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November 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Nov 23 1:02pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (280/280)
59.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (80,023/135,553)

Statewide Results as of Nov 14 11:14am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (24726/24726)
48.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (7,424,799/15,303,469)

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  • State Executive

    Governor; State of California

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California

    Secretary of State; State of California

    State Controller; State of California

    State Treasurer; State of California

    Attorney General; State of California

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1

    State & Federal Legislative

    United States Representative; District 14

    United States Representative; District 17

    • Sam Farr, Democratic
      92,415 votes 68%
    • Clint Engler, Republican
      36,996 votes 27.2%
    • Ray Glock-Grueneich, Green
      4,462 votes 3.2%
    • Jascha Lee, Libertarian
      2,196 votes 1.6%
    • Alan Shugart (Write-in)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 27

    Member; California State Assembly; District 28

    Judicial

    Justice; California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 6 (Yes/No)

    School

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    Member; County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1

    • Shirley Flack
      5,931 votes 56.1%
    • James W. Rapoza
      4,621 votes 43.7%
    • (20 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Member; Santa Clara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

    • T. N. Ho
      25,076 votes 56.5%
    • John Olson
      19,268 votes 43.4%
    • (5 Writein Votes 0.0%)

    Board Member; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Area 1 (2 Elected)

    • Jeffrey A. Schwartz
      29,284 votes 26.7%
    • Jack Lucas
      28,656 votes 26.2%
    • Bret L. England
      27,215 votes 24.9%
    • Don Wolfe
      24,357 votes 22.2%
    • (4 Writein Votes 0.0%)

    Board Member; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Area 2

    Board Member; San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District; Area 1

    • Bob Fultz
      3,954 votes 54.0%
    • Steven R. Krause
      3,336 votes 45.6%
    • (26 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Board Member; San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District; Area 2

    • Linda Kyrnitszke
      4,057 votes 56.4%
    • Ed Bischoff
      3,113 votes 43.3%
    • (20 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Trustee; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

    • Evelyn Volpa
      2,846 votes 58.4%
    • Juan-Carlos Fonseca
      1,333 votes 27.4%
    • Karen Chalgren
      686 votes 14.1%
    • (6 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Trustee; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

    • William "Willie" Yahiro
      837 votes 53.7%
    • Aurelio Gonzalez
      721 votes 46.2%
    • (2 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Trustee; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

    • Sharon Gray
      2,686 votes 51.6%
    • Marc Kirby
      2,103 votes 40.4%
    • Richard "Riley" Estes
      417 votes 8.0%
    • (4 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Board Member; Santa Cruz City High School District; Area 1 (2 Elected)

    • Judy Cook
      17,495 votes 38.2%
    • Tim Willis
      15,546 votes 34.0%
    • Jim Logsdon
      12,634 votes 27.6%
    • (113 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Santa Cruz City High School District; Area 2

    • Michael Routh
      17,045 votes 68.6%
    • Chris Brozda
      7,706 votes 31.0%
    • (89 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Board Member; Santa Cruz City High School District; Area 3

    • Cece Pinheiro
      10,301 votes 37.3%
    • John W. Wasserburger
      8,002 votes 29.0%
    • Michael Bethke
      6,072 votes 22.0%
    • Louise Lynch
      3,163 votes 11.5%
    • (67 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Scotts Valley Unified School District (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Jeff Hancock
      525 votes 48.1%
    • John E. Ferreira
      370 votes 33.9%
    • Aseneth Rodriguez-Quaid
      196 votes 18.0%

    Board Member; Lakeside Joint School District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Lakeside Joint School District; 2 Year Short Term

    • Trish Dubberley
      357 votes 67.1%
    • Stacey A. Johnson
      174 votes 32.7%
    • (1 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Live Oak Elementary School District (3 Elected)

    • Karen Palmer
      3,485 votes 31.4%
    • Carolyn M. Bartz
      3,398 votes 30.6%
    • Paul Franklin
      2,154 votes 19.4%
    • Bernard Barney Bricmont
      2,051 votes 18.5%
    • (13 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Board Member; Mountain Elementary School District (2 Elected)

