Combined ballot

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

President/Vice President of the United States

• Joseph R. Biden/Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  11,109,764 votes 63.5%
• Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence, Republican
  6,005,961 votes 34.3%
• Jo Jorgensen/Jeremy "Spike" Cohen, Libertarian
  187,885 votes 1.1%
• Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker, Green
  81,025 votes 0.5%
• Roque De La Fuente "Rocky" Guerra/Kanye Omari West, American Independent
  60,155 votes 0.3%
• Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman, Peace and Freedom
  51,036 votes 0.3%

US Legislature

United States Representative; District 3

• John Garamendi, Democratic
  176,036 votes 54.7%
• Tamika Hamilton, Republican
  145,941 votes 45.3%

United States Representative; District 5

• Mike Thompson, Democratic
  271,233 votes 76.1%
• Scott Giblin, Republican
  85,227 votes 23.9%

State Senate

State Senator; District 3

• Bill Dodd, Democratic
  323,317 votes 68.4%
• Carlos Santamaria, Republican
  149,461 votes 31.6%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 4

• Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Democratic
  150,153 votes 66.7%
• Matthew L. Nelson, Republican
  75,108 votes 33.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 11

• Jim Frazier, Democratic
  149,304 votes 64.7%
• Debra Schwab, Republican
  81,374 votes 35.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 14

• Tim Grayson, Democratic
  163,205 votes 70.3%
• Janell Elizabeth Proctor, Republican
  68,819 votes 29.7%

School

Member; Solano County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

• Amy Sharp
  15,487 votes 43.4%
• Bonnie Carol Hamilton
  15,484 votes 43.4%
• (4,675 Under Votes 13.1%, 30 Over Votes 0.1%)

Trustee; Los Rios Community College District; Trustee Area 4

• Kelly Wilkerson
  23,546 votes 43.1%
• Katie Villegas
  18,552 votes 33.9%
• David Sandino
  12,561 votes 23.0%
• (8 Under Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; Solano Community College District; Trustee Area 5

• Quinten R. Voyce
  18436 votes 68.9%
• Lorenzo Hays-Phillips
  4063 votes 15.2%
• (4117 Under Votes, 24 Over Votes)

Trustee; Solano Community College District; Trustee Area 7

• Michael Martin
  11719 votes 41.2%
• Catherine Celestina Frost
  11561 votes 40.7%
• (5002 Under Votes, 14 Over Votes)

Trustee; Davis Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald
  12 votes 41.4%
• Betsy C. Hyder
  9 votes 31.0%
• (7 Under Votes)

Trustee; Davis Joint Unified School District

• Vigdis Asmundson
  17 votes 58.6%
• Andrew Cullen
  1 votes 3.4%
• (10 Under Votes)

Trustee; Dixon Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Melissa Lynn Maseda
  5273 votes 50.0%
• David J. Bowen, III
  4403 votes 41.8%
• Luke A. Foster
  3498 votes 33.2%
• (7833 Under Votes, 5 Over Votes)

Trustee; Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Bethany Smith
  4093 votes 45.8%
• Clifford Gordon
  3818 votes 42.8%
• (985 Under Votes, 7 Over Votes)

Trustee; Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Helen Peters Tilley
  3802 votes 41.2%
• Joan K. Gaut
  3403 votes 36.8%
• Leslie Unverferth
  809 votes 8.8%
• (1162 Under Votes, 22 Over Votes)

Trustee; Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

• Ana Petero
  5955 votes 49.5%
• John P. Silva
  4567 votes 37.9%
• (1458 Under Votes, 13 Over Votes)

Trustee; Travis Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Meghan M. Thompson
  7154 votes 57.3%
• Renell L. Travis
  3505 votes 28.1%
• (1775 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

Trustee; Travis Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Ivery Hood
  4653 votes 37.3%
• Manveer S. Sandhu
  4445 votes 35.6%
• Christina M. Palmer
  3989 votes 31.9%
• David "Dave" Amar
  2744 votes 22.0%
• (9051 Under Votes, 10 Over Votes)

Trustee; Vacaville Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

• Kelly Anne Welsh
  2983 votes 47.2%
• Tracee L. Stacy
  2331 votes 36.9%
• (979 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

Trustee; Vacaville Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

• Michael Kitzes
  2423 votes 35.6%
• Khala Hastings
  1944 votes 28.5%
• George K. Burton, Jr.
  1511 votes 22.2%
• (904 Under Votes, 5 Over Votes)

