Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of Santa Clara
(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%
• Lea Sherman (Write-in)
• Hugh Bagley (Write-in)
• Anselmo A. Chavez (Write-in)
• Rowan Millar (Write-in)
• Nadia B. Smalley (Write-in)
• Rakesh Kumar Christian (Write-in)
• Jacob Vangelisti (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 1

• Betty Yee, Democratic
  1,608,581 votes 63.1%
• Kevin Scott, Republican
  793,073 votes 31.2%
• Kennita Watson, Libertarian
  77,232 votes 3.0%
• Sherill Borg, Peace and Freedom
  70,584 votes 2.7%

US Senate

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)
• Connor Vlakancic (Write-in)
• Hans J. Kugler (Write-in)
• Jerry Leon Carroll (Write-in)

US Representative

United States Representative; District 11

• Jerry McNerney, Democratic
  115,361 votes 48.0%
• David Harmer, Republican
  112,703 votes 46.9%
• David Christensen, American Independent
  12,439 votes 5.1%

United States Representative; District 14

• Anna Eshoo, Democratic
  151,217 votes 69.1%
• Dave Chapman, Republican
  60,917 votes 27.9%
• Paul Lazaga, Libertarian
  6,735 votes 3.0%

United States Representative; District 15

• Mike Honda, Democratic
  126,147 votes 67.6%
• Scott Kirkland, Republican
  60,468 votes 32.4%

United States Representative; District 16

• Zoe Lofgren, Democratic
  105,841 votes 67.9%
• Daniel Sahagun, Republican
  37,913 votes 24.3%
• Edward Gonzalez, Libertarian
  12,304 votes 7.8%

State Senate

State Senator; District 10

• Ellen Corbett, Democratic
  139,799 votes 66.6%
• Rob Maffit, Republican
  58,262 votes 27.8%
• Ivan Chou, American Independent
  11,871 votes 5.6%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 20

• Bob Wieckowski, Democratic
  76,446 votes 72.9%
• Adnan Shahab, Republican
  28,460 votes 27.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 21

• Rich Gordon, Democratic
  89,927 votes 60.1%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  52,809 votes 35.3%
• Ray Bell, Jr., Libertarian
  6,925 votes 4.6%

Member of the State Assembly; District 22

• Paul Fong, Democratic
  74,501 votes 67.1%
• Eric Hickok, Republican
  30,143 votes 27.1%
• T. J. Campbell, Libertarian
  6,478 votes 5.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 23

• Nora Campos, Democratic
  58,629 votes 75.1%
• Atul Saini, Republican
  19,494 votes 24.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 24

• Jim Beall, Democratic
  81,526 votes 62.0%
• Robert Chandler, Republican
  50,087 votes 38.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 27

• Bill Monning, Democratic
  102,124 votes 66.8%
• Linda Black, Republican
  50,831 votes 33.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 28

• Luis Alejo, Democratic
  56,098 votes 62.8%
• Robert Bernosky, Republican
  33,264 votes 37.2%

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 6 (Yes/No)

• Conrad Rushing
  75.7% Yes (351,197) 24.3% No (112,997)

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; Santa Clara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

• Michael Chang
  35,027 votes 50.9%
• George K. Tyson
  25,353 votes 36.9%
• Lynette Lee Eng
  8,413 votes 12.2%
• (16 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Member; Santa Clara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 6

• Craig Mann
  35,584 votes 62.57%
• Angie M. Cardoza
  21,290 votes 37.43%

Member; Santa Clara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 7

• Julia Hover-Smoot
  20,431 votes 45.97%
• Adam Escoto
  18,574 votes 41.79%
• Cy Mann
  5,443 votes 12.25%

Trustee; Gavilan Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 1

• Walter A. Glines
  13,378 votes 53.71%
• Eleanor S. Villarreal
  11,531 votes 46.29%

Trustee; Gavilan Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 3 (2 Elected)

• Kent L. Child
  13,106 votes 36.26%
• Tony Ruiz
  10,359 votes 28.66%
• Elvira Zaragoza Robinson
  8,223 votes 22.75%
• Stelvio Locci
  4,455 votes 12.33%

