Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of El Dorado
(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 Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tom Torlakson
  3,167,212 votes 52.1%
• Marshall Tuck
  2,906,989 votes 47.9%

State Board of Equalization; District 1

• George Runner, Republican
  984,604 votes 57.8%
• Chris Parker, Democratic
  718,129 votes 42.2%

US Congress

United States Representative; District 4

• Tom McClintock, Republican
  126,784 votes 60.0%
• Arthur "Art" Moore, Republican
  84,350 votes 40.0%

State Legislature

Member of the State Assembly; District 5

• Frank Bigelow, Republican
  88,602 votes 74.2%
• Patrick D. Hogan, Libertarian
  30,735 votes 25.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 6

• Beth B. Gaines, Republican
  94,020 votes 65.7%
• Brian Caples, Democratic
  49,044 votes 34.3%

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 3 (Yes/No)

• Andrea Lynn Hoch
  70.4% Yes (466,173) 29.6% No (195,977)
• Vance W. Raye
  69.9% Yes (463,297) 30.1% No (199,312)
• William J. Murray, Jr.
  70.7% Yes (461,677) 29.3% No (191,779)
• Ronald B. Robie
  68.6% Yes (451,172) 31.4% No (206,442)
• Elena J. Duarte
  66.4% Yes (437,640) 33.6% No (221,134)
• Louis Mauro
  66.3% Yes (431,721) 33.7% No (219,485)
• Jonathan K. Renner
  64.7% Yes (421,547) 35.3% No (230,314)

School

Board Member; Lake Tahoe Community College District; Trustee Area 5

• Michelle Sweeney
  801 votes 50.92%
• Robert "Bob" Grant
  768 votes 48.82%

Board Member; Los Rios Community College District; Trustee Area 3

• John R. Knight
  14,102 votes 24.1%
• Marc W. Allaman
  14,048 votes 24.1%
• Brad Trimble
  12,281 votes 21.0%
• Leroy Tripette
  10,938 votes 18.7%
• (60 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%, 6,728 Under Votes 11.5%, 247 Over Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; Black Oak Mine Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• William "Bill" Drescher
  2141 votes 56.06%
• Steven Rohm
  1650 votes 43.21%

Governing Board Member; El Dorado Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Todd White
  24375 votes 27.93%
• Kevin Brown
  19291 votes 22.10%
• Tim Cary
  18334 votes 21.01%
• Jack N. Jordan
  14927 votes 17.10%
• Amanda Nugent Divine
  9957 votes 11.41%

Governing Board Member; Buckeye Union School District (3 Elected)

• Brenda Hanson-Smith
  6104 votes 29.81%
• Winston E. Pingrey
  5588 votes 27.29%
• Royce L. Gough
  4564 votes 22.29%
• Lyle E. Eickert
  4130 votes 20.17%

Governing Board Member; Mother Lode Union School District (3 Elected)

• Janet Vander Linden
  2668 votes 30.56%
• Chuck Wolfe
  2359 votes 27.02%
• John Charles Parker
  2088 votes 23.91%
• Richard "Rich" Findley
  1559 votes 17.86%

County Supervisor; County of El Dorado; Supervisorial District 4

• Michael Ranalli
  6961 votes 52.59%
• Howard Penn
  6230 votes 47.07%

County Supervisor; County of El Dorado; Supervisorial District 5

• Sue Novasel
  4850 votes 60.03%
• Kenny Curtzwiler
  3188 votes 39.46%

City

City Council Member; City of Placerville (3 Elected)

• Wendy Thomas
  1487 votes 23.03%
• John Clerici
  1475 votes 22.85%
• Patricia H. Borelli
  1327 votes 20.55%
• Jennifer Nixon
  1165 votes 18.05%
• Kirk Callan Smith
  964 votes 14.93%

City Council Member; City of South Lake Tahoe (3 Elected)

• Wendy Lou David
  1727 votes 18.35%
• Tom Davis
  1461 votes 15.52%
• Austin C. Sass
  1318 votes 14.00%
• Angela Swanson
  1289 votes 13.69%
• Brooke Laine
  1246 votes 13.24%
• Matt Palacio
  1218 votes 12.94%
• Bruce P. Grego
  1126 votes 11.96%

