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March 2, 2004 Election

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County Results as of Mar 8 10:42am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (487/487)
43.5% Countywide Voter Turnout (116217/266892)

Statewide Results as of Mar 26 4:14pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (21830/21830)
43.6% Statewide Voter Turnout (6,585,111/15,091,160)

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    President

    President of the United States; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John F. Kerry, Democratic
      1,975,043 votes 64.4%
    • John Edwards, Democratic
      606,224 votes 19.8%
    • Dennis J. Kucinich, Democratic
      143,162 votes 4.7%
    • Howard Dean, Democratic
      129,063 votes 4.3%
    • Al Sharpton, Democratic
      58,454 votes 2%
    • Joe Lieberman, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      52,078 votes 1.6%
    • Wesley Clark, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      50,455 votes 1.6%
    • Carol Moseley Braun, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      24,087 votes .7%
    • Dick Gephardt, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      21,613 votes .7%
    • Lyndon Larouche, Democratic
      7,846 votes .2%
    • Fern Penna, Democratic (Write-in)
    • John Nigro, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
    • David Giacomuzzi, Democratic (Write-in)
    • Katarina Dunmar, Democratic (Write-in)
    • James Alexander-Pace, Democratic (Write-in)

    President of the United States; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • George W. Bush, Republican
      2,184,828 votes 100%
    • Nancy Warrick, Republican (Write-in)
    • Bill Wyatt, Republican (Write-in)
    • Blake Ashby, Republican (Write-in)
    • Doc Castellano, Republican (Write-in)
    • Richard P. Bosa, Republican (Write-in)
    • Bradley J. Barton, Republican (Write-in)
    • Richard Allen Holtz, Republican (Write-in)

    President of the United States; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael A. Peroutka, American Independent
      25,950 votes 100%

    President of the United States; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Peter Miguel Camejo, Green
      33,255 votes 75.9%
    • David Cobb, Green
      5,002 votes 11.5%
    • Lorna Salzman, Green
      4,680 votes 10.6%
    • Kent Mesplay, Green
      883 votes 2%

    President of the United States; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gary Nolan, Libertarian
      11,677 votes 59.3%
    • Aaron Russo, Libertarian
      4,761 votes 24.2%
    • Michael Badnarik, Libertarian
      3,266 votes 16.5%

    President of the United States; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Leonard Peltier, Peace and Freedom
      2,767 votes 59.2%
    • Walter F. "Walt" Brown, Peace and Freedom
      1,914 votes 40.8%
    • Mumia Abu-Jamal, Peace and Freedom
    • Israel Feuer, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for President of the United States)

    United States Senator

    United States Senator; United States Senate; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Barbara Boxer, Democratic
      2,532,621 votes 100%

    United States Senator; United States Senate; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Jones, Republican
      1,002,875 votes 44.9%
    • Rosario Marin, Republican
      448,756 votes 20.1%
    • Howard Kaloogian, Republican
      248,443 votes 11.2%
    • Toni Casey, Republican
      139,835 votes 6.3%
    • Tim Stoen, Republican
      123,182 votes 5.5%
    • James Stewart, Republican
      77,111 votes 3.4%
    • Barry L. Hatch, Republican
      70,307 votes 3.1%
    • John M. Van Zandt, Republican
      56,143 votes 2.5%
    • Danney Ball, Republican
      37,059 votes 1.6%
    • Bill Quraishi, Republican
      32,022 votes 1.4%
    • Louis E. Longoria, Republican (Write-in)

    United States Senator; United States Senate; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
      31,277 votes 100%

    United States Senator; United States Senate; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Senator; United States Senate; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Senator; United States Senate)

    United States Representative

    United States Representative; United States House of Representatives; District 20; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Costa, Democratic
      24,288 votes 73.2%
    • Lisa Quigley, Democratic
      8,903 votes 26.8%

    United States Representative; United States House of Representatives; District 20; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Roy Ashburn, Republican
      15,381 votes 79.7%
    • Gino L. Martorana, Republican
      3,933 votes 20.3%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; United States House of Representatives; District 20)

    State

    Member of the State Assembly; California State Assembly; District 32; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marvin Armas, Democratic
      18,483 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; California State Assembly; District 32; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kevin McCarthy, Republican
      51,936 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; California State Assembly; District 32)

    County

    Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Raymond A. Watson
      21744 votes 80.1%
    • Joel Moreno
      5404 votes 19.9%

    Party Committee

    Democratic Party Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Glenn Shellcross
      3814 votes 19.4%
    • Duane W. Moore
      3670 votes 18.6%
    • Wendell A. Barbour
      3217 votes 16.3%
    • Bernice Alba Bonillas
      3140 votes 15.9%
    • Derek D. Moore
      3036 votes 15.4%
    • Mary L. Rodriguez
      2810 votes 14.3%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 55 Kindergarten -University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004
    3,181,725 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 3,076,099 / 49.2% No votes
    Should the state sell twelve billion three hundred million dollars ($12,300,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

    Proposition 56 State Budget, Related Taxes, Reserve, Voting Requirements, Penalties
    2,151,359 / 34.3% Yes votes ...... 4,113,036 / 65.7% No votes
    Should the State Constitution and certain statutes be amended to allow the state legislature to pass the state budget and budget-related tax and appropriation bills with a 55 percent vote, and to make other changes to the budget process?

    Proposition 57 The Economic Recovery Bond Act
    3,991,044 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 2,312,254 / 36.7% No votes
    Should the state of California borrow 15 billion dollars ($15,000,000,000) through the sale of bonds to provide financing for California's budget deficit?

    Proposition 58 The California Balanced Budget Act
    4,461,157 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 1,813,507 / 28.9% No votes
    Should the state Constitution be amended to require that the state adopt a balanced budget and provide for mid-year adjustments if the budget falls out of balance? Should the Constitution also include state budget reserve requirements and limits on future borrowing to finance budget deficits?

    Local Measures

    Measure A Campus Expansion -- West Kern Community College District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
    2039 / 58.1% Yes votes ...... 1470 / 41.9% No votes
    To improve the quality of education at Taft College, shall the West Kern Community College District be authorized to upgrade and expand the campus, provide vocational labs and programs in science and healthcare to produce a trained workforce, improve access to computers and technology, construct a library media center for community use, and build classrooms, by issuing $39,800,000 in bonds, within legal interest rates, with annual audits, a citizens' oversight committee and no money for teacher or administrators' salaries?

    Measure D Campus Construction and Renovation -- Elk Hills School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
    54 / 75.0% Yes votes ...... 18 / 25.0% No votes
    To improve the quality of education of Elk Hills Elementary School District, modernize classrooms, make health and safety improvements, including fire alarm systems, repair roofs, upgrade electrical systems to improve student access to technology, repair and improve student support facilities, fix plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, shall the District issue $7,905,000 in bonds, within maximum legal interest rates, requiring a citizens' oversight committee and annual financial audits?


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