Combined ballot

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

Governor

• Jerry Brown, Democratic
  5,417,731 votes 53.8%
• Meg Whitman, Republican
  4,120,020 votes 40.9%
• Chelene Nightingale, American Independent
  165,928 votes 1.7%
• Dale Ogden, Libertarian
  150,547 votes 1.5%
• Laura Wells, Green
  128,419 votes 1.2%
• Carlos Alvarez, Peace and Freedom
  92,637 votes 0.9%
• Hugh Bagley (Write-in)
• Anselmo A. Chavez (Write-in)
• Rowan Millar (Write-in)
• Nadia B. Smalley (Write-in)
• Jacob Vangelisti (Write-in)
• Rakesh Kumar Christian (Write-in)
• Lea Sherman (Write-in)
• Cassandra A. Lieurance (Write-in)

Lieutenant Governor

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  4,908,216 votes 50.2%
• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  3,814,102 votes 39.0%
• Pamela Brown, Libertarian
  573,451 votes 5.9%
• Jim King, American Independent
  184,628 votes 1.9%
• James Castillo, Green
  163,341 votes 1.7%
• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  116,037 votes 1.2%
• Karen England (Write-in)

Secretary of State

• Debra Bowen, Democratic
  5,095,875 votes 53.2%
• Damon Dunn, Republican
  3,659,834 votes 38.2%
• Ann Menasche, Green
  285,333 votes 3.0%
• Christina Tobin, Libertarian
  213,784 votes 2.3%
• Marylou Cabral, Peace and Freedom
  164,189 votes 1.7%
• Merton Short, American Independent
  161,749 votes 1.6%

Controller

• John Chiang, Democratic
  5,315,196 votes 55.2%
• Tony Strickland, Republican
  3,481,167 votes 36.2%
• Andrew Favor, Libertarian
  291,657 votes 3.1%
• Karen Martinez, Peace and Freedom
  209,217 votes 2.1%
• Ross Frankel, Green
  190,323 votes 1.9%
• Lawrence Beliz, American Independent
  153,801 votes 1.5%

Treasurer

• Bill Lockyer, Democratic
  5,423,219 votes 56.5%
• Mimi Walters, Republican
  3,473,543 votes 36.2%
• Charles Crittenden, Green
  229,971 votes 2.4%
• Edward Teyssier, Libertarian
  217,818 votes 2.2%
• Robert Lauten, American Independent
  135,648 votes 1.4%
• Debra Reiger, Peace and Freedom
  125,252 votes 1.3%

Attorney General

• Kamala Harris, Democratic
  4,434,275 votes 46.1%
• Steve Cooley, Republican
  4,361,392 votes 45.3%
• Peter Allen, Green
  257,631 votes 2.7%
• Timothy Hannan, Libertarian
  245,828 votes 2.6%
• Diane Templin, American Independent
  169,628 votes 1.7%
• Robert Evans, Peace and Freedom
  160,029 votes 1.6%

Insurance Commissioner

• Dave Jones, Democratic
  4,756,969 votes 50.6%
• Mike Villines, Republican
  3,534,296 votes 37.6%
• Richard Bronstein, Libertarian
  371,633 votes 4.0%
• Dina Padilla, Peace and Freedom
  292,735 votes 3.1%
• William Balderston, Green
  251,063 votes 2.6%
• Clay Pedersen, American Independent
  197,995 votes 2.1%

Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization; District 2

• George Runner, Republican
  1,188,822 votes 50.0%
• Chris Parker, Democratic
  1,019,298 votes 42.9%
• Willard Michlin, Libertarian
  112,721 votes 4.7%
• Toby Mitchell-Sawyer, Peace and Freedom
  58,201 votes 2.4%

US Legislature

United States Senator

• Barbara Boxer, Democratic
  5,208,389 votes 52.2%
• Carly Fiorina, Republican
  4,209,812 votes 42.2%
• Gail Lightfoot, Libertarian
  174,671 votes 1.8%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  134,729 votes 1.4%
• Duane Roberts, Green
  127,854 votes 1.2%
• Edward Noonan, American Independent
  125,154 votes 1.2%
• James E. Harris (Write-in)
• Hans J. Kugler (Write-in)
• Jerry Leon Carroll (Write-in)
• Connor Vlakancic (Write-in)

