Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of Butte
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Governor; State of California

• Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican
  4,261,248 votes 56.1%
• Phil Angelides, Democratic
  2,956,489 votes 38.9%
• Peter Miguel Camejo, Green
  173,318 votes 2.3%
• Art Olivier, Libertarian
  100,523 votes 1.4%
• Janice Jordan, Peace and Freedom
  59,504 votes 0.7%
• Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
  52,660 votes 0.6%
• Robert C. Newman, II, Republican (Write-in)
• James E. Harris, Independent (Write-in)
• Elisha Shapiro, Independent (Write-in)
• Donald "Dr Don" Etkes, Independent (Write-in)
• Vibert Greene, Independent (Write-in)
• Dealphria Christina Tarver, Independent (Write-in)

Lieutenant Governor; State of California

• John Garamendi, Democratic
  3,673,027 votes 49.2%
• Tom McClintock, Republican
  3,378,791 votes 45.3%
• Donna J. Warren, Green
  203,434 votes 2.8%
• Lynnette Shaw, Libertarian
  122,297 votes 1.6%
• Jim King, American Independent
  59,598 votes 0.7%
• Stewart A. Alexander, Peace and Freedom
  37,211 votes 0.4%

Secretary of State; State of California

• Debra Bowen, Democratic
  3,541,949 votes 48.2%
• Bruce McPherson, Republican
  3,306,626 votes 45.0%
• Forrest Hill, Green
  154,791 votes 2.2%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  149,738 votes 2.0%
• Glenn McMillon, Jr., American Independent
  118,518 votes 1.6%
• Margie Akin, Peace and Freedom
  77,982 votes 1.0%

Controller; State of California

• John Chiang, Democratic
  3,713,780 votes 50.7%
• Tony Strickland, Republican
  2,954,128 votes 40.3%
• Laura Wells, Green
  222,222 votes 3.1%
• Elizabeth Cervantes Barron, Peace and Freedom
  183,287 votes 2.5%
• Donna Tello, Libertarian
  164,795 votes 2.2%
• Warren Mark Campbell, American Independent
  92,655 votes 1.2%

Treasurer; State of California

• Bill Lockyer, Democratic
  3,970,555 votes 54.5%
• Claude Parrish, Republican
  2,721,353 votes 37.3%
• Marian Smithson, Libertarian
  290,982 votes 4.0%
• Mehul M. Thakker, Green
  170,430 votes 2.3%
• E. Justin Noonan, American Independent
  81,162 votes 1.1%
• Gerald Sanders, Peace and Freedom
  61,661 votes 0.8%

Attorney General; State of California

• Jerry Brown, Democratic
  4,167,439 votes 56.3%
• Chuck Poochigian, Republican
  2,831,519 votes 38.3%
• Michael S. Wyman, Green
  166,065 votes 2.3%
• Kenneth A. Weissman, Libertarian
  155,213 votes 2.0%
• Jack Harrison, Peace and Freedom
  86,593 votes 1.1%

Insurance Commissioner; State of California

• Steve Poizner, Republican
  3,718,911 votes 51.0%
• Cruz M. Bustamante, Democratic
  2,810,416 votes 38.5%
• Dale F. Ogden, Libertarian
  267,695 votes 3.7%
• Larry Cafiero, Green
  232,035 votes 3.1%
• Tom Condit, Peace and Freedom
  161,232 votes 2.2%
• Jay Earl Burden, American Independent
  111,077 votes 1.5%

US Senate

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  4,445,123 votes 59.5%
• Richard "Dick" Mountjoy, Republican
  2,630,300 votes 35.2%
• Todd Chretien, Green
  124,507 votes 1.7%
• Michael S. Metti, Libertarian
  116,720 votes 1.5%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  101,021 votes 1.3%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  65,614 votes 0.8%
• Connor Vlakancic, Independent (Write-in)
• Jeffrey Mackler, Independent (Write-in)
• Lea Sherman, Independent (Write-in)
• Kent P. Mesplay, Green (Write-in)

