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June 5, 2018 Election

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County Results as of Aug 1 12:48am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (527/527)
32.2% Countywide Voter Turnout (117,364/364,280)
Statewide Results as of Jul 30 11:53am, 52.5% of Precincts Reporting (105/200)

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  • State Executive

    GovernorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/6/2018

    • Gavin Newsom, Democratic
      2,341,815 votes 33.7%
    • John H. Cox, Republican
      1,764,919 votes 25.4%
    • Antonio Villaraigosa, Democratic
      926,018 votes 13.3%
    • Travis Allen, Republican
      657,147 votes 9.4%
    • John Chiang, Democratic
      655,590 votes 9.4%
    • Delaine Eastin, Democratic
      234,641 votes 3.4%
    • Amanda Renteria, Democratic
      93,376 votes 1.3%
    • Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
      44,628 votes 0.6%
    • Michael Shellenberger, Democratic
      31,666 votes 0.5%
    • Peter Y. Liu, Republican
      27,297 votes 0.4%
    • Yvonne Girard, Republican
      21,817 votes 0.3%
    • Gloria Estela La Riva, Peace and Freedom
      19,059 votes 0.3%
    • J. Bribiesca, Democratic
      18,027 votes 0.3%
    • Josh Jones, Green
      16,092 votes 0.2%
    • Zoltan Istvan, Libertarian
      14,447 votes 0.2%
    • Albert Caesar Mezzetti, Democratic
      12,010 votes 0.2%
    • Nickolas Wildstar, Libertarian
      11,547 votes 0.2%
    • Robert Davidson Griffis, Democratic
      11,094 votes 0.2%
    • Akinyemi Agbede, Democratic
      9,373 votes 0.1%
    • Thomas Jefferson Cares, Democratic
      8,940 votes 0.1%
    • Christopher N. Carlson, Green
      7,310 votes 0.1%
    • Klement Tinaj, Democratic
      5,363 votes 0.1%
    • Hakan "Hawk" Mikado, No Party Preference
      5,338 votes 0.1%
    • Johnny Wattenburg, No Party Preference
      4,961 votes 0.1%
    • Desmond Silveira, No Party Preference
      4,630 votes 0.1%
    • Shubham Goel, No Party Preference
      4,017 votes 0.1%
    • Jeffrey Edward Taylor, No Party Preference
      3,967 votes 0.1%
    • Veronika Fimbres (Write-In)

    Lieutenant GovernorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
      1,586,576 votes 24.2%
    • Ed Hernandez, Democratic
      1,346,848 votes 20.6%
    • Cole Harris, Republican
      1,142,957 votes 17.5%
    • Jeff Bleich, Democratic
      647,335 votes 9.9%
    • David Fennell, Republican
      515,347 votes 7.9%
    • Lydia Ortega, Republican
      419,092 votes 6.4%
    • David R. Hernandez, Republican
      404,663 votes 6.2%
    • Gayle McLaughlin, No Party Preference
      263,049 votes 4.0%
    • Tim Ferreira, Libertarian
      99,835 votes 1.5%
    • Cameron Gharabiklou, Democratic
      78,144 votes 1.2%
    • Danny Thomas, No Party Preference
      44,068 votes 0.7%

    Secretary of StateClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alex Padilla, Democratic
      3,473,183 votes 52.6%
    • Mark P. Meuser, Republican
      2,046,084 votes 31.0%
    • Ruben Major, Democratic
      354,733 votes 5.4%
    • Raul Rodriguez, Jr., Republican
      330,040 votes 5.0%
    • Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
      155,659 votes 2.4%
    • Michael Feinstein, Green
      136,571 votes 2.1%
    • C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
      61,310 votes 0.9%
    • Erik Rydberg, Green
      48,647 votes 0.7%

    ControllerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Betty T. Yee, Democratic
      4,030,136 votes 62.1%
    • Konstantinos Roditis, Republican
      2,198,777 votes 33.9%
    • Mary Lou Finley, Peace and Freedom
      261,573 votes 4.0%

    TreasurerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Fiona Ma, Democratic
      2,898,389 votes 44.5%
    • Greg Conlon, Republican
      1,356,535 votes 20.8%
    • Jack M. Guerrero, Republican
      1,256,007 votes 19.3%
    • Vivek Viswanathan, Democratic
      847,342 votes 13.0%
    • Kevin Akin, Peace and Freedom
      148,118 votes 2.3%

    Attorney GeneralClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Xavier Becerra, Democratic
      3,022,467 votes 45.8%
    • Steven C. Bailey, Republican
      1,614,150 votes 24.5%
    • Dave Jones, Democratic
      1,016,556 votes 15.4%
    • Eric Early, Republican
      942,308 votes 14.3%

