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November 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Dec 6 2:34am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (553/553)
45.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (113,605/247,624)

Statewide Results as of Nov 14 11:14am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (24726/24726)
48.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (7,424,799/15,303,469)

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  • State Executive

    Governor; State of California

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California

    Secretary of State; State of California

    State Controller; State of California

    State Treasurer; State of California

    Attorney General; State of California

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 2

    Legislative

    United States Representative; District 11

    • Richard W. Pombo, Republican
      94,461 votes 60.1%
    • Elaine Shaw, Democratic
      62,886 votes 39.9%

    United States Representative; District 18

    State Senator; District 14

    • Chuck Poochigian, Republican
      168,161 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 10

    Member; California State Assembly; District 15

    Member; California State Assembly; District 17

    • Barbara S. Matthews, Democratic
      40,226 votes 56.1%
    • Brian McCabe, Republican
      31,519 votes 43.9%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 26

    Judicial

    Justice; California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 3 (Yes/No)

    Superior Court Judge; County of San Joaquin; Office 5

    School

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    Board Member; San Joaquin Delta Community College District; Trustee Area 3

    • Janet A. Rivera
      69,522 votes 66.8%
    • Bob Hailey
      19,721 votes 19.0%
    • William Gifford
      14,459 votes 13.9%
    • (326 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Board Member; San Joaquin Delta Community College District; Trustee Area 7

    • Ted Simas
      66,092 votes 62.9%
    • Stephen A. Schmiedt
      38,653 votes 36.8%
    • (358 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Board Member; Yosemite Community College District; District 2

    Board Member; Stockton Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

    • Louis Gonzales
      1,509 votes 46.4%
    • Salvador Ramirez
      1,001 votes 30.8%
    • Ralph Lee White
      725 votes 22.3%
    • (17 Writein Votes 0.5%)

    Board Member; Stockton Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

    • Katrina L. Rios
      2,205 votes 72.2%
    • Wilbert Woodley
      831 votes 27.2%
    • (20 Writein Votes 0.7%)

    Board Member; Stockton Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

    • Glen A. Dolberg
      3,914 votes 83.8%
    • Jeff Schenk
      735 votes 15.7%
    • (21 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Board Member; Lincoln Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Everett L. Low
      6,087 votes 24.2%
    • Gayle Lease Riley
      5,321 votes 21.1%
    • John Pratt
      5,262 votes 20.9%
    • Melodie A. Blowers
      4,304 votes 17.1%
    • James Di Serio
      4,191 votes 16.6%
    • (34 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Board Member; Manteca Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

    • Manuel Medeiros
      5,275 votes 35.4%
    • Nellie Zavala
      4,885 votes 32.7%
    • Laura Thimler
      4,713 votes 31.6%
    • (44 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Board Member; Manteca Unified School District; Trustee Area 5 (2 Elected)

    • Paul J. Gutierrez
      7,083 votes 30.3%
    • Evelyn Moore
      6,110 votes 26.1%
    • Valerie Young
      3,546 votes 15.2%
    • Wendy King
      2,918 votes 12.5%
    • Natalie Swanson
      1,953 votes 8.4%
    • Dayna Obermiller
      1,721 votes 7.4%
    • (49 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Lodi Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

    • Clifford G. Mettler
      14,998 votes 51.5%
    • Bonnie Cassel
      14,006 votes 48.1%
    • (104 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Board Member; Tracy Joint Union High School District; 4 Year Term (4 Elected)

    • Gerard "Gerry" Machado
      6,571 votes 14.6%
    • Bill Swenson
      6,543 votes 14.6%
    • Gregg Crandall
      6,531 votes 14.5%
    • Joan Feller
      6,390 votes 14.2%
    • Peter Holtz
      5,113 votes 11.4%
    • Ted L. Guzman
      4,052 votes 9.0%
    • Paul Villarreal, Jr.
      3,709 votes 8.3%
    • Moses Sanchez
      3,143 votes 7.0%
    • Lance Crawford
      2,779 votes 6.2%
    • (81 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Tracy Joint Union High School District; Unexpired 2 Year Term

