Combined ballot

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(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 Board of Equalization; District 1

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

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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

United States Senator

United States Senator; Full Term

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

US Legislature

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

United States Representative; District 20

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  153,847 votes 67.2%
• Marisa Wood, Democratic
  74,934 votes 32.8%

United States Representative; District 21

• Jim Costa, Democratic
  68,074 votes 54.2%
• Michael Maher, Republican
  57,573 votes 45.8%

United States Representative; District 22

• David G. Valadao, Republican
  52,994 votes 51.5%
• Rudy Salas, Democratic
  49,862 votes 48.5%

State Senator

State Senator; District 12

• Shannon Grove, Republican
  196,017 votes 68.7%
• Susanne Gundy, Democratic
  89,471 votes 31.3%

State Senator; District 14

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

State Senator; District 16

• Melissa Hurtado, Democratic
  68,460 votes 50.0%
• David Shepard, Republican
  68,438 votes 50.0%

Member of the State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 32

• Vince Fong, Republican
  129,326 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 33

• Devon J. Mathis, Republican
  52,436 votes 62.5%
• Jose Sigala, Democratic
  31,486 votes 37.5%

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

Member; Kern County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

• Joe Marcano
  8,057 votes 57.3%
• Joan McConnell Smith
  6,004 votes 42.7%

Member; Kern County Board of Education; Trustee Area 3

• Mary Little
  13,505 votes 50.8%
• Dena Murphy
  13,072 votes 49.2%

Member; Fresno County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

• Juan R. Sandoval
  7 votes 63.6%
• Marcy Masumoto
  4 votes 36.4%

Board Member; College of the Sequoias; Ward 1

• Gregory A. Sherman
• Niessen E. Foster

Board Member; Alpaugh Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Debra Gibbs
• James Atwell
• Kristy Mitchell
• Denise Vasquez

Trustee; Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Juan Alonzo
• Rebecca Jimenez
• Mary Helen Espino
• Julio Zapien
• Javier Quevedo
• Pete Castillo

Trustee; Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Sandra Williams
• Chris Mendonca

Board Member; Farmersville Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Johnny Ray Alvarez
• Jorge Vazquez
• Cynthia Godwin
• Sabrina Gomez
• Ruben Macareno

Trustee; Lindsay Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Brenda Gonzalez
• Anthony Vahnn Blue

Trustee; Lindsay Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Dennis E. Doane
• Alex Ray Flores

Trustee; Visalia Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Walta S. Gamoian
• Jesse Perez

Trustee; Visalia Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Paul Belt
• Juan R. Guerrero

Trustee; Visalia Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

• Catalina Blair
• Jesus Morales-Grace
• Crystal L. Reynolds
• Todd Oto

Trustee; Visalia Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

• Randy Villegas
• Jonelle Murphy

Trustee; Dinuba Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Ron Froese
• Jason A. Sanchez

Trustee; Dinuba Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Sharon Davidian
  0 votes 0.0%
• Beverly Keel-Worrell
  0 votes 0.0%

Trustee; Porterville Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Cheryl L. McCrillis
• Pete Lara, Jr.

Trustee; Porterville Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Felipe A. Martinez
• Rae Dean Strawn

Trustee; Exeter Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Julie C. Watson
• Amanda Kay Reser Renteria

Board Member; Delano Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Lionel Reyna
  3,212 votes 25.5%
• Art Armendariz
  2,902 votes 23.1%
• Valerie Jasso Gorospe
  2,280 votes 18.1%
• Eloise Carrillo
  2,139 votes 17.0%
• Ann E. McBride
  2,053 votes 16.3%

Trustee; Burton Elementary School District; Trustee Area 1

• Eduardo Hernandez
• Dawn Crater

Trustee; Burton Elementary School District; Trustee Area 4

• Shelbie Akin
• Daniel Figueroa, Jr.

