Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of Kern
(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 Board of Equalization; District 1

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

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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

US Congress

United States Representative; District 21

• David Valadao, Republican
  45,907 votes 57.8%
• Amanda Renteria, Democratic
  33,470 votes 42.2%

United States Representative; District 23

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  100,317 votes 74.8%
• Raul Garcia, Democratic
  33,726 votes 25.2%

State Legislature

State Senator; District 14

• Andy Vidak, Republican
  54,251 votes 54.1%
• Luis Chavez, Democratic
  46,035 votes 45.9%

State Senator; District 16

• Jean Fuller, Republican
  122,700 votes 72.8%
• Ruth Musser-Lopez, Democratic
  45,812 votes 27.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 26

• Devon Mathis, Republican
  34,683 votes 53.6%
• Rudy Mendoza, Republican
  29,991 votes 46.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 32

• Rudy Salas, Democratic
  26,721 votes 54.8%
• Pedro A. Rios, Republican
  22,031 votes 45.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 34

• Shannon Grove, Republican
  70,403 votes 74.5%
• Virginia "Mari" Goodman, Democratic
  24,132 votes 25.5%

Member of the State Assembly; District 36

• Tom Lackey, Republican
  42,107 votes 60.2%
• Steve Fox, Democratic
  27,866 votes 39.8%

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 5 (Yes/No)

• Stephen J. Kane
  69.8% Yes (309,173) 30.2% No (133,645)
• Donald R. Franson, Jr.
  68.5% Yes (304,351) 31.5% No (139,894)
• Dennis A. Cornell
  67.0% Yes (298,983) 33.0% No (147,009)
• Gene M. Gomes
  60.4% Yes (271,321) 39.6% No (177,986)
• Rosendo Peña, Jr.
  55.8% Yes (251,413) 44.2% No (199,531)

School

Trustee; Kern Community College District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Kyle Carter
  15705 votes 29.06%
• Rick Wright
  12750 votes 23.59%
• John A. Rodgers
  11849 votes 21.93%
• Hector Rivera
  7135 votes 13.20%
• John Alexander
  6334 votes 11.72%

Board Member; Delano Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Lionel Reyna
  2,898 votes 25.5%
• Eloise C. Carrillo
  2,325 votes 20.4%
• Art Armendariz
  2,270 votes 19.9%
• Jean Flores
  1,951 votes 17.1%
• Lilly Perez Agbalog
  1,927 votes 16.9%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Trustee; Kern High School District; Trustee Area 1

• Mike Williams
  16886 votes 66.92%
• Aurora Cooper
  8173 votes 32.39%

Trustee; Kern High School District; Trustee Area 4

• Phillip Peters
  7923 votes 36.28%
• Martha McCuen Miller
  7504 votes 34.37%
• Anna Laven
  6274 votes 28.73%

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

• Paul Linder
  1082 votes 15.82%
• Julie Ortlieb
  993 votes 14.52%
• Carl "Rick" Twisselman, III
  960 votes 14.03%
• Kenneth J. Anderson
  930 votes 13.59%
• Jeremy T. Gregory
  799 votes 11.68%
• Gary J. Morris
  776 votes 11.34%
• Janice Ashley
  645 votes 9.43%
• Jeffery Ginn
  641 votes 9.37%

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

• Wayne E. Wallace
  1381 votes 26.84%
• Juan Bernal
  1304 votes 25.34%
• Patty Sanchez
  1257 votes 24.43%
• Sharon Nicol
  1177 votes 22.88%

Board Member; El Tejon Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Barbara J. Newbold
  968 votes 35.8%
• Misty Johnston
  805 votes 29.8%
• Stephen Ray Berry, Sr.
  580 votes 21.4%
• Sabrina Rouser
  351 votes 13.0%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Maricopa Unified School District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Darwin Ellis
  156 votes 20.47%
• Barry Lindaman
  151 votes 19.82%
• Ted L. Destrampe
  130 votes 17.06%
• Michelle Dunham
  129 votes 16.93%
• Kristin Janae Blanco
  97 votes 12.73%
• Stephanie Renee Coontz
  91 votes 11.94%

