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See Also:   Information for the County of Alameda
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

Governor; Democratic Party

• Phil Angelides
  1,202,851 votes 48%
• Steve Westly
  1,081,940 votes 43.2%
• Barbara Becnel
  66,550 votes 2.7%
• Joe Brouillette
  42,075 votes 1.7%
• Michael Strimling
  35,121 votes 1.4%
• Frank A. Macaluso, Jr.
  30,867 votes 1.2%
• Vibert Greene
  25,745 votes 1%
• Jerald Robert Gerst
  21,039 votes .8%

Governor; Republican Party

• Arnold Schwarzenegger
  1,724,281 votes 90%
• Robert C. Newman, II
  68,660 votes 3.6%
• Bill Chambers
  65,487 votes 3.4%
• Jeffrey R. Burns
  57,652 votes 3%

Governor; American Independent Party

• Edward C. Noonan
  29,094 votes 100%

Governor; Green Party

• Peter Miguel Camejo
  33,545 votes 100%

Governor; Libertarian Party

• Art Olivier
  16,445 votes 100%

Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• Janice Jordan
  3,849 votes 100%

Lieutenant Governor; Democratic Party

• John Garamendi
  1,045,097 votes 42.6%
• Jackie Speier
  975,530 votes 39.7%
• Liz Figueroa
  436,849 votes 17.7%

Lieutenant Governor; Republican Party

• Tom McClintock
  1,760,653 votes 93.8%
• Tony Farmer
  117,335 votes 6.2%

Lieutenant Governor; American Independent Party

• Jim King
  29,012 votes 100%

Lieutenant Governor; Green Party

• Donna J. Warren
  31,161 votes 100%

Lieutenant Governor; Libertarian Party

• Lynnette Shaw
  16,128 votes 100%

Lieutenant Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• Stewart A. Alexander
  3,549 votes 100%

Secretary of State; Democratic Party

• Debra Bowen
  1,316,507 votes 60.9%
• Deborah V. Ortiz
  847,386 votes 39.1%

Secretary of State; Republican Party

• Bruce McPherson
  1,593,007 votes 100%

Secretary of State; American Independent Party

• Glenn McMillon, Jr.
  32,288 votes 100%

Secretary of State; Green Party

• Forrest Hill
  31,763 votes 100%

Secretary of State; Libertarian Party

• Gail K. Lightfoot
  16,870 votes 100%

Secretary of State; Peace and Freedom Party

• Margie Akin
  3,929 votes 100%

Controller; Democratic Party

• John Chiang
  1,157,724 votes 53.3%
• Joe Dunn
  1,014,418 votes 46.7%

Controller; Republican Party

• Tony Strickland
  689,065 votes 40.7%
• Abel Maldonado
  626,552 votes 37%
• Jim Stieringer
  210,691 votes 12.4%
• Bret R. Davis
  91,758 votes 5.4%
• David L. Harris
  76,310 votes 4.5%

