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November 6, 2001 Election

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  • School

    Member; San Bernardino County Board of Education; Trustee Area E

    • Al Waner

    Member, Governing Board; Desert Community College District; Trustee Area 1

    • Sergio L. Nunez
    • Ray House

    Member, Governing Board; Desert Community College District; Trustee Area 4

    • James H. "Jim" Gray
      20,105 votes 71.80%
    • Steve Bower
      7,897 votes 28.20%

    Member, Governing Board; Mount San Jacinto Community College District; Trustee Area 3

    • Gwendolyn E. Schlange
      8,833 votes 80.73%
    • Jenene L. Boyd
      2,109 votes 19.27%

    Member, Governing Board; Mount San Jacinto Community College District; Trustee Area 4

    • Mary Ann Motte
      3,258 votes 68.69%
    • W. C. Burrell, Jr.
      1,485 votes 31.31%

    Member, Governing Board; Palo Verde Community College District (3 Elected)

    • Debbie Birdsong
      1,520 votes 28.27%
    • Ted Arneson
      1,424 votes 26.48%
    • Lincoln Edmond
      1,347 votes 25.05%
    • Kathleen Collins
      1,086 votes 20.20%

    Member, Governing Board; Riverside Community College District (3 Elected)

    • Kathleen Daley
      28,672 votes 25.71%
    • Jose Medina
      28,322 votes 25.40%
    • Grace Slocum
      26,822 votes 24.05%
    • Gloria Willis
      10,987 votes 9.85%
    • Sally Childers
      9,241 votes 8.29%
    • Jim Real
      7,461 votes 6.69%

    Member, Governing Board; San Bernardino Community College District (3 Elected)

    • Beverly Powell
      234 votes 23.35%
    • Don Singer
      222 votes 22.16%
    • Chuck Terrell
      195 votes 19.46%
    • Eugene H. Wood
      185 votes 18.46%
    • Stephanie J. Cereceres
      166 votes 16.57%

    Member, Governing Board; Alvord Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Jose Luis Perez
      2,314 votes 20.49%
    • Gregory Allen "Greg" Kraft
      1,909 votes 16.90%
    • Micheal McKelroy
      1,414 votes 12.52%
    • Phil Stokoe
      1,222 votes 10.82%
    • Robert "Bob" Irish
      1,204 votes 10.66%
    • Tom Martin
      1,153 votes 10.21%
    • Cynthia K. Hawes
      1,066 votes 9.44%
    • Lovell Williams
      1,013 votes 8.97%

    Member, Governing Board; Banning Unified School District; Unexpired Short Term

    • Susan McQuown
      873 votes 54.97%
    • C. Allen "Chuck" Braswell
      381 votes 23.99%
    • Dale Frederick Sibole
      334 votes 21.03%

    Member, Governing Board; Banning Unified School District; Full Term (2 Elected)

    • Pelton W. Teague
      1,067 votes 42.44%
    • Alice Silverman
      961 votes 38.23%
    • Betty Smith
      486 votes 19.33%

    Member, Governing Board; Beaumont Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Janet Price
      1,794 votes 15.84%
    • Lin Schmidt Vaccarello
      1,716 votes 15.15%
    • David A. Sanchez
      1,217 votes 10.75%
    • Harryette Peterson
      1,194 votes 10.54%
    • John Machisic
      1,149 votes 10.15%
    • Matthew F. Pistilli
      906 votes 8.00%
    • Phyllis "P. J." Rupert
      736 votes 6.50%
    • Frank Reilly
      628 votes 5.55%
    • Donna Bell
      482 votes 4.26%
    • Ladonna "Susie" Morris
      446 votes 3.94%
    • Deborah M. Hughes
      422 votes 3.73%
    • Debra Benavidez-Lash
      362 votes 3.20%
    • Kathie Stang
      272 votes 2.40%

    Member, Governing Board; Colton Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

    • Irma Escobar
      28 votes 38.36%
    • Harry Jose Tompkins
      26 votes 35.62%
    • Marge Mendoza-Ware
      19 votes 26.03%