Trustee; San Jose/Evergreen Community College District; Trustee Area 4

• Maria Fuentes
  13,906 votes 69.90%
• Andres Quintero
  5,989 votes 30.10%

Trustee; San Jose/Evergreen Community College District; Trustee Area 6

• Jeffrey Lease
  14,834 votes 51.42%
• Richard Hobbs
  14,016 votes 48.58%

Trustee; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Chad Walsh
  48,991 votes 35.9%
• Jack Lucas
  48,008 votes 35.2%
• Joe Pandit
  39,287 votes 28.8%
• (20 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• Buck Polk
  33,725 votes 38.3%
• Maggie Wong
  32,948 votes 37.4%
• Mark Little
  21,330 votes 24.2%
• (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Trustee Area 3

• Nicholas D. Heimlich
  56,648 votes 67.2%
• Kathi N. Tran
  27,704 votes 32.8%
• (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Gilroy Unified School District (4 Elected)

• Jaime Rosso
  7,289 votes 24.82%
• Dom Payne
  5,626 votes 19.16%
• Francisco Dominguez
  5,564 votes 18.94%
• Tom Bundros
  5,552 votes 18.90%
• Denise Apuzzo
  5,339 votes 18.18%

Board Member; Morgan Hill Unified School District (4 Elected)

• Ron Woolf
  8,117 votes 17.28%
• Claudia M. Rossi
  7,731 votes 16.45%
• Shelle G. Thomas
  6,665 votes 14.19%
• Don Moody
  6,468 votes 13.77%
• Bart Fisher
  4,478 votes 9.53%
• Kirsten Francis Carr
  4,033 votes 8.58%
• Bob Benevento
  3,991 votes 8.49%
• Armando Benavides
  3,346 votes 7.12%
• Brenda Cayme
  2,156 votes 4.59%

Trustee; Santa Clara Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Christine Ellen Koltermann
  9,231 votes 20.78%
• Ina K. Bendis
  8,572 votes 19.30%
• Viola Smith
  8,251 votes 18.58%
• Patricia C. Flot
  8,129 votes 18.30%
• Anna Strauss
  6,612 votes 14.89%
• Ashish Mangla
  3,624 votes 8.16%

Trustee; Santa Clara Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Andrew Ratermann
  16,072 votes 60.99%
• Adela Saadat
  10,281 votes 39.01%

Board Member; East Side Union High School District (3 Elected)

• J. Manuel Herrera
  39,771 votes 20.02%
• Frank Biehl
  36,863 votes 18.56%
• Van T. Le
  30,577 votes 15.39%
• Robert Nunez
  27,714 votes 13.95%
• Leo Cortez
  27,032 votes 13.61%
• Derek Grasty
  22,314 votes 11.23%
• Lupe Arellano Guido
  14,374 votes 7.24%

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

• William "Bill" Wilson
  28,199 votes 22.70%
• Barbara Nunes
  27,689 votes 22.29%
• Hung Wei
  26,562 votes 21.39%
• Michael S. Goldman
  11,424 votes 9.20%
• Pradeep Jain
  10,912 votes 8.79%
• Miyuki Iwata Goldman
  10,662 votes 8.58%
• Monet Goldman
  8,752 votes 7.05%

Board Member; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Cynthia Chang
  11,840 votes 28.3%
• Douglas Ramezane
  11,486 votes 27.4%
• Michele Van Zuiden
  10,895 votes 26.0%
• Neil Green
  7,635 votes 18.2%
• (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; San Benito High School District (3 Elected)

• Bill Tiffany
  21 votes 30.88%
• Tim Shellito
  16 votes 23.53%
• Mary Encinias
  13 votes 19.12%
• Steve De Lay
  12 votes 17.65%
• Guille Reynoso
  6 votes 8.82%

Board Member; Alum Rock Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Frank Chavez
  6,023 votes 18.57%
• Darcie Green
  4,818 votes 14.86%
• Scott Hung Pham
  3,737 votes 11.52%
• Lalo Morales
  3,735 votes 11.52%
• Gustavo Gonzalez
  3,707 votes 11.43%
• Marcos Gutierrez
  3,279 votes 10.11%
• Ray Turner
  3,039 votes 9.37%
• Miguel Baldoni
  2,381 votes 7.34%
• Aaron Resendez
  1,709 votes 5.27%