Controller; American Independent Party

• Warren Mark Campbell
  30,631 votes 100%

Controller; Green Party

• Laura Wells
  32,091 votes 100%

Controller; Libertarian Party

• Donna Tello
  16,700 votes 100%

Controller; Peace and Freedom Party

• Elizabeth Cervantes Barron
  4,047 votes 100%

Treasurer; Democratic Party

• Bill Lockyer
  2,079,908 votes 100%

Treasurer; Republican Party

• Claude Parrish
  912,810 votes 56.3%
• Keith S. Richman
  709,730 votes 43.7%

Treasurer; American Independent Party

• E. Justin Noonan
  30,683 votes 100%

Treasurer; Green Party

• Mehul M. Thakker
  31,177 votes 100%

Treasurer; Libertarian Party

• Marian Smithson
  16,745 votes 100%

Treasurer; Peace and Freedom Party

• Gerald Sanders
  3,681 votes 100%

Attorney General; Democratic Party

• Jerry Brown
  1,552,922 votes 63.3%
• Rocky Delgadillo
  903,508 votes 36.7%

Attorney General; Republican Party

• Chuck Poochigian
  1,553,590 votes 100%

Attorney General; Green Party

• Michael S. Wyman
  31,017 votes 100%

Attorney General; Libertarian Party

• Kenneth A. Weissman
  16,567 votes 100%

Attorney General; Peace and Freedom Party

• Jack Harrison
  3,736 votes 100%

Insurance Commissioner; Democratic Party

• Cruz M. Bustamante
  1,651,811 votes 70.5%
• John Kraft
  693,637 votes 29.5%

Insurance Commissioner; Republican Party

• Steve Poizner
  1,519,040 votes 100%

Insurance Commissioner; American Independent Party

• Jay Earl Burden
  29,276 votes 100%

Insurance Commissioner; Green Party

• Larry Cafiero
  30,741 votes 100%

Insurance Commissioner; Libertarian Party

• Dale F. Ogden
  16,762 votes 100%

Insurance Commissioner; Peace and Freedom Party

• Tom Condit
  3,850 votes 100%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Jack O'Connell
  2,116,205 votes 52.4%
• Sarah L. Knopp
  695,372 votes 17.3%
• Diane A. Lenning
  573,562 votes 14.2%
• Daniel L. Bunting
  338,173 votes 8.3%
• Grant McMicken
  317,561 votes 7.8%

US Senate

United States Senator; Democratic Party

• Dianne Feinstein
  2,176,829 votes 87%
• Colleen Fernald
  199,170 votes 8%
• Martin Luther Church
  127,291 votes 5%

United States Senator; Republican Party

• Richard "Dick" Mountjoy
  1,560,458 votes 100%

United States Senator; American Independent Party

• Don J. Grundmann
  30,785 votes 100%

United States Senator; Green Party

• Todd Chretien
  12,821 votes 46.2%
• Tian Harter
  10,312 votes 37.1%
• Kent P. Mesplay
  4,648 votes 16.7%

United States Senator; Libertarian Party

• Michael S. Metti
  16,742 votes 100%

United States Senator; Peace and Freedom Party

• Marsha Feinland
  4,109 votes 100%

US Representative

United States Representative; District 9; Democratic Party

• Barbara Lee
  97,874 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 9; Republican Party

• John "J. D." Dendulk
  9,350 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 9; Libertarian Party

• James Eyer
  318 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 10; Democratic Party

• Ellen O. Tauscher
  60,669 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 10; Republican Party

• Darcy Linn
  33,198 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 11; Democratic Party

• Jerry McNerney
  23,598 votes 52.8%
• Steve Filson
  12,744 votes 28.5%
• Steve Thomas
  8,390 votes 18.7%

United States Representative; District 11; Republican Party

• Richard W. Pombo
  35,493 votes 62.4%
• Paul N. "Pete" McCloskey, Jr.
  18,132 votes 31.9%
• Thomas A. "Tom" Benigno
  3,263 votes 5.7%

United States Representative; District 11; Peace and Freedom Party

• Dina Padilla (Write-in)

United States Representative; District 13; Democratic Party

• Fortney Pete Stark
  54,654 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 13; Republican Party

• George I. Bruno
  15,788 votes 100%

State Senate

State Senator; District 10; Democratic Party

• Ellen Corbett
  27,548 votes 39.1%
• Johan Klehs
  21,839 votes 31%
• John A. Dutra
  21,157 votes 29.9%

State Senator; District 10; Republican Party

• Lou Filipovich
  13,190 votes 58.1%
• Laura Riffle
  9,550 votes 41.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 14; Democratic Party

• Loni Hancock
  56,089 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 14; Republican Party

• Leigh N. Wolf
  11,171 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 15; Democratic Party

• Terry Coleman
  32,387 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 15; Republican Party

• Guy S. Houston
  34,662 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 16; Democratic Party

• Sandre R. Swanson
  25,915 votes 43.1%
• John Russo
  21,160 votes 35.2%
• Ronnie Gail Caplane
  7,451 votes 12.4%
• Tony Daysog
  5,645 votes 9.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 16; Peace and Freedom Party

• Edward Ytuarte
  133 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 18; Democratic Party

• Mary Hayashi
  21,513 votes 51.2%
• Bill McCammon
  20,511 votes 48.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 18; Republican Party

• Jill Buck
  11,670 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 20; Democratic Party

• Alberto Torrico
  28,283 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 20; Republican Party

• Ken Nishimura
  11,541 votes 100%

Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Democratic Party

• Betty T. Yee
  729,992 votes 100%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Republican Party

• David J. Neighbors
  332,218 votes 100%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Libertarian Party

• Kennita Watson
  5,841 votes 100%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Peace and Freedom Party

• David Campbell
  1,508 votes 100%

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party Central Committee; County of Alameda; Assembly District 14 (6 Elected)