    Member, Governing Board; Colton Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

    • Tobin Brinker
      31 votes 22.79%
    • Kawika Smith
      25 votes 18.38%
    • Robert D. Armenta, Jr.
      25 votes 18.38%
    • Bob Mitchell
      21 votes 15.44%
    • Jesse M. Rasso, Sr.
      18 votes 13.24%
    • Max J. Lofy
      16 votes 11.76%

    Member, Governing Board; Colton Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

    • David R. Zamora

    Member, Governing Board; Corona-Norco Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Bill Hedrick
      5,203 votes 40.26%
    • Sharon R. Martinez
      4,721 votes 36.53%
    • Pat Peart
      2,998 votes 23.20%

    Member, Governing; Desert Sands Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Amy M. Swan-Draper
      5,016 votes 17.87%
    • Jim Koedyker
      4,380 votes 15.61%
    • Matt Monica
      3,920 votes 13.97%
    • Marcile K. Wright
      3,659 votes 13.04%
    • Patrick Runyon
      2,825 votes 10.07%
    • Clark McCartney
      2,506 votes 8.93%
    • Susan Marie Weber
      2,385 votes 8.50%
    • Herb D. Fessinger
      1,422 votes 5.07%
    • Peter C. Chavis
      1,094 votes 3.90%
    • Earl G. Love
      858 votes 3.06%

    Member, Governing Board; Lake Elsinore Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Jeannine Lorae Martineau
      3,148 votes 22.57%
    • Richard E. Jenkins
      2,773 votes 19.88%
    • Sonja Mary "Williams" Wilson
      2,756 votes 19.76%
    • Robert "Bob" Cashman
      1,984 votes 14.22%
    • Daniel Lindsey
      1,749 votes 12.54%
    • George Cambero
      1,540 votes 11.04%

    Member, Governing Board; Moreno Valley Unified School District

    • Tracey B. Vackar
      1,089 votes 28.87%
    • Mario Perez
      1,008 votes 26.72%
    • Gordon Parker
      709 votes 18.80%
    • Jesus M. Holguin
      558 votes 14.79%
    • Glenn Robertson Henshaw
      222 votes 5.89%
    • Emil "Mr D" Dragovich, Jr.
      186 votes 4.93%

    Member, Governing Board; Murrieta Valley Unified School District (2 Elected)

    Member, Governing Board; Palm Springs Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Andrew Green
    • Mike McCabe
    • Meredith "Meredy" Shoenberger

    Member, Governing Board; Palo Verde Unified School District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

    • Gary Grimm
      1,051 votes 26.22%
    • Norman C. Guith
      821 votes 20.48%
    • Gloria Sanchez Copple
      820 votes 20.45%
    • Hector Velasco
      613 votes 15.29%
    • Richard D. Babb
      403 votes 10.05%
    • Richard Contreras
      301 votes 7.51%

    Member, Governing Board; Palo Verde Unified School District; Unexpired Short Term

    • Crystal Manly
      628 votes 29.55%
    • Robert "Bobby" Lopez
      547 votes 25.74%
    • Jim Smallwood
      478 votes 22.49%
    • Gary Gene Harkinson
      472 votes 22.21%

    Member, Governing Board; Riverside Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Dana S. Kruckenberg
      15,906 votes 39.75%
    • Michael Goldware
      13,609 votes 34.01%
    • Michael O. Bazan
      6,917 votes 17.28%
    • Bill G. Burnett
      3,587 votes 8.96%

    Member, Governing Board; Temecula Valley Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Maryann Edwards
      5,033 votes 21.62%
    • Bob Brown
      3,893 votes 16.72%
    • Kenneth Ray
      3,460 votes 14.86%
    • Linda McDonald
      3,209 votes 13.78%
    • Ed Elder
      3,183 votes 13.67%
    • Don Jones
      2,467 votes 10.60%
    • Kelley Collins
      1,459 votes 6.27%
    • Bill Burris
      578 votes 2.48%

