Combined ballot
Every Party

See Also:   Information for the County of Contra Costa
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

President of the United States; American Independent Party

• Alan Spears, American Independent
  8,103 votes 19.2%
• Arthur Harris, American Independent
  7,216 votes 17.1%
• Robert Ornelas, American Independent
  7,164 votes 17.0%
• Wiley Drake, American Independent
  5,476 votes 13.0%
• J. R. Myers, American Independent
  5,475 votes 13.0%
• James Hedges, American Independent
  4,462 votes 10.6%
• Thomas Hoefling, American Independent
  4,345 votes 10.3%

President of the United States; Green Party

• Jill Stein, Green
  11,206 votes 76.2%
• Darryl Cherney, Green
  1,475 votes 10.0%
• Sedinam Moyowasifsa-Curry, Green
  839 votes 5.7%
• William Kreml, Green
  595 votes 4.0%
• Kent Mesplay, Green
  584 votes 4.0%

President of the United States; Libertarian Party

• Gary Johnson, Libertarian
  19,294 votes 61.9%
• John McAfee, Libertarian
  3,139 votes 10.1%
• Austin Petersen, Libertarian
  1,853 votes 5.9%
• Rhett White Feather Smith, Libertarian
  1,531 votes 4.9%
• Joy Waymire, Libertarian
  923 votes 3.0%
• John Hale, Libertarian
  873 votes 2.8%
• Marc Feldman, Libertarian
  867 votes 2.8%
• Jack Robinson, Jr., Libertarian
  739 votes 2.4%
• Steve Kerbel, Libertarian
  556 votes 1.8%
• Darryl W. Perry, Libertarian
  521 votes 1.7%
• Derrick M. Reid, Libertarian
  462 votes 1.5%
• Cecil Ince, Libertarian
  417 votes 1.3%

President of the United States; Peace and Freedom Party

• Gloria Estela La Riva, Peace and Freedom
  2,475 votes 49.5%
• Monica Moorehead, Peace and Freedom
  1,487 votes 29.7%
• Lynn S. Kahn, Peace and Freedom
  1,041 votes 20.8%

President of the United States; Democratic Party

• Hillary Clinton, Democratic
  2,745,293 votes 53.1%
• Bernie Sanders, Democratic
  2,381,714 votes 46.0%
• Willie Wilson, Democratic
  12,014 votes 0.2%
• Michael Steinberg, Democratic
  10,880 votes 0.2%
• Roque De La Fuente, Democratic
  8,453 votes 0.2%
• Henry Hewes, Democratic
  7,743 votes 0.1%
• Keith Judd, Democratic
  7,201 votes 0.1%

President of the United States; Republican Party

• Donald Trump, Republican
  1,665,126 votes 74.8%
• John R. Kasich, Republican
  252,543 votes 11.3%
• Ted Cruz, Republican
  211,574 votes 9.5%
• Ben Carson, Republican
  82,258 votes 3.7%
• Jim Gilmore, Republican
  15,691 votes 0.7%