United States Representative; District 20

• Jim Costa, Democratic
  46,247 votes 51.8%
• Andy Vidak, Republican
  43,197 votes 48.2%

United States Representative; District 22

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  173,490 votes 100.0%
• John Uebersax (write-in)

State Senate

State Senator; District 16

• Michael Rubio, Democratic
  71,334 votes 60.5%
• Tim Thiesen, Republican
  46,717 votes 39.5%

State Senator; District 18

• Jean Fuller, Republican
  166,051 votes 68.9%
• Carter Pope, Democratic
  75,229 votes 31.1%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• David Valadao, Republican
  37,392 votes 60.6%
• Fran Florez, Democratic
  24,386 votes 39.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 32

• Shannon Grove, Republican
  97,470 votes 72.1%
• Holly Spohn-Gross, Democratic
  37,892 votes 27.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 34

• Connie Conway, Republican
  67,303 votes 70.2%
• Esmeralda Castro, Democratic
  28,657 votes 29.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 37

• Jeff Gorell, Republican
  90,649 votes 58.5%
• Ferial Masry, Democratic
  64,413 votes 41.5%

Judicial

California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Tani Cantil-Sakauye
  67.1% Yes (4,764,829) 32.9% No (2,340,721)
• Carlos Moreno
  67.7% Yes (4,739,562) 32.3% No (2,258,060)
• Ming Chin
  65.5% Yes (4,592,594) 34.5% No (2,422,435)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 5 (Yes/No)

• Brad Hill
  71.9% Yes (402,035) 28.1% No (157,473)
• Chuck Poochigian
  70.1% Yes (398,351) 29.9% No (170,269)
• Bert Levy
  70.8% Yes (393,957) 29.2% No (162,531)
• Jennifer Detjen
  69.4% Yes (384,716) 30.6% No (169,618)

School

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tom Torlakson
  4,214,449 votes 54.7%
• Larry Aceves
  3,469,665 votes 45.1%
• Diane Lenning (Write-in)

Member; Kern County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1

• Ronald Froehlich
  27991 votes 74.83%
• Marco Flores
  9173 votes 24.52%

Trustee; Kern Community College District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Pauline Larwood
  28185 votes 43.61%
• John A. Rodgers
  22783 votes 35.25%
• Jeff Lee Dreisen
  13147 votes 20.34%

Board Member; West Kern Community College District (3 Elected)

• Carolyn Hosking
  2238 votes 26.41%
• Dawn Cole
  2155 votes 25.43%
• Michael Long
  2082 votes 24.57%
• Larry F. Buttke
  1955 votes 23.07%

Board Member; Delano Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Lionel Reyna
  2936 votes 31.71%
• Art Armendariz
  2413 votes 26.06%
• Jean Flores
  2302 votes 24.86%
• Blanca E. Campos
  1570 votes 16.95%

Board Member; Kern High School District (3 Elected)

• Bryan Batey
  52392 votes 20.30%
• Martha McCuen Miller
  48780 votes 18.90%
• Mike Williams
  46013 votes 17.83%
• Marisa G. Wood
  36156 votes 14.01%
• Craig Holland
  32206 votes 12.48%
• John Turnbull
  21830 votes 8.46%
• Aaron Steenbergen
  19641 votes 7.61%

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

• Ken Anderson
  2417 votes 30.54%
• Carl "Rick" Twisselman, III
  2225 votes 28.12%
• Stan Barrett
  1713 votes 21.65%
• Jeremy T. Gregory
  1520 votes 19.21%

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

• Wayne E. Wallace
  1582 votes 27.02%
• Jesse Acebedo
  1223 votes 20.89%
• Patty Sanchez
  1221 votes 20.85%
• Danny Brown
  962 votes 16.43%
• Robert "Robby" Miller
  844 votes 14.42%

Board Member; El Tejon Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Anita Anderson
  1,243 votes 36.4%
• Cathy Wallace
  1,231 votes 36.0%
• Malinda Lee Chadwick
  941 votes 27.6%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%)

Board Member; Maricopa Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Christine Higgins
  178 votes 17.68%
• Barry Lindaman
  163 votes 16.19%
• Linda M. Owens
  155 votes 15.39%
• Alberta Stubblefield
  148 votes 14.70%
• Ted L. Destrampe
  142 votes 14.10%
• Rockey Shafer
  109 votes 10.82%
• Becky "Rebecca" Ashcraft
  106 votes 10.53%