    Member, Governing Board; Val Verde Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Liza Fisher
      1,098 votes 26.39%
    • Darlene "Shelly" Yarbrough
      1,095 votes 26.32%
    • Marla Kirkland
      1,025 votes 24.63%
    • Virginia "Wyatt" Denney
      943 votes 22.66%

    Member, Governing Board; Yucaipa Calimesa Joint Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Patty Moore
    • Sue Brown

    Member, Governing Board; Perris Union High School District (2 Elected)

    • John Denver
      3,114 votes 30.23%
    • Barry R. Busch
      2,561 votes 24.86%
    • Irene Harris
      2,546 votes 24.72%
    • Ascencion B. "Sam" Torres
      2,080 votes 20.19%

    Member, Governing Board; Menifee Union School District (2 Elected)

    • Rita J. Peters
      2,081 votes 39.53%
    • Chester W. Morrison
      1,827 votes 34.71%
    • Darci D. Castillejos
      1,356 votes 25.76%

    Member, Governing Board; Perris School District (3 Elected)

    • Monica Martin
      1,140 votes 29.66%
    • Shirley A. Zschokke
      1,008 votes 26.23%
    • Raymond Pinero
      855 votes 22.25%
    • Michael S. Fogerty
      840 votes 21.86%

    Member, Governing Board; Romoland School District (3 Elected)

    • Cynthia "Cindy" Bohn
      290 votes 18.54%
    • Debbie Johnson
      277 votes 17.71%
    • Robert "Bob" Gibbons
      269 votes 17.20%
    • Ted Johnson
      252 votes 16.11%
    • Robert Spradlin
      241 votes 15.41%
    • Patricia Mary Bernatene
      235 votes 15.03%

    City

    Member, City Council; City of Blythe (3 Elected)

    • Robert A. Crain
      795 votes 16.01%
    • George W. Thomas
      549 votes 11.06%
    • Richard "Dickie" Soto
      453 votes 9.12%
    • Alfonso "Sonny" Hernandez
      349 votes 7.03%
    • Robert "Bob" Feemster
      338 votes 6.81%
    • Eddie G. Rodriguez, Jr.
      318 votes 6.40%
    • Billy Joe Preston
      296 votes 5.96%
    • Larry J. Williams
      213 votes 4.29%
    • Louis A. Schindler, II
      202 votes 4.07%
    • Mark A. Bolliger
      193 votes 3.89%
    • Kelly Breshears
      193 votes 3.89%
    • Robert R. Mac Donald
      178 votes 3.58%
    • Helen Dugan
      167 votes 3.36%
    • Albert Galindo
      163 votes 3.28%
    • Benny F. Contreras
      157 votes 3.16%
    • Edrey Pearce
      143 votes 2.88%
    • Nancy R. Evans
      101 votes 2.03%
    • Dale S. Reynolds
      100 votes 2.01%
    • Sylvia A. Abril
      58 votes 1.17%

    City Clerk; City of Blythe

    • Virginia C. "Virgie" Rivera
      941 votes 55.91%
    • Irene Esquibel
      373 votes 22.16%
    • Ann Graham Reese
      369 votes 21.93%

    City Treasurer; City of Blythe

    • Leann Kay Martin
      1,430 votes 100.00%

    Member, City Council; City of Coachella (3 Elected)

    • Juan M. De Lara
      712 votes 22.60%
    • Richard Macknicki
      687 votes 21.80%
    • Jesse Villarreal
      616 votes 19.55%
    • Sylvia Lara Montenegro
      328 votes 10.41%
    • Isabel Castillon
      311 votes 9.87%
    • Lupe Loza Dominguez
      269 votes 8.54%
    • Yvonne P. Gaines
      228 votes 7.24%

    Mayor; City of Desert Hot Springs

    • Matt Weyuker
      1,060 votes 66.67%
    • Jan Maria Pye
      530 votes 33.33%

    Member, City Council; City of Desert Hot Springs (2 Elected)

