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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 (179/179)
37.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (66,945/180,402)
Statewide Results as of Jul 30 11:53am, 52.5% of Precincts Reporting (105/200)

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  • State

    GovernorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/4/2014

    • 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 Board of Equalization; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Malia Cohen, Democratic
      719,446 votes 38.6%
    • Mark Burns, Republican
      499,736 votes 26.8%
    • Cathleen Galgiani, Democratic
      472,531 votes 25.4%
    • Barry Chang, Democratic
      170,711 votes 9.2%

    United States Senator

    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

    United States Representative; District 20Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jimmy Panetta, Democratic
      102,828 votes 80.7%
    • Ronald Paul Kabat, No Party Preference
      19,657 votes 15.4%
    • Douglas Deitch, Democratic
      4,956 votes 3.9%

    State Senator

    State Senator; District 12Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anna Caballero, Democratic
      46,970 votes 43.3%
    • Rob Poythress, Republican
      28,512 votes 26.3%
    • Johnny Tacherra, Republican
      24,088 votes 22.2%
    • Daniel Parra, Democratic
      8,740 votes 8.1%

    Member of the State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark Stone, Democratic
      86,641 votes 72.4%
    • Vicki L. Nohrden, Republican
      33,073 votes 27.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 30Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert Rivas, Democratic
      30,379 votes 45.5%
    • Neil G. Kitchens, Republican
      20,099 votes 30.1%
    • Peter Leroe-Muņoz, Democratic
      7,099 votes 10.6%
    • Trina Coffman-Gomez, Democratic
      5,003 votes 7.5%
    • Bill Lipe, Democratic
      4,217 votes 6.3%

    Judicial

    School

    State Superintendent of Public InstructionClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/4/2014

    • 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%

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

    • Deneen Guss
      47,132 votes 100.00%

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

    • Faris Sabbah
      46,662 votes 97.8%
    • (1,049 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.2%)

    County

    County Supervisor; Monterey County; Supervisorial District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John M. Phillips
      6,971 votes 58.31%
    • Regina Gage
      4,985 votes 41.69%

    County Supervisor; Monterey County; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Chris Lopez
      4,273 votes 58.83%
    • Alejandro Chavez
      2,368 votes 32.60%
    • Edgar Alcantara
      622 votes 8.56%

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

    • Stephen L. Vagnini
      40,385 votes 69.81%
    • Larry D. Tack
      17,468 votes 30.19%

    Auditor/Controller; County of MontereyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rupa Shah
      38,739 votes 69.83%
    • Darren Huber
      16,737 votes 30.17%

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

    • Jeannine Pacioni
      50,660 votes 100.00%

    Sheriff/Coroner; County of MontereyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steve Bernal
      39,438 votes 64.06%
    • Scott Davis
      22,125 votes 35.94%

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

    • Mary A. Zeeb
      52,283 votes 100.00%

    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 G School District Bond -- Soledad Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 849 / 57.79% Yes votes ...... 620 / 42.21% No votes
    To renovate classrooms and schools including repair of leaky roofs, replacement of outdated plumbing and completion of Main Street Middle School improvements, shall Soledad Unified School District issue $25.21 million in general obligation bonds at legal rates, raising between $1.0 to $2.5 million annually for 27 years to repay bonds from tax levies estimated at 6 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, with citizen oversight, annual audits, and no projected increase in the District's current bond tax rate?

    Measure H Cannabis Business Tax -- Monterey County Regional Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 6,317 / 66.87% Yes votes ...... 3,129 / 33.13% No votes
    Shall Monterey County Regional Fire District impose an annual tax only on commercial cannabis businesses within its boundaries to fund impacts upon fire prevention services, and response to fires, hazardous materials, and other emergencies at the following rates: $0.18 per square foot on cannabis cultivation; $0.10 per square foot on cannabis nurseries; and $1.00 per square foot on cannabis manufacturing and retailers, adjusting all rates annually based on the Consumer Price Index, potentially generating $350,000 annually with no termination?

    Measure I School District Bond -- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 11,087 / 70.19% Yes votes ...... 4,708 / 29.81% No votes
    To repair/update classrooms, science labs/school facilities for 21st century learning, make essential school safety/security improvements, replace aging plumbing, gas, sewer/electrical systems, repair, acquire, construct classrooms, athletic facilities, science labs, equipment, sites/facilities, shall this Monterey Peninsula Unified School District measure be adopted to issue $213,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levy approximately 6 cents/$100 assessed value ($12,500,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight, audits, no funds for administrators, all for local schools?

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