    • Tom Hawkins
      9,903 votes 71.6%
    • Clif Schofield
      3,882 votes 28.1%
    • (38 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Board Member; Galt Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

    • Ben Cox, Jr.
      3,865 votes 22.6%
    • Dennis Richardson
      3,748 votes 21.9%
    • Patrick W. Maple
      3,447 votes 20.2%
    • Bob Ellis
      3,418 votes 20.0%
    • Blake Rasmussen
      2,602 votes 15.2%
    • (4 Writein Votes 0.0%)

    Board Member; Jefferson School District (3 Elected)

    • Michelle Mercer
      1,116 votes 29.8%
    • Dan Wells
      958 votes 25.6%
    • Todd Wetherell
      886 votes 23.6%
    • R. G. Fagin
      782 votes 20.9%
    • (6 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Galt Joint Union School District (3 Elected)

    • Donald Nottoli
      3,494 votes 28.1%
    • Tina M. Skinner
      3,412 votes 27.5%
    • Donna L. Fluty
      3,029 votes 24.4%
    • Enrique Zamora
      2,483 votes 20.0%
    • (3 Writein Votes 0.0%)

    County

    Board of Supervisors; County of San Joaquin; Prior Supervisorial District 5

    • Leroy Ornellas
      17,521 votes 61.9%
    • Lynn G. Bedford
      10,669 votes 37.7%
    • (94 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    City & Municipal Council

    Council Member; City of Stockton; Council District 1

    Council Member; City of Stockton; Council District 3

    • Leslie Martin
      26,807 votes 65.6%
    • Gregory Benigno
      13,867 votes 33.9%
    • (185 Writein Votes 0.5%)

    Council Member; City of Stockton; Council District 5

    • Gary S. Giovanetti
      26,980 votes 65.8%
    • Felicia A. Arafiles
      13,888 votes 33.9%
    • (145 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Council Member; City of Escalon (3 Elected)

    • Walt Murken
      934 votes 19.8%
    • Ed Alves
      915 votes 19.4%
    • Matthew E. Herrero
      664 votes 14.0%
    • John Gilbert
      628 votes 13.3%
    • Chuck Van Gorkum
      567 votes 12.0%
    • Linda Martin
      434 votes 9.2%
    • Clyde Hogan
      396 votes 8.4%
    • Ralph M. Garza
      184 votes 3.9%
    • (6 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Mayor; City of Manteca

    Council Member; City of Manteca (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Lodi (3 Elected)

    • Susan Hitchcock
      8,623 votes 22.2%
    • Larry D. Hansen
      7,272 votes 18.7%
    • John Beckman
      7,146 votes 18.4%
    • Phillip Anthony Pennino
      7,125 votes 18.3%
    • JoAnne L. Mounce
      4,657 votes 12.0%
    • David A. O'Connor
      2,020 votes 5.2%
    • Don Lindsay
      1,189 votes 3.1%
    • Brian B. Bader
      838 votes 2.2%
    • (41 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Mayor; City of Tracy

    • Dan Bilbrey
      7,103 votes 58.1%
    • Charles W. Shults
      3,566 votes 29.2%
    • Chris Marshall
      1,515 votes 12.4%
    • (38 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Council Member; City of Tracy (2 Elected)

    • Suzanne Tucker
      5,017 votes 23.8%
    • Evelyn Tolbert
      4,933 votes 23.4%
    • Raymond P. Morelos
      4,254 votes 20.2%
    • Irene Sundberg
      4,243 votes 20.2%
    • Mary Jones
      2,561 votes 12.2%
    • (48 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Council Member; City of Ripon (2 Elected)

    • Chuck Winn
      1,696 votes 27.6%
    • Dan Prince
      1,371 votes 22.3%
    • Elden "Red" Nutt
      1,194 votes 19.4%
    • Don Moyer
      1,063 votes 17.3%
    • Dennis Bitters
      821 votes 13.4%
    • (4 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Mayor; City of Lathrop

    • Gloryanna Rhodes
      1,047 votes 57.5%
    • Robert D. "Bob" Gleason
      757 votes 41.6%
    • (17 Writein Votes 0.9%)