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

US Congress

United States Senator
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  3,000,689 votes 39.9%
• Loretta L. Sanchez, Democratic
  1,416,203 votes 18.9%
• Duf Sundheim, Republican
  584,251 votes 7.8%
• Phil Wyman, Republican
  352,821 votes 4.7%
• Thomas G. Del Beccaro, Republican
  323,614 votes 4.3%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  230,944 votes 3.1%
• Steve Stokes, Democratic
  168,805 votes 2.2%
• George C. Yang, Republican
  112,055 votes 1.5%
• Karen Roseberry, Republican
  110,557 votes 1.5%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  99,761 votes 1.3%
• Massie Munroe, Democratic
  98,150 votes 1.3%
• Pamela Elizondo, Green
  95,677 votes 1.3%
• Tom Palzer, Republican
  93,263 votes 1.2%
• Ron Unz, Republican
  92,325 votes 1.2%
• Don Krampe, Republican
  69,635 votes 0.9%
• Eleanor García
  65,084 votes 0.9%
• Jarrell Williamson, Republican
  64,120 votes 0.9%
• Von Hougo, Republican
  63,609 votes 0.8%
• President Cristina Grappo, Democratic
  63,330 votes 0.8%
• Jerry J. Laws, Republican
  53,023 votes 0.7%
• Mark Matthew Herd, Libertarian
  41,344 votes 0.6%
• John Thompson Parker, Peace and Freedom
  35,998 votes 0.5%
• Ling Ling Shi
  35,196 votes 0.5%
• Herbert G. Peters, Democratic
  32,638 votes 0.4%
• Emory Rodgers, Democratic
  31,485 votes 0.4%
• Mike Beitiks
  31,450 votes 0.4%
• Clive Grey
  29,418 votes 0.4%
• Jason Hanania
  27,715 votes 0.4%
• Paul Merritt
  24,031 votes 0.3%
• Jason Kraus
  19,318 votes 0.3%
• Don J. Grundmann
  15,317 votes 0.2%
• Scott A. Vineberg
  11,843 votes 0.2%
• Tim Gildersleeve
  9,798 votes 0.1%
• Gar Myers
  8,726 votes 0.1%
• Billy Falling, Republican (Write-in)
  87 votes 0.0%
• Ric M. Llewellyn (Write-in)
  32 votes 0.0%
• Alexis Stuart, Republican (Write-in)
  10 votes 0.0%

United States Representative; District 5
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Mike Thompson, Democratic
  124,634 votes 65.7%
• Carlos Santamaria, Republican
  36,430 votes 19.2%
• Nils Palsson, Democratic
  23,639 votes 12.5%
• Alex Poling, Democratic
  4,998 votes 2.6%

United States Representative; District 9
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Jerry McNerney, Democratic
  71,634 votes 55.3%
• Antonio C. "Tony" Amador, Republican
  28,161 votes 21.7%
• Kathryn Nance, Republican
  24,783 votes 19.1%
• Alex Appleby, Libertarian
  5,029 votes 3.9%

United States Representative; District 11
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Mark Desaulnier, Democratic
  133,317 votes 75.3%
• Roger Allen Petersen, Republican
  43,654 votes 24.7%

United States Representative; District 15
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Eric Swalwell, Democratic
  110,803 votes 76.5%
• Danny R. Turner, Republican
  34,032 votes 23.5%

State Senate

State Senator; District 3
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Bill Dodd, Democratic
  90,396 votes 37.4%
• Mariko Yamada, Democratic
  72,243 votes 29.9%
• Greg "Coach" Coppes, Republican
  54,525 votes 22.6%
• Gabe Griess, Democratic
  24,540 votes 10.2%

State Senator; District 7
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Steve Glazer, Democratic
  122,186 votes 54.3%
• Joseph Alexander Rubay, Republican
  61,169 votes 27.2%
• Guy Moore, Democratic
  41,497 votes 18.5%

State Senator; District 9
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Nancy Skinner, Democratic
  116,710 votes 47.8%
• Sandré R. Swanson, Democratic
  74,365 votes 30.5%
• Katherine Grace Welch, Democratic
  32,698 votes 13.4%
• Rich Kinney, Republican
  20,287 votes 8.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 11
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Jim Frazier, Democratic
  62,952 votes 65.9%
• Dave Miller, Republican
  32,545 votes 34.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 14
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Mae Torlakson, Democratic
  34,535 votes 32.3%
• Tim Grayson, Democratic
  33,712 votes 31.6%
• Debora Allen, Republican
  27,826 votes 26.1%
• Harmesh Kumar, Democratic
  10,694 votes 10.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 15
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Tony Thurmond, Democratic
  124,136 votes 91.1%
• Claire Chiara, Republican
  12,083 votes 8.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 16
Runoff Election 11/8/2016

• Catharine Baker, Republican
  71,906 votes 53.2%
• Cheryl Cook-Kallio, Democratic
  63,307 votes 46.8%