Board Member; McFarland Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Jimmie Beltran
  629 votes 34.62%
• David Arguello
  443 votes 24.38%
• Marin Ortega, Jr.
  420 votes 23.12%
• Ramon Cruz Melendez
  311 votes 17.12%

Board Member; Mojave Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Andrew Parker
  1956 votes 27.42%
• Shawn Sprague
  1846 votes 25.88%
• Jim Hooper
  1632 votes 22.88%
• George F. "Ted" Hodgkinson
  1617 votes 22.67%

Board Member; Southern Kern Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Sandra "Sandy" Kirk
  2018 votes 21.41%
• Mario Gutierrez
  1860 votes 19.73%
• J. Vincent Otis
  1758 votes 18.65%
• Olaf Arthur Landsgaard
  1487 votes 15.77%
• Russell E. Lancaster, Jr.
  1291 votes 13.69%
• Robert Vincelette
  962 votes 10.20%

Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Area 1

• Carrie Austin
  6600 votes 68.20%
• Steven C. Vogel
  3012 votes 31.12%

Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Area 2

• Patty Snyder
  5055 votes 50.73%
• Naylan Bender
  4857 votes 48.74%

Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Area 4

• Tim Traynham
  5526 votes 55.69%
• Holly Hart
  4342 votes 43.76%

Board Member; Arvin Union School District; 2 Year Short Term

• Janie Arvizu
  864 votes 60.59%
• Tim Owens
  530 votes 37.17%

Board Member; Bakersfield City School District (2 Elected)

• Andrae Gonzales
  12591 votes 26.80%
• Pamela Baugher
  12296 votes 26.17%
• Karen Dewalt
  9430 votes 20.07%
• Jerry C. Tate
  8234 votes 17.53%
• Ronnie Cruz
  4247 votes 9.04%

Board Member; Delano Union School District (3 Elected)

• Ramon M. Cardenas
  1902 votes 18.33%
• Hubert Rabanal
  1769 votes 17.04%
• Michael Lanius
  1717 votes 16.54%
• Raul Alvizo
  1529 votes 14.73%
• Suzanne Villaruz
  1384 votes 13.33%
• Joe L. Luque
  1281 votes 12.34%
• Cathy Uranday
  783 votes 7.54%

Board Member; Fairfax School District (3 Elected)

• Javier G. Moreno
  789 votes 23.63%
• Patsy Rowles
  601 votes 18.00%
• Catherine Adams-Tange
  570 votes 17.07%
• Carolina Crisel
  556 votes 16.65%
• Robert Stotler
  413 votes 12.37%
• Raymond Oberlies
  391 votes 11.71%

Board Member; McKittrick School District (2 Elected)

• Carl F. Twisselman, II
  47 votes 46.08%
• David Cooper
  29 votes 28.43%
• Peggy Barlow
  24 votes 23.53%

Board Member; Midway School District (2 Elected)

• Teena Kuntz Simmons
  59 votes 27.06%
• Rachel Dayton
  57 votes 26.15%
• Stephen Fitzsimmons
  55 votes 25.23%
• Joel Martin
  47 votes 21.56%

Board Member; Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (2 Elected)

• Cheryl Palla
  16490 votes 43.40%
• Keith C. Wolaridge
  11386 votes 29.97%
• George Yurkas
  9877 votes 25.99%

Board Member; Richland School District (2 Elected)

• Tony Aguirre
  1092 votes 27.12%
• Steve Mann
  890 votes 22.10%
• Michael W. Svilich
  781 votes 19.39%
• Sherry Knapp
  726 votes 18.03%
• Carmen Trujillo
  533 votes 13.24%

Board Member; Rosedale Union School District (3 Elected)

• Trish Froehlich
  8768 votes 32.70%
• Blaine Geissel
  6539 votes 24.39%
• Barbara Mettler
  6461 votes 24.10%
• Jeff Tensley
  4873 votes 18.17%

Board Member; South Fork Union School District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Karrie Bunting
  708 votes 30.00%
• Sara Weghorst
  649 votes 27.50%
• Allan Jaffe
  541 votes 22.92%
• Michael Mollenauer
  449 votes 19.03%

