Combined ballot

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

Governor
Runoff Election 11/6/2018

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  2,341,815 votes 33.7%
• John H. Cox, Republican
  1,764,919 votes 25.4%
• Antonio Villaraigosa, Democratic
  926,018 votes 13.3%
• Travis Allen, Republican
  657,147 votes 9.4%
• John Chiang, Democratic
  655,590 votes 9.4%
• Delaine Eastin, Democratic
  234,641 votes 3.4%
• Amanda Renteria, Democratic
  93,376 votes 1.3%
• Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
  44,628 votes 0.6%
• Michael Shellenberger, Democratic
  31,666 votes 0.5%
• Peter Y. Liu, Republican
  27,297 votes 0.4%
• Yvonne Girard, Republican
  21,817 votes 0.3%
• Gloria Estela La Riva, Peace and Freedom
  19,059 votes 0.3%
• J. Bribiesca, Democratic
  18,027 votes 0.3%
• Josh Jones, Green
  16,092 votes 0.2%
• Zoltan Istvan, Libertarian
  14,447 votes 0.2%
• Albert Caesar Mezzetti, Democratic
  12,010 votes 0.2%
• Nickolas Wildstar, Libertarian
  11,547 votes 0.2%
• Robert Davidson Griffis, Democratic
  11,094 votes 0.2%
• Akinyemi Agbede, Democratic
  9,373 votes 0.1%
• Thomas Jefferson Cares, Democratic
  8,940 votes 0.1%
• Christopher N. Carlson, Green
  7,310 votes 0.1%
• Klement Tinaj, Democratic
  5,363 votes 0.1%
• Hakan "Hawk" Mikado, No Party Preference
  5,338 votes 0.1%
• Johnny Wattenburg, No Party Preference
  4,961 votes 0.1%
• Desmond Silveira, No Party Preference
  4,630 votes 0.1%
• Shubham Goel, No Party Preference
  4,017 votes 0.1%
• Jeffrey Edward Taylor, No Party Preference
  3,967 votes 0.1%
• Veronika Fimbres (Write-In)

Lieutenant Governor

• Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
  1,586,576 votes 24.2%
• Ed Hernandez, Democratic
  1,346,848 votes 20.6%
• Cole Harris, Republican
  1,142,957 votes 17.5%
• Jeff Bleich, Democratic
  647,335 votes 9.9%
• David Fennell, Republican
  515,347 votes 7.9%
• Lydia Ortega, Republican
  419,092 votes 6.4%
• David R. Hernandez, Republican
  404,663 votes 6.2%
• Gayle McLaughlin, No Party Preference
  263,049 votes 4.0%
• Tim Ferreira, Libertarian
  99,835 votes 1.5%
• Cameron Gharabiklou, Democratic
  78,144 votes 1.2%
• Danny Thomas, No Party Preference
  44,068 votes 0.7%

Secretary of State

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  3,473,183 votes 52.6%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  2,046,084 votes 31.0%
• Ruben Major, Democratic
  354,733 votes 5.4%
• Raul Rodriguez, Jr., Republican
  330,040 votes 5.0%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  155,659 votes 2.4%
• Michael Feinstein, Green
  136,571 votes 2.1%
• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  61,310 votes 0.9%
• Erik Rydberg, Green
  48,647 votes 0.7%

Controller

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  4,030,136 votes 62.1%
• Konstantinos Roditis, Republican
  2,198,777 votes 33.9%
• Mary Lou Finley, Peace and Freedom
  261,573 votes 4.0%

Treasurer

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  2,898,389 votes 44.5%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  1,356,535 votes 20.8%
• Jack M. Guerrero, Republican
  1,256,007 votes 19.3%
• Vivek Viswanathan, Democratic
  847,342 votes 13.0%
• Kevin Akin, Peace and Freedom
  148,118 votes 2.3%

Attorney General

• Xavier Becerra, Democratic
  3,022,467 votes 45.8%
• Steven C. Bailey, Republican
  1,614,150 votes 24.5%
• Dave Jones, Democratic
  1,016,556 votes 15.4%
• Eric Early, Republican
  942,308 votes 14.3%

