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California March 7, 2000 Election
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Santa Barbara County Ballot

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County Results as of Mar 29 12:18pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (417/417)
57.14% Countywide Voter Turnout (116322/203582)

Statewide Results as of Apr 7 11:00am, 99.5% of Precincts Reporting (22577/22670)
53.8% Statewide Voter Turnout (7,879,299/14,631,805)

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President

Democratic Party; President of the United States

  • Al Gore, Democratic
    2,603,865 votes 79.8% (81.3% in party)
  • Bill Bradley, Democratic
    640,831 votes 19.7% (18.2% in party)
  • Lyndon Larouche, Democratic
    19,340 votes .5% (.5% in party)
  • Sandra Gandel, Democratic (Write-In)
  • Tom O'Brien, Democratic (Write-In)
  • Mark Greenstein, Democratic (Write-In)
  • Odessa Lightfoot, Democratic (Write-In)
  • Gerald Dalgneau, Democratic (Write-In)

Republican Party; President of the United States

  • George W. Bush, Republican
    2,158,489 votes 52.2% (60.6% in party)
  • John McCain, Republican
    1,773,494 votes 42.9% (34.8% in party)
  • Alan Keyes, Republican
    169,692 votes 4.2% (4% in party)
  • Steve Forbes, Republican (Withdrawn)
    14,430 votes .3% (.2% in party)
  • Gary Bauer, Republican (Withdrawn)
    10,481 votes .2% (.2% in party)
  • Orrin Hatch, Republican (Withdrawn)
    9,157 votes .2% (.2% in party)
  • Joe Schriner, Republican (Write-In)
  • David Rosenbaum, Republican (Write-In)

American Independent Party; President of the United States

  • Howard Phillips, American Independent
    8,931 votes 100% (100% in party)

Green Party; President of the United States

  • Ralph Nader, Green
    112,104 votes 94.4% (91.9% in party)
  • Joel Kovel, Green
    6,689 votes 5.6% (8.1% in party)
  • Kent Mesplay, Green (Write-In)

Libertarian Party; President of the United States

  • Harry Browne, Libertarian
    20,771 votes 62.3% (71.7% in party)
  • Kip Lee, Libertarian
    4,001 votes 12% (5.8% in party)
  • L. Neil Smith, Libertarian
    3,160 votes 9.5% (8.8% in party)
  • Larry Hines, Libertarian
    2,969 votes 8.8% (7.4% in party)
  • Dave Lynn Hollist, Libertarian
    2,473 votes 7.4% (6.3% in party)

Natural Law Party; President of the United States

  • John Hagelin, Natural Law
    5,850 votes 100% (100% in party)

Reform Party; President of the United States

  • Donald J. Trump, Reform (Withdrawn)
    15,261 votes 44.3% (37% in party)
  • George D. Weber, Reform
    9,376 votes 27.2% (11.2% in party)
  • Robert Bowman, Reform
    4,868 votes 14.2% (15% in party)
  • John B. Anderson, Reform
    3,148 votes 9.1% (24.4% in party)
  • Charles Collins, Reform
    1,825 votes 5.2% (12.4% in party)
  • Joel Neuberg, Reform (Write-In)

United States Senator

United States Senator

  • Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
    3,749,232 votes 51.2% (95.5% in party)
  • Tom Campbell, Republican
    1,690,344 votes 23.1% (56.2% in party)
  • Ray Haynes, Republican
    675,984 votes 9.3% (22.5% in party)
  • Bill Horn, Republican
    451,051 votes 6.2% (15% in party)
  • Michael Schmier, Democratic
    180,405 votes 2.5% (4.5% in party)
  • Gail Katherine Lightfoot, Libertarian
    120,132 votes 1.7% (100% in party)
  • Medea Susan Benjamin, Green
    99,541 votes 1.4% (74% in party)
  • John M. Brown, Republican
    68,122 votes 1% (2.3% in party)
  • Linh Dao, Republican
    64,345 votes .8% (2.1% in party)
  • JP Gough, Republican
    58,637 votes .8% (1.9% in party)
  • Jose Luis "Joe" Camahort, Reform
    46,163 votes .6% (70.4% in party)
  • Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
    38,634 votes .5% (100% in party)
  • Jan B. Tucker, Green
    35,005 votes .4% (26% in party)
  • Brian M. Rees, Natural Law
    26,284 votes .3% (100% in party)
  • Valli "Sharp" Sharpe-Geisler, Reform
    19,474 votes .2% (29.6% in party)