Board Member; South Fork Union School District; 2 Year Short Term

• Scott P. Siddle
  638 votes 59.24%
• Catherine Murdoch
  434 votes 40.30%

Board Member; Standard School District (3 Elected)

• Pam Neal
  2358 votes 26.07%
• Steven Napier
  2346 votes 25.94%
• Pamela Jacobsen
  2221 votes 24.56%
• Barbara Hutchison
  2056 votes 22.73%

Board Member; Vineland School District (3 Elected)

• Viviana M. Ramirez
  133 votes 23.21%
• Andy Stenderup
  131 votes 22.86%
• Steve L. Hallum
  128 votes 22.34%
• Alejandra Segura
  99 votes 17.28%
• Juan Negrete
  76 votes 13.26%

Board Member; Wasco Union School District (3 Elected)

• Richard K. Reding
  1372 votes 24.61%
• James A. Forrest
  1073 votes 19.25%
• Marty Jones
  1018 votes 18.26%
• Danny M. Rueda
  896 votes 16.07%
• Ruby M. Dominguez
  815 votes 14.62%
• Sean Mellon
  392 votes 7.03%

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 2

• Zack Scrivner
  17261 votes 50.00%
• Steve A. Perez
  17048 votes 49.39%

City

Council Member; City of Arvin (3 Elected)

• Jose C. Flores
  764 votes 25.19%
• Toni Pichardo
  748 votes 24.66%
• Steven Ojeda
  583 votes 19.22%
• Alfredo Moreno
  473 votes 15.60%
• Ange McNeill
  434 votes 14.31%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 1

• Rudy Salas, Jr.
  2141 votes 43.87%
• Jerry M. Shipman
  790 votes 16.19%
• Wesley Crawford, Sr.
  584 votes 11.97%
• Marvin Dean
  519 votes 10.64%
• Humberto Gomez
  493 votes 10.10%
• Wesley Davis, Jr.
  337 votes 6.91%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 3

• Ken Weir
  10097 votes 95.34%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 4

• David Couch
  13065 votes 82.65%
• Daniel Mbagwu
  2637 votes 16.68%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 7

• Russell Johnson
  4489 votes 57.71%
• Martin Bertram
  3222 votes 41.42%

Mayor; City of California City

• Patrick D. Bohannon
  1262 votes 45.20%
• Larry M. Adams
  1199 votes 42.94%
• Gualberto J. "Wally" Melendez
  316 votes 11.32%

Council Member; City of California City (2 Elected)

• Edward Fuller
  1257 votes 29.01%
• Charles "Chuck" McGuire
  1179 votes 27.21%
• Michael S. Edmiston
  934 votes 21.56%
• Syble Thomas
  930 votes 21.46%

Treasurer; City of California City

• Sharon Williams
  2300 votes 95.71%

Council Member; City of Delano (2 Elected)

• Joe Aguirre
  2431 votes 35.51%
• Liz Morris
  2343 votes 34.22%
• Ruben "Ruby" Hill
  2045 votes 29.87%

Council Member; City of Maricopa (2 Elected)

• Cynthia Tonkin
  99 votes 20.45%
• Virgil L. Bell
  75 votes 15.50%
• Gail Y. Bullard
  60 votes 12.40%
• Dianna J. Emfinger
  60 votes 12.40%
• John L. Horn, Jr.
  49 votes 10.12%
• Jeffrey Frank Westenberger
  46 votes 9.50%
• Kasey Henderson
  46 votes 9.50%
• Kristin Blanco
  26 votes 5.37%
• Roy C. Parker
  18 votes 3.72%

Treasurer; City of Maricopa

• Dorine B. Horn
  218 votes 94.78%

Mayor; City of McFarland

• Manuel Cantu, Jr.
  450 votes 42.02%
• Kenneth Rosson
  369 votes 34.45%
• Rafael Melendez
  246 votes 22.97%

Council Member; City of McFarland (2 Elected)

• Vidal Santillano
  360 votes 21.13%
• Russell Coker
  359 votes 21.07%
• Steve Garza
  356 votes 20.89%
• Donnie Campbell
  254 votes 14.91%
• Alicia Puentes
  204 votes 11.97%
• Yvonne C. Navarrette
  162 votes 9.51%

Council Member; City of Ridgecrest (2 Elected)