    Insurance CommissionerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steve Poizner, No Party Preference
      2,566,849 votes 41.0%
    • Ricardo Lara, Democratic
      2,536,923 votes 40.5%
    • Asif Mahmood, Democratic
      845,113 votes 13.5%
    • Nathalie Hrizi, Peace and Freedom
      315,828 votes 5.0%

    State Superintendent of Public InstructionClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marshall Tuck
      2,221,908 votes 37.0%
    • Tony K. Thurmond
      2,135,591 votes 35.6%
    • Lily "Espinoza" Ploski
      984,039 votes 16.4%
    • Steven Ireland
      658,037 votes 11.0%

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

    • Tom Hallinan, Democratic
      606,159 votes 39.4%
    • Ted Gaines, Republican
      500,879 votes 32.6%
    • Connie Conway, Republican
      283,477 votes 18.4%
    • David Evans, Republican
      147,473 votes 9.6%

    US Legislature

    United States SenatorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
      2,945,177 votes 44.2%
    • Kevin De Leon, Democratic
      804,965 votes 12.1%
    • James P. Bradley, Republican
      555,738 votes 8.3%
    • Arun K. Bhumitra, Republican
      350,554 votes 5.3%
    • Paul A. Taylor, Republican
      323,313 votes 4.9%
    • Erin Cruz, Republican
      267,213 votes 4.0%
    • Tom Palzer, Republican
      204,924 votes 3.1%
    • Alison Hartson, Democratic
      146,909 votes 2.2%
    • Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Republican
      135,209 votes 2.0%
    • Pat Harris, Democratic
      126,837 votes 1.9%
    • John "Jack" Crew, Republican
      93,702 votes 1.4%
    • Patrick Little, Republican
      89,800 votes 1.3%
    • Kevin Mottus, Republican
      87,569 votes 1.3%
    • Jerry Joseph Laws, Republican
      67,060 votes 1.0%
    • Derrick Michael Reid, Libertarian
      59,922 votes 0.9%
    • Adrienne Nicole Edwards, Democratic
      56,119 votes 0.8%
    • Douglas Howard Pierce, Democratic
      42,574 votes 0.6%
    • Mario Nabliba, Republican
      39,177 votes 0.6%
    • David Hildebrand, Democratic
      30,259 votes 0.5%
    • Donnie O. Turner, Democratic
      30,075 votes 0.5%
    • Herbert G. Peters, Democratic
      27,411 votes 0.4%
    • David Moore, No Party Preference
      24,601 votes 0.4%
    • Ling Ling Shi, No Party Preference
      23,499 votes 0.4%
    • John Thompson Parker, Peace and Freedom
      22,788 votes 0.3%
    • Lee Olson, No Party Preference
      20,378 votes 0.3%
    • Gerald Plummer, Democratic
      18,167 votes 0.3%
    • Jason M. Hanania, No Party Preference
      18,157 votes 0.3%
    • Don J. Grundmann, No Party Preference
      15,096 votes 0.2%
    • Colleen Shea Fernald, No Party Preference
      13,512 votes 0.2%
    • Rash Bihari Ghosh, No Party Preference
      12,542 votes 0.2%
    • Tim Gildersleeve, No Party Preference
      8,469 votes 0.1%
    • Michael Fahmy Girgis, No Party Preference
      2,982 votes 0.0%

    United States Representative; District 21Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David G. Valadao, Republican
      34,290 votes 62.8%
    • TJ Cox, Democratic
      20,293 votes 37.2%

    United States Representative; District 23Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kevin McCarthy, Republican
      81,633 votes 68.8%
    • Tatiana Matta, Democratic
      14,935 votes 12.6%
    • Wendy Reed, Democratic
      11,974 votes 10.1%
    • Mary Helen Barro, Democratic
      6,363 votes 5.4%
    • James Davis, No Party Preference
      2,076 votes 1.7%
    • Kurtis Wilson, Democratic
      1,691 votes 1.4%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 14Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Andy Vidak, Republican
      37,918 votes 54.1%
    • Melissa Hurtado, Democratic
      16,295 votes 23.2%
    • Abigail Solis, Democratic
      10,413 votes 14.9%
    • Ruben Macareno, Democratic
      5,464 votes 7.8%

    State Senator; District 16Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Shannon Grove, Republican
      90,353 votes 59.1%
    • Ruth Musser-Lopez, Democratic
      44,303 votes 29.0%
    • Gregory Tatum, Republican
      18,152 votes 11.9%

