Combined ballot

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President of the United States

• Al Gore, Democratic
  5,833,974 votes 53.5%
• George W. Bush, Republican
  4,542,793 votes 41.7%
• Ralph Nader, Green
  415,370 votes 3.9%
• Harry Browne, Libertarian
  45,291 votes .4%
• Patrick J. Buchanan, Reform
  44,817 votes .4%
• Howard Phillips, American Independent
  16,974 votes .1%
• John Hagelin, Natural Law
  10,864 votes 0%
• David McReynolds (Write-In)
• William M. Kenyon, Sr. (Write-In)

United States Senator

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  5,904,899 votes 55.9%
• Tom Campbell, Republican
  3,865,528 votes 36.6%
• Medea Susan Benjamin, Green
  323,854 votes 3.1%
• Gail Katherine Lightfoot, Libertarian
  186,859 votes 1.8%
• Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
  133,940 votes 1.2%
• Jose Luis "Joe" Camahort, Reform
  96,100 votes .9%
• Brian M. Rees, Natural Law
  58,291 votes .5%

United States Representative

United States Representative; District 22

• Lois Capps, Democratic
  119,247 votes 52.6%
• Mike Stoker, Republican
  101,866 votes 44.9%
• Richard D. "Dick" Porter, Reform
  2,285 votes 1%
• Joe Furcinite, Libertarian
  1,853 votes .8%
• J. Carlos Aguirre, Natural Law
  1,694 votes .7%

United States Representative; District 23

• Elton Gallegly, Republican
  119,053 votes 54.1%
• Michael Case, Democratic
  89,551 votes 40.7%
• Cary Savitch, Reform
  6,461 votes 3%
• Roger Peebles, Libertarian
  3,697 votes 1.6%
• Stephen P. Hospodar, Natural Law
  1,449 votes .6%

State

Member of the State Assembly; District 33

• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  95,644 votes 64.4%
• Laurence Houlgate, Democratic
  53,009 votes 35.6%

Member of the State Assembly; District 35

• Hannah-Beth Jackson, Democratic
  87,693 votes 61.4%
• Robin S. Sullivan, Republican
  51,426 votes 35.9%
• Eric L. Dahl, Natural Law
  3,908 votes 2.7%

School

Governing Board Member; Santa Barbara Community College District; Trustee Area 4

• Luis A. Villegas
  35067 votes 67.67%
• Michael Christian Warnken
  16501 votes 31.84%

Governing Board Member; Allan Hancock Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 1

• Henry M. Grennan
  4284 votes 56.11%
• Willie Galvan
  3333 votes 43.65%

Governing Board Member; Allan Hancock Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• Louie H. Valenzuela
  8044 votes 64.70%
• Clyde R. Steele
  4296 votes 34.56%

Governing Board Member; Carpinteria Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Terry Hickey Banks
  3524 votes 38.05%
• Michael E. Damron
  2929 votes 31.63%
• Manuel "Manny" Valle
  1678 votes 18.12%
• Jean Vaughan
  1079 votes 11.65%

Governing Board Member; Cuyama Joint Unified School District (3 Elected)

• James A. Sechler
  125 votes 17.61%
• Michael G. Funkhouser
  122 votes 17.18%
• Judy Kidd
  119 votes 16.76%
• Theresa L. Lotta
  88 votes 12.39%
• Robert A. Saumier
  88 votes 12.39%
• Malcolm V. Ricci
  85 votes 11.97%
• Karen Duncan
  73 votes 10.28%
• Beverly Starnes
  8 votes 1.13%

Governing Board Member; Lompoc Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Sue Schuyler
  8525 votes 27.12%
• Ken Ostini
  8368 votes 26.62%
• Maryann Goodwin
  7695 votes 24.48%
• Lorin Bronson
  4602 votes 14.64%

Governing Board Member; Santa Barbara High School District (3 Elected)

• Fred Rifkin
  23799 votes 19.92%
• Ruth E. Green
  22340 votes 18.70%
• Nancy Harter
  17375 votes 14.55%
• Martha Salas
  15733 votes 13.17%
• Kate Smith
  13981 votes 11.70%
• Ruben Rey
  12214 votes 10.23%
• Joanne "Jody" Snyder
  6263 votes 5.24%
• Erik Hugh Davis
  4341 votes 3.63%
• Patric H.R. Weddle
  3023 votes 2.53%

