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November 6, 2018 Election

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County Results as of Nov 21 11:40am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (148/148)
73.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (90,118/122,774)
Statewide Results as of Dec 17 8:57am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (24312/24312)
64.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (12,712,542/19,696,371)

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  • State Executive

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

    • Gavin Newsom, Democratic
      7,721,410 votes 61.9%
    • John H. Cox, Republican
      4,742,825 votes 38.1%

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

    • Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
      5,914,068 votes 56.6%
    • Ed Hernandez, Democratic
      4,543,863 votes 43.4%

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

    • Alex Padilla, Democratic
      7,909,521 votes 64.5%
    • Mark P. Meuser, Republican
      4,362,545 votes 35.5%

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

    • Betty T. Yee, Democratic
      8,013,067 votes 65.5%
    • Konstantinos Roditis, Republican
      4,229,480 votes 34.5%

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

    • Fiona Ma, Democratic
      7,825,587 votes 64.1%
    • Greg Conlon, Republican
      4,376,816 votes 35.9%

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

    • Xavier Becerra, Democratic
      7,790,743 votes 63.6%
    • Steven C. Bailey, Republican
      4,465,587 votes 36.4%

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

    • Ricardo Lara, Democratic
      6,186,039 votes 52.9%
    • Steve Poizner, No Party Preference
      5,515,293 votes 47.1%

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

    • Ted Gaines, Republican
      1,436,547 votes 51.4%
    • Tom Hallinan, Democratic
      1,355,782 votes 48.6%

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

    • Tony K. Thurmond
      5,385,912 votes 50.9%
    • Marshall Tuck
      5,198,738 votes 49.1%

    US Legislature

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

    • Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
      6,019,422 votes 54.2%
    • Kevin De León, Democratic
      5,093,942 votes 45.8%

    United States Representative; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Doug La Malfa, Republican
      160,046 votes 54.9%
    • Audrey Denney, Democratic
      131,548 votes 45.1%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • James Nielsen, Republican
      190,441 votes 57.1%
    • Phillip Kim, Democratic
      142,817 votes 42.9%

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Brian Dahle, Republican
      125,227 votes 63.0%
    • Caleen Sisk, Democratic
      73,449 votes 37.0%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • James Gallagher, Republican
      95,786 votes 60.2%
    • Sonia Aery, Democratic
      63,445 votes 39.8%

    Judicial

    California Supreme CourtClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    • Leondra R. Kruger
      72.8% Yes (6,698,643) 27.2% No (2,506,418)
    • Carol A. Corrigan
      69.8% Yes (6,539,085) 30.2% No (2,833,205)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    • Louis Mauro
      70.0% Yes (734,898) 30.0% No (315,257)
    • Cole Blease
      66.0% Yes (697,150) 34.0% No (358,357)

    City

    Council Member; City of BiggsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Angela M. Thompson
      338 votes 28.05%
    • James T. "Bo" Sheppard
      331 votes 27.47%
    • Brian Bassett
      283 votes 23.49%
    • John G. Busch
      253 votes 21.00%
    • (385 Under Votes, 3 Over Votes)

    Council Member; City of ChicoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Alexandria "Alex" Brown
      16,211 votes 16.78%
    • Kasey Reynolds
      15,984 votes 16.54%
    • Scott Huber
      14,921 votes 15.44%
    • Andrew Coolidge
      14,354 votes 14.86%
    • Rich Ober
      13,586 votes 14.06%
    • Matt Gallaway
      12,570 votes 13.01%
    • Ken Rensink
      4,927 votes 5.10%
    • Jon Scott
      3,099 votes 3.21%
    • James Aguirre
      961 votes 0.99%
    • (13,250 Under Votes, 189 Over Votes)

    Council Member; City of GridleyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Bruce Johnson
      732 votes 24.86%
    • Todd Farr
      697 votes 23.67%
    • Raymond Borges
      529 votes 17.96%
    • Margie Tidwell
      511 votes 17.35%
    • Robert Wise
      260 votes 8.83%
    • Beverly Miles
      216 votes 7.33%
    • (655 Under Votes, 8 Over Votes)

    Mayor; City of OrovilleClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Chuck Reynolds
      2,974 votes 65.71%
    • Janet Goodson
      1,552 votes 34.29%
    • (194 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

    Council Member; City of OrovilleClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • David W. Pittman
      2,433 votes 20.64%
    • Art Hatley
      1,636 votes 13.88%
    • Eric J. Smith
      1,457 votes 12.36%
    • Marlene Del Rosario
      1,302 votes 11.04%
    • Bobby O'Reiley
      1,277 votes 10.83%
    • Stephanie Tousley
      1,150 votes 9.75%
    • Jack Berry
      951 votes 8.07%
    • Richard "Ricky" Gabriel, Jr.
      881 votes 7.47%
    • Barbara Cheri Bunker
      703 votes 5.96%
    • (2,364 Under Votes, 18 Over Votes)

