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June 8, 2010 Election

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County Results as of Jun 8 10:54pm, 54.9% of Precincts Reporting (345/628)
39.3% Countywide Voter Turnout (109,923/525,992)
Statewide Results as of Jun 29 4:19pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (22894/22894)
33.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (5,681,928/16,977,031)

State Executive | Board of Equalization | US Senate | US Representative | State Assembly | Party Committee | Judicial | School | County | State Propositions | Local Measures
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Precinct 96131
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  • State Executive

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

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

    • Meg Whitman, Republican
      1,485,562 votes 64.4%
    • Steve Poizner, Republican
      616,202 votes 26.7%
    • Lawrence "Larry" Naritelli, Republican
      52,794 votes 2.3%
    • Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
      37,195 votes 1.7%
    • Ken Miller, Republican
      35,243 votes 1.5%
    • Bill Chambers, Republican
      33,208 votes 1.4%
    • Douglas R. Hughes, Republican
      25,266 votes 1.0%
    • David Tully-Smith, Republican
      24,189 votes 1.0%
    • Steven Paul Mozena, Republican (Write-in)

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

    • Chelene Nightingale, American Independent
      23,120 votes 58.2%
    • Markham Robinson, American Independent
      16,633 votes 41.8%

    Governor; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Laura Wells, Green
      16,583 votes 79.5%
    • S. Deacon Alexander, Green
      4,299 votes 20.5%

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

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

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

    Lieutenant Governor; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gavin Newsom, Democratic
      1,252,126 votes 55.4%
    • Janice Hahn, Democratic
      762,954 votes 33.6%
    • Eric Korevaar, Democratic
      249,115 votes 11.0%

    Lieutenant Governor; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Abel Maldonado, Republican
      907,533 votes 43.3%
    • Sam Aanestad, Republican
      652,472 votes 31.2%
    • Dave Harris, Republican
      176,589 votes 8.5%
    • Bert Davis, Republican
      127,324 votes 6.1%
    • Scott L. Levitt, Republican
      123,214 votes 5.8%
    • Yvonne R. Girard, Republican
      108,844 votes 5.1%

    Lieutenant Governor; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim King, American Independent
      37,100 votes 100.0%

    Lieutenant Governor; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • James "Jimi" Castillo, Green
      18,398 votes 100.0%

    Lieutenant Governor; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Pamela J. Brown, Libertarian
      17,508 votes 100.0%

    Lieutenant Governor; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor)

    Secretary of State; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Debra Bowen, Democratic
      1,971,948 votes 100.0%

    Secretary of State; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Damon Dunn, Republican
      1,435,573 votes 74.4%
    • Orly Taitz, Republican
      495,034 votes 25.6%
    • Roy V. Allmond, Jr., Republican (Write-in)

    Secretary of State; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Merton D. Short, American Independent
      38,968 votes 100.0%

    Secretary of State; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Secretary of State; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Christina Tobin, Libertarian
      17,437 votes 100.0%

    Secretary of State; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marylou Cabral, Peace and Freedom
      3,883 votes 100.0%

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

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

    • John Chiang, Democratic
      1,992,075 votes 100.0%

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

    • Tony Strickland, Republican
      1,188,555 votes 60.2%
    • David Evans, Republican
      788,121 votes 39.8%

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

    • Lawrence G. Beliz, American Independent
      23,423 votes 56.2%
    • Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
      18,315 votes 43.8%

    Controller; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    • Andrew "Andy" Favor, Libertarian
      17,489 votes 100.0%

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

    • Karen Martinez, Peace and Freedom
      3,692 votes 100.0%

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

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

    • Bill Lockyer, Democratic
      1,978,882 votes 100.0%

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

    • Mimi Walters, Republican
      1,711,917 votes 100.0%

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

    • Robert Lauten, American Independent
      38,104 votes 100.0%

    Treasurer; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Charles "Kit" Crittenden, Green
      19,795 votes 100.0%

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

    • Edward M. Teyssier, Libertarian
      17,287 votes 100.0%

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

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

    Attorney General; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Attorney General; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steve Cooley, Republican
      983,848 votes 47.3%
    • John Eastman, Republican
      716,061 votes 34.4%
    • Tom Harman, Republican
      382,644 votes 18.3%

    Attorney General; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
      37,580 votes 100.0%

    Attorney General; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Attorney General; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Timothy J. Hannan, Libertarian
      17,211 votes 100.0%

    Attorney General; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert J. Evans, Peace and Freedom
      3,728 votes 100.0%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General)

    Insurance Commissioner; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Insurance Commissioner; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Insurance Commissioner; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Clay Pedersen, American Independent
      38,295 votes 100.0%

    Insurance Commissioner; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Insurance Commissioner; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Richard S. Bronstein, Libertarian
      17,265 votes 100.0%

    Insurance Commissioner; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Insurance Commissioner)

    Board of Equalization

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

    • Betty T. Yee, Democratic
      525,412 votes 74.8%
    • Ted Ford, Democratic
      138,008 votes 19.6%
    • G. Alan Montgomery, Democratic
      39,758 votes 5.6%

