Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of Butte
(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%

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 2; Democratic Party

• A. J. Sekhon
  23,663 votes 55.1%
• Bill Falzett
  19,311 votes 44.9%
• Robert Seals (Write-in)

United States Representative; District 2; Republican Party

• Wally Herger
  69,669 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 2; Libertarian Party

• E. Kent Hinesley
  570 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 4; Democratic Party

• Charles Duane Brown
  26,241 votes 46.3%
• Lisa Rea
  19,038 votes 33.6%
• Michael Hamersley
  11,405 votes 20.1%

United States Representative; District 4; Republican Party

• John T. Doolittle
  63,731 votes 67.2%
• J. M. "Mike" Holmes
  31,162 votes 32.8%

United States Representative; District 4; Libertarian Party

• Dan Warren
  672 votes 100%

State Senate

State Senator; District 4; Democratic Party

• Paul Singh
  59,844 votes 100%

State Senator; District 4; Republican Party

• Sam Aanestad
  96,445 votes 100%

State Senator; District 4; Green Party

• Robert Vizzard
  1,235 votes 100%

State Senator; District 4; Libertarian Party

• Tony Munroe
  821 votes 100%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 2; Democratic Party

• Mel Smith
  16,441 votes 60.3%
• R. Glenn Hennemann
  10,839 votes 39.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 2; Republican Party

• Doug La Malfa
  49,877 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 2; Peace and Freedom Party

• Phil Dynan
  64 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 3; Democratic Party

• Michael "Mickey" Harrington
  29,289 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 3; Republican Party

• Rick Keene
  43,862 votes 100%

Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Democratic Party

• Tim Raboy
  284,857 votes 67%
• Tom Bright
  140,897 votes 33%

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Republican Party

• Bill Leonard
  353,710 votes 67.6%
• Ed Streichman
  170,154 votes 32.4%

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Libertarian Party

• Willard Del Michlin
  3,989 votes 100%

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Peace and Freedom Party

• Richard R. Perry
  866 votes 100%

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Butte; Supervisor District 5 (5 Elected)

• C. Lucinda De Young, Democratic
  1899 votes 14.57%
• Justin Meyers, Democratic
  1789 votes 13.73%
• Karen O'Neill, Democratic
  1734 votes 13.31%
• Gary C. Shallenberger, Democratic
  1653 votes 12.69%
• Michael "Mickey" Harrington, Democratic
  1598 votes 12.26%
• Suzanne Wild, Democratic
  1539 votes 11.81%
• Ronald Sampson, Democratic
  1408 votes 10.81%
• John W. Cecil, Democratic
  1383 votes 10.61%
• (28 Total Write-In Votes 0.21%)

School

County Superintendent of Schools; County of Butte

• Don McNelis
  34617 votes 99.07%
• (324 Total Write-In Votes 0.93%)

County

Supervisor; County of Butte; Supervisorial District 2

• Jane Dolan
  4250 votes 94.99%
• (224 Total Write-In Votes 5.01%)

Supervisor; County of Butte; Supervisorial District 3

• Maureen A. Kirk
  5232 votes 48.30%
• Steve Bertagna
  4700 votes 43.39%
• Chuck Kutz
  883 votes 8.15%
• (18 Total Write-In Votes 0.17%)

Assessor; County of Butte

• Kenneth O. Reimers
  35814 votes 99.28%
• (261 Total Write-In Votes 0.72%)

Auditor-Controller; County of Butte

• David A. Houser
  34764 votes 99.37%
• (219 Total Write-In Votes 0.63%)

County Clerk-Recorder; County of Butte

• Candace J. "Candy" Grubbs
  34692 votes 82.66%
• Linda J. Rhyne
  7239 votes 17.25%
• (41 Total Write-In Votes 0.10%)

District Attorney; County of Butte

• Michael L. Ramsey
  34700 votes 96.82%
• (1139 Total Write-In Votes 3.18%)

Sheriff-Coroner; County of Butte

• Perry L. Reniff
  31736 votes 74.98%
• Don "Hutch" Hutcheson
  10520 votes 24.85%
• (70 Total Write-In Votes 0.17%)

Treasurer-Tax Collector; County of Butte

• Dick Puelicher
  36976 votes 99.40%
• (222 Total Write-In Votes 0.60%)

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 General Obligation Bonds -- Oroville City Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 2697 / 45.47% Yes votes ...... 3235 / 54.53% No votes

In order to complete construction at Ishi Hills Middle School, including building a gymnasium and multipurpose building with space for a basketball court, music classroom, theater, cafeteria, and kitchen, developing athletic fields and installing bleachers, constructing classrooms and school office space, and purchasing computers, desks, and chairs, shall the Oroville City Elementary School District issue $10 million in bonds at interest rates within legal limits and establish a Citizens' Oversight Committee to monitor all expenditures?

Measure H General Obligation Bonds -- Marysville Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 84 / 50.60% Yes votes ...... 82 / 49.40% No votes

To improve the quality of education by repairing and modernizing worn-out local schools, such as repairing, upgrading or replacing roofs, heating/air conditioning and plumbing systems; constructing, acquiring, converting, furnishing and equipping school facilities; and to help qualify for State modernization and construction matching funds, shall the Marysville Joint Unified School District issue $37,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with citizens' oversight, independent audits, and no money for administrators' salaries?