Board Member; McFarland Unified School District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Jimmie Beltran
  679 votes 40.06%
• David R. Arguello
  649 votes 38.29%
• Ricardo M. Ramirez
  347 votes 20.47%

Board Member; McFarland Unified School District; 2 Year Short Term

• Victoria Ramirez
  636 votes 57.82%
• Ramon Melendez
  451 votes 41.00%

Board Member; Sierra Sands Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Tim Johnson
  5,347 votes 28.5%
• Kurt D. Rockwell
  5,274 votes 28.1%
• Amy Castillo-Covert
  4,519 votes 24.1%
• Christina Witt
  3,636 votes 19.4%

Board Member; Southern Kern Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Sandra "Sandy" Kirk
  1757 votes 25.31%
• J. Vincent Otis
  1734 votes 24.98%
• Mario Gutierrez
  1706 votes 24.58%
• Robert Vincelette, Jr.
  1696 votes 24.43%

Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Area 2, Seat C

• Joe Wallek
  4512 votes 55.45%
• Patty Snyder
  3560 votes 43.75%

Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Area 4, Seat G

• Teresa Foley
  4354 votes 54.84%
• Darren Hulbert
  3504 votes 44.13%

Board Member; Arvin Union School District (3 Elected)

• Antoniette "Toni" Pichardo
  755 votes 24.65%
• Anabel Quintino Rubio
  587 votes 19.16%
• Geri N. Rivera
  507 votes 16.55%
• Joy Tarver
  465 votes 15.18%
• Victor Garcia
  426 votes 13.91%
• Tim Owens
  310 votes 10.12%

Board Member; Delano Union School District (3 Elected)

• Efrain Rodriguez
  2603 votes 27.32%
• Hubert W. Rabanal
  2122 votes 22.27%
• Ramon M. Cardenas
  2082 votes 21.85%
• O. Michael Lanius
  1505 votes 15.79%
• Ramon Manuel Castellanos
  1172 votes 12.30%

Board Member; Fairfax School District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Valorie Alvarado
  756 votes 29.68%
• Alex Adams
  516 votes 20.26%
• Patsy A. Rowles
  501 votes 19.67%
• Catherine Adams-Tange
  420 votes 16.49%
• Palmer Cornelious Moland
  331 votes 13.00%

Board Member; General Shafter School District; 4 Year Full Term

• Leane R. Melo
  70 votes 56.00%
• Matthew Woodfin
  53 votes 42.40%

Trustee; Greenfield Union School District; Trustee Area D

• Mike Shaw
  461 votes 57.05%
• Tiffany Clendenen
  328 votes 40.59%

Trustee; Greenfield Union School District; Trustee Area E

• Gloria M. Burr
  620 votes 65.40%
• Marcy Ladd
  321 votes 33.86%

Board Member; Lakeside Union School District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Gaby Schmidt
  576 votes 18.20%
• Heather Fallis
  543 votes 17.16%
• Kristina Treadwell
  540 votes 17.07%
• Russell G. Robertson, Jr.
  534 votes 16.88%
• Weldon D. James
  480 votes 15.17%
• Mario Buoni, III
  477 votes 15.08%

Board Member; Lamont School District (3 Elected)

• Elizabeth Naty Santana-Garibaldo
  489 votes 21.79%
• Jesse Atondo
  473 votes 21.08%
• David F. Manriquez
  436 votes 19.43%
• Calvin L. Meek
  425 votes 18.94%
• Evelyn Velasquez
  404 votes 18.00%

Board Member; Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union School District (3 Elected)

• Mianna Beard
  183 votes 27.2%
• Jennifer Lavers
  174 votes 25.9%
• Kristine Bowman
  143 votes 21.2%
• Liz Davis
  99 votes 14.7%
• Richard Brewer
  74 votes 11.0%

Board Member; Midway School District (2 Elected)