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 1 (5 Elected)

• Maria Alegria, Democratic
• Gabriel Quinto, Democratic
• Joey D. Smith, Democratic
• Nicholas Arzio, Democratic
• Mister Phillips, Democratic
• Michael Nye, Democratic
• Harpreet S. Sandhu, Democratic
• Genoveva Calloway, Democratic

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 2 (6 Elected)

• Thomas E. Duckworth, Democratic
• Michael R. McGill, Democratic
• Sabina Zafar, Democratic
• Carolyn Ruth Phinney, Democratic
• Sarah Genn Butler, Democratic
• Brodie Hilp, Democratic
• Katie Ricklefs, Democratic
• Diddo Ruth Clark, Democratic
• Jane Elizabeth Walter, Democratic
• Jerome C. Pandell, Democratic

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 3 (3 Elected)

• Paul Seger, Democratic
• Harry L. Thurston, Democratic
• Odessa Lefrancois, Democratic
• Richard Keith Mossman, Democratic
• Sharon Lee Mossman, Democratic
• Debra Vinson, Democratic
• Rosa Argentina Davila-Luevano, Democratic

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 4 (5 Elected)

• Dan Jameyson, Democratic
• G. Bruce Windrem, Democratic
• Scott Joseph Rafferty, Democratic
• Susan Hamill, Democratic
• Melanie Seton Smith, Democratic
• Harmesh Kumar, Democratic
• Pamela Jo Aguilar, Democratic
• Charles Carpenter, Democratic
• Greg Sanborn, Democratic
• Jeffrey D. Koertzen, Democratic
• Casilda "Cassie" Gonzales, Democratic

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 5 (4 Elected)

• Alan Swislow, Democratic
• Sally Sweetser, Democratic
• Melody Lacy, Democratic
• Nadine Grace Peyrucain, Democratic
• Satinder S. Malhi, Democratic
• Evelyn J. Centeno, Democratic
• Richard "Rich" Verrilli, Democratic

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 2 (7 Elected)

• John Garret Deal, Republican
• Jerry Dees, Republican
• S. Mark Fernwood, Republican
• Steven Kaufhold, Republican
• Hayden Padgett, Republican
• Frances R. Cavenaugh, Republican
• Sean P. Bill, Republican
• Joseph A. Rubay, Republican
• Cheryl Ann Byl, Republican

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 3 (5 Elected)

• Jennifer Mixon, Republican
• Cheryl Ann Morgan, Republican
• Matt Shupe, Republican
• Kay Marie Power, Republican
• Michele Daugherty, Republican
• Timothy Mixon, Jr., Republican
• Debora Allen, Republican

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 4 (5 Elected)

• Megan Range, Republican
• Elizabeth Patock, Republican
• Rohit J. Joy, Republican
• Thomas Randle, Republican
• Roger Allen Petersen, Republican
• Sheri Ann Rosen, Republican
• Terri Steinkirchner-Anderson, Republican
• Deborah Butler, Republican

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 5 (3 Elected)

• Andrew Gabriel, Republican
• Patty O'Day, Republican
• Joe Lubas, Republican
• Edward Ruiz, Republican

County

Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 2

• Candace Andersen
  44686 votes 98.20%
• (817 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.80%)

Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 3
Runoff Election 2016/11/08

• Steve Barr
  11490 votes 28.11%
• Diane Burgis
  9383 votes 22.96%
• Douglas F. Hardcastle
  7516 votes 18.39%
• Wade Harper
  6080 votes 14.88%
• Monica E. Wilson
  3827 votes 9.36%
• Odessa Lefrancois
  2487 votes 6.09%
• (87 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.21%)

Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 5
Runoff Election 2016/11/08

• Federal Glover
  13101 votes 34.25%
• Anamarie Avila Farias
  12125 votes 31.70%
• Michael Menesini
  5541 votes 14.49%
• Dan Romero
  5217 votes 13.64%
• Conrad Dandridge
  2123 votes 5.55%
• (145 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.38%)

Proposition 50 Suspension of Legislators
Pass: 5,468,515 / 75.5% Yes votes ...... 1,775,327 / 24.5% No votes

Authorizes each house of Legislature to suspend one of its Members by two-thirds vote, and to require Member to forfeit salaryand benefits while suspended.

