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November 6, 2007 Election

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County Results as of Nov 13 6:58pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (388/388)
21.5% Countywide Voter Turnout (40,562/188,961)
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  • City

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

    • Anthony J. Cannella
      3,153 votes 96.93%
    • (100 Total Write-In Votes 3.07%)

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

    • Guillermo Ochoa
      1,736 votes 29.41%
    • Rob Phipps
      1,655 votes 28.04%
    • Michael "Mike" Kline
      1,455 votes 24.65%
    • Steve Breckenridge
      1,041 votes 17.64%
    • (16 Total Write-In Votes .27%)

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

    • Harry Herbert
      2,882 votes 97.99%
    • (59 Total Write-In Votes 2.01%)

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

    • Jim Ridenour
      15,893 votes 95.48%
    • (753 Total Write-In Votes 4.52%)

    Council Member; City of Modesto; Chair #1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dave Lopez
      7,062 votes 39.53%
    • Robert Farrace
      6,220 votes 34.81%
    • Robert Stanford
      2,677 votes 14.98%
    • Brent Maynor
      1,841 votes 10.30%
    • (67 Total Write-In Votes .37%)

    Council Member; City of Modesto; Chair #3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Garrad Marsh
      14,861 votes 97.11%
    • (443 Total Write-In Votes 2.89%)

    Council Member; City of Modesto; Chair #6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Brad Hawn
      12,229 votes 68.58%
    • Tom Maher
      5,499 votes 30.84%
    • (104 Total Write-In Votes .58%)

    School

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

    • Faye Lane
      2,126 votes 20.95%
    • Jim Kinard
      2,114 votes 20.84%
    • Eric E. Ingwerson
      1,743 votes 17.18%
    • Diane Sol
      1,495 votes 14.73%
    • Yvette Nunes
      1,337 votes 13.18%
    • Donald McKim
      1,305 votes 12.86%
    • (26 Total Write-In Votes .26%)

    Governing Board Member; Modesto City SchoolsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Gary A. Lopez
      14,280 votes 26.57%
    • Steven Grenbeaux
      11,872 votes 22.09%
    • Kimberly Gerber Spina
      11,688 votes 21.75%
    • Maria E. Alvarez
      7,156 votes 13.31%
    • Rickey McGill
      4,402 votes 8.19%
    • Dale "Gene" Williams
      2,476 votes 4.61%
    • Sareth Pen
      1,756 votes 3.27%
    • (114 Total Write-In Votes .21%)

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

    • Steve Soderstrom
      283 votes 40.54%
    • Daniel Costa
      251 votes 35.96%
    • Rodney E. Machado
      164 votes 23.50%

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

    • Kelley Day
      681 votes 23.78%
    • Carolyn D. Brown
      630 votes 22.00%
    • Timothy Ellis
      624 votes 21.79%
    • Denise M. Hurd
      505 votes 17.63%
    • Travis Lake
      419 votes 14.63%
    • (5 Total Write-In Votes .17%)

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

    • Carole Dovichi
      1,346 votes 42.54%
    • Loretta Stokes Stein
      1,341 votes 42.38%
    • Ed Keene
      457 votes 14.44%
    • (20 Total Write-In Votes .63%)

    Governing Board Member; Hickman Community Charter School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Jonathan W. Merriam
      144 votes 32.00%
    • Elizabeth Thompson
      118 votes 26.22%
    • Sheridi Toste
      98 votes 21.78%
    • Lisa Clawson
      90 votes 20.00%

    Governing Board Member; Keyes Union School District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Sandra Marchant
      217 votes 41.02%
    • Bob Edwards
      203 votes 38.37%
    • Harinder Grewal
      107 votes 20.23%
    • (2 Total Write-In Votes .38%)

    Governing Board Member; Keyes Union School District; 2 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marianne Pietrzyk
      189 votes 63.42%
    • Henry Benavides
      109 votes 36.58%

