Combined ballot

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

President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
  7,737,735 votes 60.3%
• Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
  4,778,337 votes 37.2%
• Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
  140,220 votes 1.1%
• Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
  83,234 votes 0.6%
• Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan, Peace and Freedom
  52,742 votes 0.4%
• Thomas Hoefling/Robert Ornelas, American Independent
  37,754 votes 0.3%
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (Write-In)
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (Write-In)
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (Write-In)
• Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (Write-In)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (Write-In)

US Congress

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  7,748,994 votes 62.5%
• Elizabeth Emken, Republican
  4,650,994 votes 37.5%

United States Representative; District 2

• Jared Huffman, Democratic
  202,758 votes 71.2%
• Daniel W. Roberts, Republican
  81,958 votes 28.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 2

• Wesley Chesbro, Democratic
  93,390 votes 63.6%
• Tom Lynch, Democratic
  53,546 votes 36.4%

City

Council Member; City of Fort Bragg (2 Elected)

• Scott Deitz
  486 votes 43.43%
• Doug Hammerstrom
  457 votes 40.84%
• Rex Gressett
  155 votes 13.85%
• (19 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.70%)

Council Member; City of Point Arena (3 Elected)

• Jim Koogle
  56 votes 25.34%
• Trevor S. Sanders
  49 votes 22.17%
• Phil Burfoot
  36 votes 16.29%
• Jen Iversen
  29 votes 13.12%
• Brian Murphy
  24 votes 10.86%
• Richard Marino
  11 votes 4.98%
• Leonard W. Ochs
  8 votes 3.62%
• David Liebenstein
  6 votes 2.71%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.90%)

Treasurer; City of Point Arena

• Lauren Elizabeth Sinnott
  33 votes 45.83%
• Caitlin Riehl (Write-in)
• (39 Total Other Write-In Votes 54.17%)

Council Member; City of Willits (3 Elected)

• Holly Madrigal
  540 votes 28.77%
• Madge Strong
  450 votes 23.97%
• Bruce Burton
  424 votes 22.59%
• Victor Z. Hanson
  342 votes 18.22%
• Morris Kaplan
  99 votes 5.27%
• Cletus Gary Bodensteiner (Write-in)
• (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.17%)

School

Governing Board Member; Manchester Union Elementary School District

• Mary Beth Boyd
  82 votes 53.25%
• Suzanne "Susan" Rush
  72 votes 46.75%

Special District

Director; Coast Life Support District (4 Elected)

• Brent B. Klopfer
  1,471 votes 22.2%
• Bev Dodds
  1,431 votes 21.6%
• Will Randolph
  1,409 votes 21.3%
• Naomi Schwartz
  1,404 votes 21.2%
• Michael B. Combs
  888 votes 13.4%
• (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Director; Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District (2 Elected)

• David Ordonez
  1,421 votes 27.0%
• Corinne Stromstad
  1,347 votes 25.6%
• Beth Bennett-Allen
  1,305 votes 24.8%
• Karen Ruth
  1,159 votes 22.1%
• (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Director; Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District; Unexpired Short Term

• Judith A. Gonzales
  1,667 votes 52.8%
• Clifton Anderson
  1,481 votes 46.9%
• (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Proposition 30 Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding
Pass: 6,902,562 / 55.3% Yes votes ...... 5,584,785 / 44.7% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to (a) temporarily increase sales and personal income tax rates; (b) guarantee certain revenue transfers to local governments; and (c) eliminate state funding of certain mandates to local governments?

Proposition 31 State Budget. State and Local Government
Fail: 4,579,061 / 39.5% Yes votes ...... 7,014,491 / 60.5% No votes

Should the state constitution and law be amended to require government performance reviews and two-year budget cycles, to prohibit the Legislature from creating certain expenditures unless offsetting revenues or spending cuts are identified, and to make changes in certain responsibilities of local governament, the Legislature and the Governor?

Proposition 32 Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates
Fail: 5,328,207 / 43.4% Yes votes ...... 6,940,282 / 56.6% No votes

Should unions, corporations, government contractors and state and local government employers be prohibited from using payroll-deducted funds, or in some instances their own funds, for political expenditures?

Proposition 33 Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based on Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
Fail: 5,441,219 / 45.1% Yes votes ...... 6,633,713 / 54.9% No votes

Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained their insurance coverage, even if they change their insurance company?

Proposition 34 Death Penalty
Fail: 5,885,080 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,372,996 / 52.0% No votes

Should the death penalty be repealed and replaced with life imprisonment without possibility of parole when someone is convicted of murder with specified special circumstances?

Proposition 35 Human Trafficking. Penalties
Pass: 9,935,574 / 81.4% Yes votes ...... 2,277,560 / 18.6% No votes

Should the definition of human trafficking be expanded, penalties for traffickers be increased, convicted sexual traffickers be required to register as sex offenders, and additional training for law enforcement officers be required?

Proposition 36 Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties
Pass: 8,447,576 / 69.3% Yes votes ...... 3,750,222 / 30.7% No votes

Should California law be amended to provide that a life sentence should not be imposed for a third felony conviction unless the third conviction is for a serious or violent felony?

Proposition 37 Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling
Fail: 5,986,652 / 48.5% Yes votes ...... 6,365,236 / 51.5% No votes

Should labeling be required on foods containing genetically modified ingredients when such foods (whether raw or processed, plant or animal) are offered for sale to consumers in California?

Proposition 38 Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs
Fail: 3,485,443 / 28.7% Yes votes ...... 8,671,851 / 71.3% No votes

Should California's personal income tax rates be increased during 2013-24 to provide funds for public schools, early childhood education programs, and state debt payments?

Proposition 39 Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding
Pass: 7,273,367 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 4,641,745 / 39.0% No votes

Should the California tax code be changed to require multistate firms to pay income taxes based on a percentage of their sales in California, with roughly half of the resulting tax increase to be used to fund clean/efficient energy projects for five years?

Proposition 40 Redistricting. State Senate Districts
Pass: 8,235,698 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 3,215,335 / 28.1% No votes

Should the current state Senate districts be retained?

Measure F Advisory Measure to End Corporate Rule and Defend Democracy -- Mendocino County (Advisory - Advisory Vote Only)
Pass: 12453 / 73.30% Yes votes ...... 4535 / 26.70% No votes

Should the elected representatives of Mendocino County be instructed to enact resolutions calling for amendment to the United States Constitution to establish that 1) only human beings and not corporations are endowed with constitutional rights, and 2) that money does not constitute speech and therefore political contributions can be regulated?

Measure G Renewal of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program -- Mendocino County (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 13568 / 78.82% Yes votes ...... 3645 / 21.18% No votes

Should the Mendocino County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program and associated fees (one dollar per vehicle and an additional two dollars for certain commercial vehicles) be renewed for a ten year term for purposes of removal and disposal of abandoned and wrecked vehicles?