City Clerk; City of South Lake Tahoe

• Susan Alessi
  2920 votes 99.08%

City Treasurer; City of South Lake Tahoe

• David W. Olivo
  2933 votes 99.05%

Special District

Director; Cameron Park Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Scott Mc Neil
  2574 votes 20.48%
• Greg Stanton
  2448 votes 19.47%
• Holly Morrison
  2258 votes 17.96%
• Mike Starkey
  2069 votes 16.46%
• Margaret Mohr
  1815 votes 14.44%
• Barbara J. Rogers
  1353 votes 10.76%

Director; Cameron Park Community Services District; Unexpired Short Term

• Amy Blackmon
  2355 votes 50.65%
• Gerald Lillpop
  2274 votes 48.90%

Director; Golden West Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Ken Hasse
  398 votes 47.16%
• Diana J. Kaighn
  322 votes 38.15%
• Katherine S. Sei
  124 votes 14.69%

Director; Diamond Springs/El Dorado Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Russell M. Hasemeier
  3774 votes 51.89%
• Pat Williams
  1948 votes 26.78%
• Thomas E. Anderson
  1529 votes 21.02%

Director; El Dorado Hills County Water/Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Doug Hus
  6179 votes 23.40%
• Greg Durante
  5149 votes 19.50%
• Barbara Winn
  4998 votes 18.93%
• Matthew W. Fillmore
  3651 votes 13.83%
• Wallace Claude Fullerton
  3587 votes 13.58%
• David Bryan Elkins
  2501 votes 9.47%

Director; Mosquito Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Theresa Marie Stuart
  278 votes 29.42%
• Melissa Lynne Martini
  253 votes 26.77%
• Michael J. Hoffman
  214 votes 22.65%
• Amber Lois Stetler
  165 votes 17.46%

Director; Georgetown Divide Public Utility District; Seat 1

• Carl Hoelscher
  2186 votes 56.71%
• Ray P. Griffiths
  1665 votes 43.19%

Director; Georgetown Divide Public Utility District; Seat 2

• Londres "Lon" Uso
  2542 votes 64.57%
• Bonnie Mc Lane
  1383 votes 35.13%

Director; Georgetown Divide Public Utility District; Seat 3

• Jesse Hanschild
  2610 votes 67.67%
• Kathy M. Otermat
  1242 votes 32.20%

Director; South Tahoe Public Utility District; Seat 2

• James R. Jones
  3200 votes 57.80%
• J. Shane Romsos
  2310 votes 41.73%

Director; South Tahoe Public Utility District; Seat 5

• Duane Wallace
  3444 votes 64.77%
• Andy Chapman
  1849 votes 34.78%

Director; Tahoe City Public Utility District (2 Elected)

• John Pang
  826 votes 32.2%
• Dan Wilkins
  703 votes 27.4%
• Paul Joslin
  431 votes 16.8%
• Lou Reinkens
  389 votes 15.2%
• Stu Dalie
  206 votes 8.0%
• (8 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 D Parcel Tax Increase for Improvements and Increased Road Maintenance -- Cameron Estates Community Services District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 261 / 63.66% Yes votes ...... 149 / 36.34% No votes

Shall the Cameron Estates Community Services District levy a special tax for the purpose of providing vitally needed road improvements, upgrades, and increased maintenance at an annual rate not to exceed an increase of $100 per year per parcel over and above the current rate, for a total not to exceed $350 per parcel per year?

Measure E To provide funding to improve school facilities -- Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District (School Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 140 / 55.12% Yes votes ...... 114 / 44.88% No votes

Tahoe School Safety and Repair Measure. To improve Tahoe area schools with local funding that the State cannot take away, repair/replace roofs, plumbing and electrical systems, provide classrooms, science labs and technology meeting modern academic safety standards and providing a well-rounded education, construct, equip, repair, acquire school facilities/equipment to prepare students for college/high-demand jobs, shall School Facilities Improvement District No. 2 of the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District issue $62,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with independent audits, citizens oversight, and no funds for administrators' salaries?

Measure F Issue Bonds to Fund Improvements to College Facilities -- Lake Tahoe Community College District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3784 / 57.80% Yes votes ...... 2763 / 42.20% No votes

To upgrade college facilities that prepare local students for jobs and university transfer by modernizing academic and job-training classrooms, science labs, and facilities, expanding access to university courses, creating a Public Safety Training Center, modernizing technology, improving safety and energy efficiency, and improving facilities, sites and equipment, shall Lake Tahoe Community College District issue $55,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with independent oversight, annual audits, no money for administrators' salaries, and all funds dedicated to Lake Tahoe Community College?