United States Representative

United States Representative; District 22

  • Lois Capps, Democratic
    105,850 votes 55.3% (100% in party)
  • Mike Stoker, Republican
    73,256 votes 38.3% (89.8% in party)
  • Allen Rowe, Republican
    8,385 votes 4.4% (10.2% in party)
  • Joe Furcinite, Libertarian
    1,462 votes .8% (100% in party)
  • Richard D. "Dick" Porter, Reform
    1,330 votes .6% (100% in party)
  • J. Carlos Aguirre, Natural Law
    1,244 votes .6% (100% in party)

United States Representative; District 23

  • Elton Gallegly, Republican
    92,010 votes 63.3% (100% in party)
  • Michael Case, Democratic
    36,221 votes 24.9% (80.5% in party)
  • Albert Maxwell Goldberg, Democratic
    8,786 votes 6.1% (19.5% in party)
  • Cary Savitch, Reform
    4,306 votes 2.9% (100% in party)
  • Roger Peebles, Libertarian
    2,994 votes 2% (100% in party)
  • Stephen P. Hospodar, Natural Law
    1,247 votes .8% (100% in party)

State

Member of the State Assembly; District 33

  • Laurence Houlgate, Democratic
    67,356 votes 56% (100% in party)
  • Abel Maldonado, Republican
    53,006 votes 44% (100% in party)

Member of the State Assembly; District 35

  • Hannah-Beth Jackson, Democratic
    62,078 votes 54.5% (89.3% in party)
  • Robin S. Sullivan, Republican
    42,276 votes 37.1% (100% in party)
  • David L. Norrdin, Democratic
    7,499 votes 6.5% (10.7% in party)
  • Eric L. Dahl, Natural Law
    2,174 votes 1.9% (100% in party)

Judicial

Judge of the Superior Court; County of Santa Barbara; Office 3

County

Supervisor; County of Santa Barbara; District 1

Supervisor; County of Santa Barbara; District 3

  • Gail Marshall
    13204 votes 55.39%
  • Larry Mills
    10582 votes 44.39%

Supervisor; County of Santa Barbara; District 4

County Committees

Republican Party County Committee; Supervisorial District 1 (4 Elected)

  • Emily S. Wullbrandt
    3514 votes 19.52%
  • Beth Rogers
    2874 votes 15.97%
  • Carol A. Anderson
    2768 votes 15.38%
  • Gregory Gandrud
    2767 votes 15.37%
  • Bonnie Butcher Raisin
    1812 votes 10.07%
  • Jennifer Moorhouse
    1615 votes 8.97%
  • Caryl Crahan
    1346 votes 7.48%
  • Lois McNiel
    1224 votes 6.80%

Republican Party County Committee; Supervisorial District 2 (5 Elected)

Republican Party County Committee; Supervisorial District 4 (5 Elected)

  • Michael R. "Mike" Smith
    5146 votes 12.61%
  • Boyd Larson
    5072 votes 12.43%
  • Jinx Foster
    4793 votes 11.75%
  • Donna J. Wolcott
    4246 votes 10.41%
  • Paul Van Alstine
    3941 votes 9.66%
  • Anthony W. Fox
    3637 votes 8.91%
  • Kenneth E. Lewis
    3440 votes 8.43%
  • M. Pat Riehle
    3124 votes 7.66%
  • Bernard "Bernie" Parkins
    2738 votes 6.71%
  • Donna Rodriguez Dart
    2324 votes 5.70%
  • June Shockency
    2268 votes 5.56%