Trustee; Vallejo City Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Christy Gardner
  4094 votes 38.9%
• Reina Robinson
  3864 votes 36.8%
• Belinda Robinson
  1198 votes 11.4%
• (1242 Under Votes, 32 Over Votes)

Trustee; Vallejo City Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

• Latyna Young
  6063 votes 58.8%
• Robert W. Lawson
  3133 votes 30.4%
• (1060 Under Votes, 8 Over Votes)

Trustee; Winters Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Joedy Michael
  63 votes 43.8%
• Stephanie Chávez
  32 votes 22.2%
• (47 Under Votes)

Mayor; City of Benicia

• Steve Young
  8611 votes 48.5%
• Christina Strawbridge
  5241 votes 29.5%
• Jason Antony Diavatis
  3087 votes 17.4%
• (735 Under Votes, 23 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Benicia (2 Elected)

• Tom Campbell
  8636 votes 48.7%
• Trevor William Macenski
  7594 votes 42.8%
• Terry Alan Scott
  7468 votes 42.1%
• (11571 Under Votes, 9 Over Votes)

City Clerk; City of Benicia

• Lisa Wolfe
  13819 votes 77.9%
• (3729 Under Votes, 17 Over Votes)

City Treasurer; City of Benicia

• Ken Paulk
  13559 votes 76.4%
• (3988 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

Mayor; City of Dixon

• Steven C. Bird
  2920 votes 31.7%
• Thom Bogue
  2614 votes 28.4%
• Devon Minnema
  2309 votes 25.1%
• Ted Hickman
  910 votes 9.9%
• (397 Under Votes, 16 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Dixon; Council District 3

• Kevin Johnson
  1847 votes 75.5%
• (538 Under Votes)

Council Member; City of Dixon; Council District 4

• Don Hendershot
  1091 votes 42.5%
• Jerry Castañon, Sr.
  735 votes 28.6%
• Logan Legg
  513 votes 20.0%
• (217 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

City Treasurer; City of Dixon

• James Patrick Ward, Jr.
  7101 votes 77.2%
• (1941 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Fairfield; Council District 2

• Scott A. Tonnesen
  2301 votes 45.5%
• Raymond Charles Courtemanche
  2213 votes 43.8%
• (511 Under Votes, 5 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Fairfield; Council District 4

• Rick Vaccaro
  3770 votes 37.4%
• Delon Jackson
  2802 votes 27.8%
• Kameron Alexander Holzendorf
  2673 votes 26.5%
• (786 Under Votes, 22 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Fairfield; Council District 5

• Doriss Lopez Panduro
  3373 votes 64.6%
• Jeremy Douglas Kanoa Ferrell, Sr.
  1197 votes 22.9%
• (607 Under Votes, 5 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Fairfield; Council District 6

• Pam Bertani
  7680 votes 76.5%
• (2112 Under Votes, 12 Over Votes)

City Clerk; City of Fairfield

• Karen L. Rees
  38885 votes 77.1%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%, 10931 Under Votes, 58 Over Votes)

City Treasurer; City of Fairfield

• Arvinda Krishnan
  38514 votes 76.3%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%, 11328 Under Votes, 27 Over Votes)

Mayor; City of Rio Vista

• Ronald A. Kott
  2561 votes 40.2%
• Emily Gollinger
  2406 votes 37.7%
• Richard Gordon Lynn
  1026 votes 16.1%
• (344 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Rio Vista (2 Elected)

• Walter Stanish
  2986 votes 46.8%
• Debra J. King
  2621 votes 41.1%
• Hope Evers Cohn
  2241 votes 35.1%
• Donald Francis Roos
  2194 votes 34.4%
• (2654 Under Votes, 12 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Rio Vista; Unexpired Short Term

• Rick Dolk
  4973 votes 78.0%
• (1314 Under Votes, 2 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Suisun City (2 Elected)

• Alma Ruth Hernandez
  6206 votes 48.4%
• Michael James Hudson
  4206 votes 32.8%
• Thomas Dunlavey Alder
  4201 votes 32.8%
• Anthony S. Adams
  3965 votes 30.9%
• (6966 Under Votes, 13 Over Votes)

City Clerk; City of Suisun City

• Anita Louise Skinner
  10429 votes 81.4%
• (2240 Under Votes, 10 Over Votes)

City Treasurer; City of Suisun City

• Michael J. McMurry
  10339 votes 80.7%
• (2374 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Vacaville; Council District 1

