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March 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Apr 10 11:11am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (188/188)
41% Countywide Voter Turnout (61,913/150,863)

Statewide Results as of Apr 10 12:24pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (22976/22976)
34.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (5,285,587/15,280,808)

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    The elected offices shown are state and federal offices in the March primary election.

    State Executive

    Governor; State of California; Democratic Party

    Governor; State of California; Republican Party

    • Bill Simon, Republican
      1,126,197 votes 49.5%
    • Richard J. Riordan, Republican
      713,233 votes 31.4%
    • Bill Jones, Republican
      386,346 votes 17%
    • Nick Jesson, Republican
      19,251 votes .8%
    • Edie Bukewihge, Republican
      14,413 votes .6%
    • Danney Ball, Republican
      13,134 votes .5%
    • Jim Dimov, Republican
      5,582 votes .2%

    Governor; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Reinhold Gulke, American Independent
      26,233 votes 100%

    Governor; State of California; Green Party

    Governor; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Governor; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Governor; State of California)

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Democratic Party

    • Cruz M. Bustamante, Democratic
      1,931,980 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Republican Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Jim King, American Independent
      25,206 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Green Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • Kalee Przybylak, Natural Law
      4,130 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Reform Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor; State of California)

    Secretary of State; State of California; Democratic Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Republican Party

    • Keith Olberg, Republican
      1,223,393 votes 62.1%
    • Mike Schaefer, Republican
      408,189 votes 20.7%
    • Barbara Jean Marr, Republican
      340,995 votes 17.2%

    Secretary of State; State of California; American Independent Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Green Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Natural Law Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Reform Party

    • Valli Sharpe-Geisler, Reform
      7,225 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Secretary of State; State of California)

    State Controller; State of California; Democratic Party

    State Controller; State of California; Republican Party

    • Tom McClintock, Republican
      945,706 votes 45.8%
    • Dean Andal, Republican
      733,486 votes 35.5%
    • W. Snow Hume, Republican
      194,370 votes 9.4%
    • Nancy Beecham, Republican
      194,136 votes 9.3%

    State Controller; State of California; American Independent Party

    State Controller; State of California; Green Party

    • Laura Wells, Green
      29,374 votes 84.2%
    • David Delano Blanco, Green
      5,550 votes 15.8%

    State Controller; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • J. Carlos Aguirre, Natural Law
      4,452 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Controller; State of California)

    State Treasurer; State of California; Democratic Party

    • Philip Angelides, Democratic
      1,879,813 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Republican Party

    State Treasurer; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
      26,692 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Green Party

    State Treasurer; State of California; Libertarian Party

    • Marian Smithson, Libertarian
      19,172 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • Sylvia Valentine, Natural Law
      4,300 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Treasurer; State of California)

    Attorney General; State of California; Democratic Party

    Attorney General; State of California; Republican Party

    • Dick Ackerman, Republican
      1,831,813 votes 100%

    Attorney General; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
      27,085 votes 100%

    Attorney General; State of California; Green Party

    Attorney General; State of California; Libertarian Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General; State of California)

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Democratic Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Republican Party

    • Gary Mendoza, Republican
      804,772 votes 41.8%
    • Stefan "Watchdog" Stitch, Republican
      702,479 votes 36.4%
    • Wes Bannister, Republican
      422,132 votes 21.8%

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Steve Klein, American Independent
      27,066 votes 100%

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Green Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Insurance Commissioner; State of California)

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    US Congress

    United States Representative; District 17; Democratic Party

    • Sam Farr, Democratic
      51,251 votes 91.1%
    • Art Dunn, Democratic
      5,008 votes 8.9%

    United States Representative; District 17; Republican Party

    • Clint C. Engler, Republican
      21,710 votes 63.2%
    • Ignacio Velazquez, Republican
      12,660 votes 36.8%

    United States Representative; District 17; Green Party

    • Ray Glock-Grueneich, Green
      1,950 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 17; Libertarian Party

    (Only Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 17)

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 12; Democratic Party

    • Rusty Areias, Democratic
      33,541 votes 61.3%
    • Armando M. Flores, Democratic
      21,188 votes 38.7%

    State Senator; District 12; Republican Party

    • Jeff Denham, Republican
      24,368 votes 54.3%
    • Peter Frusetta, Republican
      16,781 votes 37.3%
    • Joseph "Joey" Wright, Republican
      3,800 votes 8.4%

    State Senator; District 12; Libertarian Party

    • David Eaton, Libertarian
      268 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 12)

    State Assembly

    Member; California State Assembly; District 27; Democratic Party

    Member; California State Assembly; District 27; Republican Party

    Member; California State Assembly; District 27; Libertarian Party

    • Gordon Sachtjen, Libertarian
      586 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 27)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 28; Democratic Party

    • Simon Salinas, Democratic
      24,824 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 28; Republican Party

    • Jane Howard, Republican
      16,230 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 28)

    State Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1; Democratic Party

    • Carole Migden, Democratic
      601,755 votes 100%

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1; Republican Party

    • Mark S. Bendick, Republican
      210,107 votes 56.1%
    • Max Woods, Republican
      164,492 votes 43.9%

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1; Libertarian Party

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1)

    County

    Assessor-County Clerk/Recorder; County of Monterey

    • Stephen L. Vagnini
      21641 votes 43.1%
    • Eric Bailey
      18896 votes 37.6%
    • Jeffery E. Walbeck
      9672 votes 19.2%