• Becky Sharp
  46 votes 21.60%
• Rachel Dayton
  39 votes 18.31%
• Teena Simmons
  39 votes 18.31%
• Amy U. Parker
  38 votes 17.84%
• Gary Letterman
  32 votes 15.02%
• Theresa Birdsong
  19 votes 8.92%

Board Member; Rio Bravo Greeley Union School District (2 Elected)

• Russell Shipley
  547 votes 34.45%
• Darren Filkins
  534 votes 33.63%
• Shelley Cauzza
  493 votes 31.05%

Board Member; South Fork Union School District (3 Elected)

• Sherry L. Nichols
  511 votes 28.89%
• Daures Stephens
  440 votes 24.87%
• Karrie Bunting
  423 votes 23.91%
• Sara Weghorst
  394 votes 22.27%

Board Member; Taft City School District (2 Elected)

• Michael McCormick
  1595 votes 39.78%
• Les Clark
  1322 votes 32.97%
• David R. Grant
  1076 votes 26.83%

Board Member; Vineland School District (3 Elected)

• Andy Stenderup
  141 votes 26.76%
• Viviana Maria Ramirez
  134 votes 25.43%
• Freddy Medina
  129 votes 24.48%
• Frank Segura
  115 votes 21.82%

Board Member; Wasco Union School District (3 Elected)

• Richard K. Reding
  1130 votes 22.41%
• Anna J. Poggi
  931 votes 18.46%
• Luis A. Fernandez
  763 votes 15.13%
• Gilbert Reyna
  650 votes 12.89%
• Michael B. Darden
  593 votes 11.76%
• Biridiana Zamora Rios
  528 votes 10.47%
• Linda Carrillo
  430 votes 8.53%

Director; Mojave Air and Space Port District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Jimmy "Jim" Balentine
  1799 votes 39.69%
• Bill Deaver
  1081 votes 23.85%
• Elliot Seguin
  870 votes 19.19%
• Norm Hill
  755 votes 16.66%

Director; Mojave Air and Space Port District; 2 Year Short Term (2 Elected)

• David Evans
  1670 votes 40.60%
• Michael Hill
  1264 votes 30.73%
• S. Joann Painter
  1140 votes 27.72%

Director; Arvin Community Services District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Cesar Moreno
  662 votes 23.43%
• Rafael Gallardo
  630 votes 22.29%
• Veronica De Anda
  576 votes 20.38%
• Robert Rodriguez
  534 votes 18.90%
• Jude A. Urueta
  396 votes 14.01%

Director; Arvin Community Services District; 2 Year Short Term

• Maria Alvarez
  834 votes 60.65%
• Ange McNeill
  533 votes 38.76%

Director; Bear Valley Community Services District (3 Elected)

• William T. Mason, Jr.
  807 votes 14.10%
• Gil Grace
  800 votes 13.98%
• Walter Ritchie
  758 votes 13.24%
• Jay Carlyn
  743 votes 12.98%
• David G. Licher
  690 votes 12.06%
• Larry Muell
  560 votes 9.79%
• Bob Hupp
  512 votes 8.95%
• Norwin Huckabay
  474 votes 8.28%
• Reese Timonen
  350 votes 6.12%

Director; Desert Lake Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Dillard W. Love
  88 votes 35.06%
• Charles Wilson
  65 votes 25.90%
• Reba Jordan
  49 votes 19.52%
• Larry Byler
  49 votes 19.52%

Director; Golden Hills Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Marilyn White
  1322 votes 33.37%
• John C. Buckley, II
  1183 votes 29.86%
• Al Baumgarten
  772 votes 19.49%
• Laura Lynne Wyatt
  664 votes 16.76%

Director; Rosamond Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Ed Mac Kay
  1149 votes 18.32%
• Olaf A. Landsgaard
  1084 votes 17.28%
• Dennis Shingledecker
  1079 votes 17.20%
• Kathleen S. Spoor
  1004 votes 16.01%
• Greg Wood
  675 votes 10.76%
• Rick L. Webb
  639 votes 10.19%
• Ariella Kapelner
  612 votes 9.76%

