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November 6, 2012 Election

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County Results as of Nov 7 12:08am, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (147/147)
62.08% Countywide Voter Turnout (98458/158603)
Statewide Results as of Dec 3 4:58pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (24491/24491)
71.3% Statewide Voter Turnout (13,013,098/18,245,970)

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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 Congress

    United States SenatorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 24Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lois Capps, Democratic
      149,928 votes 54.7%
    • Abel Maldonado, Republican
      124,214 votes 45.3%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Monning, Democratic
      208,097 votes 61.7%
    • Larry Beaman, Republican
      129,255 votes 38.3%

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 35Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    City

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

    • Roberta Fonzi
      6087 votes 41.46%
    • Bob Kelley
      5485 votes 37.36%
    • Ann Ketcherside
      2854 votes 19.44%
    • (255 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.74%)

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

    • Tom O'Malley
    • (467 Total Other Write-In Votes 5.57%)

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

    • Karen Bright
      1515 votes 28.92%
    • Jeff Lee
      1264 votes 24.13%
    • Louis A. Robles
      894 votes 17.06%
    • Liz Doukas White
      819 votes 15.63%
    • Anita Shower
      726 votes 13.86%
    • (21 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.40%)

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

    • Debbie Peterson
      2503 votes 74.92%
    • Phyllis A. Molnar
      812 votes 24.30%
    • (26 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.78%)

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

    • Dennis Fansler
      6227 votes 98.03%
    • (125 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.97%)

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

    • Michael Compton
      6207 votes 97.95%
    • (130 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.05%)

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

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

    • Duane Picanco
      6343 votes 85.67%
    • Jeff Rougeot (Write-in)
    • Gary Nemeth (Write-in)
    • (1061 Total Other Write-In Votes 14.33%)

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

    • Ed Waage
      1680 votes 30.10%
    • Erik Howell
      1468 votes 26.30%
    • Sheila Blake
      1048 votes 18.77%
    • DJ White
      735 votes 13.17%
    • Kevin Kreowski
      637 votes 11.41%
    • (14 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.25%)

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

    • Shelly Higginbotham
      2828 votes 95.48%
    • (134 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.52%)

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

    • Dan Carpenter
      7080 votes 31.97%
    • John B. Ashbaugh
      6880 votes 31.07%
    • Jeff Aranguena
      4245 votes 19.17%
    • Kevin Rice
      3295 votes 14.88%
    • Matt Strzepek
      561 votes 2.53%
    • (82 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.37%)

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

    • Jan Marx
      8420 votes 62.87%
    • Steve Barasch
      3951 votes 29.50%
    • Donald E. Hedrick
      957 votes 7.15%
    • (64 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

    School

    Governing Board Member; Allan Hancock Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tim Bennett
      9,207 votes 58.2%
    • Robert Bunny Yoshioka
      6,621 votes 41.8%

    Governing Board Member; Atascadero Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Corinne Kuhnle
      6287 votes 26.12%
    • Terri E. Switzer
      6198 votes 25.75%
    • George E. Galvan
      5907 votes 24.54%
    • Dana M. Cummings
      5518 votes 22.93%
    • (157 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.65%)

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

    • Victoria S. Dandurand
      643 votes 38.41%
    • Whit Donaldson
      568 votes 33.93%
    • Allen John Buentiempo
      447 votes 26.70%
    • (16 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.96%)

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

    • Judith A. Hillen
      2184 votes 25.20%
    • Cindy Fratto
      2178 votes 25.13%
    • Sue Nash
      2035 votes 23.48%
    • Jack Mettier
      1796 votes 20.72%
    • Steve Kniffen (Write-in)
    • (474 Total Other Write-In Votes 5.47%)

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

    • Trudi Callaway
      174 votes 22.7%
    • Michael Mann
      154 votes 20.1%
    • Paul Weirum
      145 votes 18.9%
    • Jose J. Valenzuela, Jr.
      109 votes 14.2%
    • Juan Gonzalez
      97 votes 12.6%
    • Damon Quesada
      89 votes 11.6%

    Governing Board Member; Lucia Mar Unified School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Vicki Meagher
      8827 votes 38.75%
    • Mike Fuller
      6393 votes 28.06%
    • Edith "Edie" Cajas
      6012 votes 26.39%
    • Cathy Springford
      1496 votes 6.57%
    • (53 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

    Governing Board Member; Lucia Mar Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Chad Robertson
      9370 votes 44.74%
    • Jeffrey W. Stein
      8421 votes 40.21%
    • Derek G. Carnes
      3075 votes 14.68%
    • (75 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

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

    • Joel Peterson
      7,297 votes 19.0%
    • Joan Summers
      5,982 votes 15.6%
    • David S. Lambert
      5,609 votes 14.6%
    • Chris Bausch
      5,450 votes 14.2%
    • Tim Gearhart
      5,434 votes 14.2%
    • Robert Simola
      4,525 votes 11.8%
    • Nicolette Harley
      3,936 votes 10.2%
    • (167 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

    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)

    • Shelli Winter
      207 votes 40.4%
    • Greg S. Jaeger
      169 votes 33.0%
    • Don Duke
      131 votes 25.6%
    • (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.0%)

    Governing Board Member; San Luis Obispo County Community College District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Barbara George
      49,670 votes 62.5%
    • David Mark Baldwin
      29,521 votes 37.2%
    • (231 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

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

    • Steve Christian
      716 votes 38.7%
    • Bandy J. Smith
      616 votes 33.3%
    • Berkley J. Baker
      267 votes 14.4%
    • Katie Pessolano
      247 votes 13.3%
    • (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

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

    • Victor D. Tognazzini
      21,470 votes 39.4%
    • Jack C. Garvin
      16,579 votes 30.4%
    • Diana Perez
      16,502 votes 30.3%

