Combined ballot

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

Governor

• Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Democratic
  4,388,368 votes 60.0%
• Neel Kashkari, Republican
  2,929,213 votes 40.0%

Lieutenant Governor

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  4,107,051 votes 57.2%
• Ron Nehring, Republican
  3,078,039 votes 42.8%

Secretary of State

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  3,799,711 votes 53.6%
• Pete Peterson, Republican
  3,285,334 votes 46.4%

Controller

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  3,810,304 votes 54.0%
• Ashley Swearengin, Republican
  3,249,668 votes 46.0%

Treasurer

• John Chiang, Democratic
  4,176,793 votes 58.8%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  2,925,895 votes 41.2%

Attorney General

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  4,102,649 votes 57.5%
• Ronald Gold, Republican
  3,033,476 votes 42.5%

Insurance Commissioner

• Dave Jones, Democratic
  4,038,165 votes 57.5%
• Ted Gaines, Republican
  2,981,951 votes 42.5%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tom Torlakson
  3,167,212 votes 52.1%
• Marshall Tuck
  2,906,989 votes 47.9%

State Board of Equalization; District 1

• George Runner, Republican
  984,604 votes 57.8%
• Chris Parker, Democratic
  718,129 votes 42.2%

US Congress

United States Representative; District 1

• Doug La Malfa, Republican
  132,052 votes 61.0%
• Heidi Hall, Democratic
  84,320 votes 39.0%

State Legislature

State Senator; District 4

• Jim Nielsen, Republican
  139,199 votes 63.7%
• CJ Jawahar, Democratic
  79,457 votes 36.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 1

• Brian Dahle, Republican
  104,103 votes 70.2%
• Brigham Sawyer Smith, Democratic
  44,119 votes 29.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 3

• James Gallagher, Republican
  69,552 votes 63.1%
• Jim Reed, Democratic
  40,732 votes 36.9%

Judicial

California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Kathryn Mickle Werdegar
  72.6% Yes (3,763,889) 27.4% No (1,422,314)
• Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
  67.7% Yes (3,605,251) 32.3% No (1,717,099)
• Goodwin Liu
  67.1% Yes (3,582,407) 32.9% No (1,755,381)

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

• Andrea Lynn Hoch
  70.4% Yes (466,173) 29.6% No (195,977)
• Vance W. Raye
  69.9% Yes (463,297) 30.1% No (199,312)
• William J. Murray, Jr.
  70.7% Yes (461,677) 29.3% No (191,779)
• Ronald B. Robie
  68.6% Yes (451,172) 31.4% No (206,442)
• Elena J. Duarte
  66.4% Yes (437,640) 33.6% No (221,134)
• Louis Mauro
  66.3% Yes (431,721) 33.7% No (219,485)
• Jonathan K. Renner
  64.7% Yes (421,547) 35.3% No (230,314)

School

Trustee; Butte-Glenn Community College District; Trustee Area 5

• Thomas F. McLaughlin
  19397 votes 54.85%
• Jackie Gitman
  9371 votes 26.50%
• Christopher Clifford
  6463 votes 18.27%
• (135 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.38%)

Board Member; Biggs Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Kathryn B. Sheppard
  394 votes 27.34%
• M. America Navarro
  350 votes 24.29%
• Dennis G. Slusser
  343 votes 23.80%
• Terry Lattemore
  341 votes 23.66%
• (13 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.90%)

Board Member; Chico Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Gary M. Loustale
  11235 votes 28.31%
• Eileen Robinson
  11135 votes 28.06%
• Kathleen E. Kaiser
  9696 votes 24.43%
• Cynthia Van Auken
  7461 votes 18.80%
• (157 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.40%)

Board Member; Durham Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Lance R. Smith
  736 votes 35.05%
• Todd Southam
  714 votes 34.00%
• Kathryn "Kathy" Horn
  643 votes 30.62%
• (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.33%)

Trustee; Gridley Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Stacy Anthony
  985 votes 37.48%
• Kirsten Storne-Piazza
  924 votes 35.16%
• Clark S. Redfield
  707 votes 26.90%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.46%)

