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President of the United States

• John F. Kerry/John Edwards, Democratic
  6,737,355 votes 54.4%
• George W. Bush/Dick Cheney, Republican
  5,501,496 votes 44.4%
• Michael Badnarik/Richard Campagna, Libertarian
  50,101 votes .5%
• David Cobb/Pat LaMarche, Green
  40,598 votes .3%
• Leonard Peltier/Janice Jordan, Peace and Freedom
  27,548 votes .2%
• Michael Anthony Peroutka/Chuck Baldwin, American Independent
  26,580 votes .2%
• James Alexander-Pace (Write-in)
• John Joseph Kennedy (Write-in)
• Ralph Nader (Write-in)
• John Parker (Write-in)
• Anthony Jabin (Write-in)

US Senate

United States Senator

• Barbara Boxer, Democratic
  6,947,021 votes 57.8%
• Bill Jones, Republican
  4,548,931 votes 37.8%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  243,407 votes 2.1%
• James P. "Jim" Gray, Libertarian
  216,236 votes 1.7%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  81,084 votes .6%
• John Emery Jones (Write-in)
• Howard Johnson (Write-in)
• Dennis Richter (Write-in)

US House

United States Representative; District 17

• Sam Farr, Democratic
  148,958 votes 66.8%
• Mark Risley, Republican
  65,117 votes 29.2%
• Ray Glock-Grueneich, Green
  3,645 votes 1.7%
• Joe Williams, Peace and Freedom
  2,823 votes 1.2%
• Joel Smolen, Libertarian
  2,607 votes 1.1%
• David Mauricio Munoz (Write-in)

State Senate

State Senator; District 15

• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  194,674 votes 52.8%
• Peg Pinard, Democratic
  157,556 votes 42.7%
• Brook Madsen, Green
  16,644 votes 4.5%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 27

• John Laird, Democratic
  129,410 votes 68.7%
• Jack D. Barlich, Republican
  59,076 votes 31.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 28

• Simon Salinas, Democratic
  67,586 votes 63.3%
• Bob Perkins, Republican
  39,257 votes 36.7%

County

Supervisor; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 4

• Jerry Smith
  12,915 votes 50.20%
• Jane Parker
  12,711 votes 49.40%
• (103 Writein Votes .40%)

Board Member; Aromas County Water District (2 Elected)

• Jim Hart
  253 votes 38.05%
• Ernest E. Huggins
  241 votes 36.24%
• Sadi Karaman
  169 votes 25.41%

Board Member; Marina Coast Water District; Unexpired Short Term

• Howard Gustafson
  2,367 votes 46.47%
• Robert D. "Dan" O'Brien
  2,067 votes 40.58%
• Colin Gallagher
  621 votes 12.19%
• (39 Writein Votes .77%)

Board Member; Marina Coast Water District; Long Term (2 Elected)

• Kenneth K. Nishi
  3,621 votes 44.02%
• David W. Brown
  3,108 votes 37.78%
• Sid Williams
  1,452 votes 17.65%
• (12 Writein Votes .15%)

Board Member; Monterey Peninsula Airport District (3 Elected)

• Dick Searle
  16,646 votes 25.24%
• Leonard H. McIntosh
  16,170 votes 24.52%
• Dana Petrak
  13,350 votes 20.24%
• Dennis "Tex" Irwin
  12,707 votes 19.27%
• Ralph Keill
  6,890 votes 10.45%
• (28 Writein Votes .04%)

Board Member; Moss Landing Harbor District (2 Elected)

• Russ Jeffries
  31,419 votes 42.60%
• Frank Gomes, Jr.
  24,311 votes 32.96%
• Raymond F. Kemp
  17,549 votes 23.79%
• (131 Writein Votes .18%)

Mayor; City of Del Rey Oaks

• Joseph Russell
  559 votes 60.96%
• Jeff Cecilio
  357 votes 38.93%
• (1 Writein Votes .11%)

Councilmember; City of Del Rey Oaks (2 Elected)

• Jerry B. Edelen
  589 votes 50.00%
• Kristin A. Clark
  578 votes 49.07%
• (3 Writein Votes .25%)

Councilmember; City of Gonzales (2 Elected)