    • Nancy Cheney
      297 votes 40.0%
    • David Viglienzoni
      260 votes 35.0%
    • Bob Thomas
      186 votes 25.0%

    County

    County Supervisor; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 3

    City

    Council Member; City of Capitola (3 Elected)

    • Stephanie Harlan
      1,918 votes 26.0%
    • Bruce R. Arthur
      1,850 votes 25.0%
    • Dennis R. Norton
      1,807 votes 24.5%
    • Robert "Bob" Begun
      1,806 votes 24.4%
    • (7 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Council Member; City of Santa Cruz (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Scotts Valley (2 Elected)

    • Stephany E. Aguilar
      2,901 votes 51.7%
    • Paul Marigonda
      2,683 votes 47.8%
    • (32 Writein Votes 0.6%)

    Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 3

    • Antonio R. Rivas
      676 votes 64.1%
    • Ron Swank
      376 votes 35.6%
    • (3 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 4

    • Ana Ventura Phares
      623 votes 92.4%
    • (51 Writein Votes 7.6%)

    Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 5

    • Ramon Gomez
      550 votes 96.7%
    • (19 Writein Votes 3.3%)

    Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 7

    • Dale Skillicorn
      994 votes 59.3%
    • Arcadio Viveros
      681 votes 40.6%
    • (1 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Special District

    Director; Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

    • Don Ramos
      5,838 votes 41.1%
    • Vincent Hurley
      4,114 votes 29.0%
    • Charlene C. Ebey
      3,128 votes 22.0%
    • David Barbin
      1,093 votes 7.7%
    • (24 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Director; Central Fire Protection District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

    • Lido Gemignani
      8,261 votes 29.7%
    • Ron Pederson
      8,198 votes 29.5%
    • Mills J. Ridgway
      7,753 votes 27.9%
    • Owen McCormick
      3,579 votes 12.9%
    • (37 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Director; Central Fire Protection District; 2 Year Short Term (2 Elected)

    • Denise Lundell
      8,411 votes 45.4%
    • Jack Darrough
      7,551 votes 40.8%
    • Christopher Robarchek
      2,517 votes 13.6%
    • (39 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Director; Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

    • Rudy A. Lopez
      1,657 votes 37.5%
    • Grant Estrada
      1,422 votes 32.2%
    • Randy Craven
      1,337 votes 30.2%
    • (4 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Director; Scotts Valley Fire Protection District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

    • Rudy J. Cabigas
      3,530 votes 35.0%
    • Richard Clark
      2,431 votes 24.1%
    • Michael Shulman
      2,064 votes 20.4%
    • Jane Armstrong
      1,453 votes 14.4%
    • Kevin E. Zierman
      399 votes 4.0%
    • Marshall Masters
      212 votes 2.1%
    • (7 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Director; San Lorenzo Valley Water District (3 Elected)

    Director; Scotts Valley Water District (3 Elected)

    • Rick Maday
      1,596 votes 25.5%
    • William "Bill" Kassis
      1,466 votes 23.4%
    • Roger R. Kern
      1,336 votes 21.3%
    • Dave Hodgin
      1,316 votes 21.0%
    • Andrew Key
      545 votes 8.7%
    • (9 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Director; Soquel Creek Water District (3 Elected)

    • Bruce Jaffe
      7,106 votes 21.0%
    • Jack Beebe
      5,749 votes 17.0%
    • Daniel F. Kriege
      5,501 votes 16.3%
    • Nancy Wells
      4,487 votes 13.3%
    • Katherine Sweet
      4,415 votes 13.1%
    • Cherie Bobbe
      3,964 votes 11.7%
    • Richard F. Wameling
      1,410 votes 4.2%
    • Murray L. Nass
      848 votes 2.5%
    • Leisa H. Signorelli
      340 votes 1.0%
    • (11 Writein Votes 0.0%)