Board Member; Paradise Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Judith Peters
  4241 votes 27.04%
• Alan White
  3995 votes 25.47%
• Michael Greer
  3745 votes 23.87%
• Mary Rich
  3632 votes 23.15%
• (73 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.47%)

Board Member; Oroville Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Nannette Walker
  4853 votes 21.52%
• Bonnie King
  4406 votes 19.54%
• Cameron E. Sweeney
  3639 votes 16.14%
• David Bruce
  3449 votes 15.30%
• Mark Collins
  3216 votes 14.26%
• Martin Sudicky
  2945 votes 13.06%
• (41 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.18%)

Board Member; Manzanita Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Brenda Roach-Donnahoe
  92 votes 38.33%
• Chris Alexander
  73 votes 30.42%
• Dave Dulai
  73 votes 30.42%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.83%)

Board Member; Palermo Union Elementary School District; Full Term (3 Elected)

• Susan L. Short
  757 votes 30.16%
• William Oran Bynum
  615 votes 24.50%
• Thomas Robertson
  584 votes 23.27%
• Richard Henry Wulbern, IV
  543 votes 21.63%
• (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.44%)

Board Member; Thermalito Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Darlene Fultz
  764 votes 22.24%
• Gail M. Shields
  659 votes 19.18%
• Brenda Ielati
  629 votes 18.31%
• Heather Walker
  574 votes 16.71%
• Pang Xiong
  566 votes 16.48%
• Al Orozco
  232 votes 6.75%
• (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.32%)

Assessor; County of Butte

• Diane Brown
  22769 votes 55.12%
• Bill Connelly
  18437 votes 44.63%
• (104 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.25%)

City

Council Member; City of Biggs (3 Elected)

• Douglas Arnold
  164 votes 26.84%
• James T. "Bo" Sheppard
  163 votes 26.68%
• Angela M. Thompson
  161 votes 26.35%
• Nathan Wilkinson
  118 votes 19.31%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.82%)

Council Member; City of Chico (3 Elected)

• Andrew Coolidge
  8887 votes 20.17%
• Mark Sorensen
  8280 votes 18.79%
• Reanette Fillmer
  7899 votes 17.92%
• Lupe Arim-Law
  6251 votes 14.18%
• Forough Maria Molina
  5839 votes 13.25%
• Scott Gruendl
  5535 votes 12.56%
• Rodney Willis
  1299 votes 2.95%
• (81 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.18%)

Council Member; City of Gridley (2 Elected)

• Bruce E. Johnson
  510 votes 32.82%
• Raymond E. Borges
  474 votes 30.50%
• Shirley O. Brien
  306 votes 19.69%
• Pedro Mota
  261 votes 16.80%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.19%)

City of Oroville, Mayor

• Linda L. Dahlmeier
  1447 votes 65.27%
• Barbara Cheri Bunker
  749 votes 33.78%
• (21 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.95%)

Council Member; City of Oroville (3 Elected)

• Art Hatley
  1011 votes 17.44%
• Jack R. Berry
  916 votes 15.80%
• Marlene Del Rosario
  855 votes 14.75%
• Mark Grover
  844 votes 14.56%
• Celia Hirschman
  793 votes 13.68%
• Allen Young
  720 votes 12.42%
• Will Ferrer Pagarigan
  650 votes 11.21%
• (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.12%)

City of Oroville, Treasurer

• Karolyn Fairbanks
  1835 votes 98.13%
• (35 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.87%)

Council Member; Town of Paradise (2 Elected)

• Jody Jones
  3750 votes 35.00%
• Scott Lotter
  3550 votes 33.13%
• Mike Zuccolillo
  3287 votes 30.68%
• (128 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.19%)

Special District

Board Member; Chico Area Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

• Jan Sneed
  9406 votes 22.74%
• Bob Malowney
  8828 votes 21.34%
• Herman A. Ellis
  8675 votes 20.97%
• Dave Donnan
  7211 votes 17.43%
• Edward E. Seagle, Jr.
  7133 votes 17.25%
• (109 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.26%)

Board Member; Feather River Recreation and Park District; Full Term (2 Elected)

