Combined ballot

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

President/Vice President of the United States

• Hillary Clinton/Tim Kane, Democratic
  8,753,788 votes 62.1%
• Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence, Republican
  4,483,810 votes 31.8%
• Gary Johnson/Bill Weld, Libertarian
  478,499 votes 3.4%
• Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka, Green
  278,657 votes 2.0%
• Gloria Estella La Riva/Dennis J. Banks, Peace and Freedom
  66,101 votes 0.5%

US Congress

United States Senator

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  7,542,753 votes 61.6%
• Loretta L. Sanchez, Democratic
  4,701,417 votes 38.4%

United States Representative; District 1

• Doug La Malfa, Republican
  185,448 votes 59.1%
• Jim Reed, Democratic
  128,588 votes 40.9%

United States Representative; District 4

• Tom McClintock, Republican
  220,133 votes 62.7%
• Robert W. Derlet, Democratic
  130,845 votes 37.3%

State Senate

State Senator; District 1

• Ted Gaines, Republican
  287,314 votes 64.0%
• Rob Rowen, Democratic
  161,502 votes 36.0%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 1

• Brian Dahle, Republican
  148,657 votes 73.8%
• Donn Coenen, Libertarian
  52,871 votes 26.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 5

• Frank Bigelow, Republican
  121,644 votes 64.5%
• Robert Carabas, Democratic
  66,949 votes 35.5%

Member of the State Assembly; District 6

• Kevin Kiley, Republican
  149,415 votes 64.6%
• Brian Caples, Democratic
  81,919 votes 35.4%

School

Governing Board Member; Rocklin Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Eric Stevens
  14754 votes 37.36%
• Camille E. Maben
  12783 votes 32.37%
• Kathy Turner
  11760 votes 29.78%
• (191 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

Governing Board Member; East Nicolaus Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Bruce Wanner
  24 votes 32.00%
• Ed Henderson
  18 votes 24.00%
• Jeff Tudor
  17 votes 22.67%
• Kimberly Born
  12 votes 16.00%
• Harvey Taylor
  4 votes 5.33%

Governing Board Member; Roseville Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Gary T. Johnson
  33,727 votes 22.5%
• Julie Hirota
  32,453 votes 21.6%
• Paige K. Stauss
  30,900 votes 20.6%
• Rene Aguilera
  27,728 votes 18.5%
• Andrew Tagg
  24,713 votes 16.5%
• (466 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%, 12,265 Under Votes 7.6%, 6 Over Votes 0.0%)

Governing Board Member; Colfax Elementary School District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Alicia Ackerman
  1189 votes 42.60%
• Karen Marie Sheets
  1059 votes 37.94%
• John James
  515 votes 18.45%
• (28 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.00%)

Governing Board Member; Newcastle Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Steven E. Peck
  826 votes 39.56%
• Jeff Sevey
  756 votes 36.21%
• Sue Stack
  491 votes 23.52%
• (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.72%)

Governing Board Member; Roseville City School District; 2 Year Term

• Alisa R. Fong
  20032 votes 57.62%
• David C. Larson
  14657 votes 42.16%
• (79 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Governing Board Member; Roseville City School District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Julie Constant
  21266 votes 38.93%
• Gary Miller
  17152 votes 31.40%
• Doyle S. Radford, Jr.
  16037 votes 29.36%
• (174 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.32%)

City

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

• Cheryl Maki
  3408 votes 29.66%
• Bill Kirby
  2360 votes 20.54%
• Roger Luebkeman
  1933 votes 16.82%
• David E. Lawicka
  1914 votes 16.66%
• Keith Nesbitt
  1816 votes 15.80%
• (60 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.52%)

City Clerk; City of Auburn

• Stephanie Snyder
  5404 votes 98.36%
• (90 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.64%)

City Treasurer; City of Auburn

• Donna Silva
  3650 votes 55.99%
• Mike Holmes
  2834 votes 43.47%
• (35 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.54%)

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

• Kim A. Douglass
  324 votes 28.70%
• Wally Costa
  313 votes 27.72%
• Marnie Mendoza
  279 votes 24.71%
• Nicole Maldonado
  207 votes 18.33%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.53%)