Board Member; Berryessa Union School District (3 Elected)

• David Cohen
  10,486 votes 29.53%
• Linda Chen
  7,020 votes 19.77%
• David J. Neighbors
  6,354 votes 17.89%
• Rudy Nasol
  4,288 votes 12.08%
• David S. Hernandez
  3,774 votes 10.63%
• Dale Warner
  3,587 votes 10.10%

Board Member; Cambrian School District (3 Elected)

• Alan Baker
  4,747 votes 31.40%
• Stacey Brown
  3,290 votes 21.77%
• Randy Scofield
  2,484 votes 16.43%
• Jeff Cutuli
  2,316 votes 15.32%
• Gary Chronert
  2,279 votes 15.08%

Board Member; Campbell Union School District (3 Elected)

• Julie Constant
  13,491 votes 31.94%
• Danielle M.S. Cohen
  10,892 votes 25.79%
• Scott Kleinberg
  9,997 votes 23.67%
• Audrey Arancio
  7,855 votes 18.60%

Board Member; Evergreen School District (3 Elected)

• Jim Zito
  11,837 votes 27.46%
• Sylvia Alvarez
  10,500 votes 24.36%
• Jeff L. Fischer
  10,456 votes 24.26%
• Merrilee Claverie
  10,310 votes 23.92%

Board Member; Franklin-McKinley School District (3 Elected)

• Buu Chau Thai
  7,861 votes 31.89%
• Keith-Khoa Nguyen
  6,242 votes 25.32%
• Rudy J. Rodriguez
  6,017 votes 24.41%
• Bryan Do
  4,531 votes 18.38%

Board Member; Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Jennifer Straw
  952 votes 21.8%
• Mario Montana
  911 votes 20.8%
• Shannon Hickok
  862 votes 19.7%
• Karen Rothschild
  629 votes 14.4%
• Charlotte Boisvert-Khandelwal
  604 votes 13.8%
• Jeffrey Jarnigan
  412 votes 9.4%
• (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; Los Gatos Union School District (3 Elected)

• Kathleen K. Bays
  5,276 votes 25.54%
• Tina Orsi-Hartigan
  4,856 votes 23.51%
• Scott R. Broomfield
  3,908 votes 18.92%
• Marcia E. Wold
  3,412 votes 16.52%
• Bill Adamec
  3,202 votes 15.50%

Board Member; Luther Burbank School District (3 Elected)

• Ramona Garcia
  420 votes 25.19%
• Francis Rivera
  343 votes 20.58%
• Mirna T. Garcia
  247 votes 14.82%
• Lizandro Carrasco
  205 votes 12.30%
• Pamela Ortiz
  174 votes 10.44%
• Ilda Vasquez
  139 votes 8.34%
• Kim Perez
  139 votes 8.34%

Board Member; Moreland Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Karen Whipple
  6,534 votes 29.40%
• Heather Sutton
  6,267 votes 28.20%
• Lori Booroojian
  5,296 votes 23.83%
• Hazel S. Vasquez
  4,128 votes 18.57%

Board Member; Mount Pleasant School District (3 Elected)

• Robert A. Ramirez
  2,520 votes 34.26%
• Betty Martinez
  1,953 votes 26.55%
• Gail Tremaine
  1,492 votes 20.29%
• Anthony J. Lopez
  1,390 votes 18.90%

Trustee; Oak Grove School District; Trustee Area 3

• Dennis Hawkins
  3,451 votes 73.58%
• Kaushik Joglekar
  1,239 votes 26.42%

Board Member; Saratoga Union School District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Patty Buchanan
  5,192 votes 34.27%
• Michael A. Gipe
  4,507 votes 29.75%
• Paige Berardo
  3,514 votes 23.19%
• Ashley Chao
  1,938 votes 12.79%

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

• Arati Nagaraj
  3,578 votes 59.33%
• Alice Bidel
  2,453 votes 40.67%

Board Member; Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Cindy Goodsell
  8,092 votes 24.38%
• Sheila Billings
  6,800 votes 20.49%
• Janice Hector
  6,666 votes 20.08%
• Reid Bierly
  4,792 votes 14.44%
• Tim Wancewicz
  4,493 votes 13.54%
• Brian Stark
  2,347 votes 7.07%