• Roy Dale Stockton
  3223 votes 34.4%
• Wendy Anne Breckon
  2205 votes 23.5%
• Shawn McMahon
  2041 votes 21.8%
• Matthew Brock
  1016 votes 10.8%
• (834 Under Votes, 33 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Vacaville; Council District 3

• Michael Edward Silva
  2654 votes 48.8%
• Amber Nicole Robitaille
  2147 votes 39.4%
• (605 Under Votes, 4 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Vacaville; Council District 5

• Jason Charles Roberts
  3668 votes 44.3%
• Sherie Lynn Mahlberg
  3595 votes 43.4%
• (969 Under Votes, 8 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Vacaville; Council District 6

• Jeanette K. Wylie
  3165 votes 35.4%
• Raymond Willard Beaty
  2971 votes 33.2%
• Thomas James Randall
  1023 votes 11.4%
• Tapac Chastain
  813 votes 9.1%
• (912 Under Votes, 46 Over Votes)

City Clerk; City of Vacaville

• Michelle A. Thornbrugh
  36164 votes 75.8%
• (10871 Under Votes, 92 Over Votes)

City Treasurer; City of Vacaville

• Jay Yerkes
  35851 votes 75.1%
• (11256 Under Votes, 33 Over Votes)

Mayor; City of Vallejo

• Robert McConnell
  20367 votes 37.6%
• Hakeem Brown
  19306 votes 35.6%
• John B. Kenney
  5787 votes 10.7%
• Cornisha Williams-Bailey
  4626 votes 8.5%
• M. Avonelle Hanley-Mills
  1096 votes 2.0%
• (2610 Under Votes, 147 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Vallejo; Council District 1

• Rozzana Verder-Aliga
  4258 votes 41.3%
• Vernon Williams, III
  3327 votes 32.3%
• L. Alexander Matias
  1923 votes 18.7%
• (739 Under Votes, 17 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Vallejo; Council District 3

• Guillermina "Mina" Diaz
  5820 votes 53.5%
• Mathyas Louis Habte Michael, Jr.
  3449 votes 31.7%
• (1478 Under Votes, 13 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Vallejo; Council District 6

• Cristina Arriola
  3866 votes 47.9%
• Helen Marie "Cookie" Gordon
  2667 votes 33.0%
• Pat Hunter (Write-In)
  227 votes 2.8%
• (1198 Under Votes, 5 Over Votes)

Special District

Director; Rural North Vacaville Water District (3 Elected)

• Joseph Gates
  485 votes 55.1%
• Patrick Jon Sweeney
  386 votes 43.8%
• Robert E. Whitehouse
  329 votes 37.3%
• Steven Thomas Strickland
  303 votes 34.4%
• James Richard Sellers
  158 votes 17.9%
• (970 Under Votes)

Director; Solano Irrigation District; Division 2

• Charles A. Herich
  11345 votes 52.3%
• Lance A. Porter
  6812 votes 31.4%
• (3249 Under Votes, 205 Over Votes)

Director; Solano Irrigation District; Division 4

• Pete Sanchez
  10991 votes 50.7%
• Darla L. D'Ambrosio
  7035 votes 32.5%
• (3385 Under Votes, 181 Over Votes)

Proposition 14 Authorizes Bonds Continuing Stem Cell Research
Pass: 8,588,156 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 8,221,692 / 48.9% No votes

Authorizes $5.5 billion state bonds for: stem cell and other medical research, including training; research facility construction; administrative costs. Dedicates $1.5 billion to brain-related diseases. Appropriates General Fund moneys for repayment. Expands related programs. Fiscal impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds estimated at about $260 million per year over the next roughly 30 years.

Proposition 15 Increases Funding Sources for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property
Fail: 8,212,641 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 8,885,052 / 52.0% No votes

Taxes such as properties based on current market value, instead of purchase price. Fiscal impact: Increased property taxes on commercial properties worth more than $3 million providing $6.5 billion to $11.5 billion in new funding to local government and schools.

Proposition 16 Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions
Fail: 7,216,721 / 42.8% Yes votes ...... 9,655,024 / 57.2% No votes

Permits government decision-making policies to consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in order to address diversity by repealing constitutional provision prohibiting such policies. Fiscal impact: No direct fiscal effect on state and local entities. The effects of the measure depend on the future choices of state and local government entities and are highly uncertain.