City Treasurer; City of Colfax

• Timothy D. Ryan
  592 votes 98.01%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.99%)

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

• Paul Joiner
  13757 votes 26.33%
• Peter Gilbert
  9333 votes 17.86%
• Dan Karleskint
  8728 votes 16.70%
• Spencer Short
  8205 votes 15.70%
• Holly Woods Andreatta
  7205 votes 13.79%
• Brandy Waters
  4709 votes 9.01%
• (314 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.60%)

City Treasurer; City of Lincoln

• Gerald Harner
  16438 votes 98.63%
• (229 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.37%)

Member, Town Council; Town of Loomis (2 Elected)

• Rhonda Nelthorpe Morillas
  2029 votes 49.56%
• Tim Onderko
  1967 votes 48.05%
• (98 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.39%)

Town Clerk; Town of Loomis

• Charleen "Crickett" Strock
  2783 votes 98.34%
• (47 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.66%)

Town Treasurer; Town of Loomis

• Roger M. Carroll
  2722 votes 98.55%
• (40 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.45%)

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

• Joe Patterson
  13571 votes 23.70%
• Greg Janda
  11820 votes 20.65%
• Ken Broadway
  11252 votes 19.65%
• Dave Butler
  10394 votes 18.15%
• Mike Mattos
  5261 votes 9.19%
• Michele Vass
  4670 votes 8.16%
• (285 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.50%)

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

• Bonnie M. Gore
  29112 votes 23.95%
• Scott Alvord
  22949 votes 18.88%
• John Allard
  21877 votes 17.99%
• Phil Ozenick
  21602 votes 17.77%
• Richard Roccucci
  16942 votes 13.94%
• Maxine Sarmiento
  8792 votes 7.23%
• (302 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.25%)

Director; Truckee-Tahoe Airport District (3 Elected)

• Rick Stephens
  3238 votes 30.74%
• Lisa Wallace
  2747 votes 26.08%
• Teresa O'Dette
  2589 votes 24.58%
• Andrew T. Terry
  1904 votes 18.08%
• (55 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.52%)

Director; San Juan Water District (2 Elected)

• Kenneth H. Miller
  38,563 votes 45.1%
• Pam Tobin
  30,421 votes 35.6%
• Rick Williams
  16,233 votes 19.0%
• (215 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%, 58,343 Under Votes 40.6%, 28 Over Votes 0.0%)

Director; Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

• Frederick Gayle
  9,712 votes 50.8%
• Roger L. Mitchell
  9,352 votes 48.9%
• (57 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%, 5,561 Under Votes 22.5%, 8 Over Votes 0.0%)

Director; Foresthill Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Christopher Richard Reams
  1881 votes 28.46%
• Tyler Harkness
  1665 votes 25.19%
• Richard Arthur
  1596 votes 24.15%
• Gene Lorance
  1418 votes 21.46%
• (49 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.74%)

Director; Newcastle Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Lawrence Bettencourt
  1425 votes 32.41%
• William Kahrl
  1072 votes 24.38%
• Jonita T. Elder
  955 votes 21.72%
• David E. Mackenroth
  910 votes 20.70%
• (35 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.80%)

Director; North Tahoe Fire Protection District; Division 5

• Richard Loverde
  566 votes 70.93%
• John Lilly
  229 votes 28.70%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.38%)

Director; Penryn Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Aaron Willson
  1050 votes 42.60%
• Randy Neifer
  821 votes 33.31%
• Cheryl K. Hotaling
  566 votes 22.96%
• (28 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.14%)

Director; Truckee Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Ron Perea
  365 votes 35.89%
• Gerald Herrick
  346 votes 34.02%
• Erin Prado
  304 votes 29.89%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.20%)

Director; Tahoe Forest Hospital District (2 Elected)

• Alyce (Mickelson) Wong
  3963 votes 50.35%
• Randy Hill
  2613 votes 33.20%
• John Sutro Mohun
  1270 votes 16.14%
• (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.32%)

Director; Nevada Irrigation District; Division 3

• Maury L. Hull
  846 votes 53.89%
• W. Scott Miller
  715 votes 45.54%
• (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.57%)