Insurance Commissioner

• Steve Poizner, No Party Preference
  2,566,849 votes 41.0%
• Ricardo Lara, Democratic
  2,536,923 votes 40.5%
• Asif Mahmood, Democratic
  845,113 votes 13.5%
• Nathalie Hrizi, Peace and Freedom
  315,828 votes 5.0%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Marshall Tuck
  2,221,908 votes 37.0%
• Tony K. Thurmond
  2,135,591 votes 35.6%
• Lily "Espinoza" Ploski
  984,039 votes 16.4%
• Steven Ireland
  658,037 votes 11.0%

State Board of Equalization; District 1

• Tom Hallinan, Democratic
  606,159 votes 39.4%
• Ted Gaines, Republican
  500,879 votes 32.6%
• Connie Conway, Republican
  283,477 votes 18.4%
• David Evans, Republican
  147,473 votes 9.6%

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  2,945,177 votes 44.2%
• Kevin De Leon, Democratic
  804,965 votes 12.1%
• James P. Bradley, Republican
  555,738 votes 8.3%
• Arun K. Bhumitra, Republican
  350,554 votes 5.3%
• Paul A. Taylor, Republican
  323,313 votes 4.9%
• Erin Cruz, Republican
  267,213 votes 4.0%
• Tom Palzer, Republican
  204,924 votes 3.1%
• Alison Hartson, Democratic
  146,909 votes 2.2%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Republican
  135,209 votes 2.0%
• Pat Harris, Democratic
  126,837 votes 1.9%
• John "Jack" Crew, Republican
  93,702 votes 1.4%
• Patrick Little, Republican
  89,800 votes 1.3%
• Kevin Mottus, Republican
  87,569 votes 1.3%
• Jerry Joseph Laws, Republican
  67,060 votes 1.0%
• Derrick Michael Reid, Libertarian
  59,922 votes 0.9%
• Adrienne Nicole Edwards, Democratic
  56,119 votes 0.8%
• Douglas Howard Pierce, Democratic
  42,574 votes 0.6%
• Mario Nabliba, Republican
  39,177 votes 0.6%
• David Hildebrand, Democratic
  30,259 votes 0.5%
• Donnie O. Turner, Democratic
  30,075 votes 0.5%
• Herbert G. Peters, Democratic
  27,411 votes 0.4%
• David Moore, No Party Preference
  24,601 votes 0.4%
• Ling Ling Shi, No Party Preference
  23,499 votes 0.4%
• John Thompson Parker, Peace and Freedom
  22,788 votes 0.3%
• Lee Olson, No Party Preference
  20,378 votes 0.3%
• Gerald Plummer, Democratic
  18,167 votes 0.3%
• Jason M. Hanania, No Party Preference
  18,157 votes 0.3%
• Don J. Grundmann, No Party Preference
  15,096 votes 0.2%
• Colleen Shea Fernald, No Party Preference
  13,512 votes 0.2%
• Rash Bihari Ghosh, No Party Preference
  12,542 votes 0.2%
• Tim Gildersleeve, No Party Preference
  8,469 votes 0.1%
• Michael Fahmy Girgis, No Party Preference
  2,982 votes 0.0%

United States Representative; District 4

• Tom McClintock, Republican
  109,679 votes 51.8%
• Jessica Morse, Democratic
  42,942 votes 20.3%
• Regina Bateson, Democratic
  26,303 votes 12.4%
• Mitchell White, Republican
  14,433 votes 6.8%
• Roza Calderon, Democratic
  13,621 votes 6.4%
• Robert Lawton, Democratic
  4,593 votes 2.2%

United States Representative; District 16

• Jim Costa, Democratic
  39,527 votes 53.0%
• Elizabeth Heng, Republican
  35,080 votes 47.0%

United States Representative; District 21

• David G. Valadao, Republican
  34,290 votes 62.8%
• TJ Cox, Democratic
  20,293 votes 37.2%