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

    • Misty Lambert
      40 votes 24.24%
    • Ro Webb
      39 votes 23.64%
    • Lisa Marrone
      38 votes 23.03%
    • Prince Anthony Frazier
      36 votes 21.82%
    • (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 7.27%)

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

    • Amanda Rice
      1406 votes 21.00%
    • Gail Robinette
      1383 votes 20.66%
    • Muril Clift
      1351 votes 20.18%
    • Mike McLaughlin
      1186 votes 17.72%
    • Tom Gray
      950 votes 14.19%
    • Kim McDaniel
      221 votes 3.30%
    • Steve Kniffen (Write-in)
    • (197 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.94%)

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

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

    • Tony Foti
      347 votes 26.55%
    • Daniel Burgess
      345 votes 26.40%
    • David H. Fretwell
      307 votes 23.49%
    • Richard Gourley
      296 votes 22.65%
    • (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.92%)

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

    • Terry Leezer
      96 votes 28.92%
    • Carol C. Noe
      63 votes 18.98%
    • William Patrick Mulcahy
      58 votes 17.47%
    • Mary Kalvans
      58 votes 17.47%
    • George W. Tracy
      55 votes 16.57%
    • (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.60%)

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

    • Robert L. "Bob" Blair
      1678 votes 29.17%
    • Craig Armstrong
      1495 votes 25.99%
    • Ed Eby
      1338 votes 23.26%
    • Ernie Thompson
      1227 votes 21.33%
    • (14 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.24%)

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

    • Karen M. White
      772 votes 50.89%
    • Rick Searcy
      736 votes 48.52%
    • (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.59%)

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

    • Jim Blecha
      19744 votes 28.03%
    • Bill Barrow
      11841 votes 16.81%
    • David Kirk
      11784 votes 16.73%
    • Mary Matakovich
      10526 votes 14.94%
    • Karen Hiatt
      6689 votes 9.50%
    • Marquis "Marq" Miller
      3822 votes 5.43%
    • Julian J. Varela
      3534 votes 5.02%
    • Mark Burnes
      2313 votes 3.28%
    • (183 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.26%)

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

    • John Green
      206 votes 21.73%
    • Anthony R. "Bear" Kalvans
      170 votes 17.93%
    • Richard L.K. Harrison
      120 votes 12.66%
    • Larry R. Reuck
      120 votes 12.66%
    • Dale E. Hamblin
      111 votes 11.71%
    • Richard Smithen
      110 votes 11.60%
    • Al Belden, Sr.
      108 votes 11.39%
    • (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.32%)

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

    • Ralph N. McAdams, Jr.
      65 votes 65.66%
    • Mary Power Giacoletti
      34 votes 34.34%

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

    • Judy Dietch
      1166 votes 21.21%
    • David La Caro
      971 votes 17.66%
    • Geoff English
      964 votes 17.53%
    • Brenda Gray
      916 votes 16.66%
    • Wayne Petersen
      744 votes 13.53%
    • Daniel Migliazzo
      431 votes 7.84%
    • Clifford Scotty Beere
      284 votes 5.17%
    • (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.40%)

    State Propositions

    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?

    Local Measures

    Measure B-12 Election Required Before Sale of Water? -- Oceano Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 1378 / 83.87% Yes votes ...... 265 / 16.13% No votes
    Must an election be held prior to any permanent sale of water to any entity outside the Oceano Community Services District?

    Measure D-12 Utility Tax Adjustments -- City of San Luis Obispo (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 10667 / 83.52% Yes votes ...... 2105 / 16.48% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted that would 1) reduce the City of San Luis Obispo's current Utility Users Tax on telecommunication and video services from 5% to 4.8%; 2) clarify the scope and application of the tax to all taxable utilities; and 3) modernize the method of calculating and collecting the tax to reflect technological advances and changes in state and federal law so that all taxpayers are treated equally regardless of technology used?

    Measure E-12 Temporary 1/2% sales tax for street repair and other needs -- City of El Paso De Robles (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 5236 / 58.97% Yes votes ...... 3643 / 41.03% No votes
    To provide funding that cannot be seized by the State, but will stay in Paso Robles for such things as street repair, maintenance, and improvement, and other vital city needs, shall the City of Paso Robles enact a temporary one half of one percent sales tax which will expire in 12 years?

    Measure F-12 Use tax increase for repairing and maintaining roadways -- City of El Paso De Robles (Advisory Measure - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 6162 / 71.29% Yes votes ...... 2482 / 28.71% No votes
    If the voters approve a one half of one percent City limited term general sales tax increase, shall the additional revenues be used primarily for the purpose of repairing and maintaining the City's roadways?

    Measure G-12 Mayor's Term of Office -- City of El Paso De Robles (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 5081 / 58.46% Yes votes ...... 3611 / 41.54% No votes
    Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?

    Measure H-12 Issue bonds to update and expand school facilities -- Templeton Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 2348 / 57.27% Yes votes ...... 1752 / 42.73% No votes
    To update classrooms with modern computers/technology; replace portable classrooms; expand vocational education facilities including welding, engineering, medical/science technology, and construction trades; and renovate, upgrade, equip, acquire and construct classrooms/school facilities throughout the District; shall Templeton Unified School District be authorized to issue $35,000,000 of bonds with interest rates below legal limits, an independent citizen oversight committee, no money for administrator salaries, and all funds spent locally and not taken by the State and spent elsewhere?

    Measure I-12 Change Grover Beach to a Charter City -- City of Grover Beach (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 1718 / 50.16% Yes votes ...... 1707 / 49.84% No votes
    Shall the City of Grover Beach be changed from a general law city to a charter city through the adoption of the charter proposed by Resolution No. 12-42 of the Grover Beach City Council?

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