US Representative

United States Representative; District 2

• Wally Herger, Republican
  108,002 votes 64.2%
• A. J. Sekhon, Democratic
  54,829 votes 32.5%
• E. Kent Hinesley, Libertarian
  5,613 votes 3.3%

United States Representative; District 4

• John T. Doolittle, Republican
  105,525 votes 49.4%
• Charles Duane Brown, Democratic
  97,705 votes 45.6%
• Dan Warren, Libertarian
  10,754 votes 5.0%

State Senate

State Senator; District 4

• Sam Aanestad, Republican
  143,572 votes 60.8%
• Paul Singh, Democratic
  78,775 votes 33.4%
• Tony Munroe, Libertarian
  7,346 votes 3.1%
• Robert Vizzard, Green
  6,517 votes 2.7%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 2

• Doug La Malfa, Republican
  77,257 votes 68.0%
• Mel Smith, Democratic
  33,739 votes 29.7%
• Phil Dynan, Peace and Freedom
  2,724 votes 2.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 3

• Rick Keene, Republican
  69,034 votes 61.3%
• Michael "Mickey" Harrington, Democratic
  43,697 votes 38.7%

Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization; District 2

• Bill Leonard, Republican
  976,156 votes 55.7%
• Tim Raboy, Democratic
  666,458 votes 38.0%
• Richard R. Perry, Peace and Freedom
  63,576 votes 3.6%
• Willard Del Michlin, Libertarian
  49,044 votes 2.7%

Judicial

California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Joyce L. Kennard
  74.5% Yes (3,870,014) 25.5% No (1,323,418)
• Carol A. Corrigan
  74.4% Yes (3,790,356) 25.6% No (1,307,174)

California State Court of Appeal; District 3 (Yes/No)

• Fred K. Morrison
  73.8% Yes (445,015) 26.2% No (158,134)
• Kathleen Butz
  72.0% Yes (435,606) 28.0% No (169,506)
• Cole Blease
  70.2% Yes (423,827) 29.8% No (179,947)
• Tani Cantil Sakauye
  70.3% Yes (419,230) 29.7% No (176,795)

Trustee; Yuba Community College District; Trustee Area 1

• George Nicholau
  77 votes 46.11%
• Barbara A. Warren
  63 votes 37.72%
• Annette Bertolini
  25 votes 14.97%
• (2 Total Write-In Votes 1.20%)

Board Member; Biggs Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Kathryn B. Sheppard
  807 votes 34.83%
• Vickie Speegle
  465 votes 20.07%
• Michael Felkins
  427 votes 18.43%
• Casey Bryan Ackerman
  309 votes 13.34%
• Kevin Stewart-Wall
  303 votes 13.08%
• (6 Total Write-In Votes 0.26%)

Board Member; Chico Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Rick Rees
  17346 votes 23.26%
• Andrea Lerner Thompson
  16446 votes 22.06%
• Kathleen E. Kaiser
  16253 votes 21.80%
• Anthony Watts
  14888 votes 19.97%
• Todd Sturgis
  5370 votes 7.20%
• E. F. "Gene" Lucas
  4047 votes 5.43%
• (214 Total Write-In Votes 0.29%)

Trustee; Gridley Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Diadra "D" Cain
  1457 votes 35.80%
• Lloyd Pierce
  1436 votes 35.28%
• Baudelia Maldonado-Howerton
  1159 votes 28.48%
• (18 Total Write-In Votes 0.44%)

Trustee; Gridley Unified School District; Trustee Area 3 (2 Elected)

• Kenneth E. Olson
  1890 votes 44.38%
• Nicki Herrera Llerenas
  1556 votes 36.53%
• J. B. Dornan
  803 votes 18.85%
• (10 Total Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Board Member; Paradise Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Mike Greer
  7378 votes 31.03%
• Timothy Titus
  7018 votes 29.52%
• Marilyn C. Connor
  6547 votes 27.54%
• Glenn A. Stankis
  2753 votes 11.58%
• (81 Total Write-In Votes 0.34%)

