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Mayor; City of Atascadero

• Heather L. Moreno
  7,347 votes 43.63%
• Jerry Tanimoto
  5,555 votes 32.98%
• Josh Donovan
  3,939 votes 23.39%
• (1,035 Under Votes, 5 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Atascadero (2 Elected)

• Charles Bourbeau
  6,862 votes 27.71%
• Mark Dariz
  6,170 votes 24.91%
• Tori Keen
  5,578 votes 22.52%
• Nicholas Mattson
  4,604 votes 18.59%
• Bret Heinemann
  1,553 votes 6.27%
• (10,865 Under Votes, 130 Over Votes)

Mayor; City of Grover Beach

• Jeff Lee
  4,329 votes 69.80%
• Elizabeth Doukas
  1,873 votes 30.20%
• (735 Under Votes, 3 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Grover Beach (2 Elected)

• Karen Bright
  2,939 votes 29.87%
• Anna Miller
  2,247 votes 22.84%
• Will Bruce
  1,754 votes 17.83%
• Daniel Rushing
  1,472 votes 14.96%
• Joseph Holmes
  1,427 votes 14.50%
• (4,011 Under Votes, 30 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Grover Beach; Unexpired Short Term

• Robert Robert
  1,942 votes 34.47%
• David R. Duringer
  1,889 votes 33.53%
• Fred Buenrostro, Jr.
  1,764 votes 31.31%
• (39 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.69%, 1,267 Under Votes, 39 Over Votes)

Mayor; City of Morro Bay

• John Headding
  3,476 votes 50.83%
• John R. Weiss
  3,362 votes 49.17%
• (560 Under Votes)

Council Member; City of Morro Bay (2 Elected)

• Robert "Red" Davis
  3,197 votes 27.57%
• Laurel Barton
  3,100 votes 26.74%
• Betty Winholtz
  2,700 votes 23.29%
• Richard E.T. Sadowski
  2,597 votes 22.40%
• (3,198 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of El Paso De Robles; District 3

• Steve Gregory
  2,642 votes 100.00%
• (1,502 Under Votes)

Council Member; City of El Paso De Robles; District 4

• Fred Strong
  1,698 votes 61.61%
• Jacob Allred
  1,058 votes 38.39%
• (556 Under Votes, 1 Over Votes)

City Treasurer; City of El Paso De Robles

• Ryan Cornell
  10,328 votes 100.00%
• (5,410 Under Votes)

Mayor; City of Pismo Beach

• Ed Waage
  3,192 votes 59.67%
• Dan Shadwell
  2,157 votes 40.33%
• (540 Under Votes, 1 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Pismo Beach (2 Elected)

• Scott A. Newton
  3,159 votes 35.48%
• Marcia Guthrie
  2,089 votes 23.46%
• Erik Howell
  2,048 votes 23.00%
• Debora Ann Lossing
  900 votes 10.11%
• James Robert Prichard
  707 votes 7.94%
• (2,851 Under Votes, 26 Over Votes)

Mayor; City of San Luis Obispo

• Heidi Harmon
  13,358 votes 52.34%
• Cherisse Marie Sweeney
  8,717 votes 34.15%
• Sandra Marshall-Eminger
  2,995 votes 11.73%
• Donald E. Hedrick
  454 votes 1.78%
• (1,745 Under Votes, 11 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of San Luis Obispo (2 Elected)

• Andrea "Andy" Pease
  10,070 votes 23.41%
• Jan Howell Marx
  8,338 votes 19.39%
• Abrianna Torres
  7,831 votes 18.21%
• James Papp
  4,960 votes 11.53%
• Kelly Evans
  4,727 votes 10.99%
• Robin Wolf
  2,624 votes 6.10%
• Erik Long
  2,535 votes 5.89%
• Jeffery Specht
  1,926 votes 4.48%
• (11,423 Under Votes, 126 Over Votes)