Republican Party County Committee; Supervisorial District 5 (4 Elected)

  • Doris T. Lahr
    4228 votes 18.59%
  • Charles A. "Chuck" Portman
    3895 votes 17.13%
  • Fred Thomas
    3891 votes 17.11%
  • Audrey J. Mussell
    2935 votes 12.91%
  • Bobette Merlo
    2694 votes 11.85%
  • Loretta C. Thomas
    2159 votes 9.49%
  • Mary "K" Montgomery
    1626 votes 7.15%
  • Dolores "Dee" Greenawald
    1255 votes 5.52%

State Propositions

Proposition 1A Gambling on Tribal Lands
4,727,511 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 2,608,435 / 35.6% No votes
Modifies existing gambling prohibitions to authorize Governor to negotiate compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes, subject to legislative ratification, for operation of slot machines, lottery games, and banking and percentage card games on Indian lands. Fiscal Impact: Uncertain fiscal effect on state and local tax revenues ranging from minor impact to significant annual increases. State gambling license fees of tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 12 Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000. (The Villaraigosa-Keeley Act)
4,634,942 / 63.2% Yes votes ...... 2,694,337 / 36.8% No votes
This act provides two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) to protect land around lakes, rivers, and streams and the coast to improve water quality and ensure clean drinking water; to protect forests and plant trees to improve air quality; to preserve open space and farmland threatened by unplanned development; to protect wildlife habitats; and to repair and improve the safety of state and neighborhood parks. Fiscal Impact: State cost of $3.6 billion over 25 years (average cost of about $144 million per year) to repay bonds. State and local parks' operating costs of potentially tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 13 Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Act
4,721,624 / 64.8% Yes votes ...... 2,559,706 / 35.2% No votes
This act provides for a bond issue of one billion nine hundred seventy million dollars ($1,970,000,000) to provide funds for a safe drinking water, water quality, flood protection, and water reliability program. Fiscal Impact: State cost of up to $3.4 billion over 25 years (average cost of about $135 million per year) to repay bonds. Potential unknown local project operation and maintenance costs.

Proposition 14 California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000
4,276,519 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,966,239 / 41.0% No votes
This act provides for a bond issue of three hundred fifty million dollars ($350,000,000) to provide funds for the construction and renovation of public library facilities in order to expand access to reading and literacy programs in California's public education system and to expand access to public library services for all residents of California. Fiscal Impact: State cost of $600 million over 25 years (average cost of about $24 million per year) to repay bonds. One-time local matching costs of $190 million, plus potential additional operating costs of over $10 million annually.

Proposition 15 The Hertzberg-Polanco Crime Laboratories Construction Bond Act of 1999
3,248,618 / 46.5% Yes votes ...... 3,739,929 / 53.5% No votes
This act provides for a bond issue of two hundred twenty million dollars ($220,000,000) to provide funds for a program for the construction, renovation, and infrastructure costs associated with the construction of new local forensic laboratories and the remodeling of existing local forensic laboratories. Fiscal Impact: State cost of $377 million over 25 years (average cost of about $15 million per year) to repay bonds. Local government costs of $20 million (one-time) and potentially millions of dollars in annual operating costs.

Proposition 16 Veterans’ Homes Bond Act of 2000
4,373,887 / 62.3% Yes votes ...... 2,644,643 / 37.7% No votes
Fiscal Impact: This proposition would allow the state to sell $50 million in general obligation bonds to (1) replace $24 million in currently authorized lease-payment bonds for new veterans' homes and (2) provide $26 million in additional bonds for new or existing veterans' homes. This would result in a net state cost of about $33 million over 25 years, with costs of around $1 million per year.

Proposition 17 Lotteries. Charitable Raffles
4,085,260 / 58.7% Yes votes ...... 2,875,142 / 41.3% No votes
Modifies current constitutional prohibition against private lotteries to permit legislative authorization of raffles conducted by private nonprofit organizations for beneficial and charitable purposes. Fiscal Impact: Probably no significant fiscal impact on state and local governments.