Director; Stallion Springs Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Sandra K. Young
  489 votes 30.47%
• Vince McLaughlin
  420 votes 26.17%
• Daniel Foster
  295 votes 18.38%
• Jo Anne Huckins
  239 votes 14.89%
• Richard E. Valpey
  161 votes 10.03%

Director; Frazier Park Public Utility District; Office 5

• Frank Durso
  245 votes 53.73%
• Brahma A. Neyman
  202 votes 44.30%

Director; Lamont Public Utility District; Office 1

• Roberto Gonzalez
  672 votes 62.40%
• Jose M. Muralles
  391 votes 36.30%

Director; Lamont Public Utility District; Office 5

• Miguel Sanchez
  675 votes 61.48%
• Daniel Portillo
  414 votes 37.70%

Director; Bear Mountain Recreation and Park District (2 Elected)

• Adolfo Flores
  1769 votes 47.71%
• Fredi Castrejon
  1048 votes 28.26%
• Joshlyn Horton
  846 votes 22.82%

Director; Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

• Regina K. Houchin
  157 votes 33.69%
• Chad Ramay
  128 votes 27.47%
• Encarnacion Hernandez
  122 votes 26.18%
• Doug Vontz
  55 votes 11.80%

Director; McFarland Recreation and Park District (2 Elected)

• Johnny Samaniego
  523 votes 28.06%
• Eliseo M. Santillano
  503 votes 26.98%
• Jim D. Price
  439 votes 23.55%
• Marin Ortega, Jr.
  383 votes 20.55%

Director; Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency; Division 1

• Shelley Sorsabal
  2,691 votes 53.6%
• Charlie O'Loughlin
  2,333 votes 46.4%

Director; Kern County Water Agency; Division 5

• Charles W. Wulff, Jr.
  7842 votes 60.17%
• Adrienne Jo Mathews
  5009 votes 38.44%

Director; Indian Wells Valley Water District (2 Elected)

• Peter Brown
  4,488 votes 37.3%
• Chuck Griffin
  3,967 votes 33.0%
• Don Joe McKernan
  3,571 votes 29.7%

Director; Tehachapi Cummings County Water District; Division 3

• James Pack
  4305 votes 58.29%
• Robert R. Schultz
  3019 votes 40.87%

County

Assessor-Recorder; County of Kern

• Jon Lifquist
  74143 votes 60.56%
• Russell Johnson
  47225 votes 38.57%

City

Council Member; City of Arvin (3 Elected)

• Jazmin Robles
  729 votes 24.72%
• Erika Madrigal
  673 votes 22.82%
• Jess Ortiz
  518 votes 17.57%
• Joet Stoner
  450 votes 15.26%
• Abdo Algabyali
  401 votes 13.60%
• Sabas Alias
  162 votes 5.49%

City; City of Bakersfield; Ward 1

• P. "Willie" Rivera
  2526 votes 62.99%
• Manuel Ramirez
  1425 votes 35.54%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 3

• Ken Weir
  7029 votes 59.17%
• Heidi Carter Escudero
  2491 votes 20.97%
• Mark McCallum
  2313 votes 19.47%

City; City of Bakersfield; Ward 4

• Bob Smith
  4827 votes 45.99%
• Richard Schwartz
  4328 votes 41.24%
• Joey Titus
  721 votes 6.87%
• Daniel Mbagwu
  552 votes 5.26%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 7

• Chris Parlier
  2829 votes 45.53%
• Harmeet Dhindsa
  1877 votes 30.21%
• Matthew Braman
  1451 votes 23.35%

Mayor; City of California City

• Jennifer A. Wood
  1167 votes 49.20%
• Lou Peralta
  677 votes 28.54%
• Leonard Martin
  483 votes 20.36%

Council Member; City of California City (2 Elected)

• James Gray
  1113 votes 28.97%
• Chuck McGuire
  996 votes 25.92%
• Rick Warren
  973 votes 25.33%
• Patrick D. Bohannon
  711 votes 18.51%

