Combined ballot

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(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 2

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  1,448,657 votes 68.7%
• James E. Theis, Republican
  660,973 votes 31.3%

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 2

• Jared Huffman, Democratic
  163,124 votes 75.0%
• Dale K. Mensing, Republican
  54,400 votes 25.0%

United States Representative; District 5

• Mike Thompson, Democratic
  129,613 votes 75.7%
• James Hinton, No Party Preference
  41,535 votes 24.3%

State Legislature

State Senator; District 2

• Mike McGuire, Democratic
  188,142 votes 70.0%
• Lawrence R. Wiesner, Republican
  80,778 votes 30.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 2

• Jim Wood, Democratic
  85,045 votes 65.1%
• Matt Heath, Republican
  45,553 votes 34.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 4

• Bill Dodd, Democratic
  70,598 votes 61.6%
• Charlie Schaupp, Republican
  43,981 votes 38.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 10

• Marc Levine, Democratic
  105,636 votes 74.6%
• Gregory Allen, Republican
  35,999 votes 25.4%

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 1, Division 1 (Yes/No)

• Kathleen M. Banke
  78.8% Yes (711,880) 21.2% No (191,835)
• Jim Humes
  75.4% Yes (678,936) 24.6% No (222,069)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 2 (Yes/No)

• Therese M. Stewart
  77.4% Yes (694,245) 22.6% No (203,244)
• J. Anthony Kline
  75.3% Yes (673,648) 24.7% No (221,496)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 3 (Yes/No)

• Martin J. Jenkins
  77.6% Yes (681,706) 22.4% No (196,509)
• Stuart R. Pollak
  74.5% Yes (658,378) 25.5% No (225,341)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 4 (Yes/No)

• Ignazio John Ruvolo
  73.9% Yes (652,306) 26.1% No (230,810)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 5 (Yes/No)

• Mark B. Simons
  77.9% Yes (679,701) 22.1% No (193,324)
• Terence L. Bruiniers
  75.2% Yes (652,731) 24.8% No (215,679)

School

Member; Sonoma County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

• Peter S. Kostas
  19,603 votes 83.5%
• Daniel A. Drummond
  3,803 votes 16.2%
• (81 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; Sonoma County Junior College District - Sebastopol Area

• Jordan Burns
  11,267 votes 54.7%
• B. Robert Burdo
  9,235 votes 44.9%
• (79 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; Sonoma County Junior College District - Petaluma Area

• Maggie Fishman
  11,401 votes 56.9%
• Kathleen Doyle
  8,592 votes 42.9%
• (43 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; Sonoma County Junior College District - Santa Rosa Area

• Dorothy Battenfeld
  24,147 votes 55.7%
• Don Zumwalt
  19,061 votes 44.0%
• (115 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; Cotati/Rohnert Park Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Marc Orloff
  5,986 votes 26.2%
• Leffler Brown
  5,801 votes 25.4%
• Tracy Farrell
  5,647 votes 24.7%
• Andrew Longmire
  5,349 votes 23.4%
• (77 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; Healdsburg Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Vincent Dougherty
  3,208 votes 36.4%
• Donna Del Rey
  2,869 votes 32.6%
• Tina Guerrero
  2,708 votes 30.8%
• (20 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; Windsor Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Eric Heitz
  5,124 votes 29.9%
• Sandra L. Dobbins
  3,713 votes 21.7%
• William "Billy" Forrest
  3,010 votes 17.6%
• Cheryl L. Scholar
  2,877 votes 16.8%
• George A. Horwedel
  2,397 votes 14.0%
• (27 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

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

• Michael J. Baddeley
  11,090 votes 22.2%
• Sheri N.W. Chlebowski
  10,832 votes 21.7%
• Phoebe Ellis
  10,693 votes 21.4%
• Steven Cozza
  10,598 votes 21.2%
• Gonzalo Romo
  6,745 votes 13.5%
• (74 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; City of Santa Rosa High School District (3 Elected)