Governing Board Member; Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Robert Hoffman
  17304 votes 41.12%
• Eddie M. Dozier
  15678 votes 37.26%
• Alesia Pappas-Yglesias
  8886 votes 21.12%

Governing Board Member; Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Don Bratt
  3175 votes 33.56%
• Joseph Dugan
  2379 votes 25.14%
• David Smyser
  2319 votes 24.51%
• William K. Bebernes
  1540 votes 16.28%

Governing Board Member; Cold Spring School District (2 Elected)

• Tamara Jacks Erickson
  551 votes 37.08%
• Arthur W. Carlson
  423 votes 28.47%
• Michael Zoradi
  293 votes 19.72%
• Patrick Gregston
  215 votes 14.47%

Governing Board Member; College School District (2 Elected)

• Guy R. Walker
  1112 votes 41.79%
• Martin Greenfield
  766 votes 28.79%
• Robert Silsbee
  764 votes 28.71%

Governing Board Member; Guadalupe Union School District (2 Elected)

• Mary L. Harris
  535 votes 31.00%
• Donna Rae Moreno
  465 votes 26.94%
• Anna Marie Santillan Michaud
  405 votes 23.46%
• George Alvarez
  318 votes 18.42%

Governing Board Member; Hope School District (2 Elected)

• Ethan Stone
  2755 votes 43.22%
• Paul Spieler
  2182 votes 34.23%
• Larry Bickford
  1419 votes 22.26%

Governing Board Member; Los Alamos School District (2 Elected)

• Heather L. Hanly
  262 votes 41.19%
• Cindy Cripe
  189 votes 29.72%
• Martha D. Camacho
  177 votes 27.83%

Governing Board Member; Los Olivos School District (3 Elected)

• Rocco Roberts
  403 votes 31.41%
• Holly Lindberg
  345 votes 26.89%
• Kim Snyder
  286 votes 22.29%
• Stan Roberts
  248 votes 19.33%

Governing Board Member; Montecito Union School District (2 Elected)

• Kim Sweney
  1858 votes 46.25%
• Jeffrey G. Miller
  1183 votes 29.45%
• Bernadette Bott Marquez
  965 votes 24.02%

Governing Board Member; Orcutt Union School District (2 Elected)

• Kathleen Meissner
  9112 votes 45.19%
• Janet Zilli
  7349 votes 36.45%
• Michael Favorite
  3633 votes 18.02%

Governing Board Member; Santa Maria-Bonita School District (3 Elected)

• Fidenzio "Bruno" Brunello
  6341 votes 19.46%
• Mary Jane Diaz
  4836 votes 14.84%
• Ike Ochoa
  4784 votes 14.68%
• Ken Milo
  4508 votes 13.84%
• David Riloquio
  3969 votes 12.18%
• Carole L. Wagener
  2247 votes 6.90%
• Ernest S. Armenta
  2025 votes 6.22%
• Arnulfo C. Romero
  1362 votes 4.18%
• Keith C. Millsap
  1278 votes 3.92%
• Elpidio "Pete" Cepeda
  1174 votes 3.60%

Member of City Council; City of Carpinteria (2 Elected)

• Dick Weinberg
  2498 votes 28.78%
• Mike Ledbetter
  2256 votes 25.99%
• Gregory Gandrud
  2244 votes 25.85%
• Orlando Hernandez
  1672 votes 19.26%

Mayor; City of Guadalupe

• Severo Aquino "Sam" Arca, Jr.
  946 votes 74.25%
• Frank T. Almaguer
  327 votes 25.67%

Member of City Council; City of Guadalupe (2 Elected)

• Herb "Javier" Sanchez
  594 votes 28.37%
• Joe Talaugon
  586 votes 27.98%
• Carlos Aguilera
  436 votes 20.82%
• Myrtle Lee "Myrt" Parra
  249 votes 11.89%
• Manuel "Manny" Estorga
  222 votes 10.60%

Mayor; City of Lompoc

• Dick Dewees
  8989 votes 91.69%

Member of City Council; City of Lompoc (2 Elected)

