Combined ballot

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

Governor

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  7,721,410 votes 61.9%
• John H. Cox, Republican
  4,742,825 votes 38.1%

Lieutenant Governor

• Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
  5,914,068 votes 56.6%
• Ed Hernandez, Democratic
  4,543,863 votes 43.4%

Secretary of State

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  7,909,521 votes 64.5%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  4,362,545 votes 35.5%

Controller

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  8,013,067 votes 65.5%
• Konstantinos Roditis, Republican
  4,229,480 votes 34.5%

Treasurer

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  7,825,587 votes 64.1%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  4,376,816 votes 35.9%

Attorney General

• Xavier Becerra, Democratic
  7,790,743 votes 63.6%
• Steven C. Bailey, Republican
  4,465,587 votes 36.4%

Insurance Commissioner

• Ricardo Lara, Democratic
  6,186,039 votes 52.9%
• Steve Poizner, No Party Preference
  5,515,293 votes 47.1%

State Board of Equalization; District 1

• Ted Gaines, Republican
  1,436,547 votes 51.4%
• Tom Hallinan, Democratic
  1,355,782 votes 48.6%

United States Senator

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  6,019,422 votes 54.2%
• Kevin De León, Democratic
  5,093,942 votes 45.8%

United States Representative

United States Representative; District 21

• TJ Cox, Democratic
  57,239 votes 50.4%
• David G. Valadao, Republican
  56,377 votes 49.6%

United States Representative; District 23

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  131,113 votes 63.7%
• Tatiana Matta, Democratic
  74,661 votes 36.3%

State Senator

State Senator; District 14

• Melissa Hurtado, Democratic
  80,942 votes 55.8%
• Andy Vidak, Republican
  64,131 votes 44.2%

State Senator; District 16

• Shannon Grove, Republican
  169,714 votes 64.2%
• Ruth Musser-Lopez, Democratic
  94,579 votes 35.8%

Member of the State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 26

• Devon Mathis, Republican
  62,629 votes 57.9%
• Jose Sigala, Democratic
  45,558 votes 42.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 32

• Rudy Salas, Democratic
  39,328 votes 56.7%
• Justin Mendes, Republican
  30,089 votes 43.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 34

• Vince Fong, Republican
  103,346 votes 70.6%
• Nick Nicita, Democratic
  43,048 votes 29.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 36

• Tom Lackey, Republican
  66,584 votes 52.1%
• Steve Fox, Democratic
  61,310 votes 47.9%

Judicial

California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Leondra R. Kruger
  72.8% Yes (6,698,643) 27.2% No (2,506,418)
• Carol A. Corrigan
  69.8% Yes (6,539,085) 30.2% No (2,833,205)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 5 (Yes/No)

• Charles S. Poochigian
  68.0% Yes (469,317) 32.0% No (221,338)
• Donald R. Franson, Jr.
  65.5% Yes (445,678) 34.5% No (234,614)
• Kathleen A. Meehan
  65.1% Yes (441,854) 34.9% No (237,015)
• Thomas Desantos
  64.1% Yes (436,155) 35.9% No (244,550)
• Bruce Smith
  62.3% Yes (418,282) 37.7% No (253,095)
• Mark W. Snauffer
  61.9% Yes (416,029) 38.1% No (255,930)

School

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tony K. Thurmond
  5,385,912 votes 50.9%
• Marshall Tuck
  5,198,738 votes 49.1%

Trustee; Antelope Valley Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• Steve D. Buffalo
  8,909 votes 49.3%
• Miguel S. Coronado
  5,049 votes 28.0%
• Byron Glennan
  4,100 votes 22.7%

Trustee; Kern Community College District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Kyle Carter
  22285 votes 29.53%
• Nan Gomez-Heitzeberg
  18798 votes 24.91%
• Lorenzo Alvarez
  15889 votes 21.06%
• Karen Dewalt
  12697 votes 16.83%
• Jerry Melson
  5790 votes 7.67%

Trustee; Kern Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• Jack Connell
  19,571 votes 70.6%
• James H. Hineline, III
  8,149 votes 29.4%

Trustee; Kern High School District; Trustee Area 1

• Cynthia Brakeman
  20747 votes 54.62%
• Mike Williams
  17233 votes 45.37%

Trustee; Kern High School District; Trustee Area 4

• Janice Graves
  17131 votes 48.50%
• Jenifer Pitcher
  9387 votes 26.58%
• Bryan Colebrook
  8803 votes 24.92%