Proposition 17 Restores Right to Vote After Completion of Prison Term
Pass: 9,985,065 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 7,068,706 / 41.4% No votes

Restores voting rights upon completion of prison term to persons who have been disqualified from voting while serving a prison term. Fiscal impact: Annual county costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars statewide, for voter registration and ballot materials. One-time state costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, for voter registration cards and systems.

Proposition 18 Amends California Constitution to Permit 17-year-olds to Vote in Primary and Special Elections if They will Turn 18 by the Next General Election and Be Otherwise Elegible to Vote
Fail: 7,513,957 / 44.0% Yes votes ...... 9,577,238 / 56.0% No votes

Fiscal Impact: Increased statewide county costs likely between several hundreds of thousands of dollars and $1 million every two years. Increased one-time costs to the state of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Proposition 19 Changes Certain Property Tax Rules
Pass: 8,545,393 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 8,175,618 / 48.9% No votes

Allows homeowners who are over 55, disabled, or wildfire/disaster victims to transfer primary residence's tax base to replacement residence. Changes of taxation of family-property transfers. Establishes fire protection services fund. Fiscal impact: Local governments could gain tens of millions of dollars of property tax revenue per year, probably growing over time to a few hundred million dollars per year. Schools could receive similar property tax gains.

Proposition 20 Restricts Parole for Non-violent Offenders. Authorizes Felony Sentences for Certain Offenses Currently Treated Only as Misdemeanors
Fail: 6,385,421 / 38.3% Yes votes ...... 10,293,563 / 61.7% No votes

Limits access to parole program established for non-violent offenders who have completed the full term of their primary offense by eliminating eligibility for certain offenses. Fiscal impact: Increase in state and local correctional, court, and law enforcement costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on implementation.

Proposition 21 Expands Local Goverments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
Fail: 6,770,958 / 40.1% Yes votes ...... 10,094,634 / 59.9% No votes

Allows local governments to establish rent control on residential properties over 15 years old. Local limits on rate increases may differ from statewide limit. Fiscal impact: Overall, a potential reduction in state and local revenues in the highs of tens of millions of dollars per year over time. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or more.

Proposition 22 Exempts App-basedd Transportation and Delivery Companies From Providing Employee Benefits to Certain Drivers
Pass: 9,957,858 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 7,027,467 / 41.4% No votes

Classifies app-based drivers as "independent contractors," instead of "employees," and provides independent-contractor drivers other compensation, unless certain criteria are met. Fiscal impact: Minor increase in state income taxes paid by rideshare and delivery company drivers and investors.

Proposition 23 Establishes State Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Requires On-site Medical Professional
Fail: 6,161,109 / 36.6% Yes votes ...... 10,683,606 / 63.4% No votes

Requires physician or other specified medical professional on site during dialysis treatment. Prohibits clinics from reducing services without state approval. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 24 Amends Consumer Privacy Laws
Pass: 9,384,125 / 56.2% Yes votes ...... 7,305,026 / 43.8% No votes

Permits consumers to: prevent businesses from sharing personal information, correct inaccurate personal information, and limit businesses' use of "sensitive personal information," including precise geolocation, race, ethnicity, and health information. Establishes California Privacy Protection Agency. Fiscal impact: Increased annual state costs of at least $10 million, but unlikely exceeding low tens of millions of dollars, to enforce expanded consumer privacy laws. Some costs would be offset by penalties for violating these laws.

Proposition 25 Referendum on Law that Replaced Money Bail with System Based on Public Safety and Flight Risk
Fail: 7,231,044 / 43.6% Yes votes ...... 9,356,096 / 56.4% No votes

A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, law replacing money bail with system based on public safety and flight risk. Fiscal impact: Increased costs possibly in mid hundreds of millions of dollars annually for a new process for release from jail prior to trial. Decreased county jail costs, possibly in high tens of millions of dollars annually.

Measure C Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Fairfield (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 30462 / 64.9% Yes votes ...... 16489 / 35.1% No votes

Shall the ordinance imposing a cannabis business tax be adopted with the City taxing cannabis or hemp businesses at annual rates not to exceed $10.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation (adjustable for inflation), 6% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 4% for all other cannabis businesses which is expected to generate an estimated $237,500 to $360,000 annually and will be levied until repealed by the voters or the City Council?

