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June 5, 2012 Election

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County Results as of Jul 12 3:12pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1004/1004)
31.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (239,304/752,331)
Statewide Results as of Jul 9 3:25pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (21993/21993)
32.4% Statewide Voter Turnout (5,550,529/17,153,699)

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Contests for all precincts in Alameda County, CA combined are shown below.
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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

    • Barack Obama, Democratic
      2,075,905 votes 100.0%
    • Michael W.R. Meyer, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
    • Luis Alberto Ramos, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
    • Darcy Richardson, Democratic (Write-in)

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

    • Mitt Romney, Republican
      1,530,513 votes 79.5%
    • Ron Paul, Republican
      199,246 votes 10.4%
    • Rick Santorum, Republican
      102,258 votes 5.3%
    • Newt Gingrich, Republican
      72,022 votes 3.7%
    • Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III, Republican
      12,520 votes 0.7%
    • Fred Karger, Republican
      8,393 votes 0.4%
    • Donald James Gonzales, Republican (Write-in)
    • Jeremy Hannon, Republican (Write-in)
    • Sheldon Yeu Howard, Republican (Write-in)

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

    • Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
      16,926 votes 38.7%
    • Laurie Roth, American Independent
      16,326 votes 37.4%
    • Mad Max Riekse, American Independent
      10,430 votes 23.9%
    • Raymond Delmond Smith, American Independent (Write-in)
    • Andrew Abe Diaz, American Independent (Write-in)

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

    • Jill Stein, Green
      9,165 votes 49.4%
    • Roseanne Barr, Green
      7,399 votes 39.8%
    • Kent Mesplay, Green
      2,005 votes 10.8%

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

    • Gary Johnson, Libertarian
      6,780 votes 50.0%
    • Barbara Joy Waymire, Libertarian
      2,118 votes 15.6%
    • Scott Keller, Libertarian
      1,208 votes 8.9%
    • Bill Still, Libertarian
      670 votes 4.9%
    • R. J. Harris, Libertarian
      670 votes 4.9%
    • Roger Gary, Libertarian
      559 votes 4.1%
    • James Ogle, Libertarian
      558 votes 4.1%
    • Carl Person, Libertarian
      523 votes 3.9%
    • Lee Wrights, Libertarian
      479 votes 3.5%

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

    • Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson, Peace and Freedom
      1,589 votes 43.4%
    • Stewart Alexander, Peace and Freedom
      1,094 votes 29.9%
    • Stephen Durham, Peace and Freedom
      971 votes 26.5%
    • Shelley Upchurch, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
    • Leon Leo Ray, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
    • Ronald Clinton Forbes, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)

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

    US Congress

    United States SenatorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
      2,392,822 votes 49.3%
    • Elizabeth Emken, Republican
      613,613 votes 12.6%
    • Dan Hughes, Republican
      323,840 votes 6.7%
    • Rick Williams, Republican
      157,946 votes 3.3%
    • Orly Taitz, Republican
      154,781 votes 3.2%
    • Dennis Jackson, Republican
      137,120 votes 2.8%
    • Greg Conlon, Republican
      135,421 votes 2.8%
    • Al Ramirez, Republican
      109,399 votes 2.3%
    • Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
      101,648 votes 2.1%
    • Diane Stewart, Democratic
      97,782 votes 2.0%
    • Mike Strimling, Democratic
      97,024 votes 2.0%
    • David Alex Levitt, Democratic
      76,482 votes 1.6%
    • Oscar Alejandro Braun, Republican
      75,842 votes 1.6%
    • Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
      57,720 votes 1.2%
    • Robert Lauten, Republican
      56,524 votes 1.2%
    • Colleen Shea Fernald, Democratic
      51,623 votes 1.1%
    • Donald Krampe, Republican
      39,035 votes 0.8%
    • Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
      33,037 votes 0.7%
    • Dirk Allen Konopik, Republican
      29,997 votes 0.6%
    • John Boruff, Republican
      29,357 votes 0.6%
    • Nak Shah, Democratic
      27,203 votes 0.6%
    • Rogelio T. Gloria, Republican
      22,529 votes 0.5%
    • Nachum Shifren, Republican
      21,762 votes 0.4%
    • Kabiruddin Karim Ali, Peace and Freedom
      12,269 votes 0.3%
    • Linda R. Price, Republican (Write-in)

    United States Representative; District 13Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark Desaulnier, Democratic
      91,224 votes 57.0%
    • Mark P. Meuser, Republican
      68,730 votes 43.0%

    State Senator; District 9Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 16Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joan Buchanan, Democratic
      54,368 votes 56.7%
    • Al Phillips, Republican
      41,444 votes 43.3%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 18Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rob Bonta, Democratic
      23,007 votes 36.9%
    • Abel Guillen, Democratic
      18,521 votes 29.7%
    • Joel B. Young, Democratic
      11,680 votes 18.8%
    • Rhonda Weber, Republican
      9,082 votes 14.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 20Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 25Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bob Wieckowski, Democratic
      22,112 votes 41.6%
    • Arlyne Diamond, Republican
      16,077 votes 30.2%
    • Pete "Primo" McHugh, Democratic
      14,970 votes 28.2%

    City

    Council Member; City of HaywardClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Barbara Halliday
      8464 votes 18.49%
    • Greg Jones
      7431 votes 16.23%
    • Al Mendall
      7312 votes 15.97%
    • Francisco Zermeño
      7131 votes 15.58%
    • Olden Henson
      6535 votes 14.28%
    • Peter Bufete
      2648 votes 5.78%
    • Ralph Farias, Jr.
      2401 votes 5.25%
    • Shahla Azimi
      2072 votes 4.53%
    • Fahim A. Khan
      1696 votes 3.71%
    • (85 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.19%)