Treasurer; City of California City

Council Member; City of Delano (2 Elected)

• Ruben "Ruby" Hill
  1402 votes 19.70%
• Liz Morris
  1365 votes 19.18%
• Joe Aguirre
  1093 votes 15.36%
• Bill Hylton
  945 votes 13.28%
• Stephan Barajas Sanchez
  862 votes 12.11%
• Sam Ramirez
  727 votes 10.21%
• Johnny R. Munoz
  697 votes 9.79%

Council Member; City of Maricopa (2 Elected)

• Cynthia Tonkin
  134 votes 51.34%
• Virgil Larry Bell
  101 votes 38.70%

Treasurer; City of Maricopa

Mayor; City of McFarland

• Manuel Cantu, Jr.
  730 votes 71.08%
• Kenneth Ray Rosson
  289 votes 28.14%

Council Member; City of McFarland (2 Elected)

• Vidal Santillano
  522 votes 29.58%
• J. Russell Coker
  434 votes 24.59%
• Ricardo M. Ramirez
  198 votes 11.22%
• Jessica Gonzalez
  181 votes 10.25%
• Timothy Gonzales
  156 votes 8.84%
• Abdalwahab "Robert" Awnallah
  152 votes 8.61%
• Ralph Lorta
  106 votes 6.01%

Mayor; City of Ridgecrest

• Margaret "Peggy" Breeden
  2824 votes 44.63%
• Thomas R. Wiknich
  1148 votes 18.14%
• Robert Obergfell
  928 votes 14.67%
• Steven P. Morgan
  652 votes 10.31%
• Randy Jenkins
  427 votes 6.75%
• William Dale Howard
  321 votes 5.07%

Council Member; City of Ridgecrest (2 Elected)

• Eddie B. Thomas
  2636 votes 24.45%
• Michael R. Mower
  2615 votes 24.25%
• Marshall "Chip" Holloway
  2096 votes 19.44%
• Christina Witt
  1879 votes 17.43%
• Matthew G. Baudhuin
  1506 votes 13.97%

Council Member; City of Shafter (2 Elected)

• Cathy L. Prout
  1066 votes 41.41%
• Eli Espericueta
  949 votes 36.87%
• Ramon Sanchez
  537 votes 20.86%

Council Member; City of Taft (3 Elected)

• Josh Bryant
  917 votes 34.18%
• Randy Miller
  717 votes 26.72%
• Renee Bitzer Hill
  716 votes 26.69%

Council Member; City of Tehachapi (3 Elected)

• Dennis Wahlstrom
  1041 votes 23.87%
• Phil Smith
  1018 votes 23.34%
• Susan C. Wiggins
  969 votes 22.21%
• Mary Lou Corpus-Zamudio
  675 votes 15.47%
• Richard Felter
  625 votes 14.33%

Council Member; City of Wasco (2 Elected)

• Carl Joe Hively
  1066 votes 31.40%
• Cherylee Wegman
  765 votes 22.53%
• Elizabeth Olvera Tapia
  564 votes 16.61%
• Rocio Mosqueda
  544 votes 16.02%
• Larry L. Jennings
  434 votes 12.78%

City Clerk; City of Wasco

• Duviet V. Rodriguez
  1691 votes 96.79%

Treasurer; City of Wasco

• Lamar Rodriguez
  894 votes 47.50%
• Arnulfo Gonzales
  536 votes 28.48%
• Sarina Juan
  422 votes 22.42%

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 C -- Mojave Unified School Facilities Improvement District 1
1551 / 63.31% Yes votes ...... 899 / 36.69% No votes

Measure D -- Southern Kern Unified School District
1874 / 57.06% Yes votes ...... 1410 / 42.94% No votes

Measure E -- Arvin Union School District
1114 / 79.46% Yes votes ...... 288 / 20.54% No votes

Measure F -- City of Tehachapi
835 / 46.18% Yes votes ...... 973 / 53.82% No votes