Combined ballot

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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 10

• Josh Harder, Democratic
  166,865 votes 55.2%
• Ted Howze, Republican
  135,629 votes 44.8%

State Senate

State Senator; District 5

• Susan Talamantes Eggman, Democratic
  217,651 votes 54.9%
• Jim Ridenour, Republican
  178,915 votes 45.1%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 12

• Heath Flora, Republican
  131,625 votes 60.9%
• Paul Akinjo, Democratic
  84,373 votes 39.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 21

• Adam Gray, Democratic
  93,816 votes 59.6%
• Joel Gutierrez Campos, Republican
  63,514 votes 40.4%

City

Council Member; City of Ceres; Council District 3

• Bret Silveira
  1,900 votes 40.08%
• Juan Pablo Vazquez
  1,325 votes 27.95%
• Mohinder Singh Kanda
  807 votes 17.03%
• Brandy D. Meyer
  708 votes 14.94%

Council Member; City of Ceres; Council District 4

• Couper S. Condit
  1,229 votes 38.19%
• Michael "Mike" Kline
  757 votes 23.52%
• Eric A. Gonzalez
  626 votes 19.45%
• Daniel A. Martinez
  606 votes 18.83%

Mayor; City of Ceres

• Javier Lopez
  8,753 votes 55.83%
• Bret Durossette
  6,924 votes 44.17%

Treasurer; City of Ceres

• Kayla Martinez
  8,802 votes 59.52%
• Sopheap Dong-Carreon
  5,986 votes 40.48%

Council Member; City of Hughson (2 Elected)

• Samuel T. Rush, Jr.
  1,601 votes 36.30%
• Ramon Bawanan
  1,461 votes 33.12%
• Michael Buck
  1,349 votes 30.58%

Mayor; City of Hughson

• Jeramy Young
  2,773 votes 100.00%

Council Member; City of Modesto; Council District 1

• Rosa Escutia-Braaton
  5,481 votes 42.39%
• Jennifer Hidalgo
  4,436 votes 34.31%
• John Lane Gunderson
  1,827 votes 14.13%
• Amin Vohra
  1,186 votes 9.17%

Council Member; City of Modesto; Council District 3

• Chris Ricci
  5,179 votes 35.04%
• Janice E. Keating
  5,004 votes 33.86%
• Jim Applegate
  4,597 votes 31.10%

Council Member; City of Modesto; Council District 6

• David Wright
  6,436 votes 42.01%
• Jessica Gonzalez
  5,288 votes 34.52%
• Kelsten Obert
  1,904 votes 12.43%
• Hunter William Sauls
  1,692 votes 11.04%

Mayor; City of Modesto

• Sue Zwahlen
  19,914 votes 23.78%
• Doug Ridenour
  16,224 votes 19.38%
• Rick Countryman
  14,772 votes 17.64%
• Kristi Ah You
  14,363 votes 17.15%
• Ted Brandvold
  12,151 votes 14.51%
• Naramsen Goriel
  4,499 votes 5.37%
• Bert Lippert
  1,082 votes 1.29%
• Erin Sommer Tenorio
  728 votes 0.87%

Council Member; City of Newman (2 Elected)

• John Pimentel
  2,237 votes 45.51%
• Laroy McDonald
  1,822 votes 37.07%
• Walter Stead Waite, III
  856 votes 17.42%

Mayor; City of Newman

• Casey Graham
  2,207 votes 57.43%
• E. Timothy Parker
  1,636 votes 42.57%

Treasurer; City of Newman

• Mary M. Moore
  3,451 votes 100.00%

City Clerk; City of Oakdale

• Rouze Roberts
  8,283 votes 100.00%

Council Member; City of Oakdale (2 Elected)

• Frederick A. Smith
  4,385 votes 27.57%
• Ericka Chiara
  4,113 votes 25.86%
• Curtis Haney
  2,277 votes 14.32%
• KC Nate
  2,042 votes 12.84%
• Marco Camacho, Jr.
  1,698 votes 10.68%
• Cecilia A. Suarez
  1,390 votes 8.74%

Treasurer; City of Oakdale

• Maria L. Wilson
  8,643 votes 100.00%

Council Member; City of Patterson; Council District A

• Shivaugn Alves
  1,156 votes 53.30%
• Shawun Ruth Anderson
  1,013 votes 46.70%