Special District

Commissioner; Port San Luis Harbor District (3 Elected)

• Jim Blecha
  33,036 votes 26.69%
• Robert S. Vessely
  27,056 votes 21.86%
• Bill Barrow
  23,537 votes 19.01%
• Dave Friesen
  16,381 votes 13.23%
• Gary Maier
  13,453 votes 10.87%
• Scott R. Lathrop
  10,330 votes 8.34%
• (100,958 Under Votes, 78 Over Votes)

Director; Cambria Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Harry Farmer
  2,529 votes 30.02%
• Karen A. Dean
  2,298 votes 27.28%
• Tom Gray
  1,901 votes 22.56%
• David Pierson
  1,697 votes 20.14%
• (4,049 Under Votes)

Director; Ground Squirrel Hollow Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Allen Duckworth
  436 votes 30.40%
• Kevin McCamy
  400 votes 27.89%
• Scott Simons
  397 votes 27.68%
• James Scott Durian
  201 votes 14.02%
• (624 Under Votes, 6 Over Votes)

Director; Nipomo Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Richard Eugene Malvarose
  3,224 votes 37.37%
• Bob Blair
  2,983 votes 34.58%
• Philip Henry, III
  2,420 votes 28.05%
• (6,003 Under Votes)

Director; Oceano Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Linda M. Austin
  1,441 votes 22.47%
• Shirley D. Gibson
  1,111 votes 17.32%
• Cynthia Replogle
  1,044 votes 16.28%
• Reo Cordes
  948 votes 14.78%
• April Dury
  937 votes 14.61%
• Barney G. Foster
  933 votes 14.55%
• (3,564 Under Votes, 6 Over Votes)

Director; Templeton Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Pamela Jardini
  2,536 votes 31.75%
• Navid Fardanesh
  2,467 votes 30.88%
• Debra J. Logan
  2,115 votes 26.48%
• Dianna Vonderheide
  870 votes 10.89%
• (5,818 Under Votes)

Director; Cambria Community Healthcare District (2 Elected)

• Cesilia Ann Lomeli
  2,895 votes 47.08%
• Cecilia Montalvo
  1,665 votes 27.08%
• Kristi A. Jenkins
  1,589 votes 25.84%
• (3,063 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

Director; Cayucos Sanitary District (2 Elected)

• Hannah Miller
  1,128 votes 43.75%
• Robert B. Enns
  1,055 votes 40.92%
• John Paul "J. P." Drayer
  395 votes 15.32%
• (1,146 Under Votes)

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.

Measure B-20 Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Pismo Beach (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4,350 / 80.82% Yes votes ...... 1,032 / 19.18% No votes

To maintain police and firefighter service levels; reduce 911 emergency response times; protect local groundwater and beaches; and enhance senior programming and other essential services, shall the hotel/visitor tax be increased by 1%, paid by visitors, generating approximately $1 million annually, until ended by voters, requiring annual audits and local control of funds?

Measure C-20 School Bonds -- Atascadero Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 11,417 / 54.40% Yes votes ...... 9,572 / 45.60% No votes

To expand vocational/career education facilities for programs including engineering, technology, robotics, construction trades and agricultural science; improve school security/student safety; upgrade school emergency preparedness; build additional school facilities as needed; and create local construction jobs; shall Atascadero Unified School District's measure be adopted authorizing $40 million of bonds with legal interest rates, levies averaging less than five cents per $100 assessed valuation for 14 years ($3.3 million/year for bond repayment), annual audits and independent oversight?

Measure D-20 Sales Tax -- City of Atascadero (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,843 / 58.60% Yes votes ...... 6,955 / 41.40% No votes

To provide funding for fire protection, paramedics, and 911 emergency response, police, crime prevention and investigations, maintenance of parks, public facilities and infrastructure, graffiti removal, and recreation, community services, and other general city services in the City of Atascadero, shall an ordinance establishing a one-percent sales tax be adopted, providing approximately 4.5 million dollars annually for city services until ended by voters, with annual independent audits ensuring money is spent properly, and all money locally controlled?

