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February 5, 2008 Election

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County Results as of Mar 4 5:02pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (816/816)
66.9% Countywide Voter Turnout (318,224/475,821)
Statewide Results as of Mar 3 2:23pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (23109/23109)
55.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (8,718,668/15,712,264)

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  • President

    President of the United States; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
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    • Hillary Clinton, Democratic
      2,524,799 votes 51.8% 206 delegates
    • Barack Obama, Democratic
      2,093,318 votes 42.9% 164 delegates
    • John Edwards, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      188,634 votes 3.9%
    • Dennis Kucinich, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      23,077 votes 0.5%
    • Bill Richardson, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      19,367 votes 0.4%
    • Joe Biden, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      17,748 votes 0.3%
    • Mike Gravel, Democratic
      7,870 votes 0.1%
    • Chris Dodd, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      7,807 votes 0.1%

    President of the United States; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
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    • John McCain, Republican
      1,197,757 votes 42.3% 155 delegates
    • Mitt Romney, Republican
      980,969 votes 34.6% 15 delegates
    • Mike Huckabee, Republican
      328,387 votes 11.6%
    • Rudy Giuliani, Republican (Withdrawn)
      126,415 votes 4.5%
    • Ron Paul, Republican
      120,374 votes 4.3%
    • Fred Thompson, Republican (Withdrawn)
      49,318 votes 1.7%
    • Duncan Hunter, Republican
      13,682 votes 0.4%
    • Alan Keyes, Republican
      11,362 votes 0.4%
    • Tom Tancredo, Republican (Withdrawn)
      3,810 votes 0.1%
    • John H. Cox, Republican
      3,101 votes 0.1%
    • Sam Brownback, Republican (Withdrawn)
      2,426 votes 0.0%

    President of the United States; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
      16,068 votes 36.2%
    • Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
      14,811 votes 33.3%
    • Mad Max Riekse, American Independent
      13,597 votes 30.5%

    President of the United States; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ralph Nader, Green
      20,378 votes 60.7%
    • Cynthia McKinney, Green
      8,895 votes 26.5%
    • Elaine Brown, Green
      1,502 votes 4.5%
    • Kat Swift, Green
      1,028 votes 3.1%
    • Kent Mesplay, Green
      690 votes 2.0%
    • Jesse Johnson, Green
      590 votes 1.7%
    • Jared Ball, Green
      528 votes 1.5%

    President of the United States; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Christine Smith, Libertarian
      4,073 votes 25.0%
    • Steve Kubby, Libertarian
      2,787 votes 17.1%
    • Wayne A. Root, Libertarian
      2,284 votes 14.1%
    • Bob Jackson, Libertarian
      1,441 votes 8.9%
    • Barry Hess, Libertarian
      864 votes 5.3%
    • George Phillies, Libertarian
      822 votes 5.1%
    • Michael P. Jingozian, Libertarian
      759 votes 4.6%
    • Robert Milnes, Libertarian
      705 votes 4.3%
    • Daniel Imperato, Libertarian
      686 votes 4.2%
    • John Finan, Libertarian
      682 votes 4.1%
    • Dave Hollist, Libertarian
      660 votes 4.0%
    • Alden Link, Libertarian
      547 votes 3.3%

    President of the United States; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ralph Nader, Peace and Freedom
      2,515 votes 40.0%
    • Cynthia McKinney, Peace and Freedom
      1,346 votes 21.4%
    • Gloria E. La Riva, Peace and Freedom
      1,316 votes 21.0%
    • Brian Moore, Peace and Freedom
      338 votes 5.4%
    • John Crockford, Peace and Freedom
      337 votes 5.3%
    • Stewart A. Alexander, Peace and Freedom
      331 votes 5.2%
    • Stanley Hetz, Peace and Freedom
      107 votes 1.7%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for President of the United States)

    City

    Council Member; City of PinoleClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Debbie Long
      3,656 votes 67.24%
    • Ivette Ricco
      1,700 votes 31.27%
    • (81 Total Write-In Votes 1.49%)