• Maggie Gee, Democratic
  12,969 votes 16.7%
• Karen Weinstein, Democratic
  11,831 votes 15.3%
• Elizabeth Echols, Democratic
  11,136 votes 14.4%
• Beverly Greene, Democratic
  11,006 votes 14.2%
• Carl D. Jaramillo, Democratic
  10,703 votes 13.8%
• Joaquin J. Rivera, Democratic
  9,704 votes 12.5%
• Royce Kelley, Democratic
  9,677 votes 12.5%
• (17 Total Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Member, Democratic Party Central Committee; County of Alameda; Assembly District 16 (6 Elected)

• Melanie Sweeney-Griffith, Democratic
  22,797 votes 12.8%
• Sarah Andropoulos, Democratic
  20,361 votes 11.4%
• Bobbie J. Williams, Democratic
  19,077 votes 10.7%
• Kathy Neal, Democratic
  18,447 votes 10.4%
• Howard Egerman, Democratic
  16,171 votes 9.1%
• Jon Stuart, Democratic
  14,173 votes 8.0%
• Deanna Haffey Berzins, Democratic
  13,432 votes 7.5%
• Oyang W. Teng, Democratic
  13,298 votes 7.5%
• Summer Justice Shields, Democratic
  13,006 votes 7.3%
• Sylvia Spaniolo, Democratic
  12,938 votes 7.3%
• J. Alexander Ross, Democratic
  7,376 votes 4.1%
• Judy A. Belcher, Democratic
  6,213 votes 3.5%
• (32 Total Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Member, Democratic Party Central Committee; County of Alameda; Assembly District 18 (6 Elected)

• Linda Perry, Democratic
  25,472 votes 17.4%
• Diana Prola, Democratic
  23,675 votes 16.2%
• Robin Torello, Democratic
  22,127 votes 15.1%
• Ryan "Rocky" Fernandez, Democratic
  21,759 votes 14.8%
• Greg Sanborn, Democratic
  20,705 votes 14.1%
• Rick Trullinger, Democratic
  20,077 votes 13.7%
• Wafaa S. Aborashed, Democratic
  12,203 votes 8.3%
• (9 Total Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Member, Green Party Party, County Council, At-Large; County of Alameda (10 Elected)

• Wilson Riles, Green
  2,496 votes 10.9%
• Jessica Muldoon, Green
  2,467 votes 10.8%
• Kate Tanaka, Green
  2,172 votes 9.5%
• Patti Marsh, Green
  2,067 votes 9.0%
• Greg Jan, Green
  1,888 votes 8.2%
• Victoria Ashley, Green
  1,882 votes 8.2%
• Tahan K. Jones, Green
  1,857 votes 8.1%
• Khurshid Khoja, Green
  1,736 votes 7.6%
• Bob Marsh, Green
  1,705 votes 7.4%
• Janet S. Arnold, Green
  1,642 votes 7.2%
• Michael H. Rubin, Green
  1,489 votes 6.5%
• Chuck Giese, Green
  1,217 votes 5.3%
• (1 Total Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Member, Peace and Freedom Party Party Central Committee; County of Alameda; Supervisorial District 3 (4 Elected)

• Dave Kadlecek, Peace and Freedom
  35 votes 46.7%
• Albert Sargis, Peace and Freedom
  30 votes 40.0%
• (1 Total Write-In Votes 1.3%)

Judicial

Superior Court Judge; County of Alameda; Office 21

• Dennis Hayashi
  62,811 votes 31.5%
• Sandra K. Bean
  41,633 votes 20.9%
• Kathy E. Mount
  35,304 votes 17.7%
• Mike A. Nisperos, Jr.
  24,270 votes 12.2%
• Frederick Remer
  18,011 votes 9.0%
• Philip H. Knudsen
  16,947 votes 8.5%
• (694 Total Write-In Votes 0.3%)

County

Assessor; County of Alameda

• Ron Thomsen
  182,690 votes 99.4%
• (1,171 Total Write-In Votes 0.6%)

Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder; County of Alameda

• Patrick O'Connell
  186,135 votes 99.4%
• (1,072 Total Write-In Votes 0.6%)

District Attorney; County of Alameda

• Thomas J. Orloff
  183,651 votes 99.1%
• (1,602 Total Write-In Votes 0.9%)

Member, Board of Supervisors; County of Alameda; District 2

• Gail Steele
  16,431 votes 50.7%
• Richard Valle
  15,908 votes 49.1%
• (65 Total Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Member, Board of Supervisors; County of Alameda; District 3

• Alice Lai-Bitker
  21,473 votes 50.2%
• Shelia Young
  12,709 votes 29.7%
• Jim Price
  4,256 votes 10.0%
• Glenda Nardine
  2,785 votes 6.5%
• Lou Filipovich
  1,447 votes 3.4%
• (84 Total Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Sherriff/Coroner; County of Alameda