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 26Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Devon Mathis, Republican
      19,081 votes 30.3%
    • Jose Sigala, Democratic
      18,794 votes 29.8%
    • Warren Gubler, Republican
      17,650 votes 28.0%
    • Jack Lavers, Republican
      7,473 votes 11.9%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 32Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rudy Salas, Democratic
      16,690 votes 50.4%
    • Justin Mendes, Republican
      16,438 votes 49.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 34Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Vince Fong, Republican
      65,323 votes 76.4%
    • Nick Nicita, Democratic
      20,221 votes 23.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 36Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tom Lackey, Republican
      35,628 votes 60.3%
    • Steve Fox, Democratic
      23,447 votes 39.7%

    Judicial

    Judge, Superior Court; County of Kern; Office 10Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Chad Allen Louie
      63908 votes 60.1%
    • George "Brandon" Martin
      42492 votes 39.9%

    Judge, Superior Court; County of Kern; Office 14Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John Lance Fielder
      60499 votes 59.0%
    • H. Cole McKnight
      42007 votes 41.0%

    School

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

    • Mary C. Barlow
      87904 votes 100.0%

    County

    Assessor-Recorder; County of KernClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jon Lifquist
      90539 votes 100.0%

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

    • Mary B. Bedard
      87311 votes 100.0%

    District Attorney; County of KernClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cynthia Zimmer
      58419 votes 54.3%
    • Scott Spielman
      49097 votes 45.7%

    Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator; County of KernClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Donny Youngblood
      73605 votes 66.2%
    • Justin Fleeman
      37510 votes 33.8%

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

    • Jordan Kaufman
      87340 votes 100.0%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 68 Bonds for Natural Resources Protection
    Pass: 3,455,226 / 57.6% Yes votes ...... 2,544,854 / 42.4% No votes
    Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for: parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection. Fiscal Impact: Increased state bond repayment costs averaging $200 million annually over 40 years. Local government savings for natural resources-related projects, likely averaging several tens of millions of dollars annually over the next few decades.

    Proposition 69 Transportation Funding
    Pass: 4,886,924 / 81.3% Yes votes ...... 1,121,924 / 18.7% No votes
    Requires that certain revenues generated by a 2017 transportation funding law be used only for transportation purposes and generally prohibits Legislature from diverting funds to other purposes. Fiscal Impact: No direct effect on the amount of state and local revenues or costs but could affect how some monies are spent.

    Proposition 70 Cap-and-Trade Reserve Fund
    Fail: 2,017,549 / 35.0% Yes votes ...... 3,746,434 / 65.0% No votes
    Beginning in 2024, requires that cap-and-trade revenues accumulate in a reserve fund until the Legislature, by a two-thirds majority, authorizes use of the revenues. Fiscal Impact: Beginning in 2024, potential temporary increase in state sales tax revenue, ranging from none to a few hundred million dollars annually, and possible changes in how revenue from sale of greenhouse gas emission permits is spent.

    Proposition 71 Sets Effective Sate for Ballot Measures
    Pass: 4,527,073 / 77.8% Yes votes ...... 1,288,385 / 22.2% No votes
    Provides that ballot measures approved by a majority of voters shall take effect five days after the Secretary of State certifies the results of the election. Fiscal Impact: Likely little or no effect on state and local finances.

    Proposition 72 Legislature to Exclude Newly Constructed Rain-Capture Systems From Property-Tax Reassessment Requirement
    Pass: 4,979,651 / 84.2% Yes votes ...... 932,263 / 15.8% No votes
    Permits Legislature to allow construction of rain-capture systems, completed on or after January 1, 2019, without requiring property-tax reassessment. Fiscal Impact: Probably minor reduction in annual property tax revenues to local governments.

    Local Measures

    Measure C School District Bond -- West Kern Community College District (55% Approval Required)
    Fail: 1253 / 48.9% Yes votes ...... 1308 / 51.1% No votes
    To improve the quality of education at Taft College; upgrade job training, dental hygiene, science/technology facilities; repair roofs; remove asbestos/lead paint; construct/acquire facilities/land sites/equipment to prepare students/veterans for jobs/college transfers shall West Kern Community College District's measure be adopted to issue $50,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, averaging $3,000,000 raised annually for bonds through maturity, rates of approximately 2.5¢/$100 assessed value, with independent audits/citizens' oversight and all funds benefiting students?

    Measure D School District Bond -- El Tejon Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,098 / 58.2% Yes votes ...... 789 / 41.8% No votes
       1054 (58.5%) Yes / 749 (41.5%) No in Kern County
       44 (52.38%) Yes / 40 (47.62%) No in Ventura County
    To improve the quality of education; make health and safety improvements; modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; and improve student access to modern technology; shall El Tejon Unified School District issue $16,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, averaging $900,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 5.7 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, an independent citizens' oversight committee, NO money for salaries, and funding that cannot be taken by the State?

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