• Delia Gutierrez
  906 votes 33.69%
• George A. Worthy
  828 votes 30.79%
• Julia Rocha
  692 votes 25.73%
• Lou Garcia
  258 votes 9.59%
• (3 Writein Votes .11%)

Councilmember; City of Greenfield (2 Elected)

• Yvette Serena Gonzalez
  755 votes 27.89%
• Yolanda S. Teneyuque
  716 votes 26.45%
• John Brueggeman
  628 votes 23.20%
• Gary S. Ramey
  596 votes 22.02%
• (6 Writein Votes .22%)

Councilmember; City of King City (3 Elected)

• Terry Hughes
  955 votes 23.25%
• Jeff Pereira
  926 votes 22.54%
• Sue Kleber
  770 votes 18.74%
• Scott A. Taylor
  700 votes 17.04%
• Margarita Irma Lopez
  598 votes 14.56%
• Richard Zechentmayer
  154 votes 3.75%

Mayor; City of Marina

• Ila Mettee-McCutchon
  2,945 votes 44.33%
• Bruce Carlos Delgado
  2,876 votes 43.29%
• Moon K. Choe
  805 votes 12.12%
• (17 Writein Votes .26%)

Councilmember; City of Marina (2 Elected)

• Gary Wilmot
  3,668 votes 39.06%
• Michael Morrison
  3,194 votes 34.01%
• Richard Boynton
  2,478 votes 26.39%
• (11 Writein Votes .12%)

Mayor; City of Monterey

• Dan Albert
  8,148 votes 72.87%
• Bob Oliver
  1,660 votes 14.85%
• Joseph "Joe" Aiello, Jr.
  1,313 votes 11.74%
• (61 Writein Votes .55%)

Councilmember; City of Monterey; Long Term (2 Elected)

• Jeff Haferman
  3,912 votes 20.35%
• Libby Downey
  2,807 votes 14.61%
• Frank Sollecito
  2,768 votes 14.40%
• Henry Ruhnke
  2,394 votes 12.46%
• Barbara Bass Evans
  2,314 votes 12.04%
• Dick Vreeland
  1,991 votes 10.36%
• Rick Heuer
  1,584 votes 8.24%
• Willard P. McCrone
  1,408 votes 7.33%
• (12 Writein Votes .06%)

Councilmember; City of Monterey; Unexpired Short Term

• Clyde Roberson
  6,324 votes 59.59%
• Lou Haddad
  3,157 votes 29.75%
• Dan Presser
  1,056 votes 9.95%
• (75 Writein Votes .71%)

Mayor; City of Pacific Grove

• James "Jim" Costello
  4,918 votes 61.41%
• Steven T. Polkabla
  3,060 votes 38.21%
• (30 Writein Votes .37%)

Councilmember; City of Pacific Grove (3 Elected)

• Daniel E. Cort
  4,676 votes 22.00%
• Scott Miller
  4,654 votes 21.90%
• Susan Nilmeier
  3,544 votes 16.68%
• Don Gasperson
  2,274 votes 10.70%
• Bruce J. Obbink
  2,273 votes 10.70%
• Jeffrey A. Flathers
  2,077 votes 9.77%
• Sue Renz
  1,736 votes 8.17%
• (2 Writein Votes .01%)

Mayor; City of Salinas

• Anna M. Caballero
  20,766 votes 65.35%
• Jose Castaņeda
  10,708 votes 33.70%
• (305 Writein Votes .96%)

Councilmember; City of Salinas; District 1

• Sergio Sanchez
  2,095 votes 95.57%
• (97 Writein Votes 4.43%)

Councilmember; City of Salinas; District 4

• Gloria De La Rosa
  2,403 votes 60.61%
• Angie Morfin Vargas
  1,511 votes 38.11%
• (51 Writein Votes 1.29%)

Councilmember; City of Salinas; District 6

• Jyl Lutes
  5,425 votes 96.46%
• (199 Writein Votes 3.54%)

Mayor; City of Sand City

• David K. Pendergrass
  70 votes 94.59%
• (4 Writein Votes 5.41%)

Councilmember; City of Sand City (2 Elected)

