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June 7, 2022 Election

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County Results as of Aug 9 2:00pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (569/569)
26.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (113,560/437,535)
Statewide Results as of Jul 14 4:42pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (20867/20868)
33.1% Statewide Voter Turnout (7,266,259/21,941,212)

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  • State

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

    • Gavin Newsom, Democratic
      3,936,648 votes 55.9%
    • Brian Dahle, Republican
      1,249,438 votes 17.7%
    • Michael Shellenberger, No Party Preference
      289,559 votes 4.1%
    • Anthony Trimino, Republican
      245,867 votes 3.5%
    • Jenny Rae Le Roux, Republican
      245,568 votes 3.5%
    • Shawn Collins, Republican
      172,327 votes 2.4%
    • Luis Javier Rodriguez, Green
      124,446 votes 1.8%
    • Leo S. Zacky, Republican
      94,198 votes 1.3%
    • Major Williams, Republican
      92,223 votes 1.3%
    • Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
      82,551 votes 1.2%
    • Joel Ventresca, Democratic
      66,686 votes 0.9%
    • David Lozano, Republican
      66,381 votes 0.9%
    • Ronald A. Anderson, Republican
      53,337 votes 0.8%
    • Reinette Senum, No Party Preference
      52,761 votes 0.7%
    • Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato, Democratic
      45,316 votes 0.6%
    • Ron Jones, Republican
      38,212 votes 0.5%
    • Daniel R. Mercuri, Republican
      36,256 votes 0.5%
    • Heather Collins, Green
      29,554 votes 0.4%
    • Anthony "Tony" Fanara, Democratic
      25,005 votes 0.4%
    • Cristian Raul Morales, Republican
      22,252 votes 0.3%
    • Lonnie Sortor, Republican
      20,906 votes 0.3%
    • Frederic C. Schultz, No Party Preference
      17,458 votes 0.2%
    • Woodrow "Woody" Sanders, III, No Party Preference
      16,163 votes 0.2%
    • James G. Hanink, No Party Preference
      10,064 votes 0.1%
    • Serge Fiankan, No Party Preference
      6,170 votes 0.1%
    • Bradley Zink, No Party Preference
      5,974 votes 0.1%

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

    • Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
      3,608,480 votes 52.7%
    • Angela E. Underwood Jacobs, Republican
      1,361,541 votes 19.9%
    • David Fennell, Republican
      919,472 votes 13.4%
    • Clint W. Saunders, Republican
      305,301 votes 4.5%
    • Jeffrey Highbear Morgan, Democratic
      228,465 votes 3.3%
    • Mohammad Arif, Peace and Freedom
      182,836 votes 2.7%
    • William Cavett "Skee" Saacke, Democratic
      171,475 votes 2.5%
    • David Hillberg, No Party Preference
      74,024 votes 1.1%

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

    • Shirley N. Weber, Democratic
      4,007,399 votes 58.9%
    • Rob Bernosky, Republican
      1,278,207 votes 18.8%
    • Rachel Hamm, Republican
      820,577 votes 12.1%
    • James "JW" Paine, Republican
      253,063 votes 3.7%
    • Gary N. Blenner, Green
      205,083 votes 3.0%
    • Raul Rodriguez, Jr., Republican
      175,324 votes 2.6%
    • Matthew D. Cinquanta, No Party Preference
      59,270 votes 0.9%

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

    • Lanhee Chen, Republican
      2,525,984 votes 37.2%
    • Malia M. Cohen, Democratic
      1,539,038 votes 22.7%
    • Yvonne Yiu, Democratic
      1,021,644 votes 15.1%
    • Steve Glazer, Democratic
      754,338 votes 11.1%
    • Ron Galperin, Democratic
      689,234 votes 10.2%
    • Laura Wells, Green
      257,359 votes 3.8%

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

    • Fiona Ma, Democratic
      3,891,266 votes 57.4%
    • Jack M. Guerrero, Republican
      1,484,577 votes 21.9%
    • Andrew Do, Republican
      1,154,804 votes 17.0%
    • Meghann Adams, Peace and Freedom
      244,800 votes 3.6%

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

    • Rob Bonta, Democratic
      3,747,697 votes 54.3%
    • Nathan Hochman, Republican
      1,253,269 votes 18.2%
    • Eric Early, Republican
      1,138,658 votes 16.5%
    • Anne Marie Schubert, No Party Preference
      538,338 votes 7.8%
    • Dan Kapelovitz, Green
      219,374 votes 3.2%