• Gregory J. Ahern
  179,716 votes 99.3%
• (1,227 Total Write-In Votes 0.7%)

Treasurer/Tax Collector; County of Alameda

• Donald R. White
  165,607 votes 80.8%
• R. D. "Rusty" Jackson
  38,758 votes 18.9%
• (657 Total Write-In Votes 0.3%)

School

County Superintendent of Schools; County of Alameda

• Sheila Jordan
  133,602 votes 62.7%
• John Bernard
  78,836 votes 37.0%
• (659 Total Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Member; Alameda County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1

• Jacki Fox Ruby
  17,899 votes 56.0%
• Lois Corrin
  13,947 votes 43.6%
• (138 Total Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Member; Alameda County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

• Felix Elizalde
  16,268 votes 55.0%
• Esther L. Holcomb
  13,244 votes 44.8%
• (79 Total Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Member; Alameda County Board of Education; Trustee Area 7

• Yvonne Martinez Cerrato
  25,864 votes 99.2%
• (218 Total Write-In Votes 0.8%)

Director; Oakland Unified School District; District 2

• David Kakishiba
  7,166 votes 99.2%
• (60 Total Write-In Votes 0.8%)

Director; Oakland Unified School District; District 4

• Gary Yee
  11,085 votes 99.0%
• (111 Total Write-In Votes 1.0%)

Director; Oakland Unified School District; District 6

• Chris Dobbins
  4,425 votes 51.9%
• Wandra J. Boyd
  4,071 votes 47.8%
• (22 Total Write-In Votes 0.3%)

City

Council Member; City of Hayward (2 Elected)

• Kevin Dowling
  8,745 votes 32.8%
• Matt "Mateo" Jimenez
  7,372 votes 27.6%
• Robert Lopez
  6,106 votes 22.9%
• Henry J. "Hank" Quintel
  2,243 votes 8.4%
• Gary L. Steinberger
  2,148 votes 8.0%
• (12 Total Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Mayor; City of Hayward

• Michael Sweeney
  9,279 votes 57.9%
• Brian M. Schott
  6,703 votes 41.8%
• (44 Total Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Auditor; City of Oakland

• Courtney Ruby
  23,562 votes 39.2%
• Roland E. Smith
  18,608 votes 30.9%
• Michael J. Kilian
  9,433 votes 15.7%
• Stewart Bolinger
  8,334 votes 13.9%
• (192 Total Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Councilmember; City of Oakland; District 2

• Patricia Kernighan
  4,694 votes 46.1%
• Aimee Allison
  4,000 votes 39.3%
• Shirley Gee
  1,471 votes 14.5%
• (12 Total Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Councilmember; City of Oakland; District 4

• Jean Quan
  12,921 votes 97.9%
• (272 Total Write-In Votes 2.1%)

Councilmember; City of Oakland; District 6

• Desley A. Brooks
  5,056 votes 53.3%
• Marcie Hodge
  3,314 votes 34.9%
• Nancy S. Sidebotham
  1,111 votes 11.7%
• (12 Total Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Mayor; City of Oakland

• Ronald V. Dellums
  42,073 votes 50.2%
• Ignacio De La Fuente
  27,647 votes 33.0%
• Nancy J. Nadel
  10,949 votes 13.1%
• Ron "Oz" Oznowicz
  1,834 votes 2.2%
• Arnie L. Fields
  857 votes 1.0%
• Hector "Reno" Reyna
  348 votes 0.4%
• (122 Total Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Mayor; City of San Leandro

• Anthony B. "Tony" Santos
  6,952 votes 47.7%
• Orval "Ob" Badger
  5,273 votes 36.2%
• Marcene Nardine
  1,462 votes 10.0%
• Lou Filipovich
  848 votes 5.8%
• (33 Total Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Member, City Council; City of San Leandro; Council District 1

• Michael J. Gregory
  7,365 votes 63.6%
• Frank Lynn (Withdrawn)
  4,171 votes 36.0%
• (41 Total Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Member, City Council; City of San Leandro; Council District 3

• Diana Souza
  5,398 votes 41.4%
• Julian P. Polvorosa
  5,195 votes 39.8%
• Nat Kleinstein
  2,419 votes 18.5%
• (29 Total Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Member, City Council; City of San Leandro; Council District 5

• Bill Stephens
  11,056 votes 99.1%
• (102 Total Write-In Votes 0.9%)