Board Member; Ducor Union Elementary School District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Maria Vasquez
• Jesse Navarro
• Mary McGill
• Gabina Becerra Gonzalez

Board Member; Earlimart Elementary School District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Mike Fernandez
• Yolanda Duran
• Gloria G. Borunda
• Brian E. Franks
• Kelly Ann Andreas

Trustee; Pixley Union Elementary School District; Trustee Area 5

• Emily Robledo
• September L. McPhetridge
• Randell L. Terrel

Board Member; Pleasant View Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Thomas Barcellos
• Rusty Gobel
• Alexander Garcia
• Aziez Shaif Hassan

Board Member; Richgrove Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Alexandra Guerrero
• Marisela Lopez
• Miguel A. Romero
• Martha Martinez
• Irene R. Flores

Board Member; Sequoia Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Jonathon Cotta
• Cody Bogan
• Melissa Myers
• Lane Anderson

Board Member; Terra Bella Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Steven R. Cole
• Vicki G. Jaggers
• Suzanne E. Lujan
• Courtney Pace
• Sherry Shannon
• Anthony M. Giannetto

Board Member; Three Rivers Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Ryan Sager
• Peter Mestaz
• Jamie London
• Sean "Sage" Boerke

Board Member; Tipton Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Iva M. Sousa
• John Edward Cardoza
• Greg Rice
• Blanca Maria Cruz

Trustee; Tulare City School District; Trustee Area 5

• Connie Diaz
• William F. Adkins

Trustee; Woodlake Unified School District; Trustee Area B

• Ryan Wallace
• Donna M. Fraser

Trustee; Woodlake Unified School District; Trustee Area D

• Rocio Medina
• Rolana "Dee" Rochin
• Florencio Guerra, Jr.
• Al George

County; Supervisorial District 4

• Scott Harness
• Eddie Valero

City

Council Member; City of Dinuba; Ward 2

• Cecilia Jimenez
• Maribel Reynosa

Council Member; City of Dinuba; Ward 3

• Armando Longoria
• Benjamin Prado

Council Member; City of Dinuba; Ward 4

• Dana Rager
• Kuldip Thusu

Council Member; City of Exeter; District C

• Chris Clark
• Frankie Alves

Council Member; City of Exeter; District D

• Steven Garver
• Vicki Riddle

Council Member; City of Farmersville (3 Elected)

• Paul Boyer
• Tina Hernandez
• Carrie Ortiz
• Armando Hinojosa

Council Member; City of Lindsay (2 Elected)

• Rosaena Arevalo-Sanchez
• Elvia Nathalie Jara
• Julie R. Grzybek
• Yolanda Flores

Council Member; City of Porterville; Council District 1

• Raymond Beltran
• Lawana Tate

Council Member; City of Porterville; Council District 2

• Greg Meister
• Jason Gurrola

Council Member; City of Visalia; Council District 3

• Heather L. Carter
• Brian Poochigian

Council Member; City of Visalia; Council District 4

• Emmanuel Soto
• Marie Line-Labbee
• Bob Ainley

Council Member; City of Visalia; Council District 5

• Steve Nelsen
• Kris Korsgaden

Council Member; City of Visalia; Council District 1

• Justin Bolton
• David Standley Farris
• Liz Wynn

Special District

District

Director; Tipton Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Janice McKay
• Frank Correia
• Steven Allen Hunt
• Gary Perryman

Director; Kingsburg Tri-County Health Care District (3 Elected)

• Gary W. Nelson
  0 votes 0.0%
• Lisa Swartz
  0 votes 0.0%
• Arlie A. Rogers, Jr.
  0 votes 0.0%
• Ken Crabb
  0 votes 0.0%

Director; Sierra View Local Health Care District; Zone 5

• Robin Gilman
• Donna Frazier Berry
• Areli Martinez
• Richard Eckhoff

Director; Tulare Local Healthcare District; District 3

• Jevon Price
• Margaret "Marmie" Fidler

Director; Alpaugh Irrigation District (2 Elected)

• Kenneth Dean Gibbs
• Kevin B. Saeland
• Jack K. Mitchell

Director; Alta Irrigation District; Division 5

• Tom Marshall
• Elliott G. Rossotti

Director; Lower Tule River Irrigation District; Division 2

• Louie Tristao
• James Joseph Costa, Sr.