    Governing Board Member; Patterson Joint Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Bobby Yamamoto
      923 votes 22.8%
    • Bruce Kelly
      751 votes 18.5%
    • Barbara J. Hartsell
      665 votes 16.4%
    • Gilbert F. Lujan
      545 votes 13.5%
    • Violet M. Wells
      433 votes 10.7%
    • Cerise Cameron-Grice
      373 votes 9.2%
    • Sonja Gunderson
      355 votes 8.8%
    • (5 Total Write-In Votes 0.1%)

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

    • Pamela P. Floyd
      428 votes 25.39%
    • John Mitchell, Jr.
      418 votes 24.79%
    • Kevin J. McBride-Luman
      360 votes 21.35%
    • Steven Costalupes
      319 votes 18.92%
    • Cohen Blount
      157 votes 9.31%
    • (4 Total Write-In Votes .24%)

    Governing Board Member; Shiloh School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Larry Inderbitzen
      106 votes 70.20%
    • Nelly Omlin
      45 votes 29.80%

    Governing Board Member; Turlock Joint Unified School District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Frank M. Lima
      4,085 votes 20.62%
    • Eileen Hamilton
      3,547 votes 17.91%
    • John C. Sims
      3,405 votes 17.19%
    • Loren R. Holt
      3,318 votes 16.75%
    • Victor Pedroza
      2,723 votes 13.75%
    • Jonna Baughn
      1,508 votes 7.61%
    • Yolanda Perez
      1,177 votes 5.94%
    • (46 Total Write-In Votes .23%)

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

    • Lorraine West
      549 votes 35.06%
    • Vicky Johnson
      512 votes 32.69%
    • Elisa Godoy
      501 votes 31.99%
    • (4 Total Write-In Votes .26%)

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

    • Michael Monschein
      119 votes 31.40%
    • Richard Garza
      104 votes 27.44%
    • Don J. Taro
      96 votes 25.33%
    • Susan Calvin
      60 votes 15.83%

    Special District

    Member; Keyes Municipal Advisory CouncilClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Jeff Reed
      183 votes 25.85%
    • Davie Landers, Jr.
      157 votes 22.18%
    • William H. Alexander
      156 votes 22.03%
    • Harinder Grewal
      109 votes 15.40%
    • Henry Benavides
      103 votes 14.55%

    Director; Keyes Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Robert Taylor
      118 votes 32.24%
    • Sidney Pete Moon
      109 votes 29.78%
    • Harinder Grewal
      82 votes 22.40%
    • William H. Alexander
      57 votes 15.57%

    Director; Modesto Irrigation District; Division 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cecil O. Hensley
      3,160 votes 64.08%
    • Nicholas S. "Nick" Bavaro
      1,756 votes 35.61%
    • (15 Total Write-In Votes .30%)

    Director; Oakdale Irrigation District; Division 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Frank Clark
      864 votes 60.80%
    • Richard D. Sylvester
      553 votes 38.92%
    • (4 Total Write-In Votes .28%)

    Director; Turlock Irrigation District; Division 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert Santos
      1,633 votes 59.17%
    • Michael V. Crowell
      1,118 votes 40.51%
    • (9 Total Write-In Votes .33%)

    Director; Salida Sanitary DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Chris A. Reyes
      375 votes 23.45%
    • Donna Murphy
      361 votes 22.58%
    • Gary Horton
      334 votes 20.89%
    • Brad Johnson
      297 votes 18.57%
    • Ronnie Alton
      232 votes 14.51%

    Local Measures

    Measure G General Obligation Bonds, 2007 -- Hart-Ransom Union School District
    388 / 59.15% Yes votes ...... 268 / 40.85% No votes

    Measure H 1/2% Sales Tax Initiative -- City of Ceres
    2,750 / 75.12% Yes votes ...... 911 / 24.88% No votes

    Measure I Advisory Vote: Should the City keep its current system
    of electing City Councilmembers? -- City of Modesto

    10,489 / 57.14% Yes votes ...... 7,868 / 42.86% No votes

    Measure J Advisory Vote on two proposed options
    for electing City Councilmembers -- City of Modesto

    Measure K General Obligation Bonds, 2007 -- Denair Unified School District (55% Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 812 / 62.95% Yes votes ...... 478 / 37.05% No votes

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