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November 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Nov 14 8:54am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (165/165)
58.7% Countywide Voter Turnout (82,636/140,659)

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

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    US Congress

    United States Representative; District 22

    • Bill Thomas, Republican
      118,679 votes 73.4%
    • Jaime A. Corvera, Democratic
      38,381 votes 23.7%
    • Frank Coates, Libertarian
      4,739 votes 2.9%

    United States Representative; District 23

    State Assembly

    Member; California State Assembly; District 33

    State Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1

    Judicial

    California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 1 (Yes/No)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 2 (Yes/No)

    • Judith M. Ashmann
      72.4% Yes (922,274) 27.6% No (351,712)
    • Kathryn Doi Todd
      71.1% Yes (908,004) 28.9% No (368,826)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 3 (Yes/No)

    • Joan Dempsey Klein
      73.1% Yes (944,252) 26.9% No (346,596)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 4 (Yes/No)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 5 (Yes/No)

    • Richard M. Mosk
      69.3% Yes (885,277) 30.7% No (391,312)
    • Paul A. Turner
      70.0% Yes (879,946) 30.0% No (377,746)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 6 (Yes/No)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 7 (Yes/No)

    • Mildred L. Lillie
      70.4% Yes (895,154) 29.6% No (376,561)
    • Dennis M. Perluss
      69.2% Yes (864,976) 30.8% No (384,851)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 2; Division 8 (Yes/No)

    • Candace D. Cooper
      74.6% Yes (950,934) 25.4% No (322,932)
    • Laurence D. Rubin
      71.4% Yes (906,033) 28.6% No (363,638)
    • Paul Boland
      71.4% Yes (899,570) 28.6% No (360,035)

    Superior Court Judge; County of San Luis Obispo; Office 4

    District

    Director; Cambria Community Healthcare District (3 Elected)

    Director; Cambria Community Services District (2 Elected)

    Director; Heritage Ranch Community Services District (3 Elected)

    • John M. Mott
      319 votes 19.1%
    • Donald F. Oldt
      264 votes 15.8%
    • Albert Farrens
      242 votes 14.5%
    • Jim Bullitt
      224 votes 13.4%
    • Marilyn J. Breland
      218 votes 13.0%
    • Eddie K. Doll
      204 votes 12.2%
    • Lloyd O'Connell
      193 votes 11.5%
    • (7 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Director; Los Osos Community Services District (3 Elected)

    Director; Nipomo Community Services District (3 Elected)

    Director; Oceano Community Services District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

    • Barbara J. Mann
      748 votes 39.1%
    • David C. Angello
      640 votes 33.5%
    • Peggy Wilson
      508 votes 26.6%
    • (16 Writein Votes 0.8%)

    Director; Oceano Community Services District; Unexpired Short Term

    • Vern Dahl
      664 votes 57.9%
    • Thomas J. Ramler
      475 votes 41.4%
    • (8 Writein Votes 0.7%)

    Commissioner; Port San Luis Harbor District (2 Elected)

    Director; San Miguel Community Services District (2 Elected)

    • Gib Buckman
      140 votes 33.9%
    • Connie L. Jarvis
      111 votes 26.9%
    • Dale E. Hamblin
      108 votes 26.2%
    • Gregory G. Campbell
      48 votes 11.6%
    • (6 Writein Votes 1.5%)

    Director; San Simeon Community Services District (2 Elected)

    • David H. Kiech
      88 votes 41.3%
    • Terry Lambeth
      80 votes 37.6%
    • Bob McLaughlin
      42 votes 19.7%
    • (3 Writein Votes 1.4%)

    City

    Councilmember; City of Arroyo Grande (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of Arroyo Grande

    City Clerk; City of Atascadero

    City Treasurer; City of Atascadero

    Councilmember; City of Atascadero (2 Elected)

    Councilmember; City of Grover Beach (2 Elected)

    • John Shoals
      1825 votes 35.8%
    • David Ekbom
      1273 votes 25.0%
    • Chuck Ashton
      1002 votes 19.6%
    • Bart Calmenson
      990 votes 19.4%
    • (10 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Councilmember; City of Morro Bay (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of Morro Bay

    Councilmember; City of Paso Robles (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of Paso Robles

    • Frank R. Mecham
      5718 votes 95.5%
    • (272 Writein Votes 4.5%)

    Councilmember; City of Pismo Beach (3 Elected)

    Councilmember; City of San Luis Obispo (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of San Luis Obispo

    School

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

    Governing Board Member; Cuyama Joint Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Richard Ray
      149 votes 44.3%
    • William McBrien
      115 votes 34.2%
    • Ken Hahn
      72 votes 21.4%

    Governing Board Member; Lucia Mar Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

    Governing Board Member; Lucia Mar Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

    Governing Board Member; Pleasant Valley Joint Union School District (3 Elected)