County

County Supervisor; Santa Clara County; Supervisorial District 1

• Mike Wasserman
  52,158 votes 57.53%
• Forrest Williams
  38,509 votes 42.47%

City

Council Member; City of Campbell (3 Elected)

• Evan Low
  6,997 votes 25.67%
• Richard Waterman
  4,172 votes 15.31%
• Jeff Cristina
  3,861 votes 14.17%
• Liz Gibbons
  3,208 votes 11.77%
• Phil JR Reynolds
  2,533 votes 9.29%
• Brian Brennan
  2,061 votes 7.56%
• Frank Jewett
  2,044 votes 7.50%
• Robert S. Dougherty
  1,422 votes 5.22%
• Larry Grattan
  959 votes 3.52%

Council Member; City of Gilroy (3 Elected)

• Peter Leroe-Munoz
  4,381 votes 18.65%
• Dion Bracco
  4,272 votes 18.19%
• Peter Arellano
  4,218 votes 17.96%
• Paul V. Kloecker
  3,607 votes 15.36%
• Art Barron
  2,926 votes 12.46%
• Russ Valiquette
  2,387 votes 10.16%
• Pasquale Greco
  1,699 votes 7.23%

Council Member; City of Los Altos (2 Elected)

• Val Carpenter
  6,582 votes 31.68%
• Jarrett Fishpaw
  5,865 votes 28.23%
• Curtis Cole
  4,500 votes 21.66%
• Matt Sweeney
  1,988 votes 9.57%
• Nancy M. Carlson
  1,839 votes 8.85%

Council Member; Town of Los Altos Hills (2 Elected)

• Gary C. Waldeck
  2,074 votes 35.64%
• John Radford
  2,009 votes 34.52%
• Joan Sherlock
  1,737 votes 29.85%

Council Member; Town of Los Gatos (3 Elected)

• Diane McNutt
  6,860 votes 27.88%
• Joe Pirzynski
  6,701 votes 27.24%
• Steven Leonardis
  6,353 votes 25.82%
• Judy Glickman
  4,688 votes 19.06%

Mayor; City of Milpitas

• Jose "Joe" Esteves
  6,266 votes 42.60%
• Debbie Giordano
  4,098 votes 27.86%
• Pete "Primo" McHugh
  3,529 votes 23.99%
• Rob Means
  815 votes 5.54%

Council Member; City of Milpitas (2 Elected)

• Armando Gomez
  5,323 votes 22.77%
• Althea Polanski
  3,691 votes 15.79%
• Carmen Montano
  3,631 votes 15.53%
• Nancy Mendizabal
  2,895 votes 12.38%
• Bill Ferguson
  2,372 votes 10.15%
• Robert Windisch
  2,073 votes 8.87%
• Gary Roope
  1,765 votes 7.55%
• Byron Winters
  1,628 votes 6.96%

Council Member; City of Monte Sereno (3 Elected)

• Curtis Rogers
  926 votes 24.50%
• Burton Craig
  924 votes 24.44%
• Marshall W. Anstandig
  891 votes 23.57%
• Toni Gouveia Yamamoto
  545 votes 14.42%
• Don Perry
  494 votes 13.07%

Mayor; City of Morgan Hill

• Steve Tate
  5,991 votes 52.91%
• Art College
  3,353 votes 29.61%
• Marby Lee
  1,978 votes 17.47%

Council Member; City of Morgan Hill (2 Elected)

• Rich Constantine
  4,126 votes 22.84%
• Gordon Siebert
  3,043 votes 16.84%
• Lee Schmidt
  2,727 votes 15.09%
• Ken Galloway
  2,141 votes 11.85%
• Rick G. Moreno
  2,072 votes 11.47%
• Michael A. Castelan
  1,408 votes 7.79%
• David Gene Mounteer
  1,387 votes 7.68%
• Joseph Carrillo
  1,164 votes 6.44%

Council Member; City of Mountain View (3 Elected)