• Marshall Chip Holloway
  2686 votes 17.76%
• Jason Patin
  2099 votes 13.88%
• Thomas R. Wiknich
  1912 votes 12.65%
• Walter Maurer
  1845 votes 12.20%
• Christina Witt
  1579 votes 10.44%
• Randy Jenkins
  1028 votes 6.80%
• Larry L. Lewis
  947 votes 6.26%
• Herman E. Foster, Sr.
  854 votes 5.65%
• Robert "Bob" Anderson
  831 votes 5.50%
• Warren Campbell
  636 votes 4.21%
• Jack B. Noyer
  608 votes 4.02%

Council Member; City of Shafter (2 Elected)

• Cathy L. Prout
  1251 votes 35.62%
• Jon Johnston
  1173 votes 33.40%
• Sandra E. Florez
  1080 votes 30.75%

Council Member; City of Taft (3 Elected)

• Paul Linder
  792 votes 17.60%
• Randy Miller
  769 votes 17.09%
• Ronald Wayne Waldrop
  705 votes 15.67%
• Orchel D. Krier
  695 votes 15.44%
• Dee Bankston
  607 votes 13.49%
• Gypsy Freeman
  465 votes 10.33%
• Cliff Thompson
  248 votes 5.51%
• Greg Gray
  209 votes 4.64%

Council Member; City of Tehachapi (3 Elected)

• Linda S. Vernon
  1292 votes 24.87%
• Phil Smith
  1123 votes 21.62%
• Susan C. Wiggins
  1067 votes 20.54%
• Henry L. Schaeffer
  967 votes 18.62%
• Stanley A. Beckham
  712 votes 13.71%

Special District

Director; Arvin Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Robert Rodriguez
  814 votes 28.48%
• Cesar Moreno
  772 votes 27.01%
• Jude Anthony Urueta
  535 votes 18.72%
• Donald Gene Denney
  465 votes 16.27%
• Michael T. Uphoff
  253 votes 8.85%

Director; Bear Valley Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Al Romano
  1342 votes 20.72%
• Bonnie Shea
  1222 votes 18.87%
• William T. Mason, Jr.
  1168 votes 18.04%
• Victor D. Keesey
  965 votes 14.90%
• John Bryant
  886 votes 13.68%
• Walter Ritchie
  879 votes 13.57%

Director; Golden Hills Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Laura Lynne Wyatt
  1307 votes 34.62%
• Ernest "Bud" Sargent
  1257 votes 33.30%
• Larry F. Barrett
  1183 votes 31.34%

Director; Rosamond Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Greg Wood
  1699 votes 23.92%
• Kathleen S. Spoor
  1410 votes 19.85%
• Rick L. Webb
  1283 votes 18.07%
• Robert C. Scherer
  1028 votes 14.47%
• Alfred E. Wallis
  931 votes 13.11%
• Bill Karper
  721 votes 10.15%

Director; Stallion Springs Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Sandy Young
  729 votes 33.32%
• Susan M. Mueller
  705 votes 32.22%
• Lori Morales
  377 votes 17.23%
• Bea Saldana
  374 votes 17.09%

Director; Kern Valley Health Care District (2 Elected)

• David W. Derr
  2656 votes 31.97%
• Kathryn Knight
  1706 votes 20.53%
• Wesley S. Thomas, Jr.
  1202 votes 14.47%
• Thomas D. Bostick
  1099 votes 13.23%
• John R. Blythe
  930 votes 11.19%
• Saul W. McGarity
  674 votes 8.11%

Director; Southwest Health Care District (2 Elected)

• Janice Keenberg
  1189 votes 37.41%
• Michelle Neville
  1177 votes 37.04%
• Malinda Lee Chadwick
  778 votes 24.48%

Director; Tehachapi Valley Health Care District (3 Elected)

• Susan J.P. Hall
  5720 votes 22.69%
• Kim J. Horowitz
  3996 votes 15.85%
• Gary D. Olsen
  3962 votes 15.72%
• Henry L. Schaeffer
  3324 votes 13.19%
• Pete Sturn
  2303 votes 9.14%
• Eric Dodson
  1673 votes 6.64%
• John W. Hicks
  1668 votes 6.62%
• Teri Kahn
  1401 votes 5.56%
• Priscilla L. Mester
  1103 votes 4.38%