Prohibits suspended Member from exercising rights, privileges, duties, or powers of office, or using any legislative resources.

Provides suspension may end on specified date, or upon two-thirds vote of Member’s house.

Measure A Job Training, Classroom Repair and Student Safety Measure -- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 207 / 54.05% Yes votes ...... 176 / 45.95% No votes

To upgrade aging classrooms and technology/science labs for career education to prepare students, veterans and workers for good jobs and university transfer, remove asbestos/retrofit buildings for earthquake safety, acquire, construct and repair sites/facilities/equipment, and improve campus safety/security, shall Chabot-Las Positas Community College District issue $950,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, no money for administrators' salaries/pensions, independent financial audits, and all funds used locally?

Measure B Facilities Upgrade and Improvement -- Brentwood Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 7682 / 57.33% Yes votes ...... 5717 / 42.67% No votes

To provide Brentwood students with 21st century classrooms, upgrade libraries and science labs, improve school safety and security, expand access to classroom technology for students and teachers, renovate and modernize older schools in the District, build a new elementary school, and replace, acquire, construct and renovate school facilities, shall the Brentwood Union School District issue $158,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, with an independent citizens' oversight committee and no funds spent on administrators salaries?

Measure C Facilities Upgrade and Modernization -- Lafayette School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 8371 / 73.84% Yes votes ...... 2966 / 26.16% No votes

To upgrade aging neighborhood elementary and middle schools, avoid overcrowding, and modernize classrooms for today's curriculum, including math, science, technology and arts, shall Lafayette School District repair or replace deteriorated roofs, plumbing, and electrical systems; update classrooms, labs and instructional technology; improve school safety/security: and acquire, construct, renovate, equip sites/facilities, by issuing $70,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with independent citizen oversight, no administrators' salaries, and all funds dedicated locally to Lafayette TK-8 schools?

Measure D Facilities Renovation and Modernization -- Walnut Creek School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 12912 / 73.08% Yes votes ...... 4756 / 26.92% No votes

To address critical renovation, modernization and safety needs at District schools, upgrade classrooms, libraries and computer networks to provide students with 21st Century classrooms, improve energy efficiency of classrooms and buildings, and replace, acquire, construct and renovate school facilities shall the Walnut Creek School District issue $60 million in bonds at legal interest rates with funds monitored by an Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee and no funds spent on administrators?

Measure E Limiing Card Rooms -- City of Antioch (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12080 / 66.81% Yes votes ...... 6002 / 33.19% No votes

Shall the electors adopt the Initiative Limiting Card Rooms Within the City and Requiring Voter Approval for New or Expanded Card Rooms Ordinance?

Measure G Changing the City Treasurer Position From Elected to Appointed -- City of Antioch (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6522 / 36.60% Yes votes ...... 11299 / 63.40% No votes

Shall the office of City Treasurer be appointed?

Measure H Continuation of Existing Services and Special Parcel Tax -- City of Clayton (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 3067 / 79.23% Yes votes ...... 804 / 20.77% No votes

Shall the existing Community Facility District 2007-1 (Trails and Landscape Maintenance District) be continued, with a Citizens Oversight Committee, for ten years to fund on-going operations and maintenance of the trails system, roadway landscape, open space weed abatement, and related expenses at the current annual special tax's rate and methodology (presently $234.84/year per residential and non-residential parcel or fraction thereof), for FYs 2017-2027?