Board Member; Oroville Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Kathy Mac Intyre
  8457 votes 29.24%
• Dave Bruce
  7584 votes 26.23%
• Brenda L. Harris
  6506 votes 22.50%
• Al Upton
  6236 votes 21.56%
• (135 Total Write-In Votes 0.47%)

Board Member; Golden Feather Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Deborah J. Ingvoldsen
  610 votes 32.05%
• Don Saul
  485 votes 25.49%
• John T. Jans
  470 votes 24.70%
• Paula J. Neher
  331 votes 17.39%
• (7 Total Write-In Votes 0.37%)

Board Member; Manzanita Elementary School District; Full Term (2 Elected)

• Rick Argetsinger
  247 votes 40.83%
• Dale Puls
  195 votes 32.23%
• Colleen Dugan
  163 votes 26.94%

Board Member; Oroville City Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Katharine White
  4011 votes 34.72%
• Georgette Keeler
  3790 votes 32.81%
• Pamela Huston Horn
  3728 votes 32.27%
• (22 Total Write-In Votes 0.19%)

Board Member; Pioneer Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Reed Rankin
  361 votes 30.72%
• Jesse D. Nicholaw
  310 votes 26.38%
• Cindy Smith
  248 votes 21.11%
• Janet Fregoso
  248 votes 21.11%
• (8 Total Write-In Votes 0.68%)

County

County Supervisor; District 3

• Maureen A. Kirk
  8449 votes 51.50%
• Steve Bertagna
  7928 votes 48.32%
• (29 Total Write-In Votes 0.18%)

City

Council Member; City of Biggs (3 Elected)

• Judith Terry
  223 votes 22.37%
• Douglas Arnold
  209 votes 20.96%
• David A. Richins
  185 votes 18.56%
• Luke Waters
  140 votes 14.04%
• Roger D. David
  126 votes 12.64%
• Michael E. Bottorff
  112 votes 11.23%
• (2 Total Write-In Votes 0.20%)

Council Member; City of Chico (3 Elected)

• Mary Flynn
  12253 votes 20.26%
• Scott Gruendl
  11550 votes 19.10%
• Tom Nickell
  9967 votes 16.48%
• Mark Sorensen
  9888 votes 16.35%
• Daniel P. "Dan" Herbert
  9019 votes 14.91%
• Michael Dailey
  7703 votes 12.74%
• (101 Total Write-In Votes 0.17%)

Council Member; City of Gridley (2 Elected)

• Jerry Ann Fichter
  653 votes 29.71%
• Bruce Johnson
  648 votes 29.48%
• Dan Boeger
  628 votes 28.57%
• M. Rizwan Khan
  260 votes 11.83%
• (9 Total Write-In Votes 0.41%)

City of Oroville, Mayor

• Steven D. Jernigan
  1662 votes 54.91%
• Gordon Andoe
  1349 votes 44.57%
• (16 Total Write-In Votes 0.53%)

Council Member; City of Oroville (3 Elected)

• Sue Corkin
  1608 votes 16.52%
• Art "Bud" Hatley
  1545 votes 15.87%
• James D. Johansson
  1544 votes 15.86%
• Jack R. Berry
  1444 votes 14.83%
• Michael Howard
  1388 votes 14.26%
• A. "JR" Simpson
  1249 votes 12.83%
• Damon Robison
  937 votes 9.62%
• (21 Total Write-In Votes 0.22%)

City of Oroville, Treasurer

• Karolyn Fairbanks
  2352 votes 98.16%
• (44 Total Write-In Votes 1.84%)

Council Member; Town of Paradise (2 Elected)

