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November 4, 2008 Election

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County Results as of Nov 4 11:33pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (152/152)
70.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (113052/161256)
Statewide Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (25423/25423)
77.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (13,412,761/17,304,091)

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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

    US Legislature

    United States Representative; District 22Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kevin McCarthy, Republican
      224,254 votes 100.0%

    United States Representative; District 23Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lois Capps, Democratic
      168,665 votes 68.0%
    • Matt Kokkonen, Republican
      79,589 votes 32.0%

    State Senate

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

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 33Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sam Blakeslee, Republican
      114,310 votes 63.9%
    • Robert Cuthbert, Democratic
      64,729 votes 36.1%

    City

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

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

    • Karen Campbell Bright
      2288 votes 37.51%
    • Debbie Peterson
      2060 votes 33.77%
    • Liz Doukas
      1719 votes 28.18%
    • (33 Total Write-In Votes 0.54%)

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

    • John P. Shoals
      2642 votes 62.06%
    • Chuck Ashton
      1597 votes 37.51%
    • (18 Total Write-In Votes 0.42%)

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

    • Janice Peters
      2571 votes 50.02%
    • George Leage
      2523 votes 49.09%
    • (46 Total Write-In Votes 0.89%)

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

    • Noah Smukler
      2968 votes 32.91%
    • Carla Borchard
      2503 votes 27.75%
    • William "Bill" Peirce
      1899 votes 21.06%
    • Roger Ewing
      1626 votes 18.03%
    • (23 Total Write-In Votes 0.26%)

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

    • Dennis Fansler
      7580 votes 98.93%
    • (82 Total Write-In Votes 1.07%)

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

    • Michael J. Compton
      7638 votes 98.80%
    • (93 Total Write-In Votes 1.20%)

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

    • Fred Strong
      4437 votes 27.31%
    • Nick Gilman
      4340 votes 26.71%
    • Ed Steinbeck
      3855 votes 23.73%
    • Donald S. Fransen
      2059 votes 12.67%
    • Daniel J. Franklin
      1523 votes 9.37%
    • (34 Total Write-In Votes 0.21%)

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

    • Duane Picanco
      3970 votes 40.83%
    • Gary Allen Nemeth
      3934 votes 40.46%
    • John Borst
      1167 votes 12.00%
    • Jim Norman
      624 votes 6.42%
    • (29 Total Write-In Votes 0.30%)

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

    • Ed Waage
      2452 votes 42.31%
    • Ted Ehring
      2372 votes 40.92%
    • Wayne King
      943 votes 16.27%
    • (29 Total Write-In Votes 0.50%)

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

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

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

    • David Romero
      10808 votes 67.34%
    • Terry Mohan
      5125 votes 31.93%
    • (117 Total Write-In Votes 0.73%)

    School

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

    • Robert L. Gong
      2934 votes 26.01%
    • Cindy L. Fratto
      2692 votes 23.86%
    • Victoria S. Dandurand
      1570 votes 13.92%
    • Daniel C. McDonald
      1495 votes 13.25%
    • De De Basile
      1342 votes 11.90%
    • Ken Butterfield
      1222 votes 10.83%
    • (26 Total Write-In Votes 0.23%)

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

    • Mike Mann
      222 votes 24.6%
    • Judith J. Kidd
      190 votes 21.1%
    • U. S. Wilson
      175 votes 19.4%
    • Juan R. Gonzalez
      168 votes 18.6%
    • Tamra J. Cloud
      146 votes 16.2%

    Governing Board Member; Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

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

    • Michael Murphy
      208 votes 37.0%
    • Vicki Richardson
      194 votes 34.5%
    • Robert Velasquez
      151 votes 26.9%
    • (9 Total Write-In Votes 1.6%)

    Governing Board Member; San Luis Coastal Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Governing Board Member; San Luis Obispo County Community College District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    Governing Board Member; Santa Maria-Bonita School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Special District

    Director; Cambria Community Healthcare District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Kristi A. Jenkins
      2157 votes 41.82%
    • Greg Bates
      1819 votes 35.27%
    • Paula Taves
      1170 votes 22.68%
    • (12 Total Write-In Votes 0.23%)

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

    Director; Creston Hills Ranch Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Michael Prowse
      12 votes 29.27%
    • Tom Blankenship
      12 votes 29.27%
    • Jon E. Olson
      9 votes 21.95%
    • Nina Courtney
      8 votes 19.51%

    Director; Heritage Ranch Community Services District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Don Clarke
      362 votes 51.06%
    • Dennis Mack
      342 votes 48.24%
    • (5 Total Write-In Votes 0.71%)