Council Member; City of Patterson; Council District C

• Dominic A. Farinha
  1,455 votes 100.00%

Mayor; City of Patterson

• Dennis McCord
  4,084 votes 52.64%
• Mark W. Miles
  2,060 votes 26.55%
• David Keller
  1,614 votes 20.80%

Council Member; City of Riverbank; Council District 2

• Rachel Hernandez
  1,437 votes 71.17%
• Cindy Fosi
  582 votes 28.83%

Council Member; City of Turlock; Council District 2

• Rebecka Monez
  2,278 votes 49.77%
• Gil Esquer
  1,284 votes 28.05%
• Ruben T. Wegner
  1,015 votes 22.18%

Council Member; City of Turlock; Council District 4

• Pam Franco
  4,746 votes 63.06%
• Robert N. Puffer
  2,780 votes 36.94%

Treasurer; City of Turlock

• Diana Lewis
  13,657 votes 50.49%
• Matt Beekman
  13,394 votes 49.51%

Council Member; City of Waterford (2 Elected)

• Jamie Hilton
  2,263 votes 59.62%
• Jill Kitchens
  1,533 votes 40.38%

Mayor; City of Waterford

• Jose M. Aldaco
  2,737 votes 100.00%

Supervisor; County of Stanislaus; District 1

• Matthew "Buck" Condit
  25,925 votes 58.77%
• Bill Zoslocki
  18,187 votes 41.23%

Supervisor; County of Stanislaus; District 5

• Channce A. Condit
  18,616 votes 60.00%
• Tom Hallinan
  12,409 votes 40.00%

Judicial

Superior Court Judge; County of Stanislaus; Office 5

• John R. Mayne
  107,099 votes 56.27%
• Kenneth Hara
  83,241 votes 43.73%

School

Board Member; Empire Union School District; Trustee Area 2

• Carole Dovichi
  1,341 votes 71.29%
• William Russell
  540 votes 28.71%

Board Member; Keyes Union School District; Trustee Area 4

• Mike Bernal
  249 votes 61.03%
• Harinder Grewal
  159 votes 38.97%

Board Member; Newman Crows Landing Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Janice P. Conforti
  590 votes 55.30%
• Alfredo Esquivez
  477 votes 44.70%

Board Member; Salida Union School District; Trustee Area 3

• Maria Elena Magana
  910 votes 67.81%
• Dennis Thompson
  432 votes 32.19%

Member; Stanislaus County Board of Education; Trustee Area 3

• Kimberly Gerber Spina
  17,298 votes 52.03%
• Tracie Anderson
  15,949 votes 47.97%

Member; Stanislaus County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

• Mary Ann Sanders
  26,631 votes 64.88%
• Edwin Lugo
  14,415 votes 35.12%

Board Member; Stanislaus Union School District; Trustee Area 2

• Susan Elliott
  1,397 votes 54.96%
• Lidia Banda
  1,145 votes 45.04%

Board Member; Turlock Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Jose M. Sanchez
  2,056 votes 46.79%
• Miranda Chalabi
  1,628 votes 37.05%
• Jaimee Leigh Ellison
  710 votes 16.16%

Board Member; Turlock Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Daniel Benedict
  1,133 votes 37.73%
• Frank M. Lima
  1,071 votes 35.66%
• Grady L. Welch
  799 votes 26.61%

Governing Board Member; Turlock Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

• Anthony J. Silva
• Vanessa E. Hubbell

Board Member; Yosemite Community College District; Trustee Area 3

• Milton Richards
  15,093 votes 41.2%
• Bryan Rogers
  15,005 votes 41.0%
• Sharokina Shams
  6,519 votes 17.8%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Yosemite Community College District; Trustee Area 5

• Darin Gharat
  23,076 votes 62.6%
• Rosalio Rubio
  13,773 votes 37.4%
• (36 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; Yosemite Community College District; Trustee Area 6

• Leslie Beggs
  19,165 votes 52.19%
• Lindsey Bird
  17,557 votes 47.81%

Board Member; Yosemite Community College District; Trustee Area 7

• Antonio Aguilar
  16,161 votes 65.12%
• Sarah Ford
  8,655 votes 34.88%

Special District

Board Member; Del Puerto Health Care District (2 Elected)

• Anne Ielmini Stokman
  5,620 votes 47.22%
• Luis A. Avila
  4,090 votes 34.36%
• Daniel Robinson
  2,192 votes 18.42%

Board Member; Modesto Irrigation District; Division 1

• Larry Byrd
  11,199 votes 55.09%
• Suzy Powell-Roos
  9,130 votes 44.91%

Board Member; Monterey Park Tract Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Francisco J. Diaz
  25 votes 41.67%
• Susan L. Stransky
  18 votes 30.00%
• Jerry Ann Gradford
  17 votes 28.33%