Director; Nevada Irrigation District; Division 4

• Will Morebeck
  3815 votes 35.88%
• Laura L. Peters
  3453 votes 32.48%
• Bill G. Smull
  1861 votes 17.50%
• Glenn D. Vineyard
  1475 votes 13.87%
• (28 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.26%)

Director; Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Ward 1

• Brandon D. Rose
  48,354 votes 67.5%
• Christina "Tina" Polley
  23,198 votes 32.4%
• (81 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%, 21,299 Under Votes 22.9%, 25 Over Votes 0.0%)

Director; North Tahoe Public Utility District (3 Elected)

• Sarah Coolidge
  1348 votes 31.44%
• Phil Thompson
  988 votes 23.04%
• Tim Ferrell
  955 votes 22.27%
• John Bergmann
  953 votes 22.22%
• (44 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.03%)

Director; Tahoe City Public Utility District (3 Elected)

• Scott Zumwalt
  1,485 votes 31.6%
• Judy Friedman
  1,217 votes 25.9%
• Ron Treabess
  1,171 votes 24.9%
• Paul Joslin
  809 votes 17.2%
• (14 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Director; Truckee-Donner Public Utility District (3 Elected)

• Jeff Bender
  280 votes 33.10%
• Bob Ellis
  241 votes 28.49%
• James Ronald Hemig, Jr.
  172 votes 20.33%
• Joseph R. Aguera
  151 votes 17.85%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.24%)

Director; Placer County Water Agency; Division 5

• Joshua Alpine
  16718 votes 59.74%
• T. Otis Wollan
  11086 votes 39.62%
• (179 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.64%)

Director; Squaw Valley Public Service District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)
78339 / 43.35% Yes votes
102363 / 56.65% No votes

• Eric Poulsen
  288 votes 31.07%
• Carl Richard Gustafson
  224 votes 24.16%
• Fred Ilfeld
  207 votes 22.33%
• John Wilcox
  196 votes 21.14%

Proposition 51 Funding for K-12 School and Community College Facilities.
Pass: 7,516,142 / 55.2% Yes votes ...... 6,104,294 / 44.8% No votes

Authorizes $9 billion in general obligation bonds for new construction and modernization of K-12 public school facilities; charter schools and vocational education facilities; and California Community Colleges facilities. 

Proposition 52 State Fees on Hospitals. Federal Medi-Cal Matching Funds.
Pass: 9,427,714 / 70.1% Yes votes ...... 4,026,710 / 29.9% No votes

This proposition is both an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. It extends indefinitely an existing statute that imposes fees on hospitals to fund Medi-Cal health care services, care for uninsured patients, and children’s health coverage.

Proposition 53 Revenue Bonds. Statewide Voter Approval.
Fail: 6,508,909 / 49.4% Yes votes ...... 6,660,555 / 50.6% No votes

Requires statewide voter approval before any revenue bonds can be issued or sold by the state for certain projects if the bond amount exceeds $2 billion.

Proposition 54 Legislation and Proceedings. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Pass: 8,607,266 / 65.4% Yes votes ...... 4,559,903 / 34.6% No votes

This proposition prohibits the Legislature from passing any bill unless published on the Internet for 72 hours before a vote; requires the Legislature to record its proceedings and post them on the Internet; and it authorizes the use of recordings.

Proposition 55 Tax Extension to Fund Education and Healthcare.
Pass: 8,594,273 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 4,988,329 / 36.7% No votes

Extends by twelve years the temporary personal income tax increases enacted in 2012 on earnings over $250,000, with revenues allocated to K-12 schools, California Community Colleges, and, in certain years, healthcare. 

Proposition 56 Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research, and Law Enforcement.
Pass: 8,980,448 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 4,957,994 / 35.6% No votes

This proposition increases cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack, with equivalent increase on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes containing nicotine.

Proposition 57 Juvenile Criminal Proceedings and Sentencing.
Pass: 8,790,723 / 64.5% Yes votes ...... 4,847,354 / 35.5% No votes

This proposition is both an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. It allows parole consideration for nonviolent felons; authorizes sentence credits for rehabilitation, good behavior, and education; and provides that a juvenile court judge decides whether a juvenile will be prosecuted as adult.