    Council Member; City of Lathrop (2 Elected)

    • Robert K. Oliver
      958 votes 38.9%
    • Leroy Griffith
      774 votes 31.5%
    • Stephen A. Dresser
      711 votes 28.9%
    • (17 Writein Votes 0.7%)

    Special District

    Board Member; Lockeford Community Service District (3 Elected)

    • Christopher Locke
      484 votes 28.0%
    • Mike Henry
      421 votes 24.4%
    • Eileen Indelicato
      401 votes 23.2%
    • Janet K. Irons
      209 votes 12.1%
    • John A. Pahl
      209 votes 12.1%
    • (3 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Clements Rural Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

    • Glenn P. Thorns
      317 votes 27.7%
    • Deborah Miller
      290 votes 25.4%
    • Bill Conn
      270 votes 23.6%
    • Robert L. Buchwalter, Jr.
      176 votes 15.4%
    • Jim Curtis
      90 votes 7.9%

    Board Member; French Camp-Mc Kinley County Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

    • William H. Smith
      470 votes 39.6%
    • Henry Charles Long
      323 votes 27.2%
    • Anthony "Tony" Noceti
      138 votes 11.6%
    • Phil Henry
      134 votes 11.3%
    • Randy Robinson
      118 votes 9.9%
    • (3 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Board Member; Liberty Rural Fire Protection District

    • Theodore Leventini, Sr.
      575 votes 67.7%
    • Julie Anna Ballard
      272 votes 32.0%
    • (2 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Mokelumne Rural Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

    • Ronald L. Valinoti
      1,084 votes 28.3%
    • Jim Tamura
      1,072 votes 28.0%
    • Gersh Rosen
      975 votes 25.4%
    • Angela Manding
      692 votes 18.1%
    • (10 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Board Member; Ripon Consolidated Fire District (2 Elected)

    • Richard Maliepaard
      2,476 votes 35.0%
    • Matt Terry
      2,107 votes 29.8%
    • John E. Deegan, Jr.
      1,617 votes 22.9%
    • Domenic John Nepote
      863 votes 12.2%
    • (7 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Board Member; Waterloo-Morada Rural Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

    • Thomas R. Solari
      2,665 votes 32.0%
    • Ralph P. Lucchetti
      2,451 votes 29.4%
    • P. F. "Jack" Calkins
      2,201 votes 26.4%
    • Bob Byington
      1,009 votes 12.1%
    • (14 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Woodbridge Sanitary District (3 Elected)

    • Michael A. Devencenzi
      550 votes 21.4%
    • Dorsey R. Meyer, Sr.
      540 votes 21.0%
    • Glenda E. Wall
      522 votes 20.3%
    • George Cloud
      500 votes 19.4%
    • Doug Colucci
      457 votes 17.8%
    • (4 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Stockton-East Water District; Division 5

    • Paul Sanguinetti
      39,805 votes 73.8%
    • Dwight Williams
      13,939 votes 25.8%
    • (192 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Board Member; Stockton-East Water District; Division 6

    • Loralee H. McGaughey
      38,611 votes 73.8%
    • Randall N. Schantin
      13,452 votes 25.7%
    • (252 Writein Votes 0.5%)

    Board Member; Stockton-East Water District; Division 7

    • Tom McGurk
      36,140 votes 70.0%
    • Ernest L. Williams
      15,302 votes 29.6%
    • (216 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Board Member; Central San Joaquin Water Conservation District; Division 2

    • Grant O. Thompson
      69 votes 76.7%
    • James Pilkington
      21 votes 23.3%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 46 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002
    3,895,071 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,506 / 42.5% No votes
    Should the state create a trust fund by selling two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) in general obligation funds to fund twenty-one types of housing programs--including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing?

    Proposition 47 Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002
    4,044,743 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,809,844 / 41.0% No votes
    Should the state sell thirteen billion fifty million dollars ($13,050,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

    Proposition 48 Court Consolidation
    4,642,292 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 1,735,074 / 27.2% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to delete references to the municipal courts?

