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November 2, 2004 Election

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County Results as of Dec 30 3:03pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (527/527)
69.2% Countywide Voter Turnout (191,741/276,939)

Statewide Results as of Dec 6 4:02pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (24035/24035)
75.9% Statewide Voter Turnout (12,572,735/16,557,273)

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  • President

    President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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%
    • Ralph Nader (Write-in)
    • John Parker (Write-in)
    • Anthony Jabin (Write-in)
    • John Joseph Kennedy (Write-in)
    • James Alexander-Pace (Write-in)

    US Senate

    United States SenatorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US House

    United States Representative; District 11Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 18Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dennis A. Cardoza, Democratic
      103,732 votes 67.5%
    • Charles F. Pringle, Sr., Republican
      49,973 votes 32.5%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael J. Machado, Democratic
      154,519 votes 52.2%
    • Gary A. Podesto, Republican
      141,539 votes 47.8%

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 10Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alan Nakanishi, Republican
      121,076 votes 75.7%
    • Cullene Lang, Libertarian
      39,016 votes 24.3%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Barbara S. Matthews, Democratic
      66,926 votes 60.6%
    • Nellie McGarry, Republican
      43,664 votes 39.4%
    • Jennet C. Stebbins (Write-in)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 26Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Greg Aghazarian, Republican
      78,381 votes 62.6%
    • Tim Weintz, Sr., Democratic
      46,924 votes 37.4%

    School

    Trustee; Stockton Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ed Garcia
      3007 votes 62.2%
    • Francisca R. Hernandez
      1829 votes 37.8%
    • (18 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Trustee; Stockton Unified School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anthony Silva
      2736 votes 63.1%
    • Victoria "Vicki" Brand
      1601 votes 36.9%
    • (26 Writein Votes 0.6%)

    Trustee; Stockton Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sarah Bowden
      4840 votes 56.1%
    • Clarence Chan
      3782 votes 43.9%
    • (29 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Board Member; Lincoln Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Paul Canepa
      8071 votes 30.3%
    • Dean Andal
      7011 votes 26.4%
    • John M. Gray
      6764 votes 25.4%
    • Alan Whipple
      2543 votes 9.6%
    • David E. Gould
      2218 votes 8.3%
    • (67 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Trustee; Manteca Unified School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Manteca Unified School District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Lodi Unified School District; Trustee Area 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Harvey N. Bills, Sr.
      25669 votes 59.7%
    • Calvin Young
      17312 votes 40.3%
    • (134 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Trustee; Lodi Unified School District; Trustee Area 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Peter Johnson
      24975 votes 57.3%
    • Bob L. Weaver
      18639 votes 42.7%
    • (122 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Trustee; Lodi Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David R. Schindler
      21930 votes 51.7%
    • James Ganzer
      20485 votes 48.3%
    • (150 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Board Member; Tracy Joint Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • James Patrick Vaughn, Jr.
      12,842 votes 24.8%
    • Tom Hawkins
      12,320 votes 23.8%
    • Kelly Lewis
      9,817 votes 18.9%
    • Peter Holtz
      9,704 votes 18.7%
    • James L. Whigham
      7,139 votes 13.8%
    • (185 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Board Member; Galt Joint Union High School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Sue Roberts
      6,489 votes 38.2%
    • Norman Pearson
      4,469 votes 26.3%
    • Tom Santillan
      3,178 votes 18.7%
    • Kathleen S. Amos
      2,846 votes 16.8%
    • (30 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Board Member; Jefferson School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Deborah M. Scott-Wingo
      1581 votes 30.3%
    • Peter J. Carlson
      1364 votes 26.1%
    • Michael Tassano
      1204 votes 23.1%
    • Laura Hagler
      1070 votes 20.5%
    • (19 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Board Member; Galt Joint Union School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Susan Richardson
      5,030 votes 44.8%
    • Ervin J. Hatzenbuhler
      3,670 votes 32.7%
    • Cheryl Crombie
      2,517 votes 22.4%
    • (19 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    City

    City; City of Stockton; Council District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dan Chapman
      37653 votes 60.9%
    • Bill Bower
      24158 votes 39.1%
    • (269 Writein Votes 0.5%)

    City; City of Stockton; Council District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Clem Lee
      35876 votes 55.3%
    • Diana Maccini Lowery
      29041 votes 44.7%
    • (180 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    City; City of Stockton; Council District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rebecca G. Nabors
      32783 votes 51.3%
    • Ed Stockton
      31123 votes 48.7%
    • (152 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Council Member; City of EscalonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Martin Van Houten
      1247 votes 39.1%
    • Gary L. Haskin
      1003 votes 31.4%
    • Linda Martin
      942 votes 29.5%
    • (853 Writein Votes 21.6%)