Board Member; Lamont Public Utility District; Office 4

• Maria R. Hernandez
  657 votes 56.39%
• Antonio P. Cuellar
  500 votes 42.92%

Board Member; Lamont Public Utility District; Office 5

• Daniel V. Portillo
  361 votes 32.20%
• Gilbert Alaniz
  291 votes 25.96%
• Leticia Prado
  275 votes 24.53%
• Jose Jesus Ramirez
  120 votes 10.70%
• Manuel Ramirez
  62 votes 5.53%

Director; McFarland Recreation and Park District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Ron Woods
  494 votes 28.65%
• Jesus G. Ramos, III
  485 votes 28.13%
• Ruben G. Garza
  464 votes 26.91%
• Dora Garza Martinez
  265 votes 15.37%

Director; McFarland Recreation and Park District; 2 Year Short Term

• Brenda "Jojo" Bradford
  822 votes 70.26%
• Gerardo Marquez
  338 votes 28.89%

Director; Shafter Recreation and Park District; 2 Year Short Term

• G. Ray Welz
  1346 votes 53.05%
• Maria E. Martinez
  1179 votes 46.47%

Director; Lost Hills Utility District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Rosario Villasana Velasquez
  39 votes 44.83%
• Sergio Rivera
  25 votes 28.74%
• Estella L. Cortez
  23 votes 26.44%

Director; Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency; Division 1

• Charlie O'Loughlin
  4,847 votes 69.1%
• Carl B. Hunter, Jr.
  2,171 votes 30.9%

Director; Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency; Division 2

• Keith Dyas
  6255 votes 82.50%
• Matthew Rottman
  1297 votes 17.11%

Director; Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency; Division 3

• Frank S. Donato
  10,250 votes 64.4%
• Neal A. Weisenberger
  5,657 votes 35.6%

Board Member; Kern County Water Agency; Division 1

• Theodore R. "Ted" Page
  6926 votes 62.24%
• Fred L. Starrh
  4141 votes 37.22%

Director; Greenfield County Water District (2 Elected)

• Roberto Figueroa
  721 votes 40.23%
• David Rasmussen
  583 votes 32.53%
• Richard A. Crane
  473 votes 26.40%

Director; Tehachapi Cummings County Water District; Division 3

• Robert R. Schultz
  5304 votes 56.34%
• William L. Nelson
  4065 votes 43.18%

Director; West Kern Water District (2 Elected)

• Scott Niblett
  1802 votes 28.18%
• Barry M. Jameson
  1748 votes 27.34%
• Thomas M. Leclair
  1693 votes 26.48%
• Stephen J. Steinhoffer
  1138 votes 17.80%

Proposition 19 Legalizes Marijuana Under California But Not Federal Law. Permits Local Governments to Regulate and Tax Commercial Production, Distribution, and Sale of Marijuana
Fail: 4,634,383 / 46.5% Yes votes ...... 5,322,716 / 53.5% No votes

Should California legalize the possession and cultivation of marijuana for personal use of adults 21 years and older, and allow state and local governments to regulate and tax related commercial activities?

Proposition 20 Redistricting of Congressional Districts
Pass: 5,733,104 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 3,628,769 / 38.8% No votes

Should the state Constitution be amended to have the Citizens Redistricting Commission redistrict for the U.S. House of Representatives, to change existing redistricting criteria, and to reduce the redistricting timeline?

Proposition 21 Establishes $18 Annual Vehicle License Surcharge to Help Fund State Parks and Wildlife Programs. Grants Surcharged Vehicles Free Admission to All State Parks
Fail: 4,181,226 / 42.7% Yes votes ...... 5,605,610 / 57.3% No votes

Should the state levy an additional annual $18 vehicle license surcharge to provide funds to operate and maintain California's state parks and wildlife protection programs?

Proposition 22 Prohibits the State From Borrowing Or Taking Funds Used for Transportation, Redevelopment, Or Local Government Projects and Services
Pass: 5,722,627 / 60.6% Yes votes ...... 3,717,765 / 39.4% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to prohibit the state, even during a severe fiscal hardship, from redirecting certain tax revenues dedicated to transportation or local governments?