Measure H A special tax to fund wildfire prevention and suppression programs -- Lake Valley Fire Protection District (Bond Issue - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 967 / 34.44% Yes votes ...... 1841 / 65.56% No votes

To fund wildfire suppression and prevention programs, the Angora Peak Fire Crew, and facilities and equipment repair and replacement, and to replace the existing Measure M special tax, shall an annual special tax of $120.00 per parcel (with annual inflation adjustment not to exceed 3%) be levied in the Lake Valley Fire Protection District, with the Board of Directors empowered to reduce the tax rate in any year if the maximum rate is not necessary?

Measure I 10 year use tax to assist with funding City facilities -- City of Placerville (Transaction and Use Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1414 / 49.84% Yes votes ...... 1423 / 50.16% No votes

To maintain and provide quality, safe streets and other public facilities, shall the City of Placerville enact a ½ - cent sales tax, with citizen oversight and annual independent audits, to end after ten years, with all funds spent only in Placerville?

Measure K Amendment to Placerville General Plan -- City of Placerville (General Plan Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1671 / 58.24% Yes votes ...... 1198 / 41.76% No votes

Shall the City of Placerville's General Plan be amended to prohibit a roundabout or similar traffic features anywhere within the City limits of Placerville without approval of popular vote?

Measure M Land Use Designation and Zoning -- County of El Dorado (General Plan Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 25645 / 42.46% Yes votes ...... 34752 / 57.54% No votes

Shall the ordinance be adopted amending the County of El Dorado General Plan to provide (1) County shall not approve single-family housing subdivisions of five or more parcels if CalTrans determines that Highway 50 traffic has reached, or is forecast to reach, Level of Service F (2) lands designated open-space, agricultural, or natural resources shall remain in those categories and (3) lands designated as low-density residential, medium-density residential, or rural residential shall not be rezoned to higher densities?

Measure N Extends Meas Y, Amends General Plan and Prioritizes Some Road Improvements -- County of El Dorado (County Ordinance and General Plan Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 14616 / 24.51% Yes votes ...... 45010 / 75.49% No votes

Shall the ordinance be adopted amending the County of El Dorado General Plan to extend the Measure Y policies through 2025 and establish policies to (1) require annual reporting on traffic volumes and allocation of traffic impact mitigation fees, (2) emphasize improvements to local roadways when specifying expenditures in the Capital Improvement Program, (3) whenever possible rely first on state or federal funding for Highway 50 capacity-enhancing projects, and (4) encourage planning and zoning in Community Regions?

Measure O Changes the General Plan designations of some Community Regions -- County of El Dorado (General Plan Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 19874 / 33.63% Yes votes ...... 39224 / 66.37% No votes

Shall the ordinance be adopted amending the County of El Dorado General Plan to (1) convert the communities of Camino, Pollock Pines, and Shingle Springs from Community Regions to Rural Centers, establish Cedar Grove as a Rural Center, and place the Platted Lands overlay on certain areas contiguous to those communities and (2) remove the El Dorado Hills and Cameron Park Community Region designation from those Low Density Residential areas within one mile of Green Valley Road?

Measure Q Changes County Charter timeframe for filling supervisor vacancies -- County of El Dorado (County Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 36666 / 68.18% Yes votes ...... 17112 / 31.82% No votes

Shall section 203 of the El Dorado County Charter, be amended in part, to allow the Board of Supervisors to consolidate the date set for an election to fill a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors with a scheduled primary, general, or special election, involving the district where the vacancy occurs, when the vacancy occurs more than 90 days but less than 180 days before the scheduled primary, general, or special election?

Measure R Changes wording in the County Charter for references to "officers" -- County of El Dorado (County Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 35423 / 67.04% Yes votes ...... 17419 / 32.96% No votes

Shall section 206 of the El Dorado County Charter be amended to reflect current practice by replacing the words "presiding officer" with "Chair" and "presiding officer pro tem" with "Vice Chair" and "alternate presiding officer pro tem" with "Second Vice Chair."

Measure S County Charter - removes outdated wording on Library System funding -- County of El Dorado (County Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 40027 / 76.61% Yes votes ...... 12224 / 23.39% No votes

Shall section 210 d. of the El Dorado County Charter be deleted from the Charter because it was repealed effective January 26, 2006, under the plain language of Charter section 210 d.?