    Director; Heritage Ranch Community Services District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Richard Gourley
      478 votes 40.89%
    • Dan Burgess
      345 votes 29.51%
    • Ed Kraemer
      335 votes 28.66%
    • (11 Total Write-In Votes 0.94%)

    Director; Los Osos Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

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

    • Jim Hill
      1053 votes 28.54%
    • Mary K. Lucey
      1027 votes 27.83%
    • Vern Dahl
      858 votes 23.25%
    • Bill Bookout
      723 votes 19.59%
    • (29 Total Write-In Votes 0.79%)

    Commissioner; Port San Luis Harbor DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 1A Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train
    Pass: 6,512,189 / 52.5% Yes votes ...... 5,887,181 / 47.5% No votes
    To provide Californians a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices; to provide good-paying jobs and improve California's economy while reducing air pollution, global warming greenhouse gases, and our dependence on foreign oil, shall $9.95 billion in bonds be issued to establish a clean, efficient high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects, with federal and private matching funds required, all bond funds subject to an independent audit?

    Proposition 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals
    Pass: 8,009,556 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,622,352 / 36.6% No votes
    Shall certain farm animals be allowed, for the majority of every day, to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up and turn around?

    Proposition 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program
    Pass: 6,805,649 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 5,536,987 / 44.9% No votes
    Shall $980,000,000 in general obligation bonds be authorized for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping of eligible children's hospitals?

    Proposition 4 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
    Fail: 6,071,863 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,570,777 / 52.0% No votes
    Shall the California Constitution be changed to prohibit abortion for an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent, legal guardian, or, in limited cases, substitute adult relative?

    Proposition 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
    Fail: 5,015,080 / 40.4% Yes votes ...... 7,407,454 / 59.6% No votes
    Shall $460,000,000 be allocated annually to improve and expand treatment programs?

    Proposition 6 Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
    Fail: 3,728,495 / 30.8% Yes votes ...... 8,365,052 / 69.2% No votes
    Shall of minimum of $965,000,000 of state funding be required each year for police and local law enforcement?

    Proposition 7 Renewable Energy Generation
    Fail: 4,376,814 / 35.4% Yes votes ...... 7,984,617 / 64.6% No votes
    Shall government-owned utilities be required to generate 20% of their electricity from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable to private electrical corporations? Shall all utilities be required to generate 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025?

    Proposition 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
    Pass: 6,838,107 / 52.3% Yes votes ...... 6,246,463 / 47.7% No votes
    Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?

    Proposition 9 Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole
    Pass: 6,518,511 / 53.8% Yes votes ...... 5,602,596 / 46.2% No votes
    Shall notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole be required? Shall victim safety be a consideration for bail or parole?

    Proposition 10 Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds
    Fail: 4,966,867 / 40.5% Yes votes ...... 7,303,418 / 59.5% No votes
    Shall $5 billion in bonds paid from state's General Fund be authorized to help consumers and others purchase certain vehicles, and to help research in renewable energy and alternative fuel vehicles?

    Proposition 11 Redistricting
    Pass: 5,957,057 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 5,759,932 / 49.2% No votes
    Shall the authority for establishing state office boundaries be changed from elected representatives to a commission comprised of Democrats, Republicans, and representatives of neither party selected from the registered voter pool in a multilevel process?

    Proposition 12 Veteran's Bond Act of 2008
    Pass: 7,618,136 / 63.5% Yes votes ...... 4,385,715 / 36.5% No votes
    Shall a nine hundred million dollar ($900,000,000) bond be issued to provide farm and home aid for California veterans?

    Local Measures

    Measure D-08 Size Limits on Commercial Establlishments -- City of Atascadero (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 3727 / 31.74% Yes votes ...... 8015 / 68.26% No votes
    Shall the ordinance prohibiting commercial establishments in excess of 150,000 square feet of gross floor area and retail discount stores in excess of 90,000 square feet with at least 5% of gross floor area dedicated to non-taxable goods such groceries be adopted?

    Measure E-08 Charter Amendments -- City of San Luis Obispo (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 7238 / 54.50% Yes votes ...... 6042 / 45.50% No votes
    Shall sections 201 (and related references throughout the Charter), 407, 410, 505, 601, 701, 709, 901, 906, 1001, 1006, 1202, and 1205 of the Charter of the City of San Luis Obispo be amended to make technical, non-substantive revisions, as set forth in City Council Resolution No. 10007 (2008 Series)?

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