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

    • Ricardo Lara, Democratic
      2,409,149 votes 35.9%
    • Robert Howell, Republican
      1,212,443 votes 18.1%
    • Marc Levine, Democratic
      1,205,570 votes 18.0%
    • Greg Conlon, Republican
      1,083,583 votes 16.2%
    • Vinson Eugene Allen, Democratic
      257,549 votes 3.8%
    • Nathalie Hrizi, Peace and Freedom
      190,048 votes 2.8%
    • Veronika Fimbres, Green
      129,231 votes 1.9%
    • Jasper "Jay" Jackson, Democratic
      124,671 votes 1.9%
    • Robert J. Molnar, No Party Preference
      93,814 votes 1.4%

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

    • Ted Gaines, Republican
      857,509 votes 55.1%
    • Jose S. Altamirano, Democratic
      334,271 votes 21.5%
    • Braden Murphy, Democratic
      225,077 votes 14.5%
    • Nader Shahatit, Democratic
      139,744 votes 9.0%

    United States Senator

    United States Senator; Full TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alex Padilla, Democratic
      3,717,390 votes 54.1%
    • Mark P. Meuser, Republican
      1,025,490 votes 14.9%
    • Cordie Williams, Republican
      473,175 votes 6.9%
    • Jon Elist, Republican
      288,718 votes 4.2%
    • Chuck Smith, Republican
      265,989 votes 3.9%
    • James P. Bradley, Republican
      234,863 votes 3.4%
    • Douglas Howard Pierce, Democratic
      116,229 votes 1.7%
    • John Thompson Parker, Peace and Freedom
      105,235 votes 1.5%
    • Sarah Sun Liew, Republican
      76,777 votes 1.1%
    • Dan O'Dowd, Democratic
      75,515 votes 1.1%
    • Akinyemi Agbede, Democratic
      70,731 votes 1.0%
    • Myron L. Hall, Republican
      65,916 votes 1.0%
    • Timothy J. Ursich, Democratic
      58,155 votes 0.8%
    • Robert George Lucero, Jr., Republican
      53,186 votes 0.8%
    • James "Henk" Conn, Green
      35,823 votes 0.5%
    • Eleanor Garcia, No Party Preference
      34,515 votes 0.5%
    • Carlos Guillermo Tapia, Republican
      33,782 votes 0.5%
    • Pamela Elizondo, Green
      31,834 votes 0.5%
    • Enrique Petris, Republican
      31,618 votes 0.5%
    • Obaidul Huq Pirjada, Democratic
      27,735 votes 0.4%
    • Daphne Bradford, No Party Preference
      26,799 votes 0.4%
    • Don J. Grundmann, No Party Preference
      10,129 votes 0.1%
    • Deon D. Jenkins, No Party Preference
      6,913 votes 0.1%

    United States Senator; Unexpired Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alex Padilla, Democratic
      3,731,965 votes 55.1%
    • Mark P. Meuser, Republican
      1,499,147 votes 22.1%
    • James P. Bradley, Republican
      470,266 votes 6.9%
    • Jon Elist, Republican
      402,447 votes 5.9%
    • Timothy Ursich, Jr., Democratic
      225,820 votes 3.3%
    • Dan O'Dowd, Democratic
      190,829 votes 2.8%
    • Myron L. Hall, Republican
      142,618 votes 2.1%
    • Daphne Bradford, No Party Preference
      111,750 votes 1.6%

    United States Representative

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

    • Kevin McCarthy, Republican
      85,631 votes 61.3%
    • Marisa Wood, Democratic
      33,456 votes 24.0%
    • Ben Dewell, Democratic
      8,738 votes 6.3%
    • James Davis, Republican
      6,374 votes 4.6%
    • James Macauley, Republican
      5,473 votes 3.9%

    United States Representative; District 22Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rudy Salas, Democratic
      25,337 votes 45.2%
    • David G. Valadao, Republican
      14,331 votes 25.6%
    • Chris Mathys, Republican
      13,111 votes 23.4%
    • Adam Medeiros, Republican
      3,250 votes 5.8%

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

    • Jay Obernolte, Republican
      57,988 votes 60.9%
    • Derek Marshall, Democratic
      20,776 votes 21.8%
    • Blanca A. Gómez, Democratic
      16,516 votes 17.3%