    • Benjamin R. Work
      192 votes 34.2%
    • Bill Hinrichs
      145 votes 25.8%
    • Linda S. Hateley
      118 votes 21.0%
    • Deborah K. Kunic
      106 votes 18.9%
    • (1 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Governing Board Member; San Luis Coastal Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

    Governing Board Member; San Luis Obispo County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

    Governing Board Member; San Miguel Joint Union School District (3 Elected)

    • John Green
      587 votes 29.4%
    • Carolyn Lash
      544 votes 27.2%
    • Meg Brooks
      515 votes 25.8%
    • Zelma Desfosses
      333 votes 16.7%
    • (20 Writein Votes 1.0%)

    Governing Board Member; Santa Barbara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 5

    • Roger A. Hill
      10,938 votes 69.5%
    • Ellen M. Rojas
      4,804 votes 30.5%

    Governing Board Member; Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

    Governing Board Member; Santa Maria-Bonita School District (2 Elected)

    • Ken Milo
      5,852 votes 29.8%
    • Jo Ann "Jody" Oliver
      4,776 votes 24.3%
    • David Riloquio
      4,652 votes 23.7%
    • George Acosta
      4,385 votes 22.3%

    Governing Board Member; Shandon Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (3 Elected)

    • Donna M. Ellis
      231 votes 27.8%
    • James "Jay" Palmer
      206 votes 24.8%
    • Ellen Schroeder
      197 votes 23.7%
    • Ester C. Garcia
      114 votes 13.7%
    • Laura M. Murphy
      81 votes 9.8%
    • (1 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Governing Board Member; San Luis Obispo County Community College District; Trustee Area 4

    Governing Board Member; Templeton Unified School District (2 Elected)

    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-02 Appropriations Limit -- Creston Hills Ranch Community Services District
    24 / 100.0% Yes votes ...... 0 / 0.0% No votes
    Shall the initial appropriations limit for the Creston Hills Ranch Community Services District, in accordance with Article XIII B of the California Consitution, be set at $30,000?

    Measure K-02 Transient Occupancy Tax Increase -- City of Atascadero (Municipal Code Amendment)
    5544 / 66.9% Yes votes ...... 2737 / 33.1% No votes
    Shall an Ordinance amending Section 3-3.03 of the Atascadero Municipal Code to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax (hotel/motel bed tax) rate from 9% to 10% be adopted?

    Measure L-02 Public Works Contracts -- City of San Luis Obispo (City Charter Amendment)
    8419 / 77.0% Yes votes ...... 2517 / 23.0% No votes
    Shall City Charter Section 901 be amended to allow maintenance related projects to be performed using a unit price contract awarded on a competitive bid basis consistent with the provisions for unit price contracts contained in Section 20128.5 of the Public Contract Code; and other public works contracts to be awarded consistent with the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, Section 22000, et seq of the Public Contract Code?

    Measure M-02 School Facilities -- Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (Bond Issue)
    5164 / 51.2% Yes votes ...... 4927 / 48.8% No votes
    Shall School Facilities Improvement District No. 1 (Paso Robles Union Elementary School District Area) issue bonds in the amount of $5,900,000, at the lowest available interest rate per annum within the legal limits, to provide adequate classrooms, rehabilitate buildings and playgrounds, and construct library/multi-use buildings, with a citizens' oversight committee to monitor and audit bond expenditures?

    Measure N-02 School Facilities -- Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (Bond Issue)
    5,862 / 52.2% Yes votes ...... 5,360 / 47.8% No votes
       5847 (52.2%) Yes / 5348 (47.8%) No in San Luis Obispo County
       15 (55.5%) Yes / 12 (44.4%) No in Monterey County
    Shall the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District issue bonds in the amount of $6,700,000, at the lowest available interest rate per annum within legal limits, to construct a new two story addition with fourteen additional classrooms and a new P.E. teaching complex, expand the gym, and convert two existing classrooms to science labs, at the high school in Paso Robles with a citizens' oversight committee to monitor and audit bond expenditures?

    Measure O-02 Fire Station Upgrade -- City of Arroyo Grande (Bond Issue)
    4535 / 72.4% Yes votes ...... 1726 / 27.6% No votes
    Shall the City of Arroyo Grande upgrade and expand the Fire Station located on Traffic Way, including adding sleeping facilities and a training classroom, expanding the apparatus bay, construction of a federally-required safe medical clean-up area and a system to remove vehicle exhaust from the apparatus room, seismic retrofitting to meet current building safety standards, and installation of fire sprinklers, by issuing $1,900,000 in general obligation bonds?

    Measure P-02 Appointed City Treasurer -- City of Paso Robles
    2606 / 40.5% Yes votes ...... 3824 / 59.5% No votes
    Shall the office of the City Treasurer be appointive?


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