Combined ballot
Every Party

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(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

President of the United States; Democratic Party

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

President of the United States; Republican Party

• 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 Party

• 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 Party

• 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 Party

• 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 Party

• 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%
• Ronald Clinton Forbes, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
• Shelley Upchurch, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
• Leon Leo Ray, 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)

United States Senator

• 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 24

• Lois Capps, Democratic
  72,356 votes 46.4%
• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  46,295 votes 29.7%
• Chris Mitchum, Republican
  33,604 votes 21.5%
• Matt BouttÉ
  3,832 votes 2.5%

State Senate

State Senator; District 19

• Mike Stoker, Republican
  69,252 votes 44.9%
• Hannah-Beth Jackson, Democratic
  64,219 votes 41.6%
• Jason T. Hodge, Democratic
  20,828 votes 13.5%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 35

• K. H. "Katcho" Achadjian, Republican
  62,747 votes 64.9%
• Gerald "Gerry" Manata, Democratic
  33,862 votes 35.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 37

• Das Williams, Democratic
  52,400 votes 56.3%
• Rob Walter, Republican
  40,617 votes 43.7%

County

Supervisor; Santa Barbara County; Supervisorial District 1

• Salud Carbajal
  10335 votes 75.90%
• Carole Lieff
  3214 votes 23.60%

Supervisor; Santa Barbara County; Supervisorial District 3

• Doreen Farr
  6857 votes 54.51%
• Steven Pappas
  5667 votes 45.05%

Supervisor; Santa Barbara County; Supervisorial District 4
Runoff Election 11/06/2012

• Joni Gray
  5441 votes 39.74%
• Peter Adam
  5160 votes 37.69%
• Joyce Howerton
  3070 votes 22.43%

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; Santa Barbara County; Supervisorial District 1 (5 Elected)

• David Pritchett
  3080 votes 19.99%
• Daraka Larimore-Hall
  2664 votes 17.29%
• Joe Allen
  2648 votes 17.18%
• Bob Handy
  1923 votes 12.48%
• Olivia Uribe
  1835 votes 11.91%
• Robert Burke
  1609 votes 10.44%
• Ed France
  1608 votes 10.43%

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

Measure U2012 Sales Tax Increase to Fund Essential Services -- City of Santa Maria (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5302 / 63.91% Yes votes ...... 2994 / 36.09% No votes

To offset state budget cuts and maintain/restore essential services, such as: neighborhood police patrols/firefighter staffing; at-risk youth programs, gang/drug suppression and enforcement; improving 911 emergency medical response times; preventing floods through levee repair; and other vital city services, shall the City of Santa Maria enact a ¼-cent sales tax that can't be taken by the State, expiring in nine years, requiring taxpayer oversight, annual independent audits, with all funds used locally in Santa Maria?

Measure V2012 Funding for School Improvement -- Buellton Union School District (School Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 746 / 55.22% Yes votes ...... 605 / 44.78% No votes

To improve the quality of education; improve student access to computers and modern technology; make energy-efficiency improvements including installing solar panels to reduce electrical and utility costs; build new classrooms; and upgrade school cafeterias to full service; shall the Buellton Union School District issue $3,200,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee to review all expenditures and ensure NO money is taken away by the state or used for administrative salaries?

Measure W2012 Secondary School Funding -- Santa Barbara High School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 21330 / 64.34% Yes votes ...... 11822 / 35.66% No votes

To offset severe state budget cuts to our junior high and high schools; enhance secondary math, science, technology and career education; protect music, arts, foreign language and theater programs at the secondary level; and protect secondary class size, shall Santa Barbara Unified School District be authorized to implement a $54 annual parcel tax for four years, with an available exemption for senior citizens, with independent citizen oversight, without administrative salaries, and with every dollar staying in our local schools?

Measure X2012 Elementary School Funding -- Santa Barbara Elementary School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 9498 / 65.01% Yes votes ...... 5112 / 34.99% No votes

To offset severe state budget cuts to our elementary schools; protect class size; enhance elementary math, science and technology education; and offer classroom music and performing arts programs at the elementary level, shall Santa Barbara Unified School District be authorized to implement a $54 annual parcel tax for four years, with an available exemption for senior citizens, with independent citizen oversight, without administrative salaries, and with every dollar staying in our local elementary schools?

Measure Y2012 Bridge Construction to Enable Housing Development -- City of Santa Barbara (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 5196 / 34.03% Yes votes ...... 10071 / 65.97% No votes

Shall the City Council allow the construction of a public road and bridge on undeveloped City parkland where a bridge is necessary for a housing development, commonly known as Veronica Meadows, and provides public access along Arroyo Burro Creek?