Measure D Cannabis Businesses -- City of Benicia (Advisory Vote Only)
Pass: 8730 / 51.7% Yes votes ...... 8158 / 48.3% No votes

Shall the City allow any new retail cannabis dispensaries in Benicia?

Measure G Sales Tax -- City of Vallejo (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 25539 / 49.4% Yes votes ...... 26128 / 50.6% No votes

Vallejo Local Recovery, Emergency Preparedness, and Essential Services Measure. To retain jobs/businesses; maintain City services, including fire protection, emergency medical response, crime prevention/investigation, youth services, and addressing homelessness; enhance police transparency/accountability and ensure well-trained community police officers; and keep public spaces safe/clean; shall the City of Vallejo adopt a measure establishing a ¾ ¢ sales tax until ended by voters, providing approximately $12,000,000 annually,requiring independent audits, and all funds spent in Vallejo?

Measure J School Bonds -- River Delta Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3954 / 63.1% Yes votes ...... 2312 / 36.9% No votes

To upgrade schools, retain/attract quality teachers by repairing leaky roofs; removing asbestos/mold; building science labs; updating aging technology, fire/drinking water safety; repairing, constructing, equipping/acquiring educational facilities to prepare students for college/careers, shall River Delta Unified School District issue $45,700,000 in bonds at legal rates levying an estimated 6¢/$100 of assessed value, averaging $2,600,000 raised annually while bonds are outstanding, requiring audits, citizens' oversight/ all funds used locally, be adopted?

Measure K School Bonds -- River Delta Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 2 / 33.3% Yes votes ...... 4 / 66.7% No votes

To upgrade schools, retain/attract quality teachers by repairing leaky roofs; removing asbestos/mold; keeping schools safe; updating aging technology, fire/drinking water safety; repairing, constructing, equipping/acquiring educational facilities to prepare students for college/jobs/careers, shall River Delta Unified School District issue $14,600,000 in bonds at legal rates levying an estimated 6¢/$100 of assessed value, averaging $845,000 raised annually while bonds are outstanding, requiring audits, citizens' oversight/all funds used locally, be adopted?

Measure O Sales Tax -- City of Rio Vista (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3770 / 62.3% Yes votes ...... 2282 / 37.7% No votes

Shall the measure to support the continued operation of the City of Rio Vista's general services, including police, fire, parks, and other unrestricted general fund expenditures, by enacting a three-quarter (3/4) percent transactions and use tax for a period of five (5) years commencing on April 1, 2022, that is projected to provide between $1,149,000 and $1,344,000 of revenue annually, be adopted?

Measure Q Term Limits -- City of Suisun City (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9157 / 76.5% Yes votes ...... 2811 / 23.5% No votes

Shall the measure, establishing a lifetime term limit of four (4) terms served as Mayor and member of the City Council, in which the terms served by a person elected or appointed to one elected office of the City Council shall be aggregated with terms served by that person in another elected office of the City Council, be approved?

Measure R City Clerk -- City of Suisun City (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5541 / 46.9% Yes votes ...... 6277 / 53.1% No votes

Shall the office of the city clerk be appointive?

Measure S Initiative to Repeal Current Water Rates -- City of Dixon (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3600 / 72.4% Yes votes ...... 1370 / 27.6% No votes

Shall the measure adopting an ordinance that amends the City of Dixon's water charges to repeal those charges established on January 22, 2019 by Resolution 19-010 and replace them with the water changes collected by the City of Dixon in effect on January 1, 2019 be adopted?

Measure T City Clerk -- City of Dixon (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4923 / 57.3% Yes votes ...... 3662 / 42.7% No votes

Shall the measure adopting an ordinance that changes the office of the City Clerk from an appointed position to an elected position be adopted?

Measure V Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Vacaville (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 29201 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 16110 / 35.6% No votes

To fund general municipal expenses such as police, fire, roads and recreation, shall the City tax cannabis or hemp businesses at annual rates not to exceed $10.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation (adjustable for inflation), 6% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 4% for all other cannabis businesses; which is expected to generate an estimated $400,000 to $600,000 annually and will be levied until repealed by the voters or the City Council?

Measure W School Bonds -- Winters Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 245 / 45.0% Yes votes ...... 299 / 55.0% No votes

To improve the quality of education and complete improvement projects at Winters High and Waggoner Elementary; repair/replace leaky roofs; and modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Winters Joint Unified School District issue $19,000,000 of bonds, raising on average $1,000,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a rate of 4.9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have NO money used for administrative salaries and all money staying local?