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March 2, 2004 Election

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County Results as of Mar 3 12:37am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (454/454)
55.2% Countywide Voter Turnout (127,630/231,038)

Statewide Results as of Mar 26 4:14pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (21830/21830)
43.6% Statewide Voter Turnout (6,585,111/15,091,160)

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    President

    President of the United States; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John F. Kerry, Democratic
      1,975,043 votes 64.4%
    • John Edwards, Democratic
      606,224 votes 19.8%
    • Dennis J. Kucinich, Democratic
      143,162 votes 4.7%
    • Howard Dean, Democratic
      129,063 votes 4.3%
    • Al Sharpton, Democratic
      58,454 votes 2%
    • Joe Lieberman, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      52,078 votes 1.6%
    • Wesley Clark, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      50,455 votes 1.6%
    • Carol Moseley Braun, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      24,087 votes .7%
    • Dick Gephardt, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      21,613 votes .7%
    • Lyndon Larouche, Democratic
      7,846 votes .2%
    • James Alexander-Pace, Democratic (Write-in)
    • Katarina Dunmar, Democratic (Write-in)
    • David Giacomuzzi, Democratic (Write-in)
    • John Nigro, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
    • Fern Penna, Democratic (Write-in)

    President of the United States; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • George W. Bush, Republican
      2,184,828 votes 100%
    • Richard P. Bosa, Republican (Write-in)
    • Nancy Warrick, Republican (Write-in)
    • Doc Castellano, Republican (Write-in)
    • Bradley J. Barton, Republican (Write-in)
    • Richard Allen Holtz, Republican (Write-in)
    • Blake Ashby, Republican (Write-in)
    • Bill Wyatt, Republican (Write-in)

    President of the United States; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael A. Peroutka, American Independent
      25,950 votes 100%

    President of the United States; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Peter Miguel Camejo, Green
      33,255 votes 75.9%
    • David Cobb, Green
      5,002 votes 11.5%
    • Lorna Salzman, Green
      4,680 votes 10.6%
    • Kent Mesplay, Green
      883 votes 2%

    President of the United States; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gary Nolan, Libertarian
      11,677 votes 59.3%
    • Aaron Russo, Libertarian
      4,761 votes 24.2%
    • Michael Badnarik, Libertarian
      3,266 votes 16.5%

    President of the United States; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Leonard Peltier, Peace and Freedom
      2,767 votes 59.2%
    • Walter F. "Walt" Brown, Peace and Freedom
      1,914 votes 40.8%
    • Mumia Abu-Jamal, Peace and Freedom
    • Israel Feuer, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for President of the United States)

    US Senate

    United States Senator; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Barbara Boxer, Democratic
      2,532,621 votes 100%

    United States Senator; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Jones, Republican
      1,002,875 votes 44.9%
    • Rosario Marin, Republican
      448,756 votes 20.1%
    • Howard Kaloogian, Republican
      248,443 votes 11.2%
    • Toni Casey, Republican
      139,835 votes 6.3%
    • Tim Stoen, Republican
      123,182 votes 5.5%
    • James Stewart, Republican
      77,111 votes 3.4%
    • Barry L. Hatch, Republican
      70,307 votes 3.1%
    • John M. Van Zandt, Republican
      56,143 votes 2.5%
    • Danney Ball, Republican
      37,059 votes 1.6%
    • Bill Quraishi, Republican
      32,022 votes 1.4%
    • Louis E. Longoria, Republican (Write-in)

    United States Senator; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
      31,277 votes 100%

    United States Senator; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Senator; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Senator)

    US House

    United States Representative; District 1; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Thompson, Democratic
      89,333 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 1; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lawrence R. Wiesner, Republican
      47,152 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 1; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Pamela Elizondo, Green
      2,270 votes 54.4%
    • Bill Meyers, Green
      1,908 votes 45.6%

    (Only Democratic, Green, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 1)

    United States Representative; District 6; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lynn Woolsey, Democratic
      99,970 votes 84.1%
    • Renn Vara, Democratic
      19,039 votes 15.9%

    United States Representative; District 6; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 6)

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 3; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carole Migden, Democratic
      115,892 votes 84.9%
    • Davy Jones, Democratic
      20,685 votes 15.1%

    State Senator; District 3; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 3; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David Rhodes, Libertarian
      813 votes 100%

    State Senator; District 3; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ian J. Grimes, Peace and Freedom
      325 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 3)

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 1; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Patty Berg, Democratic
      62,209 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 1; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 1; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ken Anton, Libertarian
      712 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 1)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 6; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joe Nation, Democratic
      69,554 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 6; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carolyn F. Patrick, Republican
      28,048 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 6)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 7; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Noreen Evans, Democratic
      32,458 votes 54.9%
    • Jim Leddy, Democratic
      26,724 votes 45.1%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 7; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Pat Krueger, Republican
      26,984 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 7; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 7)

    County

    County Supervisor; County of Sonoma; Supervisorial District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Valerie K. Brown
      19,938 votes 70.6%
    • Ed Kenny
      8,236 votes 29.2%
    • (69 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    County Supervisor; County of Sonoma; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tim Smith
      13,205 votes 68.9%
    • Veronica Jacobi
      5,884 votes 30.7%
    • (71 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    County Supervisor; County of Sonoma; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Reilly
      18,248 votes 97.5%
    • (464 Writein Votes 2.5%)