• Frank Pugh
  26,926 votes 23.4%
• Bill Carle
  26,920 votes 23.4%
• Ron Kristof
  23,167 votes 20.1%
• Omar A. Medina
  19,865 votes 17.3%
• Mike Kallhoff
  18,018 votes 15.7%
• (209 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; West Sonoma County Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Kellie Noe
  9,995 votes 31.2%
• Lori Bruhner
  8,393 votes 26.2%
• David Stecher
  6,839 votes 21.3%
• Eric Kirchmann
  6,801 votes 21.2%
• (48 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; Bellevue Union School District (3 Elected)

• Stephanie Merrida-Grant
  1,460 votes 21.1%
• Victor Ayala
  1,246 votes 18.0%
• Lisa A. Reyes
  1,180 votes 17.1%
• Adele Walker
  1,140 votes 16.5%
• Kathleen A. Mullins
  932 votes 13.5%
• Carol L. Montoya
  931 votes 13.5%
• (24 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

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

• Maxine Barboza
  14 votes 48.3%
• Leah "Wilder" Belmontez
  11 votes 37.9%
• Debbi Duncan
  3 votes 10.3%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.4%)

Board Member; Kashia School District; 2 Year Short Term

• Martina C. Morgan
  10 votes 66.7%
• Athena Marrufo
  5 votes 33.3%

Board Member; Monte Rio Union School District

• Ross Bickford
  423 votes 71.8%
• Peter Andrews
  163 votes 27.7%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.5%)

Board Member; Oak Grove Union School District (3 Elected)

• Torrey Olson
  830 votes 26.5%
• Ted Young
  823 votes 26.3%
• Matthew A. Schondel
  762 votes 24.3%
• Steve Dick
  709 votes 22.7%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; Waugh School District (3 Elected)

• Christie Shern
  897 votes 23.3%
• Christine D. Pieper
  893 votes 23.2%
• Matthew R. Thomas
  828 votes 21.5%
• John N. Paun
  635 votes 16.5%
• Scott Rostoni
  590 votes 15.3%
• (8 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

County Supervisor; Sonoma County; Supervisorial District 4

• James Gore
  15,724 votes 58.3%
• Deb Fudge
  11,118 votes 41.2%
• (124 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.5%)

City

Council Member; City of Santa Rosa (3 Elected)

• Chris Coursey
  21,047 votes 19.6%
• John Sawyer
  16,555 votes 15.4%
• Tom Schwedhelm
  16,291 votes 15.1%
• Ashle Crocker
  15,534 votes 14.4%
• Curtis Byrd
  13,271 votes 12.3%
• Lee Pierce
  11,833 votes 11.0%
• Colleen Shea Fernald
  5,237 votes 4.9%
• Chucker E. "Chuck" Sims, II
  3,830 votes 3.6%
• Keith Rhinehart
  3,815 votes 3.5%
• (126 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Council Member; City of Cloverdale (3 Elected)

• Joseph "Joe" Palla
  1,460 votes 24.0%
• Carol Russell
  1,359 votes 22.3%
• Gus Wolter
  1,196 votes 19.6%
• Michele P. Winterbottom
  1,067 votes 17.5%
• Jude Gibson-Byers
  990 votes 16.2%
• (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

City Treasurer; City of Cloverdale

• Robert P. Dailey
  1,871 votes 97.0%
• (57 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.0%)

Council Member; City of Cotati (2 Elected)

• Mark Landman
  1,406 votes 41.7%
• John Moore
  1,166 votes 34.5%
• George Barich
  797 votes 23.6%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Council Member; City of Healdsburg (2 Elected)

• Eric A. Ziedrich
  2,276 votes 33.0%
• Brigette Mansell
  1,761 votes 25.5%
• Jeff Civian
  1,721 votes 24.9%
• Tim Meinken
  1,138 votes 16.5%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Mayor; City of Petaluma

• David Glass
  9,228 votes 50.1%
• Mike Harris
  9,144 votes 49.6%
• (48 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Council Member; City of Petaluma (3 Elected)

• Dave King
  10,658 votes 23.9%
• Teresa Barrett
  10,037 votes 22.5%
• Chris Albertson
  8,435 votes 18.9%
• Ken Quinto
  7,948 votes 17.8%
• Janice Cader-Thompson
  7,400 votes 16.6%
• (70 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Council Member; City of Rohnert Park (2 Elected)