• Margaret Abe-Koga
  12,284 votes 27.17%
• Ronit Bryant
  10,325 votes 22.84%
• Jac Siegel
  9,349 votes 20.68%
• Daniel Brian Waylonis
  5,725 votes 12.66%
• Greg David
  4,588 votes 10.15%
• Aaron Jabbari
  2,937 votes 6.50%

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 5

• Xavier Campos
  5,218 votes 51.84%
• Magdalena Carrasco
  4,847 votes 48.16%

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 7

• Madison Nguyen
  7,625 votes 54.33%
• Minh Duong
  6,410 votes 45.67%

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 9

• Donald Rocha
  15,549 votes 62.98%
• Larry Pegram
  9,139 votes 37.02%

Mayor; City of Santa Clara

• Jamie L. Matthews
  15,258 votes 63.43%
• Chris Stampolis
  8,797 votes 36.57%

Council Member; City of Santa Clara; Seat 2

• Patrick Kolstad
  12,962 votes 54.12%
• M. Nadeem
  10,990 votes 45.88%

Council Member; City of Santa Clara; Seat 5

• Patricia Mahan
  13,540 votes 56.27%
• Teresa O'Neill
  10,522 votes 43.73%

Council Member; City of Saratoga (3 Elected)

• Chuck Page
  6,167 votes 21.60%
• Jill Hunter
  5,169 votes 18.10%
• Emily Lo
  4,889 votes 17.12%
• Yan Zhao
  4,740 votes 16.60%
• Pragati Grover
  4,219 votes 14.77%
• Nancy Kirk
  3,372 votes 11.81%

Special District

Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 1

• Don Gage
  33,438 votes 59.11%
• Tom Kruse
  17,080 votes 30.19%
• Roberto J. Sepulveda
  6,053 votes 10.70%

Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 4

• Linda J. Lezotte
  32,341 votes 58.19%
• Dan Furtado
  23,240 votes 41.81%

Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 7

• Brian Andrew Schmidt
  30,726 votes 56.80%
• Louis E. Becker
  23,366 votes 43.20%

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 A Santa Clara County Children's Health Protection -- County of Santa Clara (parcel tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 279,844 / 58.76% Yes votes ...... 196,397 / 41.24% No votes

To protect and maintain children's health and prevent serious illnesses through regular medical checkups, immunizations, and early detection; to reduce costs from unnecessary emergency room use; and to prevent elimination of insurance coverage for low-income children of working families; shall Santa Clara County enact a $29 dollar annual parcel tax; limited to 10 years; with independent citizens oversight, full public disclosure of all spending, and subject to audits?

YES

NO

Measure B Traffic Congestion Relief and Road Improvement Measure -- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 246,079 / 51.93% Yes votes ...... 227,773 / 48.07% No votes

To repair potholes, repave and maintain local streets, improve traffic flow on local roads; increase Santa Clara County's share of state/federal matching funds; improve safety; and pay for other congestion and pollution mitigation projects; shall the motor vehicle registration fee be increased $10 for each vehicle registered in Santa Clara County; thereby relieving traffic congestion, improving streets and reducing polluted, toxic roadway runoff which contaminates water supplies, with all revenues to remain in Santa Clara County?
YES
NO

Measure C Term Limits -- Santa Clara Valley Water District (Term Limits of Water Board - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 334,678 / 75.34% Yes votes ...... 109,553 / 24.66% No votes

Shall an ordinance of the Santa Clara Valley Water District limiting Board members, whether elected or appointed after the established effective date, from serving more than three successive 4-year terms; which sets forth the effect of partial terms; and which establishes an effective date of December 3, 2010, to be approved?

YES

NO

Measure E parcel tax -- Foothill-De Anza Community College District (parcel tax for Foothill-De-Anza CCD - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 73,404 / 58.00% Yes votes ...... 53,162 / 42.00% No votes

To protect Foothill College/De Anza College from State budget cuts, provide local funding that cannot be taken by the State, preserve affordable, quality education for students, including:

• Core academic classes including math, science and writing;
• training for careers in healthcare, nursing, paramedics, technology, engineering and sciences; and
• preparing students to transfer to 4-year universities,

Shall Foothill/De Anza Community College District levy $69 per parcel annually for six years with citizen oversight and no money for administrators' salaries?