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

• Mary Ann "Twisselman" Hagstrom
  2256 votes 29.78%
• Paul Linder
  1847 votes 24.38%
• Julie Ortlieb
  1792 votes 23.65%
• Alison Wescott
  1681 votes 22.19%

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

• Carl Joe Hively
  1681 votes 23.56%
• Ernie Sanchez
  1559 votes 21.85%
• Juan Bernal
  1412 votes 19.79%
• Wayne Wallace
  1242 votes 17.40%
• Juan O. Gallardo
  1242 votes 17.40%

Board Member; El Tejon Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Misty Harris-Johnston
  972 votes 24.7%
• Kathleen Eggman
  696 votes 17.7%
• Victoria Hungerford-Hurst
  653 votes 16.6%
• Chris Flores
  598 votes 15.2%
• Alexi Sveine
  550 votes 14.0%
• Lizette Templeton
  470 votes 11.9%

Board Member; Maricopa Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Kristin Janae Blanco
  245 votes 30.28%
• Ted L. Destrampe
  228 votes 28.18%
• Barry Lindaman
  205 votes 25.34%
• Virgil L. Bell
  131 votes 16.19%

Board Member; McFarland Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Maria Lara
  665 votes 23.59%
• Jim Beltran
  631 votes 22.38%
• David Arguello
  531 votes 18.84%
• Bobby A. Sharp
  371 votes 13.16%
• Octavio Gonzalez, Jr.
  311 votes 11.03%
• Rafael Melendez
  310 votes 11.00%

Board Member; Southern Kern Unified School District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Jim Bender
  1839 votes 15.74%
• Mario Gutierrez
  1500 votes 12.84%
• Linda Brandts
  1428 votes 12.22%
• Elizabeth L. Aqenenni
  1301 votes 11.13%
• Naomi Novak
  1291 votes 11.05%
• Jonathan Compton
  1268 votes 10.85%
• Corthel "Corky" Robinson
  1216 votes 10.41%
• David C. Gregg
  850 votes 7.27%
• Robert Vincelette, Jr.
  511 votes 4.37%
• Brian George
  482 votes 4.12%

Board Member; Southern Kern Unified School District; 2 Year Short Term

• Carol Robinson
  2539 votes 53.68%
• Gerald T. Boetsch, Jr.
  1365 votes 28.86%
• Mark R. Notterman
  825 votes 17.44%

Trustee; Tehachapi Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Rick Scott
  5289 votes 47.05%
• Cristin Lassen
  3411 votes 30.34%
• Carrie Austin
  2540 votes 22.60%

Trustee; Tehachapi Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Nancy Weinstein
  6005 votes 55.54%
• Richard Savage
  4807 votes 44.46%

Trustee; Bakersfield City School District; Trustee Area 4

• Michael Horne
  1815 votes 54.92%
• Russ Shuppert
  1489 votes 45.05%

Board Member; Delano Union School District (3 Elected)

• Irene Martinez
  3653 votes 27.30%
• Efrain Rodriguez
  3043 votes 22.74%
• Ramon Mario Cardenas
  2630 votes 19.66%
• Hubert W. Rabanal
  2399 votes 17.93%
• Andrew Mendoza
  1654 votes 12.36%

Board Member; Fairfax School District (3 Elected)

• Palmer C. Moland
  1045 votes 29.25%
• Victoria Coronel
  917 votes 25.66%
• Alma Rios
  891 votes 24.94%
• Patsy A. Rowles
  720 votes 20.15%

Trustee; Greenfield Union School District; Trustee Area B

• Kyle Wylie
  863 votes 56.33%
• Candy Goessman
  669 votes 43.67%

Board Member; Kernville Union School District (3 Elected)

• Wendy Russ
  2050 votes 27.07%
• Diane Moss
  1931 votes 25.50%
• Gene Parks, Jr.
  1852 votes 24.46%
• William "Bill" Stanton
  1738 votes 22.95%

Board Member; Lakeside Union School District (3 Elected)

• Glen D. Ogden
  1172 votes 21.60%
• Alan T. Banducci
  1168 votes 21.52%
• Travis S. Fugitt
  886 votes 16.33%
• Gaby Schmidt
  756 votes 13.93%
• Heather Fallis
  551 votes 10.15%
• Theresa Clear
  512 votes 9.43%
• Cathleen Gandara
  380 votes 7.00%

Board Member; Lamont School District (3 Elected)