Measure E-20 Sales Tax -- City of Morro Bay (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4,113 / 58.55% Yes votes ...... 2,912 / 41.45% No votes

To protect City of Morro Bay's financial stability, local property values and City services, such as maintaining Morro Bay's local Fire/Police Departments, 24/7 paramedics, 911 emergency response, health emergency/disaster preparedness; keeping beaches, public areas safe/clean; retaining/attracting businesses; and other general City services, shall the measure establishing 1¢ sales tax providing approximately $2,000,000 annually until ended by voters be adopted, requiring independent audits, public oversight, all funds used locally?

Measure F-20 Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Grover Beach (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,347 / 52.68% Yes votes ...... 3,006 / 47.32% No votes

To provide funding for maintaining major streets and sidewalks, supporting local business recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining essential 9-1-1 emergency medical and fire services, property crime and youth violence prevention, and neighborhood policing services, and other general city services; shall the City of Grover Beach enact a 1% Transaction and Use Tax (Sales Tax) with public oversight providing $1,800,000 annually to the general fund unless repealed by voters with all funds staying in Grover Beach?"

Measure G-20 Sales Tax -- City of San Luis Obispo (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 14,513 / 58.23% Yes votes ...... 10,410 / 41.77% No votes

Shall an ordinance to provide funding to protect City of San Luis Obispo's financial stability; maintain fire/community safety, health emergency/disaster preparedness; protect creeks from pollution; address homelessness; keep public areas clean/safe; retain local businesses; maintain youth/senior services, streets, open space/natural areas, and other general services, by extending voter-approved funding at a 1.5¢ rate, providing approximately $21,600,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring audits/all funds used locally, be adopted?

Measure H-20 School Bonds -- Shandon Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 399 / 61.8% Yes votes ...... 247 / 38.2% No votes
   48 (56.47%) Yes / 37 (43.53%) No in Monterey County
   351 (62.57%) Yes / 210 (37.43%) No in San Luis Obispo County

With no projected increase in current tax rates, shall Shandon Joint Unified School District's measure to repair deteriorating septic systems, improve student safety, upgrade technology and provide additional classrooms by authorizing $4 million in bonds be adopted with legal rates, levies averaging less than $0.04 per $100 of assessed valuation through 2048 (generating $260,000 per year), annual audits, independent oversight and no funds used for administrators' salaries or benefits

Measure I-20 School Bonds -- San Miguel Joint Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,469 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 1,197 / 44.9% No votes
   9 (45.00%) Yes / 11 (55.00%) No in Monterey County
   1,460 (55.18%) Yes / 1,186 (44.82%) No in San Luis Obispo County

With no increase in estimated tax rates, shall San Miguel Joint Union School District's measure to retrofit classrooms for agricultural sciences, student safety and school security; upgrade emergency preparedness; and increase student access to internet/technology at Lillian Larsen and Cappy Culver Schools be adopted, authorizing $6,200,000 in bonds, extending but not increasing current rates (3¢ per $100 of assessed valuation through 2039) and raising $580,000/ year for bond repayment with legal interest rates, annual audits and citizens' oversight?

Measure J-20 Sales Tax -- City of El Paso De Robles (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8,410 / 56.56% Yes votes ...... 6,459 / 43.44% No votes

To maintain essential/general services, such as fire protection/paramedic services; wildfire/natural disaster emergency preparedness; 911 emergency response times; public safety; equipping first responders; fixing streets/potholes; school protective services, shall the City of Paso Robles adopt a measure establishing a 1¢ sales tax providing approximately $10,000,000 annually, expiring in 12 years unless ended earlier by voters, requiring annual audits, independent citizen oversight, public spending disclosure, and all funds only for Paso Robles?