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June 5, 2012 Election

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County Results as of June 15 5:52pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (188/188)
99.9% Countywide Voter Turnout (2,009/248)
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 Monterey 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%
    • Luis Alberto Ramos, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
    • Michael W.R. Meyer, 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%
    • Jeremy Hannon, Republican (Write-in)
    • Sheldon Yeu Howard, Republican (Write-in)
    • Donald James Gonzales, 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%
    • Andrew Abe Diaz, American Independent (Write-in)
    • Raymond Delmond Smith, 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%
    • R. J. Harris, Libertarian
      670 votes 4.9%
    • Bill Still, 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 20Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 17Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Monning, Democratic
      110,890 votes 59.4%
    • Larry Beaman, Republican
      75,713 votes 40.6%

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark Stone, Democratic
      52,471 votes 54.0%
    • Tom Walsh, Republican
      31,476 votes 32.4%
    • Bob Fultz, Democratic
      13,194 votes 13.6%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 30Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Luis Alejo, Democratic
      29,136 votes 58.7%
    • Rob Bernosky, Republican
      20,462 votes 41.3%

    Party Committee

    Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (7 Elected)

    • Jimmy Panetta
      5,453 votes 16.48%
    • Helen "Holly" Carlin
      4,465 votes 13.49%
    • Jan Knippers Black
      4,207 votes 12.71%
    • Vinz Koller
      4,190 votes 12.66%
    • Scott Dick
      4,107 votes 12.41%
    • Carl Pohlhammer
      4,016 votes 12.14%
    • Daniel McCormick
      3,655 votes 11.05%
    • Haze Braudrick
      2,996 votes 9.05%

    Member, Green Party County Council; County of MontereyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (7 Elected)

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Susan L. Shaw
      1,844 votes 27.17%
    • Bob Perkins
      1,562 votes 23.02%
    • Thomas Dominy
      1,350 votes 19.89%
    • Angie Morfin
      1,206 votes 17.77%
    • Jose Castrejon Ayala
      824 votes 12.14%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (10 Elected)

    • Jeff Taylor
      5,058 votes 11.82%
    • Jeff Davi
      4,361 votes 10.19%
    • Peter Newman
      3,846 votes 8.99%
    • Paul Bart Bruno
      3,746 votes 8.76%
    • Chris Steinbruner
      3,290 votes 7.69%
    • Bruce M. Gordon
      3,134 votes 7.33%
    • Loretta Davi
      3,038 votes 7.10%
    • Paula A. Anderson
      2,959 votes 6.92%
    • Amanda Richardson
      2,591 votes 6.06%
    • Robert L. Fenton
      2,287 votes 5.35%
    • Suzette Lawrence
      2,281 votes 5.33%
    • Perry Grey
      1,784 votes 4.17%
    • Bill W. Myers
      1,771 votes 4.14%
    • Robin L. Kubicek
      1,537 votes 3.59%
    • Max Kidalov
      1,094 votes 2.56%

    County

    Supervisor; County of Monterey; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/06/2012

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

    Supervisor; County of Monterey; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 11/06/2012

    City

    Shall John Huerta, Jr. be recalled (removed) from the office of Mayor; City of Greenfield?Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)
    716 / 47.70% Yes votes
    785 / 52.30% No votes

    • John Huerta

    Mayor to succeed John Huerta if recalled; City of GreenfieldClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Leonard P. Dart
      744 votes 100.00%

    Shall John Martinez be recalled (removed) from the office of Councilmember; City of Greenfield?Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)
    973 / 65.88% Yes votes
    504 / 34.12% No votes

    • John Martinez

    Councilmember to succeed John Martinez if recalled; City of GreenfieldClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Yvette S. Gonzalez
      802 votes 60.07%
    • Drew Tipton
      533 votes 39.93%

    Shall Yolanda S. Teneyuque be recalled (removed) from the office of Councilmember; City of Greenfield?Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)
    1,090 / 73.25% Yes votes
    398 / 26.75% No votes

    • Yolanda S. Teneyuque

    Councilmember to succeed Yolanda S. Teneyuque if recalled; City of GreenfieldClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Agapito Vazquez
      827 votes 60.45%
    • James K. Kilgore
      541 votes 39.55%

    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 X Greenfield Sales Tax Measure -- City of Greenfield (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 951 / 65.23% Yes votes ...... 507 / 34.77% No votes
    To prevent potential reduction of services to the Police Department, restore Police staffing and services; maintain the financial viability of the City; ensure adequate park maintenance, restore City Hall service hours and return Recreation Programs for youth; shall the City of Greenfield enact a one cent sales tax, which will sunset in 5 years, and be subject to review by an Oversight Committee, annual financial audits and public expenditure reports?

    Measure Y Save Our Soledad Temporary Emergency Measure -- City of Soledad (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 771 / 70.28% Yes votes ...... 326 / 29.72% No votes
    To protect and maintain local services, such as neighborhood police patrols, investigation and gang suppression officers, fire and 9-1-1 emergency response times, streets and parks maintenance, recreation programs and other general City services, shall the City of Soledad enact a one percent (1%) sales tax, for five (5) years, reviewed by a citizens' oversight committee, annual independent audits, and all funds for Soledad and no funds for Sacramento?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
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