• Jesse Atondo
  864 votes 29.58%
• Gilberto Lopez, Jr.
  784 votes 26.84%
• Elizabeth Naty Santana-Garibaldo
  747 votes 25.57%
• David Fernando Manriquez, Sr.
  526 votes 18.01%

Board Member; Maple School District (2 Elected)

• Dale W. Nicol
  102 votes 37.92%
• Phillip Esnoz
  96 votes 35.69%
• Ty Rogers
  71 votes 26.39%

Board Member; Midway School District (2 Elected)

• Sharyn Eveland
  96 votes 42.86%
• Becky Sharp
  71 votes 31.70%
• Teena Simmons
  57 votes 25.45%

Board Member; Norris School District (3 Elected)

• Amanda Frank
  5042 votes 23.86%
• Jeffrey B. Stone
  4464 votes 21.13%
• Cy Silver
  4224 votes 19.99%
• Christi Dugas
  3202 votes 15.15%
• Justin M. Derrick
  2799 votes 13.25%
• Martin A. Mejia
  1399 votes 6.62%

Trustee; Panama-Buena Vista Union School District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Elynor Cherie Olgin
  6051 votes 47.74%
• Keith C. Wolaridge
  4447 votes 35.08%
• Amanda Low-Ken
  2176 votes 17.17%

Trustee; Richland School District; Trustee Area 2

• Melissa Dewitt
  437 votes 68.50%
• Stan Voth
  201 votes 31.50%

Board Member; Rosedale Union School District (3 Elected)

• Leigh Ann Cook
  8704 votes 26.03%
• Barbara Mettler
  8267 votes 24.73%
• Patricia Young
  7799 votes 23.33%
• Gary Kraucyk
  4473 votes 13.38%
• R. David Lollar
  4192 votes 12.54%

Board Member; Standard School District (3 Elected)

• Pamela J. Jacobsen
  2587 votes 28.67%
• Pam Neal
  2345 votes 25.99%
• Carrie Rufing Freeman
  2329 votes 25.81%
• Dorothy Qualle
  1759 votes 19.50%

Board Member; Vineland School District (3 Elected)

• Mario M. Pena
  218 votes 26.36%
• Alejandra Segura
  192 votes 23.22%
• Francisco Segura, Jr.
  173 votes 20.92%
• Viviana Ramirez
  134 votes 16.20%
• Freddy Medina
  108 votes 13.06%

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 2

• Zack Scrivner
  17880 votes 41.78%
• Whitney Weddell
  12822 votes 29.96%
• Dalmas "Dal" Bunn
  8694 votes 20.32%
• Michael Biglay
  3396 votes 7.94%

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 3

• Mike Maggard
  22470 votes 51.69%
• Jeff Heinle
  20997 votes 48.31%

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 4

• David Couch
  10638 votes 43.44%
• Grace Vallejo
  9302 votes 37.98%
• Jose Gonzalez
  4548 votes 18.57%

City

Council Member; City of Arvin (3 Elected)

• Jazmin Robles
  886 votes 20.77%
• Olivia Trujillo
  724 votes 16.98%
• Mark S. Franetovich
  625 votes 14.65%
• Daniel "Nano" Borreli, Jr.
  606 votes 14.21%
• Abdo Algabyali
  514 votes 12.05%
• Jess Ortiz
  382 votes 8.96%
• Juvenal Benitez
  296 votes 6.94%
• Matt Look
  232 votes 5.44%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 1

• P. "Willie" Rivera
  2365 votes 39.11%
• Gilberto De La Torre
  2202 votes 36.41%
• Marvin Dean
  1480 votes 24.47%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 3

• Ken Weir
  13299 votes 75.99%
• Salvador Lopez-Willingham
  4200 votes 24.00%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 4

• Bob Smith
  12638 votes 79.82%
• Ernest W. Oliver
  3195 votes 20.18%

Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 7

• Chris Parlier
  8112 votes 99.98%

Mayor; City of California City

• Chuck McGuire
  858 votes 28.61%
• David Evans
  774 votes 25.81%
• Leonard J. Martin
  711 votes 23.71%
• Patrick D. Bohannon
  640 votes 21.34%
• Steven Leonard (Write-In)
  8 votes 0.27%

Council Member; City of California City (2 Elected)

• Nicholas Lessenevitch
  1784 votes 34.69%
• Tami Marie Johnson
  1135 votes 22.07%
• Warren Batiste
  924 votes 17.97%
• Jack W. Craig (Write-In)
  650 votes 12.64%