    Director; Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency; Division A

    • Ralph Miljanich
      1,976 votes 52.5%
    • Roberto L. Garcia
      1,243 votes 33.0%
    • Sheri L. Damon
      537 votes 14.3%
    • (8 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Director; Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency; Division C

    • Wanda "Gwen" Carroll
      1,273 votes 40.7%
    • Douglas McKinney
      1,134 votes 36.3%
    • David E. McCabe
      702 votes 22.5%
    • (16 Writein Votes 0.5%)

    Director; Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

    Director; Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District; 2 Year Short Term

    Commissioner; Santa Cruz County Port District (2 Elected)

    • Bill Geisreiter
      8,529 votes 22.0%
    • Mark A. Nicklanovich
      8,503 votes 21.9%
    • Lou Mata, Jr.
      3,533 votes 9.1%
    • Paul J. Cogswell
      3,469 votes 9.0%
    • Mike Guth
      2,980 votes 7.7%
    • Christopher Wellise
      2,606 votes 6.7%
    • Tim Ruckle
      2,422 votes 6.2%
    • Billy Gloege
      1,969 votes 5.1%
    • Stephen E. Sibley
      1,684 votes 4.3%
    • William H. Kingsley
      1,469 votes 3.8%
    • Michael C. Hanes
      781 votes 2.0%
    • Bill Williams
      720 votes 1.9%
    • (88 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 46 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002
    3,895,071 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,506 / 42.5% No votes
    Should the state create a trust fund by selling two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) in general obligation funds to fund twenty-one types of housing programs--including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing?

    Proposition 47 Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002
    4,044,743 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,809,844 / 41.0% No votes
    Should the state sell thirteen billion fifty million dollars ($13,050,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

    Proposition 48 Court Consolidation
    4,642,292 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 1,735,074 / 27.2% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to delete references to the municipal courts?

    Proposition 49 Before and After School Programs. State Grants
    3,857,409 / 56.6% Yes votes ...... 2,958,458 / 43.4% No votes
    Should funding for before and after school programs be substantially increased, and starting in 2004-05, should general funds be permanently earmarked for this program?

    Proposition 50 Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection
    3,727,561 / 55.4% Yes votes ...... 3,006,792 / 44.6% No votes
    Should the state borrow three billion four hundred forty million dollars ($3,440,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for a variety of water projects including coastal protection, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, integrated regional water management, safe drinking water, and water quality?

    Proposition 51 Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax
    2,712,675 / 41.4% Yes votes ...... 3,839,788 / 58.6% No votes
    Should the sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles be permanently allocated to specific transportation projects?

    Proposition 52 Election Day Voter Registration
    2,745,473 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 4,019,211 / 59.4% No votes
    Should legally eligible California residents presenting proof of current residence be allowed to register to vote on Election Day?

    Local Measures

    Measure J School Bond -- Pajaro Valley Unified School District (Aptos and Watsonville Area School Improvements)
    14,352 / 66.7% Yes votes ...... 7,178 / 33.3% No votes
       13,537 (66.9%) Yes / 6,690 (33.1%) No in Santa Cruz County
       815 (62.5%) Yes / 488 (37.4%) No in Monterey County
    To improve Aptos High School by constructing, upgrading, equipping a performing arts center, classrooms, cafeteria, athletic facilities, parking/traffic safety improvements; to construct, improve, equip Watsonville Area Schools, including libraries, athletic facilities, cafeterias, classroom spaces, parking, high school facilities, shall Pajaro Valley Unified School District issue $58,250,000 of bonds ($24,036,000 for Aptos High School/$34,214,000 for Watsonville area schools) at legal rates, with citizen oversight, annual audits and no money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure O Transient Occupancy Tax -- Unincorporated Area (Tourism Promotion)
    24,899 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 15,940 / 39.0% No votes
    Shall the Board of Supervisors be authorized to impose a special tax through enactment of an ordinance establishing a 1% surtax on rent charged to guests of hotels and other transient accommodations located within the unincorporated area of Santa Cruz County, in addition to the amount now payable under the County's existing Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, for the purpose of protecting the local economy by the promotion of tourism in Santa Cruz County?