• Mary Ann Carbone
  65 votes 44.52%
• Michael Morris
  43 votes 29.45%
• Todd C. Kruper
  38 votes 26.03%

Mayor; City of Seaside

• Ralph Rubio
  2,983 votes 38.19%
• Darryl Lee Choates
  2,305 votes 29.51%
• Thomas M. Mancini
  1,590 votes 20.36%
• Barbara Sylvia Waldrup Quarles
  610 votes 7.81%
• Lloyd E. Humes
  298 votes 3.82%
• (25 Writein Votes .32%)

Councilmember; City of Seaside (2 Elected)

• Don Jordan
  3,637 votes 34.68%
• Steve Bloomer
  3,579 votes 34.12%
• Paul C. Mugan
  3,215 votes 30.65%
• (16 Writein Votes .15%)

Mayor; City of Soledad

• Richard Ortiz
  1,388 votes 53.97%
• Ben Jimenez, Jr.
  1,046 votes 40.67%
• C. Crazyhorse
  132 votes 5.13%
• (6 Writein Votes .23%)

Councilmember; City of Soledad (2 Elected)

• Christopher K. Bourke
  1,037 votes 24.97%
• Patricia Stephens
  1,018 votes 24.51%
• Ted Barrera
  882 votes 21.24%
• Erica Padilla-Chavez
  642 votes 15.46%
• Manuel Campos
  344 votes 8.28%
• Joe SantibaŅez
  219 votes 5.27%
• (6 Writein Votes .14%)

School

Board Member; Aromas/San Juan Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Bonnie Mahler
  643 votes 20.8%
• Paul Goodman
  597 votes 19.3%
• Leslie Austin
  543 votes 17.5%
• Sylvia Rios-Metcalf
  448 votes 14.5%
• Donald M. Clark
  441 votes 14.2%
• Rachel Ponce
  425 votes 13.7%
• (1 Writein Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Coalinga-Huron Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Sylvia M. Hunt
  1,611 votes 37.5%
• Ramon J. Zubiri
  1,571 votes 36.6%
• Lory S. Johnson
  1,082 votes 25.2%
• (30 Writein Votes 0.7%)

Board Member; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Karen S. Osmundson
  1,262 votes 62.08%
• Dan Hankemeier
  758 votes 37.28%
• (13 Writein Votes .64%)

Board Member; Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (4 Elected)

• Patricia M. Johnson
  6,570 votes 13.0%
• Debi Saunders
  6,096 votes 12.1%
• Ruben F. Tate
  5,322 votes 10.6%
• Robert Simola
  4,862 votes 9.6%
• Pat Swindell
  4,663 votes 9.2%
• Bob McLaughlin
  4,505 votes 8.9%
• B. Diane Shaffer
  4,197 votes 8.3%
• Walter Macklin
  3,325 votes 6.6%
• Jamie Corvera
  2,949 votes 5.8%
• Sheryl Fisher-Acosta
  2,339 votes 4.6%
• David Farelas
  2,176 votes 4.3%
• Kim Lachance
  1,855 votes 3.7%
• Patti Graf-Lucas
  1,393 votes 2.8%
• (163 Writein Votes 0.3%)

Proposition 1A Protection of Local Government Revenues
9,398,045 / 83.6% Yes votes ...... 1,837,430 / 16.4% No votes

Should local property tax and sales tax revenues remain with local government thereby safeguarding funding for public safety, health, libraries, parks, and other local services? Provisions can only be suspended if the Governor declares a fiscal necessity and two-thirds of the Legislature concur.

Proposition 59 Public Records, Open Meetings
9,322,156 / 83.3% Yes votes ...... 1,867,161 / 16.7% No votes

Shall the Constitution be amended to include public's right of access to meetings of government bodies and writings of government officials while preserving specified constitutional rights and retaining existing exclusions for certain meetings and records?

Proposition 60 Election Rights of Political Parties
7,217,315 / 67.5% Yes votes ...... 3,473,838 / 32.5% No votes

Shall the general election ballot be required to include candidate receiving most votes among candidates of same party for partisan office in primary election?

Proposition 60A Surplus Property
7,765,107 / 73.2% Yes votes ...... 2,839,572 / 26.8% No votes

Shall the sale proceeds of most surplus state property pay off specified bonds?