    Council Member; City of MantecaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Jack C. Snyder
      10519 votes 51.6%
    • Stephen F. De Brum
      9868 votes 48.4%
    • (331 Writein Votes 1.7%)

    Council Member; City of LodiClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    City Clerk; City of TracyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sandra Edwards
      12413 votes 67.0%
    • Stephen F. Greiner
      6105 votes 33.0%
    • (75 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    City Treasurer; City of TracyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Raymond W. McCray
      17070 votes 100.0%
    • (229 Writein Votes 1.4%)

    Mayor; City of TracyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Council Member; City of TracyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Brent H. Ives
      6693 votes 18.7%
    • Irene Sundberg
      6141 votes 17.2%
    • Wes Huffman
      5568 votes 15.6%
    • Raymond P. Morelos
      4497 votes 12.6%
    • Michael Carter
      3935 votes 11.0%
    • Pete Mitracos
      3266 votes 9.1%
    • Reuben L. Mitchell
      2482 votes 6.9%
    • Antone P. "Tony" Fontana
      1850 votes 5.2%
    • Erin S. Donoho
      1360 votes 3.8%
    • (90 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Council Member; City of RiponClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Special District

    Board Member; Lockeford Community Service DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Gary L. Gordon
      512 votes 37.3%
    • Chris Littlefield
      435 votes 31.7%
    • Richard C. Eklund
      426 votes 31.0%
    • (4 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Board Member; Clements Rural County Fire Protection DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Raymond F. Engel
      766 votes 31.0%
    • Donald W. Steely
      744 votes 30.1%
    • Bill Conn
      644 votes 26.1%
    • Robert Lee Buchwalter
      316 votes 12.8%
    • (8 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Board Member; Escalon Consolidated Fire DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Jeffrey A. Van Houten
      3028 votes 50.0%
    • John S. Wright
      1972 votes 32.6%
    • John E. Davis
      1051 votes 17.4%
    • (41 Writein Votes 0.7%)

    Board Member; Ripon Consolidated Fire DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • William R. Berghorst
      3554 votes 28.1%
    • Rudy Reyna
      3418 votes 27.1%
    • Don Moyer
      3037 votes 24.0%
    • Nick Nepote
      2624 votes 20.8%
    • (34 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    State Propositions

    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?

    Local Measures

    Measure E Local Community College Repair/Overcrowding Measure -- Yosemite Community College District (General Obligation Bond Election - 55%)
    87,523 / 62.2% Yes votes ...... 53,185 / 37.8% No votes
       84,403 (62.62%) Yes / 50,388 (37.38%) No in Stanislaus County
       Yes / No in Santa Clara County
       3120 (52.7%) Yes / 2797 (47.3%) No in San Joaquin County
    To prepare Modesto Junior College and Columbia College students for jobs and four-year colleges, repair buildings, and increase access to educational opportunities by repairing, constructing, equipping buildings, classrooms, libraries, science labs, establishing new and expanded college education centers in Turlock, Oakdale, Patterson and Calaveras County, and acquiring land, modernizing classroom technology, shall Yosemite Community College District issue $326,174,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with annual audits, a Citizens' Oversight Committee and no money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure P School Bond -- Lincoln Unified School District (Bond - 55%)
    12065 / 71.3% Yes votes ...... 4860 / 28.7% No votes
    To improve the quality of education, shall the Lincoln Unified School District be authorized to acquire, construct, and improve classrooms and school facilities; make health and safety improvements; construct and renovate school libraries; improve student access to classroom computers and modern technology; renovate restrooms; and qualify the District to receive $19 million in State grants by issuing $50 million in bonds within legal interest rates, with a citizens' oversight committee, annual audits, and NO money for administrator salaries?

    Measure Q Urban Growth Boundary Measure -- City of Stockton (Urban Growth Boundary Measure - Majority Approval Required)
    33749 / 50.3% Yes votes ...... 33291 / 49.7% No votes
    Shall the Stockton General Plan be amended to establish an Urban Growth Boundary that would, with limited exceptions, prohibit urban development outside the Urban Growth Boundary until June 30, 2024, unless approved by a majority of the voters; allow land outside the Boundary to be used for 'open space'; and adopt a General Plan Policy to encourage the Lodi City Council to adopt a policy to maintain a community separator?