Treasurer; City of California City

• Keith L. Middleton
  2405 votes 99.88%

Council Member; City of Delano; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Bryan Osorio-Trujillo
  3113 votes 32.92%
• Liz Morris
  2422 votes 25.62%
• Noel Ayon
  2089 votes 22.09%
• Ruben "Ruby" Hill
  1831 votes 19.37%

Council Member; City of Delano; 2 Year Short Term

• Joe L. Alindajao
  2638 votes 44.51%
• Johnny R. Munoz
  2015 votes 34.00%
• Thomas "Thom" Casey
  1274 votes 21.49%

Council Member; City of Maricopa (2 Elected)

• Cynthia Tonkin
  116 votes 28.71%
• Virgil L. Bell
  71 votes 17.57%
• Johnny Horn
  58 votes 14.36%
• Dick Albright
  56 votes 13.86%
• Ed Owens
  55 votes 13.61%
• Jessica Owens
  48 votes 11.88%

Treasurer; City of Maricopa

• Dorine B. Horn
  190 votes 100.00%

Mayor; City of McFarland

• Manuel Cantu, Jr.
  1267 votes 99.84%

Council Member; City of McFarland (2 Elected)

• Maria T. Perez
  944 votes 38.53%
• Sally Gonzalez
  546 votes 22.29%
• Vidal Santillano
  524 votes 21.39%
• J. Russell Coker
  436 votes 17.80%

Mayor; City of Ridgecrest

• Margaret "Peggy" Breeden
  4660 votes 54.63%
• Thomas R. Wiknich
  3868 votes 45.35%

Council Member; City of Ridgecrest (2 Elected)

• Loren Scott Hayman
  4975 votes 34.77%
• Michael R. Mower
  3426 votes 23.94%
• Steven P. Morgan
  3235 votes 22.61%
• Reese Hogg, III
  2674 votes 18.69%

Council Member; City of Shafter (2 Elected)

• Cesar Lopez
  1617 votes 37.42%
• Cathy L. Prout
  1494 votes 34.58%
• Jack "Woody" Colvard
  1210 votes 28.00%

Council Member; City of Taft (3 Elected)

• Josh Bryant
  1036 votes 21.67%
• Jeff Eveland
  737 votes 15.42%
• Ed Whiting
  605 votes 12.65%
• Ron Waldrop
  547 votes 11.44%
• Andrew Wagner
  501 votes 10.48%
• Michael Long
  490 votes 10.25%
• Renee Bitzer Hill
  435 votes 9.10%
• Sandra Downey
  221 votes 4.62%
• Donald Nathan Braun
  209 votes 4.37%

Council Member; City of Tehachapi; Council District 1

• Phil Smith
  230 votes 52.39%
• Clete Heckathorn
  145 votes 33.03%
• Bobby Fritz
  64 votes 14.58%

Council Member; City of Tehachapi

• Michael R. Davies
  1825 votes 64.85%
• Pete Graff
  989 votes 35.15%

Council Member; City of Tehachapi; Council District 4

• Joan Pogon-Cord
  291 votes 65.54%
• Dennis Wahlstrom
  78 votes 17.57%
• Clint Davies
  75 votes 16.89%

Council Member; City of Tehachapi; Council District 5

• Susan Wiggins
  425 votes 55.77%
• Clint Beacom
  337 votes 44.23%

Treasurer; City of Tehachapi

• Susan Showler
  1554 votes 59.02%
• Amy Colwell
  1079 votes 40.98%

District

Director; Rosamond Municipal Advisory Council (4 Elected)

• Brennan J. Riley
  2689 votes 26.02%
• Gregory C. Washington
  2069 votes 20.02%
• Lisa M. Checkley
  2007 votes 19.42%
• William "Bill" Parkman
  1783 votes 17.25%
• Dennis Shoffner
  1782 votes 17.24%

Director; Arvin Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Aurelio Reyna
  1223 votes 35.14%
• Cynthia R. Moran
  969 votes 27.84%
• Rafael Gallardo
  756 votes 21.72%
• Jude Anthony Urueta
  532 votes 15.29%

Director; Bear Valley Community Services District; 2 Year Short Term

• Jane O. Baron
  2001 votes 78.53%
• Kathy Govoreau
  547 votes 21.47%

Director; Rosamond Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Rick L. Webb
  1989 votes 24.13%
• Greg Wood
  1564 votes 18.97%
• Ben Stewart
  1425 votes 17.29%
• Morrison "Ed" Mac Kay
  1128 votes 13.68%
• Alfred Wallis
  1092 votes 13.25%
• Wade Hatcher
  1045 votes 12.68%