    State Senator

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

    • Shannon Grove, Republican
      119,025 votes 68.7%
    • Susanne Gundy, Democratic
      54,145 votes 31.3%

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

    • David Shepard, Republican
      32,559 votes 43.4%
    • Melissa Hurtado, Democratic
      22,153 votes 29.5%
    • Nicole Parra, Democratic
      9,921 votes 13.2%
    • Gregory Tatum, Republican
      6,015 votes 8.0%
    • Bryan Osorio, Democratic
      4,343 votes 5.8%

    Member of the State Assembly

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

    • Vince Fong, Republican
      77,776 votes 100.0%

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

    • Thurston "Smitty" Smith, Republican
      23,663 votes 31.1%
    • Tom Lackey, Republican
      22,622 votes 29.7%
    • Rita Ramirez Dean, Democratic
      20,384 votes 26.8%
    • Raj Kahlon, Democratic
      4,063 votes 5.3%
    • Paul Fournier, Republican
      3,189 votes 4.2%
    • Roger LaPlante, No Party Preference
      2,122 votes 2.8%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 35Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Leticia Perez, Democratic
      14,101 votes 50.5%
    • Jasmeet Bains, Democratic
      13,812 votes 49.5%

    Judicial

    Judge of the Superior Court; County of Kern; Office 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael A. Caves
      86959 votes 100.00%

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

    • T. Mark Smith
      83960 votes 100.00%

    School

    State Superintendent of Public InstructionClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/8/2022

    • Tony K. Thurmond
      2,874,519 votes 45.9%
    • Lance Ray Christensen
      743,325 votes 11.9%
    • Ainye E. Long
      696,871 votes 11.1%
    • George Yang
      691,849 votes 11.1%
    • Marco Amaral
      546,183 votes 8.7%
    • Jim Gibson
      466,794 votes 7.5%
    • Joseph Guy Campbell
      241,163 votes 3.9%

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

    • Mary C. Barlow
      82389 votes 100.00%

    County

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

    • Zack Scrivner
      16307 votes 72.55%
    • Kelly L. Carden, Jr.
      4962 votes 22.08%
    • Pete Graff
      1207 votes 5.37%

    Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/8/2022

    • Jeffrey Flores
      9863 votes 40.11%
    • Brian Smith
      8221 votes 33.44%
    • Louis Gill
      6504 votes 26.45%

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

    • Laura Jeanne Avila
      52358 votes 51.96%
    • Todd Reeves
      48412 votes 48.04%

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

    • Aimee X. Espinoza
      50909 votes 50.46%
    • Mark McKenzie
      49974 votes 49.54%

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

    • Cynthia Zimmer
      89717 votes 100.00%

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

    • Donny Youngblood
      89433 votes 100.00%

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

    • Jordan A. Kaufman
      87901 votes 100.00%

    Local Measures

    Measure B School Bond -- Muroc Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 301 / 60.8% Yes votes ...... 194 / 39.2% No votes
       1 (16.67%) Yes / 5 (83.33%) No in San Bernardino County
       300 (61.35%) Yes / 189 (38.65%) No in Kern County
    To improve and repair facilities at Boron Schools, enhance student safety/security systems, acquire/construct/renovate District facilities, classrooms, and equipment, update heating/ air conditioning systems, make health/safety improvements, and improve student access to technology, shall this Muroc Joint Unified School District measure authorizing $21,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, levying 4.9˘ per $100 of assessed value (averaging $1,140,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, be adopted with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight and NO money for administrative salaries?

    Measure C School Bond -- Sierra Sands Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Fail: 3,024 / 41.3% Yes votes ...... 4,303 / 58.7% No votes
       11 (24.44%) Yes / 34 (75.56%) No in San Bernardino County
       3013 (41.38%) Yes / 4269 (58.62%) No in Kern County
    To update and reconstruct local schools to expand science, technology, engineering, arts and math programs; provide equitable access to modernized classrooms/facilities; improve school safety and energy efficiency; construct and equip classrooms/facilities; shall Sierra Sands Unified School District issue $52,800,000 in bonds, at legal rates, raising an annual average of $2,800,000, at approximately $60 per $100,000 of assessed valuation while bonds are outstanding, with independent oversight, audits, no money for administrators' salaries/pensions, and all funds remaining local?

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