• Frankie Rutledge
  4699 votes 27.30%
• Scott Lotter
  3996 votes 23.21%
• Kimball Shirey
  2607 votes 15.14%
• Lee Brown
  1883 votes 10.94%
• Larry Aggers
  1360 votes 7.90%
• Stan McEtchin
  835 votes 4.85%
• Rupert J. Butler
  820 votes 4.76%
• Phil "Tony" Orlando (Deceased)
  641 votes 3.72%
• V. D. Hales
  315 votes 1.83%
• (59 Total Write-In Votes 0.34%)

Special District

Board Member; South Feather Water and Power Agency; Division 3

• Dennis Moreland
  3324 votes 54.28%
• Jean Brown
  2790 votes 45.56%
• (10 Total Write-In Votes 0.16%)

Board Member; South Feather Water and Power Agency; Division 5

• Lou Cecchi
  3240 votes 51.43%
• Robert I. Warka
  3053 votes 48.46%
• (7 Total Write-In Votes 0.11%)

Board Member; Chico Area Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

• Fred Brooks
  17833 votes 32.65%
• Jan Sneed
  15039 votes 27.54%
• Ed Seagle
  11765 votes 21.54%
• Jeff R. Smith
  9735 votes 17.83%
• (242 Total Write-In Votes 0.44%)

Board Member; Durham Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

• June Blasingame
  1336 votes 30.90%
• Barbara Berger
  1280 votes 29.60%
• June Harry
  868 votes 20.07%
• Susan Dowdy
  799 votes 18.48%
• (41 Total Write-In Votes 0.95%)

Board Member; Feather River Recreation and Park District; Unexpired Short Term (2 Elected)

• Jan Hill
  6110 votes 28.77%
• Monique Gurr
  6093 votes 28.69%
• Susan J. Sears
  4486 votes 21.12%
• Charles M. Wilkerson
  4484 votes 21.11%
• (66 Total Write-In Votes 0.31%)

Board Member; Paradise Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

• Dianne Harmacek
  8143 votes 23.82%
• Les Johnson
  7685 votes 22.48%
• Albert "Al" McGreehan
  6686 votes 19.56%
• Lou Ann Roemer Choss
  4321 votes 12.64%
• Ed Neves
  3907 votes 11.43%
• William Toomey
  3366 votes 9.85%
• (78 Total Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Proposition 1A Transportation Funding Protection
Pass: 5,607,554 / 76.9% Yes votes ...... 1,686,478 / 23.1% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to further protect the state sales tax revenues for transportation purposes from general-purpose use and require any funds borrowed to be repaid to the transportation fund?

Proposition 1B Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security
Pass: 4,475,784 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 2,835,618 / 38.8% No votes

Should the state sell $19.9 billion in general obligation bonds to fund state and local transportation improvement projects to relieve congestion, improve movement of goods, improve air quality, and enhance safety and security of the transportation system?

Proposition 1C Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006
Pass: 4,197,435 / 57.4% Yes votes ...... 3,115,894 / 42.6% No votes

Should the state sell $2.9 billion in general obligation bonds to fund housing for lower-income residents and development in urban areas near public transportation?

Proposition 1D Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities
Pass: 4,143,502 / 56.5% Yes votes ...... 3,187,911 / 43.5% No votes

Should the state sell $10.4 billion in general obligation bonds to fund repair and upgrade of public schools, including kindergarten through grade 12, community colleges, and state universities?

Proposition 1E Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention
Pass: 4,638,636 / 64.0% Yes votes ...... 2,613,728 / 36.0% No votes

Should the state sell $4.1 billion in general obligation bonds to finance disaster preparedness and flood prevention projects at the state and local levels?

Proposition 83 Sex Offenders. Sexually Violent Predators. Punishment, Residence Restrictions and Monitoring
Pass: 5,200,908 / 70.5% Yes votes ...... 2,176,147 / 29.5% No votes

Should California amend existing laws relating to violent and habitual sex offenders and child molesters to increase penalties and monitoring?

Proposition 84 Water Quality, Safety and Supply. Flood Control. Natural Resource Protection. Park Improvements
Pass: 3,879,523 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 3,351,357 / 46.3% No votes

Should the state issue $5.4 billion in bonds for a wide variety of projects related to water safety, rivers, beaches, levees, watersheds, and parks and forests?