YES
NO

Measure G Bonds -- San Jose/Evergreen Community College District (Bond Issue - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 111,032 / 58.81% Yes votes ...... 77,759 / 41.19% No votes

To better prepare San Jose City College/Evergreen College students for good paying jobs and transfer to four-year colleges, shall San Jose Evergreen Community College District upgrade, acquire, construct energy-efficient technology-driven teaching classrooms, labs, sites, facilities equipment for health/science, general education/job-training, upgrade outdated electrical, plumbing, heating/ventilation systems, by issuing $268 million in bonds at legal rates, qualifying for matching funds, with citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, all funds staying local?

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure H Bonds -- Santa Clara Unified School District (Unified School District Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 21,839 / 64.44% Yes votes ...... 12,051 / 35.56% No votes

To upgrade school fire, safety and security systems, renovate and reopen closed schools, install solar panels to decrease energy costs and save money for classrooms, acquire sites for future schools and expand overcrowded schools; shall the Santa Clara Unified School District issue $81.1 million in general obligation bonds, at interest rates within legal limits, subject to an annual audit and with an independent citizens' oversight committee?

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure I Parcel Tax -- East Side Union High School District (parcel tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 63,866 / 57.37% Yes votes ...... 47,465 / 42.63% No votes

To retain and attract excellent teachers and support staff, increase student access to science, technology, math and core academic classes required for college admission and careers, keep guidance counselors, continue to fund art, music and athletics and keep our schools safe and secure, shall the East Side Union High School District be authorized to levy $98 per parcel annually for six years with citizen oversight, an exemption for seniors, no money for administrator salaries, and guaranteed local control of funds?

YES

NO

Measure J Bonds -- Franklin-McKinley School District (school bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 10,860 / 69.91% Yes votes ...... 4,674 / 30.09% No votes

To provide safe, modern neighborhood schools with updated computer technology, maximize energy efficiency to save money, improve student learning for local elementary school students by acquiring, upgrading, constructing, equipping classrooms, site/facilities, science/computer labs, replacing aging roofs, plumbing, heating, ventilation/electrical systems, improving fire alarms, school security/earthquake safety, shall Franklin-McKinley School District issue $50,000,000 of bonds, with independent oversight, annual audits, no money for administrators' salaries, and all funds staying local?

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure K Bonds -- Moreland Elementary School District (school bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 9,035 / 69.15% Yes votes ...... 4,031 / 30.85% No votes

Without increasing current tax rates and to continue providing high quality education for local students by upgrading science labs, updating computer learning technology, maximizing energy efficiency and water conservation to save money, acquiring, constructing, repairing, equipping classrooms/sites/facilities/equipment, upgrading fire and security systems, and improving disabled access, shall Moreland Elementary School District issue $55,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with citizen oversight, annual audits, no funds for administrators' salaries and all funds staying in local schools?

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure L Parcel Tax -- Cambrian School District (parcel tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 5,843 / 58.41% Yes votes ...... 4,160 / 41.59% No votes

To maintain high academic achievement for local students by providing strong core and accelerated academic programs like reading, writing, science and math, retaining quality teachers and supporting smaller class sizes, improving access to computers, technology, and libraries, shall Cambrian Elementary School District authorize an education parcel tax of $96 per year per parcel for six years, with citizen oversight, an exemption available for seniors, no funds used for administrators' salaries, and every dollar staying in our local schools?

YES

NO

Measure M Business License Tax -- City of Campbell (Business License Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8,852 / 69.59% Yes votes ...... 3,869 / 30.41% No votes

To maintain/protect city services, including 911 emergency response times, firefighters, police patrols, crime prevention, city streets and pothole repair, after-school programs for children/teens and senior programs, shall the City of Campbell modify the existing business license tax set in 1982, with the cost for most businesses increasing $50 and limiting annual cost-of-living adjustments to 2%, with proceeds placed in the City's General Fund for local use and with independent annual financial audits?

