Combined ballot
Every Party

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

President of the United States; Democratic Party

• Barack Obama, Democratic
  2,075,905 votes 100.0%
• Luis Alberto Ramos, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
• Michael W.R. Meyer, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
• Darcy Richardson, Democratic (Write-in)

President of the United States; Republican Party

• Mitt Romney, Republican
  1,530,513 votes 79.5%
• Ron Paul, Republican
  199,246 votes 10.4%
• Rick Santorum, Republican
  102,258 votes 5.3%
• Newt Gingrich, Republican
  72,022 votes 3.7%
• Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III, Republican
  12,520 votes 0.7%
• Fred Karger, Republican
  8,393 votes 0.4%
• Jeremy Hannon, Republican (Write-in)
• Sheldon Yeu Howard, Republican (Write-in)
• Donald James Gonzales, Republican (Write-in)

President of the United States; American Independent Party

• Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
  16,926 votes 38.7%
• Laurie Roth, American Independent
  16,326 votes 37.4%
• Mad Max Riekse, American Independent
  10,430 votes 23.9%
• Andrew Abe Diaz, American Independent (Write-in)
• Raymond Delmond Smith, American Independent (Write-in)

President of the United States; Green Party

• Jill Stein, Green
  9,165 votes 49.4%
• Roseanne Barr, Green
  7,399 votes 39.8%
• Kent Mesplay, Green
  2,005 votes 10.8%

President of the United States; Libertarian Party

• Gary Johnson, Libertarian
  6,780 votes 50.0%
• Barbara Joy Waymire, Libertarian
  2,118 votes 15.6%
• Scott Keller, Libertarian
  1,208 votes 8.9%
• R. J. Harris, Libertarian
  670 votes 4.9%
• Bill Still, Libertarian
  670 votes 4.9%
• Roger Gary, Libertarian
  559 votes 4.1%
• James Ogle, Libertarian
  558 votes 4.1%
• Carl Person, Libertarian
  523 votes 3.9%
• Lee Wrights, Libertarian
  479 votes 3.5%

President of the United States; Peace and Freedom Party

• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson, Peace and Freedom
  1,589 votes 43.4%
• Stewart Alexander, Peace and Freedom
  1,094 votes 29.9%
• Stephen Durham, Peace and Freedom
  971 votes 26.5%
• Shelley Upchurch, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
• Leon Leo Ray, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
• Ronald Clinton Forbes, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for President of the United States)

US Congress

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  2,392,822 votes 49.3%
• Elizabeth Emken, Republican
  613,613 votes 12.6%
• Dan Hughes, Republican
  323,840 votes 6.7%
• Rick Williams, Republican
  157,946 votes 3.3%
• Orly Taitz, Republican
  154,781 votes 3.2%
• Dennis Jackson, Republican
  137,120 votes 2.8%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  135,421 votes 2.8%
• Al Ramirez, Republican
  109,399 votes 2.3%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  101,648 votes 2.1%
• Diane Stewart, Democratic
  97,782 votes 2.0%
• Mike Strimling, Democratic
  97,024 votes 2.0%
• David Alex Levitt, Democratic
  76,482 votes 1.6%
• Oscar Alejandro Braun, Republican
  75,842 votes 1.6%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  57,720 votes 1.2%
• Robert Lauten, Republican
  56,524 votes 1.2%
• Colleen Shea Fernald, Democratic
  51,623 votes 1.1%
• Donald Krampe, Republican
  39,035 votes 0.8%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  33,037 votes 0.7%
• Dirk Allen Konopik, Republican
  29,997 votes 0.6%
• John Boruff, Republican
  29,357 votes 0.6%
• Nak Shah, Democratic
  27,203 votes 0.6%
• Rogelio T. Gloria, Republican
  22,529 votes 0.5%
• Nachum Shifren, Republican
  21,762 votes 0.4%
• Kabiruddin Karim Ali, Peace and Freedom
  12,269 votes 0.3%
• Linda R. Price, Republican (Write-in)

United States Representative; District 20

• Sam Farr, Democratic
  68,895 votes 64.4%
• Jeff Taylor, Republican
  23,905 votes 22.3%
• Mike LeBarre, Republican
  5,487 votes 5.1%
• Art Dunn, Democratic
  4,095 votes 3.8%
• Eric Petersen, Green
  2,211 votes 2.1%
• Ronald Paul Kabat
  1,733 votes 1.6%
• Dan Caudle
  703 votes 0.7%

State Senator; District 17

• Bill Monning, Democratic
  110,890 votes 59.4%
• Larry Beaman, Republican
  75,713 votes 40.6%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 29

• Mark Stone, Democratic
  52,471 votes 54.0%
• Tom Walsh, Republican
  31,476 votes 32.4%
• Bob Fultz, Democratic
  13,194 votes 13.6%

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• Luis Alejo, Democratic
  29,136 votes 58.7%
• Rob Bernosky, Republican
  20,462 votes 41.3%

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 5 (7 Elected)