United States Representative; District 22

• Devin G. Nunes, Republican
  70,112 votes 57.6%
• Andrew Janz, Democratic
  38,596 votes 31.7%
• Bobby Bliatout, Democratic
  6,002 votes 4.9%
• Ricardo "Rico" Franco, Democratic
  4,365 votes 3.6%
• Brian T. Carroll, No Party Preference
  1,591 votes 1.3%
• Bill Merryman, Libertarian
  1,137 votes 0.9%

State Senate

State Senator; District 8

• Andreas Borgeas, Republican
  117,673 votes 59.4%
• Paulina Miranda, Democratic
  42,044 votes 21.2%
• Tom Pratt, Democratic
  30,984 votes 15.6%
• Mark Belden, No Party Preference
  7,304 votes 3.7%

State Senator; District 12

• Anna Caballero, Democratic
  46,970 votes 43.3%
• Rob Poythress, Republican
  28,512 votes 26.3%
• Johnny Tacherra, Republican
  24,088 votes 22.2%
• Daniel Parra, Democratic
  8,740 votes 8.1%

State Senator; District 14

• Andy Vidak, Republican
  37,918 votes 54.1%
• Melissa Hurtado, Democratic
  16,295 votes 23.2%
• Abigail Solis, Democratic
  10,413 votes 14.9%
• Ruben Macareno, Democratic
  5,464 votes 7.8%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 23

• Jim Patterson, Republican
  58,927 votes 64.9%
• Aileen Rizo, Democratic
  31,902 votes 35.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 31

• Joaquin Arambula, Democratic
  24,128 votes 59.5%
• Lupe Espinoza, Republican
  16,431 votes 40.5%

Judicial

Superior Court; County of Fresno; Judicial District 4

• William "Billy" Terrence
  79477 votes 69.53%
• Roger D. Wilson
  34825 votes 30.47%

Superior Court; County of Fresno; Judicial District 8

• Robert Mangano
  79723 votes 71.62%
• Brent Woodward
  31585 votes 28.38%

School

County Superintendent of Schools; County of Fresno

• Jim Yovino
  102572 votes 98.40%
• (1672 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.60%)

County

Supervisor; County of Fresno; Supervisorial District 1

• Brian Pacheco
  13770 votes 78.92%
• Jose Ornelas
  3641 votes 20.87%
• (38 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.22%)

Supervisor; County of Fresno; Supervisorial District 4

• Buddy Mendes
  15436 votes 98.60%
• (219 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.40%)

Assessor-Recorder; County of Fresno

• Paul Dictos
  104092 votes 98.82%
• (1243 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.18%)

Auditor-Controller/Treasurer; County of Fresno
Runoff Election 11/6/2018

• Oscar J. Garcia
  55406 votes 48.72%
• David L. Keyes
  49252 votes 43.31%
• Alan E. Cade, Jr.
  8831 votes 7.77%
• (228 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.20%)

County Clerk; County of Fresno

• Brandi L. Orth
  89929 votes 77.02%
• S. Adrian Rivera
  26616 votes 22.79%
• (219 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.19%)

District Attorney; County of Fresno

• Lisa Sondergaard Smittcamp
  109640 votes 98.65%
• (1505 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.35%)

Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator; County of Fresno

• Margaret Mims
  107935 votes 95.82%
• (4710 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.18%)

City

Council Member; City of Fresno; Council District 1

• Esmeralda Soria
  6357 votes 96.13%
• (256 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.87%)

Council Member; City of Fresno; Council District 3
Runoff Election 11/6/2018

• Miguel Arias
  1478 votes 29.38%
• Tate Hill
  768 votes 15.27%
• Daren Miller
  762 votes 15.15%
• Craig Scharton
  720 votes 14.31%
• Larry T. Burrus
  604 votes 12.01%
• Kimberly Tapscott-Munson
  424 votes 8.43%
• Sean Sanchez
  260 votes 5.17%
• (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.30%)

Council Member; City of Fresno; Council District 5
Runoff Election 11/6/2018

• Luis Chavez
  2495 votes 40.83%
• Paula Yang
  2216 votes 36.27%
• Jose Barraza
  1105 votes 18.09%
• Paul "Paully" Condon
  271 votes 4.44%
• (23 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.38%)

Council Member; City of Fresno; Council District 7
Runoff Election 11/6/2018

• Brian Daniel Whelan
  1826 votes 37.89%
• Nelson Esparza
  1815 votes 37.66%
• Veva Islas
  1163 votes 24.13%
• (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.31%)

Proposition 68 Bonds for Natural Resources Protection
Pass: 3,455,226 / 57.6% Yes votes ...... 2,544,854 / 42.4% No votes

Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for: parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection. Fiscal Impact: Increased state bond repayment costs averaging $200 million annually over 40 years. Local government savings for natural resources-related projects, likely averaging several tens of millions of dollars annually over the next few decades.