YES

NO

Measure N Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Campbell (hotel tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,254 / 73.16% Yes votes ...... 3,395 / 26.84% No votes

To help prevent additional budget cuts and maintain/protect city services, including 911 emergency response times, firefighters, police patrols, crime prevention, city streets and pothole repair, after-school programs for children/teens and nutrition programs for seniors, shall the City of Campbell increase the existing transient occupancy tax charged to hotel guests from 10% to 12% with proceeds placed in the City's General Fund for local use and with independent annual financial audits?

YES

NO

Measure O Appointing City Clerk and Treasurer -- City of Campbell (Appointing City Clerk and Treasurer - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6,622 / 57.25% Yes votes ...... 4,944 / 42.75% No votes

Shall the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer by appointive?

YES

NO

Measure P Appointing City Clerk and Treasurer -- City of Morgan Hill (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5,158 / 45.97% Yes votes ...... 6,062 / 54.03% No votes

Shall the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer be appointive?

YES

NO

Measure Q Zoning -- City of Saratoga (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6,939 / 49.28% Yes votes ...... 7,143 / 50.72% No votes

Shall the City of Saratoga adopt an ordinance setting a two-story limit for buildings on land in Commercial and Professional and Administrative Office zoning districts in the City and requiring voter approval of any future change to the two-story limit on those lands?

YES

NO

Measure R Firefighter Charter Amendment -- City of Palo Alto (firefighter charter amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 6,567 / 24.81% Yes votes ...... 19,906 / 75.19% No votes

Shall the Charter be amended to require the City to continuously maintain in all budgetary years at least the number of Fire Department Personnel authorized in the 2009-10 Annual Budget, and to prohibit the City from implementing any proposal to reduce fire staffing levels or close or relocate a fire station unless the City Council holds two public hearings, submits the measure to voters, and a majority of voters approve the proposal?

Measure S Election Date Change -- City of Palo Alto (election date change - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 19,509 / 76.27% Yes votes ...... 6,071 / 23.73% No votes

To consolidate with county and State elections and help reduce the City's election costs, shall Article 111, Section 3 of the Palo Alto City Charter be amended to change the City's general municipal elections to each even-numbered year, with the next election scheduled for 2012, and to extend the terms of all current council members by one year in order to complete the transition to even-numbered year elections?

Measure T Utility Users Tax -- City of Mountain View (Utility Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 14,993 / 70.11% Yes votes ...... 6,393 / 29.89% No votes

Without increasing the tax rate residents and businesses currently pay, shall the City of Mountain View adopt an ordinance to update its Utility Users Tax, that would ensure equal treatment of taxpayers regardless of telecommunications technology used and provide funds to preserve essential services including: fire protection; rapid emergency response and crime prevention; library hours and services; gang prevention programs; and maintenance of city parks, playgrounds and athletic fields; with independent audits and all revenue staying in Mountain View?

YES

NO

Measure U Marijuana Business Tax -- City of San Jose (Marijuana Business Tax - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 184,305 / 78.33% Yes votes ...... 50,992 / 21.67% No votes

In order to provide funding for essential City services such as police, fire, emergency response, street maintenance, pothole repair, parks, libraries and youth and senior programs, shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a tax at a rate of up to 10% of gross receipts on marijuana businesses in San Jose, subject to existing independent financial audits, with all revenue controlled by the City?

YES

NO

Measure V Binding Arbitration -- City of San Jose (binding arbitration - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 148,368 / 66.41% Yes votes ...... 75,038 / 33.59% No votes

To provide fiscal stability, control costs and maintain City services to residents, shall the Charter be amended to permit binding arbitration only if outside arbitrators are (1) required to base awards to employees primarily on the City's ability to pay; and (2) prohibited from; creating any unfunded liability for the City, increasing police and firefighter compensation more than the rate of increase in General Fund revenues, or granting retroactive benefits?

YES

NO

Measure W Pension Reform -- City of San Jose (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 162,367 / 72.14% Yes votes ...... 62,710 / 27.86% No votes

To provide fiscal stability, control costs and maintain City Services to residents, shall the Charter be amended to allow the Council, by ordinance and subject to the requirements of applicable law, to exclude any officer or employee hired on or after the ordinance's effective date from any retirement plan or benefit of any plan then in existence and to require that any new or different plan shall be actuarially sound?

YES

NO