    Treasurer; City of OrovilleClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Karolyn J. Fairbanks
      3,647 votes 100.00%
    • (1,077 Under Votes)

    Council Member; Town of ParadiseClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Steve Crowder
      5,561 votes 28.13%
    • Jody Jones
      5,266 votes 26.64%
    • Steven A. Hille
      4,048 votes 20.48%
    • Kristen Van Natta
      2,919 votes 14.77%
    • Julian J. Martinez
      1,973 votes 9.98%
    • (5,149 Under Votes, 104 Over Votes)

    School

    Member; Butte County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Mike Walsh
      8,796 votes 43.09%
    • Howard Ferguson
      6,316 votes 30.94%
    • Bobby Jones, Sr.
      5,299 votes 25.96%
    • (13,631 Under Votes, 12 Over Votes)

    Member; Butte County Board of Education; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alan White
      8,822 votes 58.48%
    • Robert E. Williams
      6,263 votes 41.52%
    • (3,257 Under Votes, 5 Over Votes)

    Trustee; Butte-Glenn Community College District; Trustee Area 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Julie M. Boss
      44,679 votes 67.22%
    • Thomas Forster
      21,783 votes 32.78%
    • (23,457 Under Votes, 15 Over Votes)

    Board Member; Biggs Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jonna Phillips
      689 votes 62.41%
    • Jennifer Meyer
      415 votes 37.59%
    • (156 Under Votes, 1 Over Votes)

    Board Member; Chico Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Thomas M. Lando
      26,357 votes 29.61%
    • Eileen Robinson
      24,459 votes 27.48%
    • Kathleen E. Kaiser
      22,657 votes 25.45%
    • Gary M. Loustale
      15,542 votes 17.46%
    • (52,903 Under Votes, 54 Over Votes)

    Board Member; Paradise Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Richard Gingery, Jr.
      9,749 votes 39.25%
    • William R. Sharrett
      8,102 votes 32.62%
    • Judith Peters
      6,988 votes 28.13%
    • (11,843 Under Votes, 12 Over Votes)

    Board Member; Oroville Union High School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Nannette Walker
      7,097 votes 19.14%
    • Amber Englund
      6,416 votes 17.30%
    • Bonnie L. King
      6,222 votes 16.78%
    • Kelly Benedict
      5,495 votes 14.82%
    • Cameron Sweeney
      4,858 votes 13.10%
    • Sean Earley
      4,253 votes 11.47%
    • Margaret "Peggy" Ellis
      2,747 votes 7.41%
    • (13,936 Under Votes, 57 Over Votes)

    Board Member; Oroville City Elementary School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Bill La Grone, Jr.
      5,422 votes 43.95%
    • Pamela J. Hamilton
      4,018 votes 32.57%
    • J. D. Holt
      2,896 votes 23.48%
    • (6,724 Under Votes, 10 Over Votes)

    Board Member; Thermalito Union Elementary School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Jaymes Lackey
      1,313 votes 22.58%
    • Mark W. Walker
      1,198 votes 20.61%
    • Darlene Fultz
      1,190 votes 20.47%
    • Gail Shields
      1,148 votes 19.75%
    • Brenda Ielati
      965 votes 16.60%
    • (2,808 Under Votes, 12 Over Votes)

    District

    Director; Paradise Irrigation District; Division 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • W. L. "Bill" Kellogg
      5,965 votes 61.44%
    • Larry R. Duncan
      3,743 votes 38.56%
    • (2,579 Under Votes, 9 Over Votes)

    Director; Chico Area Recreation and Park DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Thomas P. Nickell
      20,463 votes 23.96%
    • Dave Donnan
      16,863 votes 19.75%
    • Michael McGinnis
      13,144 votes 15.39%
    • Gary Houser
      12,015 votes 14.07%
    • Bob Malowney
      11,642 votes 13.63%
    • Terry Cleland
      11,269 votes 13.20%
    • (51,392 Under Votes, 51 Over Votes)

    Director; Feather River Recreation and Park DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Steven A. Rocchi
      9,667 votes 43.47%
    • Scott "Kent" Fowler
      6,653 votes 29.91%
    • Clarence "Sonny" Brandt
      5,920 votes 26.62%
    • (10,944 Under Votes, 16 Over Votes)

    Director; Paradise Recreation and Park DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Mary Bellefeuille
      9,110 votes 28.19%
    • Albert "Al" McGreehan
      8,002 votes 24.76%
    • Steve Rodowick
      7,726 votes 23.91%
    • Alex Scharf
      7,475 votes 23.13%
    • (25,197 Under Votes, 15 Over Votes)