Proposition 61 Children's Hospital Projects. Grant Program
6,620,176 / 58.3% Yes votes ...... 4,743,459 / 41.7% No votes

Shall $750 million general obligation bonds be authorized for grants to eligible children's hospitals for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping children's hospitals?

Proposition 62 Elections. Primaries
5,111,627 / 46.2% Yes votes ...... 5,960,889 / 53.8% No votes

Should primary elections be structured so that voters may vote for any state or federal candidate regardless of party registration of voter or candidate? The two primary-election candidates receiving most votes for an office, whether they are candidates with "no party" or members of same or different party, would be listed on general election ballot. Exempts presidential nominations.

Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Expansion, Funding. Tax on Personal Incomes above $1 Million
6,183,119 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 5,330,052 / 46.3% No votes

Should a 1% tax on taxable personal income above $1 million to fund expanded health services for mentally ill children, adults, seniors be established?

Proposition 64 Limit on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws
6,562,861 / 58.9% Yes votes ...... 4,572,383 / 41.1% No votes

Should individual or class action "unfair business" lawsuits be allowed only if actual loss suffered? Only government officials may enforce these laws on public's behalf.

Proposition 65 Local Government Funds, Revenues. State Mandates
3,895,621 / 37.6% Yes votes ...... 6,461,927 / 62.4% No votes

Should reduction of local fee/tax revenues require voter approval? Permits suspension of state mandate if no state reimbursement to local government within 180 days after obligation determined.

Proposition 66 Limitations on "Three Strikes" Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment
5,596,077 / 47.3% Yes votes ...... 6,230,122 / 52.7% No votes

Should the "Three Strikes" law be limited to violent and/or serious felonies? Permits limited re-sentencing under new definitions. Increases punishment for specified sex crimes against children.

Proposition 67 Emergency Medical Services. Funding. Telephone Surcharge
3,238,537 / 28.4% Yes votes ...... 8,154,515 / 71.6% No votes

Should the telephone surcharge be increased and other funds for emergency room physicians, hospital emergency rooms, community clinics, emergency personnel training/equipment, and 911 telephone system be allocated?

Proposition 68 Non-Tribal Commercial Gambling Expansion. Tribal Gaming Compact Amendments. Revenues, Tax Exemptions
1,894,183 / 16.2% Yes votes ...... 9,788,161 / 83.8% No votes

Should tribal compact amendments be authorized? Unless tribes accept, should casino gaming be authorized for sixteen non-tribal establishments? Percentage of gaming revenues fund government services.

Proposition 69 DNA Samples. Collection. Database. Funding
7,183,917 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 4,395,343 / 38.0% No votes

Should collection of DNA samples from all felons, and from others arrested for or charged with specified crimes be required with submission to state DNA database? Provides for funding.

Proposition 70 Tribal Gaming Compacts. Exclusive Gaming Rights. Contributions to State
2,759,558 / 23.7% Yes votes ...... 8,868,324 / 76.3% No votes

Upon tribe's request, should the Governor be required to execute a 99-year compact? Tribes contribute percentage of net gaming income to state funds, in exchange for expanded, exclusive tribal casino gaming.

Proposition 71 Stem Cell Research. Funding. Bonds
7,009,814 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 4,859,401 / 40.9% No votes

Should the "California Institute for Regenerative Medicine" be established to regulate and fund stem cell research with the constitutional right to conduct such research and with an oversight committee? Prohibits funding of human reproductive cloning research.

Proposition 72 Health Care Coverage Requirements
5,681,863 / 49.1% Yes votes ...... 5,881,886 / 50.9% No votes

Should legislation requiring health care coverage for employees, as specified, working for large and medium employers be approved?

Measure A Temporary Transaction and Use Taxes -- City of Salinas
14,552 / 48.20% Yes votes ...... 15,639 / 51.80% No votes

Shall the ordinance proposing to amend Chapter 32 of the City Code be approved, thereby imposing a half cent transaction and use tax on tangible personal property either purchased or consumed within the City of Salinas, which shall be reduced to a quarter-cent five years after its effective date and shall terminate in its entirety fifteen years after its effective date?