Proposition 58 English Proficiency. Multilingual Education.
Pass: 9,994,454 / 73.5% Yes votes ...... 3,598,855 / 26.5% No votes

Preserves requirement that public schools ensure students obtain English language proficiency. Requires school districts to solicit parent/community input in developing language acquisition programs. Requires instruction to ensure English acquisition as rapidly and effectively as possible. Authorizes school districts to establish dual-language immersion programs for both native and non-native English speakers.

Proposition 59 Corporations. Political Spending. Federal Constitutional Protections.
Pass: 6,845,943 / 53.2% Yes votes ...... 6,027,084 / 46.8% No votes

Asks whether California’s elected officials should use their authority to propose and ratify an amendment to the federal Constitution overturning the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Citizens United ruled that laws placing certain limits on political spending by corporations and unions are unconstitutional.

Proposition 60 Adult Films. Condoms. Health Requirements.
Fail: 6,168,388 / 46.3% Yes votes ...... 7,146,039 / 53.7% No votes

Requires adult film performers to use condoms during filming of sexual intercourse. Requires producers to pay for performer vaccinations, testing, and medical examinations. Requires producers to post condom requirement at film sites.

Proposition 61 State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards.
Fail: 6,254,342 / 46.8% Yes votes ...... 7,109,642 / 53.2% No votes

Prohibits state from buying any prescription drug from a drug manufacturer at price over lowest price paid for the drug by United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Exempts managed care programs funded through Medi-Cal.

Proposition 62 Death Penalty
Fail: 6,361,788 / 46.8% Yes votes ...... 7,218,625 / 53.2% No votes

Repeals death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Applies retroactively to existing death sentences. Increases the portion of life inmates’ wages that may be applied to victim restitution. 

Proposition 63 Firearms. Ammunition Sales.
Pass: 8,663,159 / 63.1% Yes votes ...... 5,070,772 / 36.9% No votes

Requires background check and Department of Justice authorization to purchase ammunition. Prohibits possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines. Establishes procedures for enforcing laws prohibiting firearm possession by specified persons. Requires Department of Justice’s participation in federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System. 

Proposition 64 Marijuana Legalization.
Pass: 7,979,041 / 57.1% Yes votes ...... 5,987,020 / 42.9% No votes

Legalizes marijuana under state law, for use by adults 21 or older. Imposes state taxes on sales and cultivation. Provides for industry licensing and establishes standards for marijuana products. Allows local regulation and taxation.

Proposition 65 Carry-Out Bags. Charges.
Fail: 6,222,547 / 46.1% Yes votes ...... 7,276,478 / 53.9% No votes

Redirects money collected by grocery and certain other retail stores through mandated sale of carryout bags. Requires stores to deposit bag sale proceeds into a special fund to support specified environmental projects. 

Proposition 66 Death Penalty. Procedures.
Pass: 6,626,159 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 6,333,731 / 48.9% No votes

Changes procedures governing state court challenges to death sentences. Designates superior court for initial petitions and limits successive petitions. Requires appointed attorneys who take noncapital appeals to accept death penalty appeals. Exempts prison officials from existing regulation process for developing execution methods. 

Proposition 67 Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags.
Pass: 7,228,900 / 53.3% Yes votes ...... 6,340,322 / 46.7% No votes

A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a statute that prohibits grocery and other stores from providing customers single-use plastic or paper carryout bags but permits sale of recycled paper bags and reusable bags.

Measure D Bond Measure -- Roseville Joint Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 47,714 / 61.7% Yes votes ...... 29,587 / 38.3% No votes
   43243 (61.39%) Yes / 27197 (38.61%) No in Placer County
   4,471 (65.17%) Yes / 2,390 (34.83%) No in Sacramento County

To upgrade local high schools with funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Roseville Joint Union High School District upgrade science, engineering, math, career technology and core academic classrooms/facilities, support academic instruction and prepare students for 21st Century jobs, replace electrical wiring, leaky roofs, ensure classroom accessibility, construct, acquire, repair classrooms, schools, sites/equipment, by issuing $96,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with citizen oversight, annual audits, no money for administrators?