• Pam Stafford
  5,685 votes 39.7%
• Amy O. Ahanotu
  5,063 votes 35.4%
• David Grundman
  3,511 votes 24.5%
• (49 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Council Member; City of Sebastopol (3 Elected)

• Sarah Glade Gurney
  2,208 votes 30.3%
• Una J.M. Glass
  2,022 votes 27.7%
• Patrick Slayter
  1,932 votes 26.5%
• Jonathan Greenberg
  1,100 votes 15.1%
• (27 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Council Member; City of Sonoma (3 Elected)

• Gary Edwards
  2,007 votes 18.6%
• Madolyn Agrimonti
  1,911 votes 17.8%
• Rachel Hundley
  1,793 votes 16.7%
• Ken Brown
  1,590 votes 14.8%
• Andrew Sawicki
  1,270 votes 11.8%
• Cameron Stuckey
  1,056 votes 9.8%
• Jack Wagner
  773 votes 7.2%
• Lynda Corrado
  356 votes 3.3%
• (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Council Member; Town of Windsor (3 Elected)

• Sam Salmon
  4,534 votes 27.1%
• Dominic Foppoli
  4,242 votes 25.4%
• Mark Millan
  3,938 votes 23.6%
• Evan Zelig
  2,015 votes 12.1%
• Frank Di Massa
  1,950 votes 11.7%
• (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Special District

Board Member; Russian River Fire Protection District

• Kyle O'Connor
  1,248 votes 79.5%
• Linda E. Payne
  317 votes 20.2%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; Palm Drive Health Care District (2 Elected)

• Richard E. Powers
  13,033 votes 46.7%
• Dennis E. Colthurst
  8,439 votes 30.2%
• Jim Horn
  6,357 votes 22.8%
• (92 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

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 E Bonds for Facilities Improvement -- Napa Valley Community College District Trustee Area 7 (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 116 / 63.7% Yes votes ...... 66 / 36.3% No votes

NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE AFFORDABLE EDUCATION/VETERAN SUPPORT/JOB TRAINING MEASURE. To upgrade educational facilities, prepare students for careers/university transfers, and retain/attract quality faculty by expanding Veteran's center,upgrading technology for 21st Century education/jobs training, expanding career training classrooms in welding/trades/ science/engineering/healthcare, and acquiring, constructing, and repairing classrooms/ facilities/sites/equipment, shall Napa Valley Community College District issue $198,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with citizens' oversight, audits, and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure H Bonds for Facilities Improvement -- Sonoma County Community College District - All Areas (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 86,827 / 63.1% Yes votes ...... 50,774 / 36.9% No votes

SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE AFFORDABLE LOCAL EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING MEASURE. To upgrade facilities, prepare students for careers/university transfer, attract quality faculty, keep SRJC current,improve student access, upgrade classrooms/labs/technology for 21st Century science/math skills, modernize career education facilities for vocational engineering, nursing, public safety, agriculture, jobs, meet earthquake/fire codes, acquire, construct/repair classrooms, facilities, sites/equipment, shall Sonoma County Junior College District issue $410,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with citizens' oversight, annual audits?

Measure I District Facilities Improvements -- City of Santa Rosa High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 34,086 / 64.0% Yes votes ...... 19,149 / 36.0% No votes

To improve high school educational quality and student safety by upgrading classrooms and science labs, replacing deteriorating and outdated plumbing, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, providing updated 21st century classroom technology, and acquiring, renovating or constructing classrooms, equipment, sites and facilities, shall Santa Rosa High School District issue $175 million in bonds at legal rates, including independent citizens' oversight, annual audits, no money for administrators' salaries and all funds benefitting local schools (State cannot take the funds)?

Measure J School District Facilities Improvement -- Cinnabar School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 494 / 61.1% Yes votes ...... 314 / 38.9% No votes

To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the state; repair or replace leaky roofs; modernize and renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; replace outdated heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems; and improve P.E. fields and facilities for school and community use; shall the Cinnabar Elementary School District issue $2,500,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have no money used for administrative salaries?

Measure K School District Facilities Improvement -- Oak Grove Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,174 / 63.6% Yes votes ...... 672 / 36.4% No votes

To improve the quality of education with funding that cannot be taken by the State; make health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements; modernize and renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; replace outdated windows; improve student access to computers and modern technology; and replace aging portables; shall the Oak Grove Union School District issue $6,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with audits and independent citizens' oversight and no money used for administrative salaries?

