Combined ballot

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

Governor

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  6,470,104 votes 59.2%
• Brian Dahle, Republican
  4,462,914 votes 40.8%

Lieutenant Governor

• Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
  6,418,119 votes 59.7%
• Angela E. Underwood Jacobs, Republican
  4,332,602 votes 40.3%

Secretary of State

• Shirley N. Weber, Democratic
  6,462,164 votes 60.1%
• Rob Bernosky, Republican
  4,298,530 votes 39.9%

Controller

• Malia M. Cohen, Democratic
  5,936,856 votes 55.3%
• Lanhee J. Chen, Republican
  4,789,345 votes 44.7%

Treasurer

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  6,287,076 votes 58.8%
• Jack M. Guerrero, Republican
  4,405,781 votes 41.2%

Attorney General

• Rob Bonta, Democratic
  6,339,441 votes 59.1%
• Nathan Hochman, Republican
  4,390,428 votes 40.9%

Insurance Commissioner

• Ricardo Lara, Democratic
  6,355,915 votes 59.9%
• Robert Howell, Republican
  4,249,391 votes 40.1%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tony K. Thurmond
  5,681,318 votes 63.7%
• Lance Ray Christensen
  3,237,785 votes 36.3%

State Board of Equalization; District 1

• Ted Gaines, Republican
  1,390,533 votes 55.5%
• Jose S. Altamirano, Democratic
  1,114,423 votes 44.5%

US Legislature

United States Senator; Full Term

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  6,621,621 votes 61.1%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  4,222,029 votes 38.9%

United States Senator; Unexpired Short Term

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  6,559,308 votes 60.9%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  4,212,450 votes 39.1%

United States Representative; District 13

• John Duarte, Republican
  67,060 votes 50.2%
• Adam Gray, Democratic
  66,496 votes 49.8%

State Senate

State Senator; District 4

• Marie Alvarado-Gil, Democratic
  137,157 votes 52.7%
• Tim Robertson, Democratic
  123,210 votes 47.3%

State Senator; District 14

• Anna Caballero, Democratic
  90,016 votes 56.3%
• Amnon Shor, Republican
  69,970 votes 43.7%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 22

• Juan Alanis, Republican
  60,338 votes 58.1%
• Jessica Self, Democratic
  43,526 votes 41.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 27

• Esmeralda Soria, Democratic
  45,721 votes 51.3%
• Mark Nicholas Pazin, Republican
  43,335 votes 48.7%

Judicial

California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Patricia Guerrero
  70.9% Yes (6,194,671) 29.1% No (2,537,627)
• Goodwin Liu
  69.3% Yes (5,908,904) 30.7% No (2,623,045)
• Martin J. Jenkins
  69.3% Yes (5,825,582) 30.7% No (2,576,601)
• Joshua P. Groban
  68.0% Yes (5,664,354) 32.0% No (2,661,668)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 5 (Yes/No)

• Brad R. Hill
  69.2% Yes (451,857) 30.8% No (200,838)
• Jennifer Detjen
  69.3% Yes (451,087) 30.7% No (200,108)
• Bert Levy
  68.2% Yes (443,243) 31.8% No (206,483)

School

Governing Board Member; Merced County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

• Hellen Tang
  0 votes 0.00%
• Tim Razzari
  0 votes 0.00%
• Mayleth Quintero Madrid
  0 votes 0.00%

Governing Board Member; Stanislaus County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

• Alice J. Pollard
  15,795 votes 54.6%
• Debbie Barrera Martinez
  8,248 votes 28.5%
• (31 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%, 4,902 Under Votes 16.9%, 4 Over Votes 0.0%)

Governing Board Member; Delhi Unified School District (4 Elected)

• Mary Worthington
  0 votes 0.00%
• Desiree Rodriguez
  0 votes 0.00%
• Maggie Reyes
  0 votes 0.00%
• Oscar Morales
  0 votes 0.00%
• Brenda L. Saavedra
  0 votes 0.00%
• Vidal Preciado
  0 votes 0.00%
• Francisca Briones
  0 votes 0.00%

Governing Board Member; Los Banos Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

• Dayna Valadao
  849 votes 71.34%
• Raymond R. Martinez
  328 votes 27.56%
• (13 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.09%)

Governing Board Member; Turlock Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

• Mary Jackson
  2,314 votes 50.5%
• Jeff C. Nichols
  2,266 votes 49.5%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%, 443 Under Votes 8.8%, 1 Over Votes 0.0%)

Governing Board Member; Le Grand Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Aide Marchini
  612 votes 37.25%
• Richard Jacobsen
  530 votes 32.26%
• Moses Mix
  494 votes 30.07%
• (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.43%)

Governing Board Member; Merced Union High School District; Trustee Area 2

• Tiffany Cresci Pickle
  3930 votes 51.92%
• Tim Norton
  3590 votes 47.43%
• (49 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.65%)