Proposition 23 Suspends Implementation Of Air Pollution Control Law (AB 32) Requiring Major Sources Of Emissions To Report And Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions That Cause Global Warming, Until Unemployment Drops To 5.5 Percent Or Less For Full Year
Fail: 3,727,076 / 38.5% Yes votes ...... 5,962,305 / 61.5% No votes

Should the AB 32 air pollution control law be suspended until unemployment drops to 5.5 percent or less for a full year?

Proposition 24 Repeals Recent Legislation That Would Allow Businesses to Lower Their Tax Liability
Fail: 3,939,118 / 41.9% Yes votes ...... 5,461,674 / 58.1% No votes

Should recent tax law changes that allow some businesses to pay lower state income tax be repealed?

Proposition 25 Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass Budget and Budget-Related Legislation From Two-Thirds to A Simple Majority. Retains Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes
Pass: 5,251,319 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 4,284,852 / 44.9% No votes

Should the state Constitution be amended to allow passage of budget bills by a simple majority in each house of the state Legislature and should legislators be required to forfeit their pay if a budget is not passed on time?

Proposition 26 Requires That Certain State and Local Fees Be Approved By Two-Thirds Vote. Fees Include Those That Address Adverse Impacts on Society Or the Environment Caused By the Fee-Payer's Business
Pass: 4,915,262 / 52.4% Yes votes ...... 4,460,681 / 47.6% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds vote approval for the imposition of certain state and local fees that now require majority vote approval?

Proposition 27 Eliminates State Commission on Redistricting. Consolidates Authority for Redistricting With Elected Representatives
Fail: 3,729,612 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 5,457,940 / 59.4% No votes

Should the state Constitution and state laws be amended to eliminate the Citizens Redistricting Commission established by the voters in 2008, return all redistricting to the state Legislature, and change the redistricting criteria?

Measure C School Facilities Support -- Fairfax School District (Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1265 / 74.06% Yes votes ...... 443 / 25.94% No votes

To improve learning and safety in neighborhood schools and qualify for state matching funds, shall Fairfax School District rehabilitate/replace aging school safety, heating, ventilation, roofing, plumbing, electrical and building systems; upgrade classroom technology and school libraries; build a new school to relieve overcrowding; and renovate, acquire, construct and equip schools; by issuing $24.8 million of bonds at legal interest rates, with mandatory audits, citizens' oversight, no administrators' salaries and all funds benefiting Fairfax schools?

Measure D New Public Safety Employee Pensions -- City of Bakersfield (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 40305 / 55.21% Yes votes ...... 32693 / 44.79% No votes

Shall the City of Bakersfield adopt the following law: Effective January 1, 2011, new City of Bakersfield sworn public safety employees will pay 100% of their employee pension contribution and be eligible for a maximum retirement allowance with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) at a 2% at age 50 formula based on their average salary calculated over 36 highest paid consecutive months.

Measure E Funding for Water Supply and Distribution -- City of California City (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1312 / 46.69% Yes votes ...... 1498 / 53.31% No votes

Shall a city-wide special tax of up to $120.00 per lot or parcel be approved for each of ten (10) fiscal years beginning July 1, 2011, for water supply and distribution purposes?

Measure F Funding for lockable Mailboxes -- Bear Valley Community Services District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1459 / 53.02% Yes votes ...... 1293 / 46.98% No votes

To maintain public safety, shall the Bear Valley Community Services District replace the existing nonlockable mailboxes with lockable mailboxes (cluster mail box units) by levying a one-time special tax of $140 on each parcel of land and providing a comprehensive audit to ensure proper use of the tax revenue. The tax will be levied through a one-time property tax on each privately owned parcel within the district.

Measure G Facilities Improvement -- Kern Valley Health Care District (Bonds - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 2988 / 53.82% Yes votes ...... 2564 / 46.18% No votes

To improve healthcare in Kern Valley, build a new emergency room, meet current seismic standards, purchase mortgaged assets to reduce annual operating costs, and provide modern medical technology, including cardiac, ultrasound and radiology, shall the Kern Valley Healthcare District be authorized to issue up to $22,700,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee, annual audits, and provided no funds are used for administrative salaries?

Measure H Funding for Raise in Appropriations Limit -- North Edwards Water District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 58 / 42.65% Yes votes ...... 78 / 57.35% No votes

Shall a special tax of up to $50.00 per lot or parcel and concurrent raise in the appropriations limit be approved for each of four fiscal years beginning July 1, 2012?