• William "Will" Schuyler
  4551 votes 24.12%
• De Wayne Holmdahl
  4099 votes 21.73%
• Deborah Marsh
  3985 votes 21.12%
• Barry Rondinella
  3951 votes 20.94%
• Robert Cuthbert
  1268 votes 6.72%
• Tom Parks
  961 votes 5.09%

Mayor; City of Santa Maria

• Joe Centeno
  12900 votes 77.27%
• Francisco J. Delgado
  3709 votes 22.22%

Member of City Council; City of Santa Maria (2 Elected)

• Bob Orach
  6890 votes 23.11%
• Lionel G. "Leo" Trujillo
  5642 votes 18.93%
• Alice Patino
  5392 votes 18.09%
• Adrian S. Andrade
  3919 votes 13.15%
• Rex Montgomery
  2780 votes 9.33%
• Margie Lopez
  1850 votes 6.21%
• William J. Wagener
  1655 votes 5.55%
• Roger J. Evans
  1625 votes 5.45%

City Clerk; City of Santa Maria

• Stephanie Swarner
  12056 votes 79.12%
• Valerie Lyman Harris
  3135 votes 20.57%

Treasurer; City of Santa Maria

• Teressa L. Hall
  14065 votes 99.24%

Member of City Council; City of Solvang (2 Elected)

• Ken Palmer
  1083 votes 29.36%
• Beverly Russ
  1006 votes 27.27%
• Elaine "Willi" Campbell
  838 votes 22.72%
• Edwin Skytt
  716 votes 19.41%

Special Districts

Director; Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

• Ariana Katovich
  2568 votes 28.13%
• Selena A. Gonzales
  2388 votes 26.16%
• Harley Augustino
  1804 votes 19.76%
• Russell Johnson
  961 votes 10.53%
• Lee Gientke
  712 votes 7.80%
• Kenneth Emmett
  361 votes 3.95%
• Raymond Wollesen
  260 votes 2.85%

Director; Mission Hills Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Bruce Nix
  714 votes 26.26%
• Cathy Schlottmann
  700 votes 25.74%
• Walter B. Burnett
  650 votes 23.91%
• Susan Warnstrom
  637 votes 23.43%

Director; Santa Maria Public Airport District (3 Elected)

• Carl Engel, Jr.
  10522 votes 16.40%
• R. A. "Dick" Hulme
  9664 votes 15.06%
• James "Jim" Klucker
  8991 votes 14.02%
• Vic Bouquet
  7027 votes 10.95%
• Harold "Hal" Herich
  6525 votes 10.17%
• Gerald Miller
  6036 votes 9.41%
• Mike Gorbell
  4983 votes 7.77%
• George Alvarez
  3570 votes 5.56%
• Patrick H. Kelly
  3507 votes 5.47%
• William J. Wagener
  3192 votes 4.98%

Director; Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District; Division 1

• Greg D. Flores
  399 votes 39.50%
• George Alvarez
  307 votes 30.40%
• Ron Gamble
  301 votes 29.80%

Director; Vandenberg Village Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Robert A. Wyckoff
  1134 votes 15.90%
• Charles E. Blair
  1125 votes 15.77%
• Donald D. Rowland
  1102 votes 15.45%
• Phyllis White
  1061 votes 14.87%
• Peter Ellis
  936 votes 13.12%
• Bob Flaherty
  928 votes 13.01%
• Mike R. Smith
  845 votes 11.85%

Proposition 32 Veterans’ Bond Act of 2000
6,709,560 / 67.2% Yes votes ...... 3,278,248 / 32.8% No votes

This act provides for a bond issue of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) to provide farm and home aid for California veterans. Fiscal Impact: Costs of about $858 million over 25 years (average cost of about $34 million per year); costs paid by participating veterans.

Proposition 33 Legislature. Participation In Public Employees’ Retirement System
3,791,715 / 39.0% Yes votes ...... 5,941,814 / 61.0% No votes

Allows legislative members to participate in the Public Employees’ Retirement System plans in which a majority of state employees may participate. Fiscal Impact: Annual state costs under $1 million to provide retirement benefits to legislators, with these costs replacing other spending from the fixed annual amount provided in support of the Legislature.