    Party Committee

    Green Party Member County Council At-Large-Grn; County of SonomaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (7 Elected)

    • Michael J. Sandler
      1,635 votes 16.5%
    • Ann Tompkins
      1,368 votes 13.8%
    • Daniel Solnit
      1,326 votes 13.4%
    • Skaidra Smith-Heisters
      1,243 votes 12.5%
    • Susan Chunco
      1,225 votes 12.4%
    • Justin Reed Whitaker
      1,041 votes 10.5%
    • Tim Morgan
      1,036 votes 10.4%
    • Sam Pierce
      1,034 votes 10.4%
    • (11 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 55 Kindergarten -University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004
    3,181,725 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 3,076,099 / 49.2% No votes
    Should the state sell twelve billion three hundred million dollars ($12,300,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

    Proposition 56 State Budget, Related Taxes, Reserve, Voting Requirements, Penalties
    2,151,359 / 34.3% Yes votes ...... 4,113,036 / 65.7% No votes
    Should the State Constitution and certain statutes be amended to allow the state legislature to pass the state budget and budget-related tax and appropriation bills with a 55 percent vote, and to make other changes to the budget process?

    Proposition 57 The Economic Recovery Bond Act
    3,991,044 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 2,312,254 / 36.7% No votes
    Should the state of California borrow 15 billion dollars ($15,000,000,000) through the sale of bonds to provide financing for California's budget deficit?

    Proposition 58 The California Balanced Budget Act
    4,461,157 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 1,813,507 / 28.9% No votes
    Should the state Constitution be amended to require that the state adopt a balanced budget and provide for mid-year adjustments if the budget falls out of balance? Should the Constitution also include state budget reserve requirements and limits on future borrowing to finance budget deficits?

    Local Measures

    Measure A Maintaining Excellence Act 2004 Tax -- Sonoma Valley Unified School District (Special Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
    7,303 / 61.6% Yes votes ...... 4,545 / 38.4% No votes
    In order to keep school libraries open, restore art and music programs, enhance high school vocational programs, provide expanded academic programs for college-bound students, attract and retain high quality teachers, and reduce class size, should the Sonoma Valley Unified School District be authorized to levy an annual parcel tax of $85 for five years, beginning July 1, 2004, with annual citizens' oversight by committee audits, exempting parcels owned and occupied by persons 65 years of age or more?

    Measure B Maintaining Excellence Act 2004 Tax -- Old Adobe Union School District (Special Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
    3,903 / 60.6% Yes votes ...... 2,540 / 39.4% No votes
    To keep school libraries open, provide intensive reading instruction, offer an enriching music program, maintain smaller class sizes when possible, promoting excellence in literacy for our school children; shall the Old Adobe Union School District be authorized to levy an annual parcel tax of $55 for four years, beginning July 1, 2004, with annual audits by a citizens' oversight committee, offering exemption to parcels owned and occupied by persons 65 years of age or more?

    Measure C Maintaining Excellence Act 2004 Tax -- Petaluma City School District (Special Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
    5,686 / 67.3% Yes votes ...... 2,768 / 32.7% No votes
    To keep school libraries open, restore music and art programs, restore smaller class sizes grades 4-8, rehire reading specialists, maintain computer and technology programs, and provide necessary educational programs and materials to the extent funds are available, shall the Petaluma City (Elementary) School District be authorized to levy a $75 annual parcel tax for four years, beginning July 1, 2004, with annual citizens' oversight committe audits, exempting parcels owned and occupied by persons 65 years of age or over?

    Measure D Improvement Bond of 2004 -- Rincon Valley Union School District (Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
    8,589 / 62.9% Yes votes ...... 5,061 / 37.1% No votes
    To provide funds to modernize older classrooms and improve aging school facilities, including upgrading outdated electrical, fire safety, plumbing and heating systems; repair leaking roofs and replace windows; add kindergarten and other classrooms; build modern libraries/technology centers; and improve drainage, campus safety and handicapped access; shall Rincon Valley Union School District be authorized to issue $23,900,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with no funds for administrator salaries, and establish an independent citizens' oversight committee?

    Measure E Maintaining Excellence Act 2004 Tax -- Wilmar Union School District (Special Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
    716 / 70.1% Yes votes ...... 305 / 29.9% No votes
    To keep school libraries open, maintain reading programs, computer and technology programs, smaller class sizes, music and art programs, and provide for necessary educational programs and materials, to the extent such funds are available, shall the Wilmar Union School District be authorized to levy an annual parcel tax of $45 for four years, beginning July 1, 2004, with annual citizens' oversight committe audits, exempting parcels owned and occupied by persons 65 years of age or more?

    Measure F Prohibit Sale & Use of Fireworks -- City of Santa Rosa (Referendum - Majority Approval Required)
    23,319 / 57.3% Yes votes ...... 17,346 / 42.7% No votes
    Shall Ordinance No. 3627, which prohibits the sale and use of fireworks within the City of Santa Rosa be adopted?


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