Measure E Board Election -- North Tahoe Public Utility District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1644 / 79.54% Yes votes ...... 423 / 20.46% No votes

Shall the ordinance of the North Tahoe Public Utility District requiring that the members of the Board of Directors be elected at large be adopted?

Measure F Transaction and Use Tax -- Town of Loomis (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2103 / 59.59% Yes votes ...... 1426 / 40.41% No votes

To support the continued operation of the Loomis library, and for other general fund purposes, shall a quarter percent transactions and use tax ("sales tax") raising approximately $250,000 annually be adopted for a period of ten years, subject to annual audits?

Measure G Use of Transaction and Use Tax If Approved -- Town of Loomis (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2210 / 64.41% Yes votes ...... 1221 / 35.59% No votes

If a local transactions and use tax is enacted in the Town of Loomis, should its revenue be used predominantly to support the continued operation of the Loomis Library?

Measure H Marijuana Use and Tax Regulations -- City of Colfax (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 514 / 63.85% Yes votes ...... 291 / 36.15% No votes

Shall the City of Colfax adopt an ordinance which allows and regulates marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, delivery and use, and imposes a sales tax of up to fifteen percent (15%) on the sale of marijuana and marijuana products, which shall be in addition to established municipal and state taxes on such sales, and dedicates all revenues derived from such tax to reduce City business and residential sewer service charges?

Measure J Definition of Rental Operator and Transit Occupancy Tax -- City of Auburn (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 2725 / 40.05% Yes votes ...... 4079 / 59.95% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted to amend the Auburn Municipal Code to amend the definition of "operator", so the tax is collected by all persons receiving consideration from the rental, including on-line hotel brokers and vacation rental agencies and shall the rate of the TOT be increased to 10%?

Measure L Bond Measure -- Placer Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 24801 / 53.33% Yes votes ...... 21701 / 46.67% No votes

To repair and upgrade classrooms and high school facilities districtwide including Career Technical Education facilities and science labs; acquire, construct/repair science, technology, engineering, arts, math classrooms, outdated roofs, fire alarms, electrical, plumbing, heating/air conditioning systems; and qualify for State matching funds; shall Placer Union High School District issue $98,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with independent citizen oversight, audits, no money for administrator salaries, and all money benefiting local schools and not taken by the State?

Measure M Sales Tax -- County of Placer (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 114920 / 63.80% Yes votes ...... 65199 / 36.20% No votes

Shall Placer County reconfigure the 80/65 Interchange to relieve congestion; better maintain roads countywide; provide dedicated funding for rural road pothole repair; widen roadways/expand transit; expand Highway 65 in each direction; provide safe routes to school; add seniors/disabled persons transit; widen Baseline Road and build Placer Parkway creating I-80 alternatives, by establishing a one-half cent sales tax, limited to 30 years, raising $53 million annually, with independent audits, citizens' oversight, and increasing eligibility for state/federal matching?

Measure N $60 Million in Bonds to Build and Repair Schools -- Western Placer Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 15012 / 56.45% Yes votes ...... 11583 / 43.55% No votes

To construct a new elementary school to prevent overcrowding and to upgrade/enhance/expand Glen Edwards Middle School, shall Western Placer Unified School District issue $60,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, require independent audits, citizens' oversight, no money for administrators' salaries, with all funds used locally?

Measure Q Facility Repair and Construction -- Yuba Community College District Trustee Area 1 (School Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 88 / 40.2% Yes votes ...... 131 / 59.8% No votes
   71 (40.57%) Yes / 104 (59.43%) No in Butte County
   Yes / No in Yuba County
   17 (38.64%) Yes / 27 (61.36%) No in Placer County

To continue repairing, renovating, constructing and equipping classrooms/facilities at the campuses of Yuba and Woodland Colleges including nursing, healthcare, science, technology, engineering, fire and police training classrooms, shall $33,565,000 of Yuba Community College District Bonds, previously approved by voters in November 2006, be reauthorized through issuance of new bonds with no increase in total authorized District debt, interest rates below the legal limit, independent citizen oversight, and all funds used locally and not taken by the State?

Measure K Appointing City Clerk -- City of Auburn (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3502 / 54.09% Yes votes ...... 2972 / 45.91% No votes

Shall the office of city clerk be appointive?