Proposition 18 Murder: Special Circumstances
5,072,130 / 72.5% Yes votes ...... 1,926,068 / 27.5% No votes
Provides special circumstances warranting death penalty or life without parole exist for intentional murders committed in connection with kidnapping or arson or committed by "means of" rather than "while" lying in wait. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, probably minor, additional state costs.

Proposition 19 Murder. BART and CSU Peace Officers
5,089,043 / 73.6% Yes votes ...... 1,829,503 / 26.4% No votes
Provides second degree murder of peace officer employed by BART or State University is punishable by life imprisonment without possibility of parole where aggravating circumstances are present. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, probably minor, additional state costs.

Proposition 20 California State Lottery. Allocation for Instructional Materials.
3,692,563 / 53.0% Yes votes ...... 3,280,210 / 47.0% No votes
Provides one-half of any increase beyond the current amount allocated to public education from state lottery revenues be allocated for purchase of instructional materials. Fiscal Impact: In the near term, tens of millions of dollars in annual lottery revenues that go to public education would be earmarked for instructional materials, with unknown earmarked amounts in future years.

Proposition 21 Juvenile Crime
4,455,530 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 2,728,078 / 38.0% No votes
Increases punishment for gang-related felonies, home-invasion robbery, carjacking, witness intimidation and drive-by shootings; and creates crime of gang recruitment activities. Fiscal Impact: State costs of more than $330 million annually; one-time costs of $750 million. Potential local costs of up to more than $100 million annually, and one-time costs of $200 million to $300 million.

Proposition 22 Limit on Marriages
4,579,386 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 2,897,689 / 38.8% No votes
Adds a provision to the Family Code providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Fiscal Impact: Probably no fiscal effect on the state or local governments.

Proposition 23 "None of the Above" Ballot Option
2,339,915 / 36.3% Yes votes ...... 4,105,732 / 63.7% No votes
Provides that voters may vote for "none of the above," but such votes will not be counted in determining who wins election. Fiscal Impact: Generally minor costs to state and county governments.

Proposition 25 Election Campaigns. Contributions and Spending Limits. Public Financing. Disclosures
2,429,183 / 34.8% Yes votes ...... 4,556,830 / 65.2% No votes
Provides for public financing of candidate and ballot measure campaign costs, disclosure of top contributors and fund-raising time restrictions; establishes contribution, spending limits; and bans corporate contributions. Fiscal Impact: State costs of more than $55 million annually offset to an unknown extent. Potential local government costs of several million dollars annually.

Proposition 26 School Facilities. Local Majority Vote. Bonds, Taxes
3,499,678 / 48.8% Yes votes ...... 3,676,062 / 51.2% No votes
Authorizes local voter approval by majority vote, not current two-thirds, for school construction and improvement bonds and property taxes in excess of 1% to pay bonds. Fiscal Impact: Local school costs-- potentially in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually statewide within a decade-- depending on results of voter action on future local school bond issues. Potential state savings in the longer run.

Proposition 27 Elections. Term Limit Declarations for Congressional Candidates
2,717,209 / 40.4% Yes votes ...... 4,004,393 / 59.6% No votes
Permits congressional candidates to voluntarily sign non-binding declaration of intention to serve no more than three terms in House of Representatives or two terms in the United States Senate. Requires placement of information on ballots and state-sponsored voter education materials when authorized by candidates. Candidates may appear on ballot without submitting declaration. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, but probably not significant, election costs to the state and counties.

Proposition 28 Repeal of Proposition 10 Tobacco Surtax
1,999,141 / 27.8% Yes votes ...... 5,198,554 / 72.2% No votes
Repeals additional $. 50 per pack tax on cigarettes and equivalent increase in tax on tobacco products enacted by Proposition 10. Eliminates funding for Proposition 10 child development and anti-smoking programs. Fiscal Impact: Reduced state revenues and expenditures of $670 million annually. Annual decreases in other state General Fund revenues of $7 million and local government revenues of $6 million. Loss of potential long-term state and local savings.