    Proposition 49 Before and After School Programs. State Grants
    3,857,409 / 56.6% Yes votes ...... 2,958,458 / 43.4% No votes
    Should funding for before and after school programs be substantially increased, and starting in 2004-05, should general funds be permanently earmarked for this program?

    Proposition 50 Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection
    3,727,561 / 55.4% Yes votes ...... 3,006,792 / 44.6% No votes
    Should the state borrow three billion four hundred forty million dollars ($3,440,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for a variety of water projects including coastal protection, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, integrated regional water management, safe drinking water, and water quality?

    Proposition 51 Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax
    2,712,675 / 41.4% Yes votes ...... 3,839,788 / 58.6% No votes
    Should the sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles be permanently allocated to specific transportation projects?

    Proposition 52 Election Day Voter Registration
    2,745,473 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 4,019,211 / 59.4% No votes
    Should legally eligible California residents presenting proof of current residence be allowed to register to vote on Election Day?

    Local Measures

    Measure C School Bond -- Oakdale Joint Unified School District (Bond Authorization - 55% Approval Required)
    4,896 / 69.5% Yes votes ...... 2,152 / 30.5% No votes
       4868 (69.5%) Yes / 2136 (30.4%) No in Stanislaus County
       28 (63.6%) Yes / 16 (36.4%) No in San Joaquin County
    Should fifty-five percent of the votes cast by the voters of the Oakdale Joint Unified School District voting on the measure allow the District to incur a bonded indebtedness and authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the District in the amount of $20,000,000?

    Subject to the provisions of the California Constitution and the California Education Code, an annual tax shall be levied upon the property within the jurisdiction of the District for the interest and redemption of all outstanding bonds of the District authorized by this measure. The annual tax shall not be less than sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due and to provide a sinking fund for payment of the principal on or before maturity and may include an allowance for an annual reserve, established for the purpose of avoiding fluctuating tax levies.

    Measure R Mosquito Abatement -- County of San Joaquin (2/3 Approval Required)
    67,303 / 59.4% Yes votes ...... 45,964 / 40.6% No votes
    Shall the voters approve by a 2/3 vote, a parcel tax to fund the services of vector and vectorborne disease surveillance and control? The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District proposes an annual special tax as set forth in the District's Ordinance.

    The special tax would be based on a per parcel basis for all nonexempt taxable parcels as shown on the County's official tax rolls, not on the property's use or value. The best estimate of the tax which would be required to fund the services of vector and vectorborne disease surveillance and control during the first fiscal year after the adoption of this tax, based on the estimated number of nonexempt parcels available at the time of filing of the tax rate statement is $3.89 per nonexempt parcel.

    If two-thirds (2/3) of those voting on this measure vote "YES," the District may levy a special tax up to the amounts set forth in the Ordinance.

    Measure S School Bond -- Linden Unified School District (Bond Authorization - 55% Approval Required)
    2,112 / 55.8% Yes votes ...... 1,675 / 44.2% No votes
    Should fifty-five percent (55%) of the voters voting thereon authorize the sale of general obligation bonds of the Linden Unified School District (the "District") in the amount of eleven million five hundred thousand dollars ($11,500,000)?

    The proceeds of the bonds would be used to make essential health, safety and building repairs at aging school facilities throughout the District; to increase energy efficiency; to relieve severe overcrowding by acquiring, expanding or renovating school sites; and to qualify for state construction matching funds.

    The best estimate of the highest tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of the tax rate statement, is $0.05899 per $100 ($58.99 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2028-2029.

    Measure T School Bond -- Escalon Unified School District (Bond Authorization - 55% Approval Required)
    2,402 / 68.0% Yes votes ...... 1,129 / 32.0% No votes
    Should fifty-five percent (55%) of the registered voters residing within the Escalon Unified School District voting thereon authorize the governing board of Escalon Unified School District to cause the sale of general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed seven million five hundred thousand ($7,500,000) dollars?

    The best estimate of the highest tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue and an estimate of the year in which that rate will apply based on estimated assessed valuations at the time of filing of the tax rate statement is $0.03440 per $100 ($34.40 per $100,000) of assessed valuation for the year 2010-11.