    • Gary Bosworth
      726 votes 24.56%
    • William R. "Will" Pieper
      724 votes 24.49%
    • Karl Baker, Jr.
      535 votes 18.10%
    • Douglas W. Sherman
      404 votes 13.67%
    • Judith L. Shea
      369 votes 12.48%
    • Rochelle Esser
      198 votes 6.70%

    Member, City Council; City of Indian Wells (2 Elected)

    • Ed Monarch
      1,130 votes 46.77%
    • Conrad Negron, Sr.
      1,062 votes 43.96%
    • Martin Lax
      224 votes 9.27%

    Member, Council; City of Indio (3 Elected)

    • Melanie Fesmire
      1,918 votes 19.82%
    • Gene Gilbert
      1,771 votes 18.30%
    • Ben Godfrey
      1,669 votes 17.25%
    • Ricardo "Rick" Diaz
      1,257 votes 12.99%
    • Marcos Lopez
      1,079 votes 11.15%
    • Chris B. Silva
      766 votes 7.92%
    • Chris Cauhape
      624 votes 6.45%
    • John P. Haddox
      592 votes 6.12%

    Member, City Council; City of Lake Elsinore (2 Elected)

    • Thomas Buckley
      846 votes 19.41%
    • Daryl Hickman
      721 votes 16.54%
    • Kevin Pape
      711 votes 16.31%
    • David B. Cheney
      594 votes 13.63%
    • Jimmy Flores
      561 votes 12.87%
    • Chris Hyland
      474 votes 10.87%
    • Max Aragon
      244 votes 5.60%
    • Dale Hite
      208 votes 4.77%

    Member, City Council; City of Murrieta (3 Elected)

    Member, City Council; City of Norco (2 Elected)

    • Hal H. Clark
      1,730 votes 37.56%
    • Frank Hall
      1,571 votes 34.11%
    • Lois "Grannie" Loock
      686 votes 14.89%
    • Jim Nolan
      619 votes 13.44%

    Member, City Council; City of Palm Springs (2 Elected)

    • Ron Oden
      4,148 votes 25.89%
    • Christopher "Chris" Mills
      3,502 votes 21.86%
    • Deyna Hodges
      3,118 votes 19.46%
    • Sharon I. Lock
      2,010 votes 12.54%
    • Arthur Lyons
      1,369 votes 8.54%
    • James "Jim" Franklin
      1,201 votes 7.50%
    • William Feingold
      487 votes 3.04%
    • Wayne Patterson
      188 votes 1.17%

    Mayor; City of Perris

    • Daryl Busch
      1,306 votes 71.52%
    • Cecilia M. Larios
      520 votes 28.48%

    Member, City Council; City of Perris (2 Elected)

    • Raul Mark Yarbrough
      909 votes 26.62%
    • Al Landers
      890 votes 26.06%
    • Kelly C. Kaus
      616 votes 18.04%
    • Brian K. "Buzz" Vidal
      562 votes 16.46%
    • George C. Ambriz
      438 votes 12.83%

    City Clerk; City of Perris

    • Margaret Rey
      941 votes 52.16%
    • Judy "Haughney" Roseen
      443 votes 24.56%
    • Virginia Wyatt Denney
      420 votes 23.28%

    Mayor; City of Riverside

    • Ron Loveridge
      14,560 votes 55.23%
    • Samuel D. "Sam" Cardelucci
      5,625 votes 21.34%
    • Letitia Pepper
      4,843 votes 18.37%
    • Peter G. Weber
      1,336 votes 5.07%

    Member, City Council; City of Riverside; Ward 2

    • Ameal Moore
      1,983 votes 51.98%
    • Ruben Rasso
      1,832 votes 48.02%

    Member, City Council; City of Riverside; Ward 4

    • Frank Schiavone
      4,291 votes 49.28%
    • Maureen Kane
      3,436 votes 39.46%
    • Jon "Kevin" Boling
      336 votes 3.86%
    • Donald R. Walters
      315 votes 3.62%
    • Steve Woolf
      171 votes 1.96%
    • Richard W. "Dick" Clelland
      158 votes 1.81%