Proposition 29 1998 Indian Gaming Compacts
3,630,323 / 53.1% Yes votes ...... 3,209,950 / 46.9% No votes
A "Yes" vote approves, a "No" vote rejects a 1998 law which authorized certain tribal-state gaming compacts, provided procedures for future negotiations with tribes, and designated the Governor to negotiate with tribes. Fiscal Impact: Probably no significant fiscal impacts on state and local governments.

Proposition 30 Insurance Claims Practices. Civil Remedies.
2,221,290 / 31.6% Yes votes ...... 4,813,631 / 68.4% No votes
A "Yes" vote approves, a "No" vote rejects legislation that:
  • restores right to sue another person's insurer for insurer's unfair claims settlement practices;
  • allows such lawsuits only if insurer rejects a settlement demand and injured party obtains a larger judgment or award against insured party;
  • bars such lawsuits against public entities; workers' compensation insurers; and professional liability insurers under certaincircumstances; or if convicted of driving under the influence;
  • authorizes requests for consensual binding arbitration of claims under $50,001 against parties covered by insurance. Insurers agreeing to arbitration cannot be sued for unfair practices.

Proposition 31 Insurance Claims Practices. Civil Remedy Amendments. Referendum
1,969,492 / 28.4% Yes votes ...... 4,955,137 / 71.6% No votes

Local Measures

Measure A2000 Mayoral Term of Office -- City of Santa Maria
Shall the term of office for Mayor be four years?

Measure U2000 Countywide Sales Tax -- County of Santa Barbara
Shall the ordinance which provides for financing, without long-term debt, the construction and operation of a 120-bed North County juvenile hall and 400-bed jail; a rebuilt South County juvenile hall and justice facility; a forensic facility; and countywide correctional programs including prevention, intervention, treatment and supervision, with funds raised by a county sales tax of 1/2%, starting July 1, 2000, and decreasing to 1/4% July 1, 2005, be adopted?

Measure V2000 Bond Issue -- Santa Barbara High School District
To repair and upgrade every school in the Santa Barbara High School District and achieve facility parity, replace broken plumbing, gas and heating systems, repair roofs, rewire classrooms for technology, build an auditorium at Dos Pueblos High School, build necessary new classrooms, and make the District eligible for State matching funds, shall the District issue $67 million of bonds at interest rates within the legal limit?

Measure W2000 Bond Issue -- Santa Maria Joint Union High School District
To construct a new comprehensive high school to relieve classroom overcrowding throughout Santa Maria Joint Union High School district, upgrade electrical wiring to accommodate computers and modern technology, replace temporary portables, construct permanent classrooms, repair and modernize school classroom facilities, upgrade 35-year old plumbing and heating and ventilation systems, acquire land and school facilities, and make the district eligible to receive State matching funds, shall the district issue $30 million of bonds at interest rates within the legal limit?

Measure X2000 Bond Issue -- Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District
To construct a library/technology center, make the District eligible for State matching funds, build science labs, provide students with increased classroom computer access, construct and acquire permanent classrooms and facilities, and repair existing facilities shall the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District replace the existing local school tax by issuing $40 million of bonds at the lowest possible interest rate provided that in the year the bonds are issued the tax rate is less than the current 1999/2000 tax rate?

Measure Y2000 Housing Construction -- City of Santa Barbara
Shall local public agency housing providers be authorized to annually develop, acquire, or construct housing for low-income persons and families, including elderly or disabled persons, in amounts not to exceed 1/2 of 1% of the existing housing units in the City of Santa Barbara (181 units per year using the 1990 Census), with the number of authorized but unconstructed or unacquired housing units in each year carried over from year to year?

Measure Z2000 Appointed Offices -- City of Santa Maria
Shall the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer be appointive?

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