Special District

Member, Board of Directors; Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District; Zone 7 (4 Elected)

• Sarah Palmer
  15,042 votes 19.1%
• John James Greci, Jr.
  14,626 votes 18.5%
• William R. Stevens
  13,958 votes 17.7%
• Stephen A. Kalthoff
  13,629 votes 17.3%
• Christopher M. Moore
  12,432 votes 15.8%
• Georgean M. Vonheeder
  9,001 votes 11.4%
• (15 Total Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Proposition 81 California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006
Fail: 2,326,305 / 47.3% Yes votes ...... 2,590,954 / 52.7% No votes

Shall the state sell $600 million in bonds to provide grants to local agencies for the construction, renovation, and/or expansion of local library facilities?

Proposition 82 Preschool Education.
Tax on Incomes Over $400,000 for Individuals; $800,000 for Couples
Fail: 1,958,200 / 39.2% Yes votes ...... 3,036,217 / 60.8% No votes

Should the California Constitution and state law be amended to create and support a new, publicly funded, voluntary preschool program for children to attend in the year prior to kindergarten, to be funded by an increase in personal income tax rates for high income individuals?

Measure A Bonds -- Peralta Community College (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 97,621 / 75.7% Yes votes ...... 31,405 / 24.3% No votes

Shall Peralta Community College District, which includes Laney and Merritt Colleges in Oakland, Berkeley City College (Vista), and the College of Alameda, issue $390 million of bonds at the lowest legal interest rates to repair, renovate, construct, acquire, and equip classrooms, educational buildings and college campuses so long as spending is annually reviewed by an independent citizens' oversight committee, no funds are used for administrative salaries, and funds are spent locally and cannot be transferred to the State?

Measure B School Facilities Improvement Bond of 2006 -- Oakland Unified School District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 62,512 / 78.0% Yes votes ...... 17,664 / 22.0% No votes

To repair and modernize elementary, middle and high schools and pre-schools, including renovating classrooms, restrooms and other facilities to meet current safety standards, and repairing electrical, plumbing and other building systems; and to build libraries, classrooms, and science and computer labs, shall Oakland Unified School District issue $435 million in bonds at interest rates within the legal limit and establish a Citizens' Oversight Committee to monitor expenditures, with no money for administrator salaries?

Measure E Bonds -- Tracy Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 7,230 / 67.9% Yes votes ...... 3,414 / 32.1% No votes
   7204 (67.9%) Yes / 3404 (32.1%) No in San Joaquin County
   26 (72.2%) Yes / 10 (27.8%) No in Alameda County

To renovate and modernize Tracy High School, including replacing aging plumbing, updating electrical and safety systems, renovating and building new classrooms, and to complete Merrill West High School, shall Tracy Joint Unified School District be authorized to pay or reimburse the cost to construct, replace, renovate, equip and furnish school facilities, issue $51,000,000 in bonds at interest rates within the legal limit, with no funds for administrator salaries, and appoint an Independent Oversight Committee to monitor bond expenditures?

Measure F Street Paving and Storm Drain Facility Improvement Parcel Tax -- City of Albany (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 3,107 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 1,262 / 28.9% No votes

Do you approve a Street Paving and Storm Drain Facility Improvement Parcel Tax in the amount of $96.00 per Equivalent Residential Unit to raise revenue for city wide street paving and storm drain facility repairs and improvements, as is specifically set forth in the proposed Ordinance that appears in the voter pamphlet?

Measure G Special Supplemental Library Services Tax -- City of Albany (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 3,174 / 72.3% Yes votes ...... 1,215 / 27.7% No votes

Do you approve a Special Supplemental Library Services Tax in the amount of $24.00 per Equivalent Residential Unit to raise revenue for the Albany Library to maintain and improve library services in Albany, including the addition of four service hours on Sunday, as set forth in the proposed ordinance?

Measure H Term for Appointed Commission Members -- City of Albany (City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,912 / 77.6% Yes votes ...... 842 / 22.4% No votes

Do you approve the modification of Section 3.23 of the City Charter to provide that appointees to committees or commissions serve for a term lasting until the next general election?

Measure I Business License Fee Increase -- City of San Leandro (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,782 / 67.4% Yes votes ...... 4,727 / 32.6% No votes

To provide funding for San Leandro's general City services, including police and fire services, senior programs, youth activities, street repairs, park maintenance and library programs and hours, shall an Ordinance amending Section 2-2-500 of the San Leandro Municipal Code to increase the business license fees charged to businesses operating within the City of San Leandro be approved?