    Director; South Feather Water and Power Agency; Division 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tod Hickman
      3,537 votes 50.56%
    • Brad L. Hemstalk
      3,458 votes 49.44%
    • (1,019 Under Votes, 7 Over Votes)

    Director; South Feather Water and Power Agency; Division 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dennis Moreland
      3,439 votes 50.99%
    • Mark Grover
      3,306 votes 49.01%
    • (1,275 Under Votes, 1 Over Votes)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 1 Authorizes Bonds to Fund Specified Housing Assistance Programs
    Pass: 6,751,018 / 56.2% Yes votes ...... 5,258,157 / 43.8% No votes
    Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for existing affordable housing programs for low-income residents, veterans, farmworkers, manufactured and mobile homes, infill, and transit-oriented housing. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $170 million annually over the next 35 years.

    Proposition 2 Authorizes Bonds to Fund Existing Housing Program for Individuals with Mental Illness
    Pass: 7,662,528 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,417,327 / 36.6% No votes
    Amends Mental Health Services Act to fund No Place Like Home Program, which finances housing for individuals with mental illness. Ratifies existing law establishing the No Place Like Home Program. Fiscal Impact: Allows the state to use up to $140 million per year of county mental health funds to repay up to $2 billion in bonds. These bonds would fund housing for those with mental illness who are homeless.

    Proposition 3 Authorizes Bonds To Fund Projects for Water Supply and Quality, Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Water Conveyance, and Groundwater Sustainability and Storage
    Fail: 5,879,836 / 49.3% Yes votes ...... 6,034,991 / 50.7% No votes
    Authorizes $8.877 billion in state general obligation bonds for various infrastructure projects. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging $430 million per year over 40 years. Local government savings for water-related projects, likely averaging a couple hundred million dollars annually over the next few decades.

    Proposition 4 Authorizes Bonds Funding Construction at Hospitals Providing Children's Health Care
    Pass: 7,551,298 / 62.7% Yes votes ...... 4,494,143 / 37.3% No votes
    Authorizes $1.5 billion in bonds, to be repaid from state's General Fund, to fund grants for construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of qualifying children's hospitals. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $80 million annually over the next 35 years.

    Proposition 5 Changes Requirements For Certain Property Owners to Transfer Their Property Tax Base to Replacement Property
    Fail: 4,813,251 / 40.2% Yes votes ...... 7,152,993 / 59.8% No votes
    Removes certain transfer requirements for homeowners over 55, severely disabled homeowners, and contaminated or disaster-destroyed property. Fiscal Impact: Schools and local governments each would lose over $100 million in annual property taxes early on, growing to about $1 billion per year. Similar increase in state costs to backfill school property tax losses.

    Proposition 6 Eliminates Certain Road Repair and Transportation Funding. Requires Certain Fuel Taxes and Vehicle Fees Be Approved By the Electorate
    Fail: 5,283,222 / 43.2% Yes votes ...... 6,952,081 / 56.8% No votes
    Repeals a 2017 transportation law's taxes and fees designated for road repairs and public transportation. Fiscal Impact: Reduced ongoing revenues of $5.1 billion from state fuel and vehicle taxes that mainly would have paid for highway and road maintenance and repairs, as well as transit programs.

    Proposition 7 Confirms California Daylight Saving Time to Federal Law. Allows Legislature to Change Daylight Saving Time Period
    Pass: 7,167,315 / 59.7% Yes votes ...... 4,828,564 / 40.3% No votes
    Gives Legislature ability to change daylight saving time period by two-thirds vote, if changes are consistent with federal law. Fiscal Impact: This measure has no direct fiscal effect because changes to daylight saving time would depend on future actions by the Legislature and potentially the federal government.

    Proposition 8 Regulates Amounts Outpatient Kindney Dialysis Clinics Charge For Dialysis Treatment
    Fail: 4,845,264 / 40.1% Yes votes ...... 7,247,917 / 59.9% No votes
    Requires rebates and penalties if charges exceed limit. Requires annual reporting to the state. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal Impact: Overall annual effect on state and local governments ranging from net positive impact in the low tens of millions of dollars to net negative impact in the tens of millions of dollars.

    Proposition 10 Expands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent Control
    Fail: 4,949,543 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 7,251,443 / 59.4% No votes
    Repeals state law that currently restricts the scope of rent-control policies that cities and other local jurisdictions may impose on residential property. Fiscal Impact: Potential net reduction in state and local revenues of tens of millions of dollars per year in the long term. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or considerably more.