• Jimmy Panetta
  5,453 votes 16.48%
• Helen "Holly" Carlin
  4,465 votes 13.49%
• Jan Knippers Black
  4,207 votes 12.71%
• Vinz Koller
  4,190 votes 12.66%
• Scott Dick
  4,107 votes 12.41%
• Carl Pohlhammer
  4,016 votes 12.14%
• Daniel McCormick
  3,655 votes 11.05%
• Haze Braudrick
  2,996 votes 9.05%

Member, Green Party County Council; County of Monterey (7 Elected)

• Jan Shriner
  162 votes 15.14%
• Ruth Smith
  147 votes 13.74%
• George T. Riley
  135 votes 12.62%
• Henry Azama
  132 votes 12.34%
• Hebard Olsen
  130 votes 12.15%
• Frank Lambert
  130 votes 12.15%
• Larry Parrish
  128 votes 11.96%
• Tim Wilson
  106 votes 9.91%

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 2 (4 Elected)

• Susan L. Shaw
  1,844 votes 27.17%
• Bob Perkins
  1,562 votes 23.02%
• Thomas Dominy
  1,350 votes 19.89%
• Angie Morfin
  1,206 votes 17.77%
• Jose Castrejon Ayala
  824 votes 12.14%

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 5 (10 Elected)

• Jeff Taylor
  5,058 votes 11.82%
• Jeff Davi
  4,361 votes 10.19%
• Peter Newman
  3,846 votes 8.99%
• Paul Bart Bruno
  3,746 votes 8.76%
• Chris Steinbruner
  3,290 votes 7.69%
• Bruce M. Gordon
  3,134 votes 7.33%
• Loretta Davi
  3,038 votes 7.10%
• Paula A. Anderson
  2,959 votes 6.92%
• Amanda Richardson
  2,591 votes 6.06%
• Robert L. Fenton
  2,287 votes 5.35%
• Suzette Lawrence
  2,281 votes 5.33%
• Perry Grey
  1,784 votes 4.17%
• Bill W. Myers
  1,771 votes 4.14%
• Robin L. Kubicek
  1,537 votes 3.59%
• Max Kidalov
  1,094 votes 2.56%

County

Supervisor; County of Monterey; District 1
Runoff Election 11/06/2012

• Fernando Armenta
  2,246 votes 44.69%
• Tony Barrera
  1,438 votes 28.61%
• Sergio Sanchez
  1,342 votes 26.70%

Supervisor; County of Monterey; District 4

• Jane Parker
  6,773 votes 56.53%
• Byrl Smith
  5,209 votes 43.47%

Supervisor; County of Monterey; District 5
Runoff Election 11/06/2012

• Marc DEL PIERO
  9,470 votes 42.49%
• Dave Potter
  9,465 votes 42.47%
• Carmelita Garcia
  3,350 votes 15.03%

City

Shall John Huerta, Jr. be recalled (removed) from the office of Mayor; City of Greenfield? (Yes/No)
716 / 47.70% Yes votes
785 / 52.30% No votes

• John Huerta

Mayor to succeed John Huerta if recalled; City of Greenfield

• Leonard P. Dart
  744 votes 100.00%

Shall John Martinez be recalled (removed) from the office of Councilmember; City of Greenfield? (Yes/No)
973 / 65.88% Yes votes
504 / 34.12% No votes

• John Martinez

Councilmember to succeed John Martinez if recalled; City of Greenfield

• Yvette S. Gonzalez
  802 votes 60.07%
• Drew Tipton
  533 votes 39.93%

Shall Yolanda S. Teneyuque be recalled (removed) from the office of Councilmember; City of Greenfield? (Yes/No)
1,090 / 73.25% Yes votes
398 / 26.75% No votes

• Yolanda S. Teneyuque

Councilmember to succeed Yolanda S. Teneyuque if recalled; City of Greenfield

• Agapito Vazquez
  827 votes 60.45%
• James K. Kilgore
  541 votes 39.55%

Proposition 28 Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office
Pass: 3,081,174 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 1,967,888 / 39.0% No votes

Proposition 29 Imposes Additional Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research
Fail: 2,568,715 / 49.8% Yes votes ...... 2,592,791 / 50.2% No votes

Measure X Greenfield Sales Tax Measure -- City of Greenfield (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 951 / 65.23% Yes votes ...... 507 / 34.77% No votes

To prevent potential reduction of services to the Police Department, restore Police staffing and services; maintain the financial viability of the City; ensure adequate park maintenance, restore City Hall service hours and return Recreation Programs for youth; shall the City of Greenfield enact a one cent sales tax, which will sunset in 5 years, and be subject to review by an Oversight Committee, annual financial audits and public expenditure reports?

Measure Y Save Our Soledad Temporary Emergency Measure -- City of Soledad (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 771 / 70.28% Yes votes ...... 326 / 29.72% No votes

To protect and maintain local services, such as neighborhood police patrols, investigation and gang suppression officers, fire and 9-1-1 emergency response times, streets and parks maintenance, recreation programs and other general City services, shall the City of Soledad enact a one percent (1%) sales tax, for five (5) years, reviewed by a citizens' oversight committee, annual independent audits, and all funds for Soledad and no funds for Sacramento?