    Measure R Large Retail Measure -- City of Lodi (Large-Scale Retail Initiative - Majority Approval Required)
    8701 / 42.7% Yes votes ...... 11694 / 57.3% No votes
    Shall the ordinance prohibiting the construction of new, rebuilt, or expanded retail structures in excess of 125,000 square feet (including outside retail sales areas) unless approved by the City Council and a majority of the voters voting at a city wide election be adopted?

    Measure S Agricultural Protection Ordinance Measure -- City of Stockton (Agricultural Protection Ordinance Measure - Majority Approval Required)
    42880 / 65.1% Yes votes ...... 22995 / 34.9% No votes
    Shall an Ordinance be approved to amend the Stockton Municipal Code to create a Greenbelt between Stockton and Lodi and to provide regulations to protect and promote farming operations?

    Measure T Stockton Greenbelt Measure -- City of Stockton (Stockton Greenbelt Measure - Majority Approval Required)
    31508 / 48.5% Yes votes ...... 33484 / 51.5% No votes
    Shall the City of Stockton be required to adopt a Greenbelt Master Plan on or before June 30, 2006, and to establish a Financing Implementatin Plan to provide funds to compensate property owners affected by the Greenbelt Master Plan?

    Measure U Tracy Hills Growth Measure -- City of Tracy (Amendment to the Growth Management Ordinance relating to the Tracy Hills Area - Majority Approval Required)
    6399 / 29.5% Yes votes ...... 15260 / 70.5% No votes
    Shall amendments to the Residential Growth Management Plan (also known as the Growth Management Ordinance) be adopted to allow an annual allocation of up to 600 Residential Growth Allotments ("RGAs") and residential building permits ("permits") to the Tracy Hills Community Area, and the exclusion of those RGAs and permits from the existing annual allocation calculation, subject to dedication of proposed open space and park property, payment of proposed fees and applicable development regulations?

    Measure V Tracy Residential Growth Measure -- City of Tracy (Amendment to the City of Tracy General Plan and the Residential Growth Management Plan - Majority Approval Required)
    9297 / 42.8% Yes votes ...... 12419 / 57.2% No votes
    Shall the General Plan and the Residential Growth Management Ordinance be amended to: allow 250 Residential Growth Allotments ("RGAs") and residential building permits ("permits") in 2004 and 2005 for the Bowtie Property, and thereafter 250 RGAs and permits annually for the Ellis Transit Village; delete RGAs and permits issued to the Bowtie Property and the Ellis Transit Village from the existing annual allocation; and, if this measure receives more votes, shall it nullify Measure "U"

    Measure W Safe Neighborhood Gang And Drug Prevention, Police/Fire Response Measure -- City of Stockton (2/3 Approval Required)
    50429 / 73.9% Yes votes ...... 17848 / 26.1% No votes
    To prevent/reduce gang and drug-related crimes; improve the responsiveness of hazardous material/bomb squads; expand neighborhood-based policing with foot and bike patrols; provide additional firefighters, paramedics, police, and school resource officers; increase patrols around school and parks; and improve police/firefighter training, shall the City of Stockton enact a one-quarter cent sales tax with a citizen?s oversight committee and independent annual financial audit?

    Measure X Southeast Stockton Urban Growth Boundary Measure -- City of Stockton (Majority Approval Required)
    44924 / 67.7% Yes votes ...... 21470 / 32.3% No votes
    Shall the City of Stockton's General Plan be amended to include an area in Southeast Stockton (generally bounded by State Highway 4 to the north, Kaiser Road to the east, Arch Road to the south, and the existing Stockton city limits to the west) within an Urban Growth Boundary, if one is established?

    Measure Y Manteca Public Safety Measure -- City of Manteca (Special Public Safety Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
    3247 / 19.8% Yes votes ...... 13151 / 80.2% No votes
    Shall Ordinance No. 1269, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Manteca adding Section 3.60 to the Manteca Municipal Code Enacting a Special Public Safety Parcel Tax be adopted?

    Measure Z Sales Tax -- City of Manteca (The City of Manteca .25% Transactions and Use Tax (Sales Tax) Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    3595 / 21.9% Yes votes ...... 12834 / 78.1% No votes
    Shall Ordinance No. 1270, Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Manteca Imposing a 0.25% Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax to be Administered by the State Board of Equalization be Adopted?

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