Governing Board Member; Atwater Elementary School District; Trustee Area 1

• Barbara A. Dutra
  503 votes 51.86%
• Mary Ellen Arana
  460 votes 47.42%
• (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.72%)

Governing Board Member; Atwater Elementary School District; Trustee Area 5

• Jessica Reed
  1312 votes 66.33%
• Dale Wilson
  635 votes 32.10%
• (31 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.57%)

Governing Board Member; Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Linda Seebeck Gamble
  0 votes 0.00%
• Alvaro Arias
  0 votes 0.00%
• Kalli Page Spycher
  0 votes 0.00%
• Eric James Harcksen
  0 votes 0.00%

Governing Board Member; Livingston Union Elementary School District; Trustee Area 2

• Kanwaldeep Kaur Bains
  290 votes 53.41%
• Alma Cuevas
  251 votes 46.22%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.37%)

Governing Board Member; McSwain Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Scott Roduner
  1270 votes 25.17%
• Cindy Bell
  1200 votes 23.79%
• Bill Halpin
  809 votes 16.04%
• Joe Hoffar
  651 votes 12.90%
• Jerry Lee Sanchez, Jr.
  550 votes 10.90%
• Doug Williams
  541 votes 10.72%
• (24 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

Governing Board Member; Merced City School District; Trustee Area 3

• Allen Brooks
  1319 votes 47.96%
• Claudia Lucia Johnson
  980 votes 35.64%
• Domingo Flores
  426 votes 15.49%
• (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.91%)

Governing Board Member; Merced City School District; Trustee Area 5

• Beatrice McCutchen
  1092 votes 64.01%
• Abigail De Leon-Bacilio
  591 votes 34.64%
• (23 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.35%)

Governing Board Member; Weaver Union School District; Trustee Area 1

• Jose A. Munoz
  345 votes 54.76%
• Rodrigo R. Flores
  274 votes 43.49%
• (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.75%)

Governing Board Member; Winton Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Jose Manuel Naranjo, Jr.
  617 votes 37.08%
• Corine Ann Dusin
  604 votes 36.30%
• Joella Zappia-Williamson
  429 votes 25.78%
• (14 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.84%)

Mayor; City of Atwater

• Mike Nelson
  0 votes 0.00%
• John Galen Cale
  0 votes 0.00%

Councilmember; City of Atwater; Council District 3

• James E. Murphy, III
  0 votes 0.00%
• Danny Ambriz
  0 votes 0.00%

Councilmember; City of Atwater; Council District 4

• Brian Raymond
  0 votes 0.00%

Councilmember; City of Dos Palos (2 Elected)

• Thomas Lee Pigg
  0 votes 0.00%
• Deborah Ann Orlando
  0 votes 0.00%

Mayor; City of Gustine

• Patrick Nagy
  0 votes 0.00%
• Dennis John Brazil
  0 votes 0.00%

Councilmember; City of Gustine (2 Elected)

• Sherri Marsigli
  0 votes 0.00%
• Derek Alexander
  0 votes 0.00%
• Rich Ford
  0 votes 0.00%

Mayor; City of Livingston

• Jose A. Moran
  0 votes 0.00%
• Maria Soto
  0 votes 0.00%

Councilmember; City of Livingston (2 Elected)

• Ruben Prusso
  0 votes 0.00%
• Linda E. Placencia
  0 votes 0.00%
• Gurpal S. Samra
  0 votes 0.00%
• Jason Roth
  0 votes 0.00%
• Alma Alvarez
  0 votes 0.00%

Mayor; City of Los Banos

• Paul Llanez
  0 votes 0.00%

Councilmember; City of Los Banos; Council District 2

• Refugio Llamas
  0 votes 0.00%
• Douglas Scott Begonia, Jr.
  0 votes 0.00%

Councilmember; City of Los Banos; Council District 3

• Brett Jones
  0 votes 0.00%

City Clerk; City of Los Banos

• Lucille Mallonee
  0 votes 0.00%

Councilmember; City of Merced; Council District 2

• Fernando Echevarria
  0 votes 0.00%
• Ronnie A. De Anda
  0 votes 0.00%

Councilmember; City of Merced; Council District 4

• Shane Smith
  0 votes 0.00%
• Javier Fuentes
  0 votes 0.00%
• Casey L. Steed
  0 votes 0.00%

Councilmember; City of Merced; Council District 6

• Fue Xiong
  0 votes 0.00%
• Delray Charles Shelton
  0 votes 0.00%

District

Director; Ballico Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Derek Spycher
  0 votes 0.00%
• Fabian Arias
  0 votes 0.00%
• Manuel G. Jimenez
  0 votes 0.00%
• Siria Jimenez
  0 votes 0.00%
• Jim Whitworth
  0 votes 0.00%