Proposition 85 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
Fail: 3,405,458 / 46.0% Yes votes ...... 4,000,442 / 54.0% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require notification of the parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated pregnant minor at least 48 hours before performing an abortion?

Proposition 86 Tax on Cigarettes
Fail: 3,607,506 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 3,902,558 / 52.0% No votes

Should the state impose an additional tax of $2.60 per cigarette pack to fund new and expanded health services, health insurance for children, and expand tobacco use prevention programs?

Proposition 87 Alternative Energy. Research, Production, Incentives. Tax on California Oil Producers
Fail: 3,372,394 / 45.3% Yes votes ...... 4,079,106 / 54.7% No votes

Should California establish a $4 billion Clean Alternative Energy Program to reduce California's oil and gasoline consumption by 25 percent through incentives for alternative energy, education, and training?

Proposition 88 Education Funding. Real Property Parcel Tax
Fail: 1,687,614 / 23.1% Yes votes ...... 5,631,590 / 76.9% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to levy an annual $50 real property tax on most parcels with the funds allocated to five K-12 education programs?

Proposition 89 Political Campaigns. Public Financing. Corporate Tax Increase. Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Limits
Fail: 1,847,919 / 25.5% Yes votes ...... 5,394,826 / 74.5% No votes

Should eligible candidates for state elective offices receive public campaign funding that is supported by new taxes on corporations and financial institutions, and should contribution limits be imposed on those candidates that do not receive public campaign funding?

Proposition 90 Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property
Fail: 3,456,431 / 47.7% Yes votes ...... 3,790,344 / 52.3% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require government to pay property owners for substantial economic losses resulting from some new laws and rules, and limit government authority to take ownership of private property?

Measure J Repair/Upgrade Yuba and Woodland Community Colleges -- Yuba Community College District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 75 / 41.21% Yes votes ...... 107 / 58.79% No votes

To repair/upgrade Yuba and Woodland Community Colleges, improve job training, university transfer, provide more courses to students close to home, repair/expand classrooms for math, science, healthcare, nursing, police, fire, public safety programs, upgrade electrical, heating, ventilation systems, repair leaky roofs, improve disabled access, upgrade technology, repair, construct, acquire, equip buildings, classrooms, sites, computer labs, shall Yuba Community College District issue $190 million in bonds, at legal rates, with mandatory audits and citizen oversight to monitor spending?

Measure C1 Fund Standby Costs of Providing Emergency Room Service -- BUTTE COUNTY (Special Property Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1549 / 74.94% Yes votes ...... 518 / 25.06% No votes

Shall a special property tax in the amount of $70 per residential equivalent unit, as enacted by Butte County Ordinance No. 3937 for a period of ten years, to fund stand-by costs of providing emergency room services at the Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital, and a corresponding increase in the County's spending limit for a period of four years, be approved?

Measure C2 Fund Stand-by Costs of Providing Emergency Room Service -- City of BIGGS (Special Property Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 308 / 77.58% Yes votes ...... 89 / 22.42% No votes

Shall a special property tax to fund stand-by costs of providing emergency room services at the Biggs-Gridley Hospital, in the amount of $70 per residential equivalent unit per year for ten years (vacant parcels and parcels without residential units shall not be subject to the tax), as enacted by the City of Biggs Resolution No. 2006-14, and a corresponding increase in the City's spending limit, be approved?

Measure C3 Fund Stand-by Costs of Providing Emergency Room Service -- City of GRIDLEY (Special Property Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1068 / 77.17% Yes votes ...... 316 / 22.83% No votes

Shall a special property tax to fund stand-by costs of providing emergency room services at the Biggs-Gridley Hospital, in the amount $70 per residential equivalent unit per year for ten years (vacant parcels and parcels without residential units shall not be subject to the tax), as enacted by City Resolution 2006-R-035, and a corresponding increase in the City's spending limit, be approved?