    Shall Maria Alegria be recalled (removed) from the office of Council Member?; City of PinoleClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)
    3,498 / 58.38% Yes votes
    2,494 / 41.62% No votes

    • Maria Alegria

    Council Member to Succeed Maria Alegria If Recalled; City of PinoleClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Roy V. Swearingen
      2,055 votes 44.26%
    • Steve Denlis
      1,391 votes 29.96%
    • John D. Bender (withdrawn)
      1,035 votes 22.29%
    • (162 Total Write-In Votes 3.49%)

    Shall Stephen Tilton be recalled (removed) from the office of Council Member?; City of PinoleClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)
    3,357 / 57.38% Yes votes
    2,493 / 42.62% No votes

    • Stephen Tilton

    Council Member to Succeed Stephen Tilton If Recalled; City of PinoleClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Virginia Fujita
      3,897 votes 92.85%
    • (300 Total Write-In Votes 7.15%)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 91 Transportation Funds
    Fail: 3,299,749 / 41.7% Yes votes ...... 4,607,602 / 58.3% No votes
    Prohibits certain motor vehicle fuel taxes from being retained in General Fund and delays repayment of such taxes previously retained. Changes how and when General Fund borrowing of certain transportation funds is allowed.

    Proposition 92 Community Colleges. Funding. Governance. Fees
    Fail: 3,468,943 / 42.7% Yes votes ...... 4,651,996 / 57.3% No votes
    Establishes independent community college districts and Board of Governors. Requires minimum funding for schools and community colleges to be calculated separately. Sets fees at $15/unit and limits future increases.

    Proposition 93 Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office
    Fail: 3,807,067 / 46.4% Yes votes ...... 4,402,742 / 53.6% No votes
    Reduces permissible state legislative service to 12 years. Allows 12 years' service in one house. Current legislators can serve 12 years in current house, regardless of prior legislative service.

    Proposition 94 Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact
    Pass: 4,645,274 / 55.8% Yes votes ...... 3,685,926 / 44.2% No votes
    "Yes" Vote approves, and "No" Vote rejects, a law that ratifies an amendment to existing gaming compact between the state and Pechanga Band of Luiseņo Mission Indians.

    Proposition 95 Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact
    Pass: 4,642,915 / 55.8% Yes votes ...... 3,678,611 / 44.2% No votes
    "Yes" Vote approves, and "No" Vote rejects, a law that ratifies an amendment to existing gaming compact between the state and Morongo Band of Mission Indians.

    Proposition 96 Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact
    Pass: 4,619,969 / 55.6% Yes votes ...... 3,681,932 / 44.4% No votes
    "Yes" Vote approves, and "No" Vote rejects, a law that ratifies an amendment to existing gaming compact between the state and Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.

    Proposition 97 Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact
    Pass: 4,621,142 / 55.7% Yes votes ...... 3,676,646 / 44.3% No votes
    "Yes" Vote approves, and "No" Vote rejects, a law that ratifies an amendment to existing gaming compact between the state and Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.

    Local Measures

    Measure A Sales Tax Measure -- City of El Cerrito (Two-Thirds Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 6,860 / 71.08% Yes votes ...... 2,791 / 28.92% No votes
    The El Cerrito Pothole Repair, Local Street Improvement and Maintenance Measure. To improve neighborhood streets; enhance road safety citywide by fixing potholes; maintaining, repairing and repaving streets; sealing cracks; improving handicap ramps, crosswalks, bicycle lanes; and maintaining road markings and signage, shall the City of El Cerrito incur debt to immediately begin and accelerate street improvements, paid by establishing a dedicated one-half cent sales tax used exclusively for street improvements, with citizens' oversight and independent audits of expenditure?

    Measure B Telecommunications & Video Users Tax -- City of Richmond (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 16,081 / 73.98% Yes votes ...... 5,657 / 26.02% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted to reduce the rate of the City of Richmond's Telecommunications Users' Tax from 10% to 9.5%, and to revise the method for calculating and collecting the Telecommunications and Video Users' Tax to reflect technological advances and changes in state and federal law?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.


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