Measure L School District Facilities Improvement -- City of Santa Rosa Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 11,000 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 4,919 / 30.9% No votes

To improve the quality of elementary education and student safety by repairing/ replacing leaky roofs, repairing deteriorating plumbing/ sewer/ electrical systems, providing updated 21st century classroom technology, upgrading security/ fire alarms, making health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements, and acquiring, renovating or constructing classrooms, equipment, sites and facilities, shall Santa Rosa Elementary School District issue $54 million in bonds at legal rates, including independent citizens' oversight, annual audits, no funds used for administrators' salaries or taken by the state?

Measure M Increase Sales Tax for County Library -- County of Sonoma (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 88,534 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 51,406 / 36.7% No votes

Library Improvement Act: Shall the Sonoma County Library Improvement Act be implemented by imposing a one-eighth cent (0.125%) sales tax for ten years to restore and enhance library hours and services to benefit children, seniors and all residents of the County; with an annual audit to be conducted to ensure that funds are spent as mandated by the voters; and an increase in spending limit to allow use of the revenue?

Measure N Update Utility Users Tax -- City of Santa Rosa (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 18,937 / 46.1% Yes votes ...... 22,123 / 53.9% No votes

UUT MODERNIZATION AND FAIRNESS MEASURE Shall the Utility Users Tax Ordinance (UUT) be amended to: reduce the tax rate from 5% to 4.5%; exempt low income users; modernize the ordinance to include wireless and other technologies to treat taxpayers the same regardless of technology; and help maintain essential city services, with all money staying local for services and facilities in Santa Rosa?

Measure O Approve Temporary Utility User Tax -- City of Cloverdale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,279 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 1,224 / 48.9% No votes

Temporary City of Cloverdale Local Control/Fiscal Stability Measure. To create local funding for local needs; maintain Cloverdale's independent, local Police Department; prevent further cuts to police officers, 911 response, violent/property crimes investigation; maintain storm drains, pothole/street repair, local business support, and other City services; shall the City of Cloverdale establish a utility user tax at a 3% rate for eight years with low-income senior exemptions, citizens' oversight, annual independent audits and no money for Sacramento?

Measure P Fluoridation Ordinance 1134 -- City of Healdsburg (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,650 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 1,467 / 35.6% No votes

Shall the City of Healdsburg continue to fluoridate its water?

Measure Q General Use Tax of 1% -- City of Petaluma (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 8,091 / 43.3% Yes votes ...... 10,606 / 56.7% No votes

Shall the BETTER ROADS SAFER PETALUMA MEASURE, a general transactions and use tax of 1%, with all proceeds placed in the Petaluma General Fund for governmental purposes such as street and sidewalk maintenance and repair, traffic improvements like the Rainier Crosstown Connector/Interchange, flood protection, storm drainage, vehicle replacement, restoring public safety positions, and public facilities improvements, among others, with local control of tax proceeds, and independent review and reporting on expenditures, be adopted?

Measure R Amend Utility User Tax -- City of Sebastopol (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,910 / 62.3% Yes votes ...... 1,156 / 37.7% No votes

Shall the City of Sebastopol amend the current Utility User Tax ordinance by: reducing the tax from 4% to 3.75%; continuing the tax on gas and electricity which exempts low income persons; adding telecommunications, video and garbage services; to maintain essential general fund City services such as police and fire, improving roads, sewers, parks, bicycle/pedestrian infrastructure; requiring an independent audit; and no rate increase without voter approval; and terminating the tax in ten years?

Measure S Special Parcel Tax -- Monte Rio Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 509 / 65.5% Yes votes ...... 268 / 34.5% No votes

Shall Ordinance No. 2014/15-1 of the Monte Rio Fire Protection District authorizing the District to impose and levy a special tax having flat rates of $60 for single family residential properties, $39 for campsites, mobile home spaces, multi-family residential units and vacant parcels and $1 per acre for timberland and maximum rates from $.04 to $.09 per square foot for lodging, commercial and industrial properties and increasing the District's appropriations limit be approved?