Proposition 34 Campaign Contributions and Spending. Limits. Disclosure
5,903,907 / 60.0% Yes votes ...... 3,933,949 / 40.0% No votes

Limits campaign contributions and loans to state candidates and political parties. Provides voluntary spending limits; expands public disclosure requirements and increases penalties. Fiscal Impact: Additional net costs to the state, potentially up to several million dollars annually, and unknown but probably not significant costs to local government.

Proposition 35 Public Works Projects. Use of Private Contractors for Engineering and Architectural Services.
5,442,138 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 4,428,702 / 44.9% No votes

Amends Constitution eliminating existing restrictions on state, local contracting with private entities for engineering, architectural services; contracts awarded by competitive selection; bidding permitted, not required. Fiscal Impact: Unknown impact on state spending for architectural and engineering services and construction project delivery. Actual impact will depend on how the state uses the contracting flexibility under the proposition.

Proposition 36 Drugs. Probation and Treatment Program
6,199,992 / 60.8% Yes votes ...... 3,991,153 / 39.2% No votes

Requires probation and drug treatment, not incarceration, for possession, use, transportation of controlled substances and similar parole violations, except sale or manufacture. Authorizes dismissal of charges after completion of treatment. Fiscal Impact: Net annual savings of $100 million to $150 million to the state and about $40 million to local governments. Potential avoidance of one-time capital outlay costs to the state of $450 million to $550 million.

Proposition 37 Fees. Vote Requirements. Taxes
4,579,981 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 4,963,684 / 52.0% No votes

Requires two-thirds vote of State Legislature, majority or two-thirds of local electorate to impose future state, local fees on activity to study or mitigate its environmental, societal or economic effects. Defines such fees as taxes except property, development, certain other fees. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, potentially significant, reduction in future state and local government revenues from making it more difficult to approve certain regulatory charges.

Proposition 38 School Vouchers. State-Funded Private and Religious Education Public School Funding.
3,085,457 / 29.5% Yes votes ...... 7,387,753 / 70.5% No votes

Authorizes annual state payments of at least $4000 per pupil for private/religious schools. Permits replacement of current constitutional public school funding formula. Fiscal Impact: Near-term state costs from zero to $1.1 billion annually. Long-term state impact from $2 billion in annual costs to $3 billion in annual savings, depending on how many public school students shift to private schools.

Proposition 39 School Facilities. 55% Local Vote. Bonds, Taxes Accountability Requirements.
5,402,822 / 53.3% Yes votes ...... 4,733,205 / 46.7% No votes

Authorizes bonds for repair, construction or replacement of school facilities, classrooms, if approved by 55% local vote. Fiscal Impact: Increased bond debt for many school districts. Long-term costs statewide could total in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Potential longer-term state savings to the extent school districts assume greater responsibility for funding school facilities.

Measure B2000 Occupancy Tax Increase -- City of Santa Barbara
23271 / 70.76% Yes votes ...... 9616 / 29.24% No votes

Shall the ordinance that imposes an additional transient occupancy tax (hotel bed tax) in the amount of 2% of the rent charged to hotel guests and provides that the proceeds must be used to fund creek restoration and clean water programs to improve the quality of the water that flows to the ocean be adopted?

Measure C2000 School District Bond Measure -- Santa Maria Joint Union High School District
23595 / 67.92% Yes votes ...... 11143 / 32.08% No votes

To construct one new comprehensive high school to relieve classroom overcrowding throughout the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, upgrade electrical wiring to accommodate computers and modern technology, replace temporary portables, construct permanent classrooms, repair and modernize school classroom facilities, upgrade 35-year-old plumbing and heating and ventilation systems, acquire land and school facilities, and make the District eligible to receive State matching funds, shall the District issue $30 million of bonds at interest rates below the legal limit?

Measure D2000 School District Bond Measure -- Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District
4998 / 54.93% Yes votes ...... 4101 / 45.07% No votes

To construct and acquire permanent classrooms and facilities, to construct a new technology/library center, make the District eligible for State matching funds, build science labs, upgrade classroom electrical systems to provide students with increased computer access, and repair existing facilities shall the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District issue $28 million of bonds at the lowest possible interest rate?

Measure F2000 Charter Measure -- City of Santa Maria
9565 / 57.39% Yes votes ...... 7101 / 42.61% No votes

Shall the charter be adopted making the City of Santa Maria a charter city so that the laws of the City of Santa Maria shall prevail over state law with respect to municipal affairs?