    Member, City Council; City of Riverside; Ward 6

    • Nancy E. Hart
      812 votes 40.42%
    • O. "Terri" Thompson
      798 votes 39.72%
    • Ruby Troncin
      265 votes 13.19%
    • Charles Anthony Szychowski
      134 votes 6.67%

    Member, City Council; City of Temecula (3 Elected)

    • Jeff Comerchero
      3,984 votes 18.73%
    • Ron Roberts
      3,877 votes 18.23%
    • Jeff Stone
      3,722 votes 17.50%
    • Carl Ross
      3,654 votes 17.18%
    • Ed Dool
      3,137 votes 14.75%
    • Chris Pedersen
      2,896 votes 13.62%

    Special Districts

    Director; Edgemont Community Services District (3 Elected)

    • Sharon A. King
      78 votes 28.36%
    • George C. Nelson, Jr.
      73 votes 26.55%
    • Michael D. Addie
      68 votes 24.73%
    • John S. Robinson
      56 votes 20.36%

    Director; Jurupa Community Services District (3 Elected)

    • Kenneth James McLaughlin
      1,300 votes 17.96%
    • Jack Eugene Smith
      1,208 votes 16.69%
    • Curtis Hummel
      1,206 votes 16.66%
    • Craig Maxwell
      1,196 votes 16.53%
    • Jaxon E. Miller
      920 votes 12.71%
    • Matthew L. Gage
      745 votes 10.29%
    • Sheila Mufale Wolff
      662 votes 9.15%

    Director; Santa Rosa Community Services District (3 Elected)

    • Robert Roy
    • George J. Demos
    • Bryan Kent Buescher

    Director; Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District (3 Elected)

    • Richard "Rick" Alvarez
    • Ann B. Wells
    • Becky Broughton

    Director; Tenaja Community Services District (2 Elected)

    • Bobby Edward Inman
    • George Natale

    Director; Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District; Division 3

    • Gerald H. "Gerry" Brey

    Director; Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District; Division 4

    • Stella L. Parks
      908 votes 52.18%
    • Gary F. Lewis
      832 votes 47.82%

    Director; Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District; Division 5

    • Blair M. Ball
      821 votes 44.91%
    • W. Dave Andrews
      535 votes 29.27%
    • Monte R. Rockman
      472 votes 25.82%

    Trustee; Beaumont Library District (3 Elected)

    • Yvonne C. Branchflower
      2,617 votes 29.78%
    • Katherine C. Pearson
      2,584 votes 29.40%
    • Erhard Hofmann
      2,188 votes 24.90%
    • Susan Pensak
      1,399 votes 15.92%

    Director; Coachella Valley Recreation & Park District; Division 1

    • Daniel Garza

    Director; Coachella Valley Recreation & Park District; Division 4

    • Kay Ladner

    Director; Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District (2 Elected)

    • Gisela Gosch
      10,572 votes 35.40%
    • James Larry Minor
      10,502 votes 35.17%
    • Sherry L. Dowdy
      4,820 votes 16.14%
    • Boyd D. Cossey
      3,969 votes 13.29%

    Director; Home Gardens Sanitary District (3 Elected)

    • Daniel B. Archuleta
    • Grady W. Garrison
    • Antonio "Tony" Davila

    Director; Valley Sanitary District (2 Elected)

    • Richard Friestad
      2,608 votes 42.17%
    • Merritt W. Wiseman
      2,487 votes 40.22%
    • Flora Mae Russell
      1,089 votes 17.61%

    Director; Desert Water Agency (3 Elected)

    • Patricia G. Oygar
      6,524 votes 24.27%
    • Ron Starrs
      5,858 votes 21.79%
    • F. Gillar Boyd, Jr.
      4,598 votes 17.11%
    • Denise Goolsby
      3,625 votes 13.49%
    • Richard J. "Dick" O'Linn
      3,000 votes 11.16%
    • Lewis A. Da Silva
      2,239 votes 8.33%
    • Juan Manuel Gonzalez
      1,034 votes 3.85%