Director; Winton Water & Sanitary District (3 Elected)

• Carol May Bonin
  0 votes 0.00%
• Jami Weathers
  0 votes 0.00%
• Jose Antonio Martinez
  0 votes 0.00%
• Michelle W. Allison
  0 votes 0.00%
• Jason Wilson
  0 votes 0.00%
• Fernando Hurtado
  0 votes 0.00%

Director; Merquin County Water District (3 Elected)

• James L. Huckaby
  0 votes 0.00%
• Mitchell Domingos
  0 votes 0.00%
• Freddy Oliveira
  0 votes 0.00%
• Rick Jones
  0 votes 0.00%
• Pedro Anzar Lizama
  0 votes 0.00%
• Phil Dores
  0 votes 0.00%

Proposition 1 Reproductive Freedom
Pass: 7,176,888 / 66.9% Yes votes ...... 3,553,564 / 33.1% No votes

Amends California Constitution to expressly include an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment does not narrow or limit the existing rights to privacy and equal protection under the California Constitution. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect because reproductive rights already are protected by state law.

Proposition 26 Sports Betting in Casinos
Fail: 3,514,597 / 33.0% Yes votes ...... 7,129,127 / 67.0% No votes

Also allows: sports wagering at certain horseracing tracks; private lawsuits to enforce certain gambling laws. Directs revenues to General Fund, problem-gambling programs, enforcement. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly reaching tens of millions of dollars annually. Some of these revenues would support increased state regulatory and enforcement costs that could reach the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 27 Online Sports Betting
Fail: 1,906,342 / 17.7% Yes votes ...... 8,849,206 / 82.3% No votes

Allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/ mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, nonparticipating tribes. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly in the hundreds of millions of dollars but not likely to exceed $500 million annually. Some revenues would support state regulatory costs, possibly reaching the mid-tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 28 Funding Arts and Music Education
Pass: 6,924,618 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 3,827,971 / 35.6% No votes

Provides additional funding from state General Fund for arts and music education in all K+12 public schools (including charter schools). Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $1 billion annually, beginning next year, for arts education in public schools.

Proposition 29 Kidney Dialysis Clinics
Fail: 3,364,407 / 31.6% Yes votes ...... 7,281,201 / 68.4% No votes

Requires physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site during treatment. Requires clinics to: disclose physicians' ownership interests; report infection data. Fiscal Impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 30 Income Tax on Millionaires for Electric Cars
Fail: 4,560,488 / 42.4% Yes votes ...... 6,203,810 / 57.6% No votes

Allocates tax revenues to zero-emission vehicle purchase incentives, vehicle charging stations, and wildfire prevention. Fiscal Impact: Increased state tax revenue ranging from $3.5 billion to $5 billion annually, with the new funding used to support zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire response and prevention activities.

Proposition 31 Yes or No to Banning Flavored Tobacco Products
Pass: 6,803,431 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 3,923,385 / 36.6% No votes

A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a 2020 law prohibiting retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products. Fiscal Impact: Decreased state tobacco tax revenues ranging from tens of millions of dollars annually to around $100 million annually.

Measure A School Bond -- Planada Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 401 / 67.28% Yes votes ...... 195 / 32.72% No votes

To construct and modernize classrooms, improve student and staff safety and security at all sites, increase teacher and student access to modern classroom technology, and provide support facilities for student and community use, shall Planada Elementary School District's measure to issue $3,100,000 in bonds at legal interest rates be adopted, raising approximately $205,000 annually while bonds are outstanding averaging 3¢ per $100 of assessed value, with citizens' oversight, annual audits and all funds improving local schools?

Measure B Sales Tax -- City of Atwater (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 4721 / 73.72% Yes votes ...... 1683 / 26.28% No votes

To prevent drastic cuts to Atwater's public safety services, including elimination of Atwater's Police Department; maintain emergency heart attack/stroke response times, medical services, fire protection, neighborhood police patrols, police officer training; investigate violent crimes; shall the City of Atwater adopt a measure renewing its existing, voter-approved sales tax at the 1¢ rate, providing $4,000,000 annually, until ended by voters, requiring audits, oversight/all funds only for Atwater?

Measure D Special Tax -- Westside Community Healthcare District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 2,239 / 46.8% Yes votes ...... 2,543 / 53.2% No votes
   1,166 (48.52%) Yes / 1,237 (51.48%) No in Stanislaus County
   1073 (45.10%) Yes / 1306 (54.90%) No in Merced County

To preserve public safety and ensure essential ambulance services within our community, shall the Westside Community Health Care District be authorized to levy a special tax in the initial amount of $69 per parcel, increasing by up to 3% each year thereafter, raising approximately $600,000, annually until repealed, to fund life saving services with accountability measures and all money staying local?