    The tax rate estimates above are based upon the District's projections and estimates only, and are not binding on the District. The actual tax rates and the years in which they will apply may vary from those presently estimated due to variations in the timing of bond sales, the amount of bonds sold at any given sale, market interest rates at the time of each bond sale, and actual assessed valuations over the term of repayment of the bonds.

    Measure U Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax -- City of Lodi (City Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    5,424 / 39.4% Yes votes ...... 8,328 / 60.6% No votes
    Should the voters approve by a simple majority a 1% increase in the City of Lodi's Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax? This tax is paid by those persons who occupy a hotel or motel room for a period of less than 30 days. The current rate of collection for this tax is 9%. The new rate of collection, if approved, would be 10%.

    Measure V Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Ripon (City Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    2,127 / 69.5% Yes votes ...... 932 / 30.5% No votes
    Should the voters approval a 6% increase in the transient occupancy tax in the City of Ripon? Proposition 218 requires that general tax increases receive voter approval. If a majority of the voters vote in favor of Measure V, the transient occupancy tax in the City of Ripon will increase from 4% to 10%.

    Measure W School Bond -- Tracy Joint Union High School District (Bond Authorization - 55% Approval Required)
    7,463 / 50.0% Yes votes ...... 7,456 / 50.0% No votes
    Should 55% of the registered voters residing within the Tracy Joint Unified School District voting thereon authorize the governing board of the Tracy Joint Unified School District to cause the sale of bonds in an amount not to exceed one hundred three million ($103,000,000) dollars?

    The best estimate of the highest tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of the tax rate statement, is $0.06 per $100 ($60.00 per $100,000) of assessed valuation.

    The tax rate estimates above are based upon the District's projections and estimates only, and are not binding on the District. The actual tax rates and the years in which they will apply may vary from those presently estimated due to variations in the timing of bond sales, the amount of bonds sold at any given sale, market interest rates at the time of each bond sale, and actual assessed valuations over the term of repayment of the bonds.

    Measure X School Bond -- Banta School District (Bond Authorization - 55% Approval Required)
    216 / 67.9% Yes votes ...... 102 / 32.1% No votes
    Should 55% of the registered voters residing within the Banta Elementary School District authorize the governing board of Banta Elementary School District to cause the sale of bonds in an amount not to exceed eight hundred thousand ($800,000) dollars? Fifty-five percent (55%) of the registered voters must approve this measure for it to be enacted.

    The best estimate of the tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue during the first fiscal year after the sale of the last series of bonds, based on estimated assessed valuations at the time of filing of the tax rate statement is $0.03 per $100 ($30.00 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2003/04. The tax rate is estimated to be the same in each year the bonds are outstanding.

    Measure Y Firefighter Probationary Amendment -- City of Stockton (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    23,307 / 55.5% Yes votes ...... 18,692 / 44.5% No votes
    Should the voters approve a City of Stockton Charter amendment that would increase the probationary period for original/entry level appointees to the position of Firefighter from twelve (12) months to eighteen (18 ) months, thereby allowing the Fire Department additional time in which to evaluate a probationary Firefighter and determine whether the employee will be afforded permanent status or rejected from employment during the probationary period? The measure would also make the probationary period for entry level Firefighters equivalent to the probationary period for entry level Police Officers, which, pursuant to the Charter of the City of Stockton, is currently eighteen (18) months.

    Measure Z Utility Tax Cut -- City of Stockton (Ordinance Change - Majority Approval Required)
    16,260 / 37.2% Yes votes ...... 27,444 / 62.8% No votes
    Should the voters approve an ordinance change that would amend Chapter 8, Part VI of the Stockton Municipal Code to reduce the current eight percent (8%) utility tax rate to two percent (2%), effective July 1, 2003?

    The City estimates that Measure Z, if adopted, would result in an annual reduction in general fund revenue of approximately $25 million. The general fund pays for City services such as police, fire, parks, libraries, public works maintenance and improvements, and general City services.


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