    Proposition 11 Requires Private-Sector Emergency Ambulance Employees to Remain On-Call During Work Breaks. Eliminates Certain Employer Liability
    Pass: 7,181,116 / 59.6% Yes votes ...... 4,861,831 / 40.4% No votes
    Law entitling hourly employees to breaks without being on-call would not apply to private-sector ambulance employees. Fiscal Impact: Likely fiscal benefit to local governments (in the form of lower costs and higher revenues), potentially in the tens of millions of dollars each year.

    Proposition 12 Establishes New Standards For Confinement of Specified Farm Animals; Bans Sale of Noncomplying Products
    Pass: 7,551,434 / 62.7% Yes votes ...... 4,499,702 / 37.3% No votes
    Establishes minimum requirements for confining certain farm animals. Prohibits sales of meat and egg products from animals confined in noncomplying manner. Fiscal Impact: Potential decrease in state income tax revenues from farm businesses, likely not more than several million dollars annually. State costs up to $10 million annually to enforce the measure.

    Local Measures

    Measure J Authorization for $74,000,000 in bonds for school facilities projects -- Marysville Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Fail: 75 / 44.12% Yes votes ...... 95 / 55.88% No votes
    Shall the District be authorized to issue bonds in the amount of $74,000,000, bearing interest at rates not exceeding the statutory limit, for the purpose of funding the "Bond Projects" at the District's schools?

    Measure S Term Limits for City Council Members -- City of Chico (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 23,750 / 69.42% Yes votes ...... 10,460 / 30.58% No votes
    Shall Section 401 of the Chico City Charter be amended to limit the members of the Chico City Council to no more than three (3) consecutive terms?

    Measure T Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Oroville (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 2,715 / 59.91% Yes votes ...... 1,817 / 40.09% No votes
    For unrestricted general revenue purposes such as police, fire, roads and recreation, shall the City of Oroville adopt an ordinance authorizing an annual business tax on cannabis businesses upon gross receipts at a rate not to exceed 10% with initial rates of 5% on retailers and manufacturers; 4% on cultivators; and 7% on microbusiness generating approximately $300,000 to $600,000 annually until repealed by the voters?

    Measure U Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Oroville (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 2,563 / 56.42% Yes votes ...... 1,980 / 43.58% No votes
    To prevent cuts and restore essential public safety services, including 911 response, police officers, gang/youth violence prevention, fire protection / emergency medical response, and other essential services including street repairs, youth/senior services and park maintenance, shall the City enact a one cent sales tax providing approximately three million seven hundred thousand dollars annually with all venue required to stay in the general fund, with local control and independent annual financial audits and citizen oversight?

    Measure V Extension of the General Transactions and Use Tax -- Town of Paradise (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 8,349 / 69.51% Yes votes ...... 3,662 / 30.49% No votes
    To preserve Town of Paradise police protection, fire suppression, road improvements, animal control and other services, with required review by the citizen oversight committee; shall the Town's existing temporary half percent transactions and use tax be extended for ten years to March 31, 2031 pursuant to Ordinance No. 569? (Projected tax revenues are $1.4 million per year.)

    Measure W School Bond -- Biggs Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Fail: 656 / 53.99% Yes votes ...... 559 / 46.01% No votes
    To improve the quality of education; modernize outdated classrooms, construct new gymnasium, restrooms and school facilities; upgrade classroom technology; and make health, safety and security improvements; shall the Biggs Unified School District issue $9.5 million of bonds at legal interest rates, generating on average $624,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 4.7 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, citizens' oversight committee, NO money for salaries and all money staying local?

    Measure X School Bond -- Durham Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,565 / 64.14% Yes votes ...... 875 / 35.86% No votes
    To improve the quality of education; repair/replace deteriorating electrical, plumbing and sewer systems; upgrade agriculture and vocational teaching facilities; repair leaky roofs; and renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Durham Unified School District issue $19,700,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $1,100,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding from levies of approximately 6 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries and all money staying local?

    Measure Y School Bond -- Paradise Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 10,351 / 61.35% Yes votes ...... 6,521 / 38.65% No votes
    To update classrooms and science labs in schools; perform essential safety/security upgrades; fix leaky roofs, deteriorating plumbing/septic systems; equip classrooms with 21st-century learning technology; replacing aging heating/plumbing; and construct/equip classrooms, shall Paradise Unified School District issue $61,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, levy $57.50 per $100,000 of assessed value for as long as bonds are outstanding ($3.5 million annually) with taxpayer oversight, audits, no employee salaries, all money staying local?

    Measure Z School Bond -- Thermalito Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,663 / 60.45% Yes votes ...... 1,088 / 39.55% No votes
    By approval of this measure by at least 55% of the registered voters voting on the measure, the District will be authorized to issue and sell bonds of up to $4.5 million in aggregate principal amount at interest rates not to exceed legal limits and to provide financing for the specific types of school facilities projects listed in the Bond Project List included below, subject to all the accountability requirements specified below.

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