Director; Orange Cove Irrigation District; Division 3

• Andrew A. Brown
• H. A. "Gus" Collin

Director; Terra Bella Irrigation District; Division 3

• Edwin Lorren Wheaton
• Fernando Rios

Non-Veteran Director; South Tulare County Memorial District; Seat 3

• Joe Ray McPhetridge, Sr.
• Ruben Danilo Paniagua

Non-Veteran Director; Tulare Memorial District (2 Elected)

• Darrell W. Ward
• Tom Donwen
• Leonard C. Smith, Jr.
• Ken Espinoza

Director; Earlimart Public Utility District; Seat 2

• Ronnie G. Nadal
• Crystal M. Bueno

Director; Ivanhoe Public Utility District; Seat 5

• Gilbert B. Barajas
• Ruben T. Solorio

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 Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Farmersville (Majority Approval Required)

Shall the measure enacting a ten percent (10%) Transient Occupancy Tax to be paid by hotel guests in the City of Farmersville providing funding for general purposes such as city services, programs, economic development, and capital improvements, which is expected to generate an estimated $185,000 annually per hotel and is effective until repealed by the voters, be adopted?

Measure B Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Exeter (Majority Approval Required)

Shall Ordinance No. 706 be enacted, imposing a local general tax on cannabis businesses at a rate not exceeding $25 per square foot (annually adjusted by CPI) or 10% of gross receipts, to maintain public safety and general City services for Exeter residents; generating undetermined revenue until repealed?

Measure C School Bond -- College of the Sequoias Visalia Area Improvement District 2 (55% Approval Required)

To expand COS's University Center providing local, affordable university degrees/career training including nursing, public safety, teaching/education, agriculture/water technology, business, partnering with regional universities; acquire, construct, repair classrooms, facilities, sites/equipment, including student/veteran/mental health center; shall College of the Sequoias Visalia Area Improvement District No. 2 of the College of the Sequoias Community College District's measure authorizing $95,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $13 per $100,000 assessed valuation, generating $5,400,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, be adopted, requiring audits, oversight?

Measure U Parcel Tax -- Exeter Cemetery District (2/3 Approval Required)

To provide local funding to improve landscaping, maintenance and operations of the Exeter District Cemetery, Deep Creek Cemetery, and Hamilton Cemetery, improve accessibility and safety, replace worn-out equipment, upgrade facilities, drill a new water well, and improve services for local families, shall Exeter Public Cemetery District levy a special parcel tax each year in the amount of $35.00 per parcel (increased each year by 2.5% to account for inflation) on each parcel of taxable real property within the District, beginning as of July 1, 2023?

Measure V Parcel Tax -- Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 0 / 0.0% Yes votes ...... 0 / 0.0% No votes
   0 (0.0%) Yes / 0 (0.0%) No in Fresno County
   Yes / No in Tulare County

To fund the operational needs of the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District facilities open to the community and develop a recreation department within the Cutler-Orosi area to promote youth activities including sports, arts, music, and other experiences that develop young people into healthy active, responsible citizens, shall the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District levy a tax of $48.00 per parcel annually with an annual cost of living adjustment, initially raising $234,048 yearly, so long as the Cutler-Orosi School Board oversees the program and uses all proceeds to directly support the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified sports facilities needs and the recreation department?

Measure W School Bond -- Sundale Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)

To improve the quality of education facilities; modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; and construct a gymnasium for school and community use; shall Sundale Union Elementary School District's measure be adopted authorizing $4,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $262,776 annually while bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 3 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight committee, NO money for salaries and all money staying local?

Measure X School Bond -- Sundale Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)

To improve the quality of education facilities; modernize and construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; improve technology; and make health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements; shall Sundale Union Elementary School District's measure be adopted authorizing $3,800,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $249,600 annually while bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 3 cents for $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight committee, NO money for salaries and all money staying local?

Measure Y Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Tulare (Majority Approval Required)

To fund general municipal expenses such as police, fire, address homelessness, roads, and recreation, shall the City tax cannabis businesses at annual rates not to exceed $10.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation (adjustable for inflation), 10% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 10% for all other cannabis businesses will be levied until repealed by the voters or the City Council?

Measure Z School Bond -- Farmersville Unified School District (55% Approval Required)

To improve the quality of education; modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; construct new 21 st century classrooms; and make health and safety improvements; shall Farmersville Unified School District's measure be adopted authorizing $8,600,000 of bonds at legal rates generating on average $497,300 annually at a rate of approximately 6 cents per $100 assessed value while bonds are outstanding, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries and all money staying local?