Measure J Classrooms and Facilities Renovation -- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 14,566 / 66.8% Yes votes ...... 7,237 / 33.2% No votes
   14510 (66.84%) Yes / 7199 (33.16%) No in Alameda County
   56 (59.57%) Yes / 38 (40.43%) No in Contra Costa County

To renovate aging Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District classrooms and school facilities with funding that the State can't take away; improve fire safety and security systems; repair deteriorating roofs, plumbing, restrooms and electrical systems; modernize outdated classrooms, science labs and instructional technology; upgrade, acquire, construct, equip classrooms/facilities; and qualify for State matching funds, shall Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District issue $245 million in bonds, at legal rates, requiring independent audits and public reports, no money for administrators, and keeping all funds local?

Measure K Library Replacement -- City of Oakley (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 3902 / 54.71% Yes votes ...... 3230 / 45.29% No votes

To replace the small, outdated Oakley Library currently utilizing a portion of Freedom High School and construct and operate a new Library and Community Learning Center downtown, shall the ordinance establishing a $7.75 per month per parcel Library Development Tax be adopted, raising approximately one million one hundred thousand dollars annually, for thirty years starting fiscal year 2016/17, with independent financial audits ensuring funds are spent only on the Oakley Library and Community Learning Center?

Measure L Street Maintenance -- City of Orinda (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 5441 / 68.48% Yes votes ...... 2504 / 31.52% No votes

To repair failing roads and storm drains, restore and upgrade other roadways and storm drains, fix potholes, and improve safety on Orinda public streets, shall the City of Orinda issue twenty five million dollars in bonds, with financial audits, public review of all expenditures, and a citizens' oversight committee?

Measure M Sales Tax -- City of Pittsburg (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8631 / 81.57% Yes votes ...... 1950 / 18.43% No votes

To provide funding that stays in Pittsburg and cannot be seized by the State, to be used for Public Safety, gang prevention, job creation programs for local residents, Senior Center operations, repair roads, operate youth programs, and maintain other City services, shall the City of Pittsburg extend its current half-cent sales tax through fiscal year 2034-2035, providing $3.6-$3.8 million annually, than the increase be terminated, altogether, with citizens' oversight, mandatory audits and consistent community reporting?

Measure N General Plan 2030 Amendment Initiative -- City of Richmond (General Plan Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6898 / 33.76% Yes votes ...... 13532 / 66.24% No votes

Shall the ordinance to amend the Richmond General Plan 2030 to allow a 59 unit single family detached project on a site south of the intersection of Marina Way South and Hall and approve a development agreement and related actions be adopted?

Measure O Compensation Initiative -- City of Richmond (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 9921 / 49.05% Yes votes ...... 10304 / 50.95% No votes

Shall the ordinance to amend the Richmond Municipal Code requiring the City Manager to publicize compensation paid to exempt City service officials and employees, obligating the City Council to set annual compensation for City exempt service officials and employees and prohibiting the City Council from compensating the City Manager in excess of five times the median household income for the City be adopted?

Measure AA San Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Program -- San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1,256,356 / 70.4% Yes votes ...... 528,877 / 29.6% No votes
   276677 (75.20%) Yes / 91231 (24.80%) No in Alameda County
   169024 (65.70%) Yes / 88249 (34.30%) No in Contra Costa County
   59374 (72.82%) Yes / 22165 (27.18%) No in Marin County
   11,260 (57.19%) Yes / 8,428 (42.81%) No in Napa County
   186,674 (77.64%) Yes / 53,766 (22.36%) No in San Francisco County
   126,943 (72.0%) Yes / 49,422 (28.0%) No in San Mateo County
   279259 (70.08%) Yes / 119254 (29.92%) No in Santa Clara County
   51,482 (54.35%) Yes / 43,248 (45.65%) No in Solano County
   95,663 (64.3%) Yes / 53,114 (35.7%) No in Sonoma County

To protect San Francisco Bay for future generations by reducing trash, pollution and harmful toxins, improving water quality, restoring habitat for fish, birds and wildlife, protecting communities from floods, and increasing shoreline public access , shall the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority authorize a parcel tax of $12 per year, raising approximately $25 million annually for twenty years with independent citizen oversight, audits, and all funds staying local?