    Director At Large; San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency

    • Ray Morris
      2,240 votes 41.48%
    • Nathan Nate Guerriero
      1,280 votes 23.70%
    • David L. Sumner
      1,255 votes 23.24%
    • Albert W. Fisk
      625 votes 11.57%

    Director; San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency; Division 3

    • John Jeter
      962 votes 50.47%
    • Orville E. "Butch" Strickland
      542 votes 28.44%
    • James Alfred "Jim" Blackmon
      402 votes 21.09%

    Director; San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency; Division 4

    • Barbara Voigt
      873 votes 58.20%
    • Lyle Millage
      493 votes 32.87%
    • Travis D. Retherford
      134 votes 8.93%

    Director; Cabazon County Water District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

    • Harvey Williamson
    • Ralph Sandberg
    • Peter Gould

    Director; Cabazon County Water District; Unexpired Short Term

    • Chuck Elton Tigard

    Director; Home Gardens County Water District (3 Elected)

    • David Vigil
      55 votes 30.73%
    • Heinrich Sonksen
      46 votes 25.70%
    • Albert C. Holguin
      43 votes 24.02%
    • Wesley Turner
      35 votes 19.55%

    Director; Mission Springs Water District (2 Elected)

    • Nancy S. Wright
      1,709 votes 45.67%
    • Donald A. "Don" Coleman
      1,266 votes 33.83%
    • Ted Mayrhofen
      767 votes 20.50%

    Director; Murrieta County Water District (3 Elected)

    • John Arroyo, Jr.
      482 votes 28.12%
    • Gary E. Allen
      440 votes 25.67%
    • John Zinna
      414 votes 24.15%
    • Franklyn Dow Jones
      378 votes 22.05%

    Director; Pinyon Pines County Water District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

    • Jeffrey H. Crowe
    • David Jon Pickard

    Director; Pinyon Pines County Water District; Unexpired Short Term

    • Brenda Brantl

    Director; West San Bernardino County Water District (2 Elected)

    • Joseph T. Raden
      23 votes 41.82%
    • Oliver P. Roemer
      14 votes 25.45%
    • Albert Martin
      11 votes 20.00%
    • John R. Kazalunas
      7 votes 12.73%

    Shall Sreenivasa Nakka be recalled as director?; Valley Health System Health Care District; Zone 1
    3,586 / 89.83% Yes votes
    406 / 10.17% No votes

    • Sreenivasa Nakka

    Director; Valley Health System Health Care District; Zone 1

    • Ralph G. Dreier
      1,978 votes 51.51%
    • George H. Gray
      1,322 votes 34.43%
    • Peter Kang
      540 votes 14.06%

    Shall David Sizemore be recalled as director?; Valley Health System Health Care District; Zone 2
    3,857 / 89.08% Yes votes
    473 / 10.92% No votes

    • David Sizemore

    Director; Valley Health System Health Care District; Zone 2

    • Clyde B. Osborn
      1,504 votes 36.67%
    • Russ Hoxie
      1,289 votes 31.43%
    • Don Baskett
      792 votes 19.31%
    • Kurt E. Frauenpreis
      516 votes 12.58%

    Shall Thomas Carpenter be recalled as director?; Valley Health System Health Care District; Zone 3
    3,583 / 91.05% Yes votes
    352 / 8.95% No votes

    • Thomas Carpenter

    Director; Valley Health System Health Care District; Zone 3

    • Patrick C. Searl
      2,078 votes 55.44%
    • Glen Holmes
      1,670 votes 44.56%

    Shall William Blase be recalled as director?; Valley Health System Health Care District; Zone 5
    2,315 / 89.52% Yes votes
    271 / 10.48% No votes

    • William Blase

    Director; Valley Health System Health Care District; Zone 5

    • Marylin Angeloff
      1,619 votes 65.76%
    • Amelia "Nancy" Hippert
      843 votes 34.24%


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