    Auditor/Controller; County of Monterey

    • Michael Miller
      44563 votes 100.0%

    District Attorney; County of Monterey

    • Dean D. Flippo
      45765 votes 100.0%

    Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator; County of Monterey

    Treasurer/Tax Collector; County of Monterey

    Supervisor; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 2

    Supervisor; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 3

    • W. B. "Butch" Lindley
      3789 votes 51.8%
    • Richard V. Ortiz
      3525 votes 48.1%

    Judicial

    Judge of the Superior Court; County of Monterey; Office 6

    Judge of the Superior Court; County of Monterey; Office 10

    School

    Superintendent; Monterey County Schools

    Superintendent; Santa Cruz County Schools

    • Diane K. Siri
      739 votes 100.0%

    Party Committee

    Republican Party Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 1 (2 Elected)

    • Robert Slaby
      651 votes 39.4%
    • Angie Morfin
      567 votes 34.3%
    • Gilbert Leal, Jr.
      434 votes 26.2%

    Republican Party Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 3 (3 Elected)

    • Karen S. Murphy
      1526 votes 30.1%
    • Kathy Merritt
      1457 votes 28.8%
    • Joe Grebmeier
      1441 votes 28.4%
    • Ramiro Alcala
      634 votes 12.5%

    Republican Party Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 4 (2 Elected)

    • Peter B. Kaiser
      1787 votes 26.7%
    • Roy V. Alsop, Jr.
      1463 votes 21.9%
    • Rose M. Clark
      1344 votes 20.1%
    • Michael Morrison
      1114 votes 16.7%
    • Gene Moniz
      960 votes 14.3%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 40 The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002
    2,769,178 / 56.9% Yes votes ...... 2,101,516 / 43.1% No votes
    Should the state borrow two billion six hundred million dollars ($2,600,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for development, restoration, and acquisition of state and local parks, recreation areas and historical resources, and for land, air, and water conservation programs?

    Proposition 41 Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002
    2,474,372 / 51.6% Yes votes ...... 2,325,348 / 48.4% No votes
    Should the state borrow $200 million ($200,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds to assist counties in the purchase of updated voting systems?

    Proposition 42 Transportation Congestion Improvement Act
    3,345,877 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 1,499,475 / 30.9% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require gasoline and diesel fuel sales tax revenues be allocated for specified transportation purposes, including highways, streets and roads, and transit improvements?

    Proposition 43 Right to Have Vote Counted
    3,382,174 / 71.5% Yes votes ...... 1,346,926 / 28.5% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require that every vote legally cast in an election be counted?

    Proposition 44 Chiropractors. Unprofessional Conduct
    3,758,718 / 79.8% Yes votes ...... 952,790 / 20.2% No votes
    Should the Chiropractic Act be amended to alter procedures and penalties in cases of various specified offenses, including insurance fraud?

    Proposition 45 Legislative Term Limits. Local Voter Petitions
    2,043,448 / 42.3% Yes votes ...... 2,782,039 / 57.7% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to allow voters to submit petitions to permit their incumbent legislators to run for reelection and to serve for a maxiumum of four more years beyond their presently allowed terms?

    Local Measures

    Measure A Neighborhood School Safety and Repair Measure -- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (School Bonds)
    5924 / 43.3% Yes votes ...... 7741 / 56.6% No votes
    To repair schools constructed between 1927 and 1966, including leaky roofs, electrical, plumbing, heating/ventilation systems, upgrade science labs, provide students with access to modern technology; install fire safety/lighting systems; qualify for State modernization funds; construct, renovate, acquire, equip classrooms, school facilities, sites, shall Monterey Peninsula Unified School District issue $158,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, appoint an Oversight Committee, perform annual audits and ensure that no bond money is used for salaries or other operating expenses?

    Measure F School Bonds -- Salinas Union High School District
    12746 / 60.3% Yes votes ...... 8365 / 39.6% No votes
    To repair every neighborhood high school, improve safety and relieve overcrowding, by repairing leaky roofs/decaying walls; installing and repairing fire safety equipment, repairing deteriorating restrooms and plumbing; improving campus security and libraries; upgrading wiring for computer technology; replacing portables with permanent classrooms/labs; removing asbestos; and acquiring land for a new high school, shall Salinas Union High School District issue $52,000,000 in bonds, within maximum legal interest rates, requiring annual financial audits, with no money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure N Stop seawater intrusion -- Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
    776 / 47.1% Yes votes ...... 870 / 52.8% No votes
    In order to stop seawater intrusion and provide a safe, reliable and diversified water supply, shall Ordinance 2002-01 of the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency be adopted, authorizing an increase in the augmentation charge to no more than allowed by state law, to implement water supply projects, including local, recycled or imported water, as adopted by the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors?

    Measure S School Bonds -- Aromas-San Juan Unified School District
    456 / 65.4% Yes votes ...... 241 / 34.5% No votes
    To qualify for State matching funds, expand vocational education classrooms, upgrade electrical wiring, plumbing and restrooms and to construct, acquire, modernize and equip classrooms, buildings and sites, shall Aromas-San Juan Unified School District issue $11,200,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, appoint a Citizen's Oversight Committee to perform annual audits and ensure that no bond money is used for salaries or other operating expenses?

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