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

    • Kevin R. Scott, Republican
      249,782 votes 68.7%
    • Rae Williams, Republican
      114,140 votes 31.3%

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

    State Board of Equalization; District 1; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sherill Borg, Peace and Freedom
      1,380 votes 100.0%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Board of Equalization; District 1)

    US Senate

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

    • Barbara Boxer, Democratic
      1,887,629 votes 80.8%
    • Brian Quintana, Democratic
      328,248 votes 14.1%
    • Robert M. "Mickey" Kaus, Democratic
      120,394 votes 5.1%

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

    • Carly Fiorina, Republican
      1,284,291 votes 56.7%
    • Tom Campbell, Republican
      482,823 votes 21.3%
    • Chuck DeVore, Republican
      440,723 votes 19.4%
    • Al Ramirez, Republican
      41,074 votes 1.8%
    • Tim Kalemkarian, Republican
      19,176 votes 0.8%

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

    • Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
      16,056 votes 39.5%
    • Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
      13,672 votes 33.6%
    • Al Salehi, American Independent
      10,962 votes 26.9%

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

    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

    • Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
      3,903 votes 100.0%

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

    US Representative

    United States Representative; District 10; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Garamendi, Democratic
      61,499 votes 100.0%

    United States Representative; District 10; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gary Clift, Republican
      25,134 votes 54.7%
    • Buddy Burke, Republican
      20,859 votes 45.3%

    United States Representative; District 10; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jerome H. "Jerry" Denham, American Independent
      1,040 votes 100.0%

    United States Representative; District 10; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 10)

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 15; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 15; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Abram Wilson, Republican
      41,675 votes 100.0%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 15)

    Party Committee

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Sean K. Brennan, Republican
      4842 votes 15.42%
    • Grace Ellis, Republican
      4614 votes 14.70%
    • Thomas Midanek, Republican
      3759 votes 11.97%
    • Arthur Talley, Republican
      3753 votes 11.95%
    • Darcy Linn, Republican
      3637 votes 11.58%
    • Mallory West, Republican
      3200 votes 10.19%
    • Jun Dam, Republican
      2947 votes 9.39%
    • Molly Schweickert, Republican
      2276 votes 7.25%
    • Phyllis Stout, Republican
      2178 votes 6.94%
    • (192 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.61%)

    School

    State Superintendent of Public InstructionClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/2/2010

    County Superintendent of Schools; County of Contra CostaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joseph A. Ovick
      134361 votes 98.11%
    • (2584 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.89%)

    County

    Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Assessor; County of Contra CostaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Auditor-Controller; County of Contra CostaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert R. Campbell
      146312 votes 98.83%
    • (1732 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.17%)

    Clerk-Recorder; County of Contra CostaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Stephen L. Weir
      150516 votes 98.91%
    • (1653 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.09%)

    District Attorney Public Administrator; County of Contra CostaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Sheriff-Coroner; County of Contra CostaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Treasurer-Tax Collector; County of Contra CostaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Propositions

    Proposition 13 Limits on Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Buildings
    Pass: 4,310,719 / 84.9% Yes votes ...... 764,423 / 15.1% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to provide that all earthquake safety upgrades be exempt from property tax reassessment until the property is sold?

    Proposition 14 Elections. Increases Right to Participate in Primary Elections
    Pass: 2,760,477 / 53.6% Yes votes ...... 2,387,356 / 46.4% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require that all candidates for statewide or congressional office run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with only the top two vote-getters, regardless of their political party preference, advancing to the general election?

    Proposition 15 California Fair Elections Act
    Fail: 2,130,147 / 42.5% Yes votes ...... 2,878,694 / 57.5% No votes
    Should California lift the ban on public funding of political campaigns and establish public funding for Secretary of State candidates in the 2014 and 2018 elections?

    Proposition 16 Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers
    Fail: 2,449,993 / 47.5% Yes votes ...... 2,705,131 / 52.5% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds voter approval before local governments can start up or expand electric service?

    Proposition 17 Allows Auto Insurance Companies to Base Their Prices in Part on a Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
    Fail: 2,491,026 / 48.2% Yes votes ...... 2,672,729 / 51.8% No votes
    Should insurance companies be permitted to reduce or increase the cost of auto insurance depending on whether a driver has a history of continuous insurance coverage?

    Local Measures

    Measure C Repairs and Improvement of Facilities and Technology -- Mount Diablo Unified School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 32152 / 60.88% Yes votes ...... 20662 / 39.12% No votes
    To support quality education and safety for local students, and reduce impacts of State budget cuts by improving science, career and technical education facilities; upgrading classroom instructional technology; repairing leaky roofs; improving safety; maximizing energy efficiency including adding solar panels and modern air conditioning; and repairing, replacing, equipping or modernizing other school facilities; shall Mt. Diablo Unified School District issue $348,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizen oversight, audits, and no money for administrator salaries?

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