Measure B Utility Users Maximum Tax -- City of Salinas
10,393 / 34.24% Yes votes ...... 19,963 / 65.76% No votes

Shall the ordinance that proposes to raise the maximum annual utility users tax imposed on telephone, electricity, gas, water, and cable television services from two thousand dollars to four thousand dollars over a four-year period, then increases said tax based on the rate of inflation thereafter, be approved?

Measure C Business License Tax -- City of Salinas
15,432 / 50.99% Yes votes ...... 14,833 / 49.01% No votes

Shall the ordinance proposing to raise business license tax rates to the 1998 level and remove the exemption from such tax for manufacturers, agricultural, and other businesses be approved?

Measure D School Bond Issue -- Graves Union School District
16 / 76.19% Yes votes ...... 5 / 23.81% No votes

To compensate for the increase in construction costs since 2001, shall the Graves School District be authorized to construct and modernize school facilities and classrooms, modernize HVAC systems, upgrade electrical systems to accommodate access to computers and modern technology, by issuing $180,000 of bonds subject to accountability measures and at an interest rate below the legal limit?

Measure E School Bond Issue -- Mission Union School District
103 / 81.75% Yes votes ...... 23 / 18.25% No votes

To make health and safety improvements including improvements to restrooms, fire and life-safety systems; upgrade interior lighting; refinish/repair interior walls, wall coverings and floor coverings; upgrade/replace classroom heating/cooling systems; and otherwise modernize and equip classrooms; shall Mission Union Elementary School District issue $315,000 of bonds at legal interest rates?

Measure F Utility User Tax on Cellular Telephone Service -- City of King City
399 / 22.76% Yes votes ...... 1,354 / 77.24% No votes

Shall the ordinance proposing to amend Chapter 3.28 of the City Code by confirming that cellular telephone services are subject to the utility user tax in the same manner and to the same extent as other telephone service, be approved?

Measure G Utility User Tax Rate -- City of King City
474 / 27.23% Yes votes ...... 1,267 / 72.77% No votes

Shall the ordinance proposing to amend Chapter 3.28 of the City Code by increasing the utility user tax rate on telephone, electricity, water, gas and cable television services from two percent to four percent during the two-year period January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006, be approved?

Measure H Utility Users Maximum Tax -- City of King City
590 / 34.14% Yes votes ...... 1,138 / 65.86% No votes

Shall the ordinance proposing to amend Chapter 3.28 of the City Code by removing the two thousand dollar maximum utility users' tax payable on telephone, electricity, water, gas, and cable television services in any one calendar year, be approved?

Measure I Construction Limits in "O" Zones -- City of Pacific Grove
3,861 / 49.17% Yes votes ...... 3,991 / 50.83% No votes

Shall the Pacific Grove Municipal Code be changed to prohibit the construction of all new buildings in the "O" zones of the City and to limit enlargement of existing buildings in the "O" zones of the City?

Measure J Utility User Tax -- City of Greenfield
358 / 19.64% Yes votes ...... 1,465 / 80.36% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted to raise the City of Greenfield's existing Utility User Tax by 3%?

Measure K Sales Tax Increase of 0.25% -- City of Monterey
5,463 / 49.13% Yes votes ...... 5,656 / 50.87% No votes

Shall the ordinance imposing a temporary transactions and use tax (sales tax) rate increase of one-quarter of one percent (0.25%), which will end after five years, be adopted to help limit further service reductions and budget cuts in the City's General Fund?

Measure L Sales Tax of 0.5% -- City of Sand City
46 / 56.10% Yes votes ...... 36 / 43.90% No votes

Shall the ordinance be adopted imposing a transactions and use tax at the rate of one-half of one percent (0.50%) on the retail sale of goods in Sand City, to be used for general City purposes?"

Measure M Utility Users' Tax -- City of Marina
3,059 / 49.11% Yes votes ...... 3,170 / 50.89% No votes

May the City Council impose, for periods not to exceed two years, the Utility Users' Tax pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 3.14, for general government purposes, in an amount not to exceed 5%, after public hearing(s) and making written findings that the funds are needed for basic public safety, health, youth and senior citizens services? The tax may be overturned any time by subsequent referendum vote and may not be imposed after January 1, 2011.