    Measure P Repeal of Utility Users Tax -- City of Santa Cruz
    4,819 / 25.0% Yes votes ...... 14,424 / 75.0% No votes
    Shall Chapter 3.29 of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code which levies a Utility Users Tax upon persons in the City of Santa Cruz be repealed?

    Measure Q Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Santa Cruz
    10,465 / 56.0% Yes votes ...... 8,214 / 44.0% No votes
    Shall the City of Santa Cruz adopt an ordinance amending Section 3.28.030 of the Municipal Code by imposing a special one percent (1%) transient occupancy tax and dedicating the revenues from that special tax to the Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council?

    Measure R Ratification of Utility Users Tax -- City of Scotts Valley
    2,950 / 74.4% Yes votes ...... 1,013 / 25.6% No votes
    To prevent reductions in general City services and programs, shall the existing utility users' tax of 4% on electricity and gas utilities, established by the City in 1992, be affirmed and ratified fixing the rate of tax at 4% on all gas and electrical charges only?

    Measure S Additives In Public Water -- City of Watsonville
    3,109 / 51.0% Yes votes ...... 2,988 / 49.0% No votes
    Shall the City of Watsonville adopt an ordinance adding Section 6-3.443 to the Watsonville Municipal Code requiring that substances added to the public water supply for purposes other than to make water safe satisfy two new standards: (a) approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for specified purposes, and (b) cannot contain contaminants at concentrations exceeding either the U.S. Maximum Contaminant Level Goals or California Public Health Goals, whichever is more restrictive?

    Measure T Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Watsonville
    3,960 / 66.0% Yes votes ...... 2,036 / 34.0% No votes
    Shall the City of Watsonville adopt an ordinance amending Section 3‑6.303 of the Municipal Code by imposing a special one percent (1%) tax charged to guests of hotels and motels under the City's Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance for the purpose of protecting the local economy by continuing tourism promotion?

    Measure U Amendment of General Plan Restricting Growth -- City of Watsonville
    3,550 / 60.3% Yes votes ...... 2,342 / 39.7% No votes
    Shall the City of Watsonville amend the Watsonville 2005 General Plan thereby imposing certain restrictions on growth, as specified, and restricting later amendments all as provided in the Watsonville Urban Limit Line and Development Timing Initiative?

    Measure V Mobile Home Park Administrative Fee -- City of Watsonville
    3,401 / 59.4% Yes votes ...... 2,322 / 40.6% No votes
    Shall the City of Watsonville adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 3 (Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization) of Title 11 (Mobile Homes and Parks) of the Watsonville Municipal Code establishing a procedure for Recovery of Expenses in Fair Rate Return Hearing and adding a Supplemental Administrative Fee of $0.50 per unit with an automatic cost of living adjustment?

    Measure W Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Capitola
    1,590 / 51.8% Yes votes ...... 1,478 / 48.2% No votes
    Shall the City of Capitola adopt an ordinance amending Section 3.32.030 of the Municipal Code raising the transient occupancy tax rate from 9.5% to 11%, dedicating the revenues from .5% of the 1.5% differential increase to the General Fund and 1% of the 1.5% differential increase to the Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council for the promotion of tourism in Santa Cruz County?

    Measure X Term Limits -- City of Capitola
    1,640 / 54.6% Yes votes ...... 1,362 / 45.4% No votes
    Should Measure X, a measure enacting an ordinance setting a limit of two consecutive terms for elected officials in Capitola, be adopted?

    Measure Y Bond -- Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District
    1,943 / 63.0% Yes votes ...... 1,143 / 37.0% No votes
    Shall the Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in a principal amount not exceeding $1,000,000 and bearing interest at rates within the legal limit, to assist in constructing a new fire station facility, pay costs related to bond issuance, and levy a special tax based on assessed valuation on taxable real property and improvements in the district to pay for the bonds and the cost of administering them?


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