    County

    Supervisor; County of Alameda; Supervisorial District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Scott Patrick Haggerty
      30613 votes 97.48%
    • (793 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.52%)

    Supervisor; County of Alameda; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Supervisor; County of Alameda; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Keith Carson
      39496 votes 97.94%
    • Adam Elsibai (Write-in)
    • (831 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.06%)

    Judicial

    Superior Court Judge; County of Alameda; Office 20Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Party Committee

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Alameda; Assembly District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (9 Elected)

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Alameda; Assembly District 18Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (10 Elected)

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Alameda; Assembly District 20Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (7 Elected)

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Alameda; Assembly District 25Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Patricia "Pat" Danielson
      4390 votes 26.22%
    • Nancy Thomas
      3648 votes 21.79%
    • Paul Sethy
      2254 votes 13.46%
    • Jan Giovannini-Hill
      1739 votes 10.39%
    • Sergio U. Santos
      1399 votes 8.35%
    • Sharlene S. Mansfield
      1115 votes 6.66%
    • Debra O. Pearson
      1078 votes 6.44%
    • Dharminder Dewan
      724 votes 4.32%
    • Alex Hilke
      362 votes 2.16%
    • (36 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.21%)

    Member, Green Party County Council; County of AlamedaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (8 Elected)

    • Janet S. Arnold
      1332 votes 12.10%
    • Patti Marsh
      1290 votes 11.72%
    • Greg Jan
      1247 votes 11.33%
    • Pamela R. Spevack
      1224 votes 11.12%
    • Victoria Ashley
      1201 votes 10.91%
    • Aaron Reaven
      1168 votes 10.61%
    • Akio Tanaka
      1166 votes 10.59%
    • Lindsay Vurek
      1081 votes 9.82%
    • Conor Dixon
      777 votes 7.06%
    • Robert Marsh
      438 votes 3.98%
    • (83 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.75%)

    Member, Peace and Freedom Party County Central Committee; County of Alameda; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (6 Elected)

    • Marsha Feinland
      150 votes 21.04%
    • Robert J. Evans
      98 votes 13.74%
    • Gerald Sanders
      91 votes 12.76%
    • Eugene E. Ruyle
      81 votes 11.36%
    • John Comly
      79 votes 11.08%
    • Stan Woods
      74 votes 10.38%
    • Edith Monk Hallberg
      73 votes 10.24%
    • Norma J.F. Harrison
      60 votes 8.42%
    • (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.98%)

    School

    Member; Alameda County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Propositions

    Proposition 28 Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office
    Pass: 3,081,174 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 1,967,888 / 39.0% No votes

    Proposition 29 Imposes Additional Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research
    Fail: 2,568,715 / 49.8% Yes votes ...... 2,592,791 / 50.2% No votes

    Local Measures

    Measure B This measure will provide secure funds for core academic programs -- Peralta Community College District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 76044 / 72.86% Yes votes ...... 28324 / 27.14% No votes
    To provide College of Alameda, Laney College, Merritt College and Berkeley City College secure funds that cannot be taken by the state, and support affordable college education including: providing core academic programs including math, science and English; training students for successful careers; and educating students to transfer to university; shall Peralta Community College District levy $48 per parcel annually for 8 years with Citizens' Oversight, no funds for administrators' salaries, and all funds spent in our college district?

    Measure C Public Safety and 911 Emergency Response Measure -- City of Alameda (Temporary Sales Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 8616 / 50.56% Yes votes ...... 8426 / 49.44% No votes
    To maintain neighborhood crime patrols, fire protection and 911 emergency response; improve earthquake preparedness; replace an unsafe fire station; establish a citywide Emergency Operations Center, a joint police/ fire training facility,library, cultural and recreational facilities; replace outdated police/ fire vehicles and equipment; and for other capital equipment and facilities, shall the City of Alameda enact a one-half cent sales tax, with all revenue staying in the City,mandatory annual audits and public expenditure reports?

    Measure E Dublin Quality Education and Safe Classrooms Measure -- Dublin Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 4205 / 62.02% Yes votes ...... 2575 / 37.98% No votes
    To protect quality education with funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Dublin Unified School District update/replace aging classrooms/science labs; provide 21st century computers/technology/classrooms; ensure classrooms meet safety codes; prevent student overcrowding; and improve energy/operational efficiency and utilize savings for teachers/instruction, by issuing $99 million in bonds at legal rates, with independent oversight, no money for administrators, and all funds staying in Dublin?

    Measure G Quality Local Schools and Academic Excellence Measure -- Hayward Unified School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 12736 / 70.83% Yes votes ...... 5245 / 29.17% No votes
    To protect critical education programs, with funds that cannot be taken by the State, including: math, reading, writing, and hands-on science classes/labs; enhancing library services, technology and college preparation programs; providing programs for all students to meet State academic standards; and attracting and retaining qualified teachers; shall Hayward Unified School District be authorized to levy $58 per parcel annually, for five years, with an exemption for senior citizens, mandatory citizens' oversight and all money used for classrooms?

    Measure H Support High-quality Local Education -- New Haven Unified School District (Parcel tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 6344 / 62.94% Yes votes ...... 3735 / 37.06% No votes
    To support high-quality local elementary, middle and high school education to prepare students for college and careers with outstanding core academic programs in reading, writing, math and science and highly qualified teachers and classified staff, shall New Haven Unified School District authorizae a school parcel tax of $180 per year, for four yers, with citizen oversight, no funds for administrators' salaries, an exemption available for seniors and the disabled, and all funds staying in our local schools.

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