• Don Noble
  5113 votes 37.44%
• Scott "Kent" Fowler
  4972 votes 36.40%
• Virgle N. Gage
  3511 votes 25.71%
• (62 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.45%)

Board Member; Feather River Recreation and Park District; Unexpired Short Term

• Gary S. Emberland
  4682 votes 54.81%
• Michael Hicks
  3818 votes 44.70%
• (42 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.49%)

Board Member; South Feather Water and Power Agency; Division 1

• Tod Hickman
  1705 votes 38.03%
• Donald C. Hume, III
  1643 votes 36.65%
• Ray Scales
  1130 votes 25.21%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.11%)

Board Member; South Feather Water and Power Agency; Division 3

• Dennis Moreland
  2615 votes 56.14%
• Gordon Andoe
  2034 votes 43.67%
• (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.19%)

Board Member; South Feather Water and Power Agency; Division 5

• John J. Starr
  3014 votes 62.94%
• Steven Onken
  1772 votes 37.00%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.06%)

Proposition 1 Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014
Pass: 4,771,350 / 67.1% Yes votes ...... 2,336,676 / 32.9% No votes

Should the state sell $7.1 billion in additional general obligation bonds--as well as redirect $425 million in unsold general obligation bonds that were previously approved by voters for resource-related uses--to fund various water-related programs?

Proposition 2 State Budget. Budget Stabilization Account
Pass: 4,831,045 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 2,158,004 / 30.9% No votes

Should the State Constitution be amended to change how the state pays down debt and saves money in reserves?

Proposition 45 Healthcare Insurance. Rate Changes
Fail: 2,917,882 / 41.1% Yes votes ...... 4,184,416 / 58.9% No votes

Should changes in some health insurance rates require the Insurance Commissioner's approval before going into effect?

Proposition 46 Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits
Fail: 2,376,817 / 33.2% Yes votes ...... 4,774,364 / 66.8% No votes

Should California require random drug testing of doctors, require doctors to check a statewide database before prescribing certain drugs, and raise the cap on noneconomic damages in medical negligence lawsuits?

Proposition 47 Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties
Pass: 4,238,156 / 59.6% Yes votes ...... 2,871,943 / 40.4% No votes

Should the penalties for certain offenders convicted of nonserious, nonviolent crimes be reduced from felonies to misdemeanors?

Proposition 48 Indian Gaming Compacts
Fail: 2,702,157 / 39.0% Yes votes ...... 4,219,881 / 61.0% No votes

Should the tribal gaming compacts negotiated by Governor Brown with the North Fork and Wiyot Tribes and ratified by legislative statute be allowed to go into effect?

Measure A Medical Marijuana Referendum -- County of Butte (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 27916 / 61.59% Yes votes ...... 17408 / 38.41% No votes

Shall Ordinance 4075, an ordinance amending Sections 34A-4, 34A-5, and 34A-8 to Article I, Chapter 34A entitled "Restrictions on Cultivation of Medical marijuana" of the Butte County Code, be adopted?

Measure B Medical Marijuana Initiative -- County of Butte (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 14936 / 33.08% Yes votes ...... 30215 / 66.92% No votes

Shall the ordinance entitled "Initiative Measure to Enact Voter Approved County Ordinance on Marijuana Cultivation" be adopted?

Measure C Temporary Retail Sales Tax -- Town of Paradise (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3718 / 51.55% Yes votes ...... 3495 / 48.45% No votes

Shall Ordinance No. 545, a temporary sales tax increase of one-half percent (0.50%) that automatically expires in six years, and that establishes a citizen oversight committee to ensure that the funds are used to preserve public services such as police protection, fire suppression, street maintenance, animal control and other services for the Town of Paradise, be adopted?

Measure D Change in Qualifications for Electing Directors -- Durham Irrigation District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 192 / 58.54% Yes votes ...... 136 / 41.46% No votes

Shall directors of Durham Irrigation District, who now are required to be residents of the divisions they represent, instead be required only to be residents of the District at large such that each director shall be a voter and landowner in and a resident of the District at large without regard to divisions?