Board Member; Oakdale Irrigation District; Division 1

• Ed Tobias
  2,531 votes 58.97%
• Donald "Duke" Cooper
  1,761 votes 41.03%

Board Member; Oakdale Irrigation District; Division 4

• Linda Santos
  1,155 votes 53.67%
• Henry Dotinga
  997 votes 46.33%

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 A Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Turlock (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 16,739 / 56.71% Yes votes ...... 12,777 / 43.29% No votes

Shall the measure to maintain fire, 9-1-1 emergency medical response, neighborhood safety, anti-gang/anti-drug programs; restore fire station staffing; address homelessness, vagrancy; keep public areas safe/clean; repair streets, potholes; retain small businesses, local jobs; and other general services by establishing a ¾¢ sales tax providing approximately $11,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring public disclosure of spending, all funds used locally, be adopted?

Measure S Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Waterford (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,846 / 58.64% Yes votes ...... 1,302 / 41.36% No votes

Shall the City of Waterford amend Municipal Code Title 5, entitled "Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations," by adding Chapter 5.50, entitled "Cannabis Business Tax", allowing the City Council, by resolution, to set the business license tax rule for every person engaged in a cannabis business in an amount up to, but not to exceed, .15¢ for each $1.00 of gross receipts?

Measure T School Bonds -- Waterford Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 2,081 / 54.97% Yes votes ...... 1,705 / 45.03% No votes

Without increasing estimated tax rates, shall Waterford Unified School District's measure to retrofit and renovate classrooms including vocational education; enhance student safety/school security; increase access to internet/technology; and upgrade emergency preparedness at Richard M. Moon Primary, Waterford Junior, Lucille Whitehead Intermediate, and Sentinel and Waterford High be adopted, authorizing $5,350,000 in bonds, extending but not increasing current rates by $0.03 per $100 of assessed valuation until repaid, raising $370,000/ year for bond repayment with legal rates, annual audits and independent oversight?

Measure U School Bonds -- Salida Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 4,700 / 56.19% Yes votes ...... 3,664 / 43.81% No votes

To retrofit and renovate classrooms at Dena Boer, Mildred Perkins, Salida and Sisk Elementary Schools and Salida Middle School; increase student internet and computer technology access; upgrade emergency communication/ preparedness and fire alarm systems; improve campus security /student safety; repair roofs and create local construction jobs, shall Salida Union School District's measure authorizing $9.24 million in bonds be adopted with payments averaging less than 2¢ per $100 assessed valuation (raising an average $644,000/ year until repaid), legal rates, annual audits and independent oversight?

Measure V 4 Year Mayor Term -- City of Hughson (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,777 / 56.32% Yes votes ...... 1,378 / 43.68% No votes

Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?

Measure W Special Tax -- Hughson Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 3,137 / 61.50% Yes votes ...... 1,964 / 38.50% No votes

To ensure rapid fire protection and emergency medical response is continued in our community, shall the Hughson Fire Protection District levy an annual special tax for 12 years, including $39.75/residential unit, raising approximately $167,000/year, to acquire lifesaving equipment and emergency vehicles/apparatus, and to fund improvements to the fire station, with all money staying local to the benefit of the Hughson community, and independent annual audits to protect the taxpayer investment?

Measure X School Bonds -- Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3,060 / 59.93% Yes votes ...... 2,046 / 40.07% No votes

With no increase in estimated tax rates, shall Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District's measure to expand vocational education classrooms; increase student internet/technology access; retrofit/construct classrooms/P.E. facilities; upgrade school security/student safety/emergency preparedness; be adopted, authorizing $25.82 million in bonds, extending but not increasing current rates (averaging less than $48/$100,000 assessed valuation) until repaid, raising average $1.8 million/year, with legal interest rates, annual audits, independent oversight and qualifying for State reimbursement?

Measure Y Special Tax -- Burbank-Paradise Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 7,753 / 61.29% Yes votes ...... 4,897 / 38.71% No votes

To fund necessary fire protection and emergency medical response, saving lives and property, shall the Burbank-Paradise Fire Protection District Orninance No. 20-02 be adopted, authorizing the District to levy a special tax, including $250 per residential unit, raising approximately $615,000 annually until repealed, to fund life-saving and property preserving fire protection and emergency medical services, equipment and capital improvements, with annual audits, and all money staying local?