Proposition 69 Transportation Funding
Pass: 4,886,924 / 81.3% Yes votes ...... 1,121,924 / 18.7% No votes

Requires that certain revenues generated by a 2017 transportation funding law be used only for transportation purposes and generally prohibits Legislature from diverting funds to other purposes. Fiscal Impact: No direct effect on the amount of state and local revenues or costs but could affect how some monies are spent.

Proposition 70 Cap-and-Trade Reserve Fund
Fail: 2,017,549 / 35.0% Yes votes ...... 3,746,434 / 65.0% No votes

Beginning in 2024, requires that cap-and-trade revenues accumulate in a reserve fund until the Legislature, by a two-thirds majority, authorizes use of the revenues. Fiscal Impact: Beginning in 2024, potential temporary increase in state sales tax revenue, ranging from none to a few hundred million dollars annually, and possible changes in how revenue from sale of greenhouse gas emission permits is spent.

Proposition 71 Sets Effective Sate for Ballot Measures
Pass: 4,527,073 / 77.8% Yes votes ...... 1,288,385 / 22.2% No votes

Provides that ballot measures approved by a majority of voters shall take effect five days after the Secretary of State certifies the results of the election. Fiscal Impact: Likely little or no effect on state and local finances.

Proposition 72 Legislature to Exclude Newly Constructed Rain-Capture Systems From Property-Tax Reassessment Requirement
Pass: 4,979,651 / 84.2% Yes votes ...... 932,263 / 15.8% No votes

Permits Legislature to allow construction of rain-capture systems, completed on or after January 1, 2019, without requiring property-tax reassessment. Fiscal Impact: Probably minor reduction in annual property tax revenues to local governments.

Measure A Charter Amendment Section 16, Public Works Director -- County of Fresno (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 69137 / 59.49% Yes votes ...... 47070 / 40.51% No votes

Shall the Fresno County Charter be amended as follows: Amending section 16 to remove the Director of Public Works as a county surveyor and authorizing the Director of Public Works to appoint a county surveyor.

Measure B General Obligation Bond -- Laton Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 213 / 57.10% Yes votes ...... 160 / 42.90% No votes

To improve the quality of education; make health and safety improvements; modernize/construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; and improve P.E. fields and facilities; shall Laton Joint Unified School District issue $7,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, averaging $421,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 6 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, an independent citizens' oversight committee, NO money for salaries, and funding that cannot be taking by the State?

Measure C Utility Users Tax -- City of Parlier (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 276 / 43.26% Yes votes ...... 362 / 56.74% No votes

To ensure the availability of and to maintain and enhance essential City services, such as fire protection services among others, shall an ordinance be adopted to enact a four percent (4%) utility users tax indefinitely on electric, natural gas and telecommunications services to raise approximately $398,000 annually, and which includes procedures for fair and broad-based application?

Measure D Advisory Measure, Funding of Fire Services -- City of Parlier (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 430 / 69.35% Yes votes ...... 190 / 30.65% No votes

If Measure C passes, should the revenues raised be primarily used to provide, maintain and enhance fire services in the City of Parlier?

Measure E Transaction and Use Tax -- City of Kingsburg (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1635 / 71.30% Yes votes ...... 658 / 28.70% No votes

To generate approximately $940,000 annually for ten years to hire additional police officers to increase crime suppression and prevention; bolster firefighter and paramedic staffing levels and 911 emergency services; and restore and replace out-of-date equipment, shall the City of Kingsburg enact a 1 cent sales tax, requiring a citizens' oversight committee and annual reporting of expenses, with all funds generated staying in the City of Kingsburg?