Director; East Kern Health Care District (2 Elected)

• Karen Macedonio
  1,763 votes 40.4%
• Tawney Sparks
  1,430 votes 32.8%
• Loren W. Burch
  1,168 votes 26.8%

Director; Kern Valley Health Care District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Gene Parks, Sr.
  2292 votes 29.06%
• Sherrie Montes
  2254 votes 28.58%
• Kathryn Knight
  1475 votes 18.70%
• David W. Derr
  1441 votes 18.27%
• Katheryn Sue Elconin (Write-In)
  212 votes 2.69%

Director; Tehachapi Valley Health Care District (3 Elected)

• Duane R. Moats
  6406 votes 26.73%
• Michael Nixon
  4642 votes 19.37%
• Christine M. Sherrill
  4282 votes 17.86%
• Coleen E. Haskell
  3511 votes 14.65%
• Buffi Amestoy
  2299 votes 9.59%
• Michele Weller
  1485 votes 6.20%
• Cherie Roussel
  1344 votes 5.61%

Director; Frazier Park Public Utility District; Office 5

• Terry Kelling
  346 votes 51.64%
• Elke Heitmeyer
  324 votes 48.36%

Director; Lamont Public Utility District; Office 4

• Jesus Alberto Alonso
  1068 votes 65.00%
• Timoteo Prado
  575 votes 35.00%

Director; Bear Mountain Recreation and Park District (2 Elected)

• Jesus G. Perez
  1766 votes 33.13%
• Yovani Jimenez
  1544 votes 28.97%
• Fernando Alonso
  1185 votes 22.23%
• Matt Look
  835 votes 15.67%

Director; McFarland Recreation and Park District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Maria Lara
  995 votes 41.10%
• Eliseo M. Santillano
  838 votes 34.61%
• Jose E. Hernandez
  588 votes 24.29%

Director; McFarland Recreation and Park District; 2 Year Short Term

• Johnny Samaniego
  1144 votes 67.41%
• Tim Gonzales
  552 votes 32.53%

Director; Indian Wells Valley Water District (2 Elected)

• Stanley G. Rajtora
  4,866 votes 27.6%
• David Saint-Amand
  4,839 votes 27.5%
• Chuck Griffin
  4,393 votes 24.9%
• Peter E. Brown
  3,530 votes 20.0%

Director; Rand Communities Water District; 4 Year Full Term (3 Elected)

• Clifford E. Kennedy
  70 votes 28.3%
• Ghulam Din
  54 votes 21.9%
• Tom Edward Williams
  45 votes 18.2%
• Richard Stanley
  40 votes 16.2%
• Cynthia D. Brown
  38 votes 15.4%

Special District

Proposition 1 Authorizes Bonds to Fund Specified Housing Assistance Programs
Pass: 6,751,018 / 56.2% Yes votes ...... 5,258,157 / 43.8% No votes

Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for existing affordable housing programs for low-income residents, veterans, farmworkers, manufactured and mobile homes, infill, and transit-oriented housing. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $170 million annually over the next 35 years.

Proposition 2 Authorizes Bonds to Fund Existing Housing Program for Individuals with Mental Illness
Pass: 7,662,528 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,417,327 / 36.6% No votes

Amends Mental Health Services Act to fund No Place Like Home Program, which finances housing for individuals with mental illness. Ratifies existing law establishing the No Place Like Home Program. Fiscal Impact: Allows the state to use up to $140 million per year of county mental health funds to repay up to $2 billion in bonds. These bonds would fund housing for those with mental illness who are homeless.

Proposition 3 Authorizes Bonds To Fund Projects for Water Supply and Quality, Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Water Conveyance, and Groundwater Sustainability and Storage
Fail: 5,879,836 / 49.3% Yes votes ...... 6,034,991 / 50.7% No votes

Authorizes $8.877 billion in state general obligation bonds for various infrastructure projects. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging $430 million per year over 40 years. Local government savings for water-related projects, likely averaging a couple hundred million dollars annually over the next few decades.

Proposition 4 Authorizes Bonds Funding Construction at Hospitals Providing Children's Health Care
Pass: 7,551,298 / 62.7% Yes votes ...... 4,494,143 / 37.3% No votes

Authorizes $1.5 billion in bonds, to be repaid from state's General Fund, to fund grants for construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of qualifying children's hospitals. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $80 million annually over the next 35 years.

Proposition 5 Changes Requirements For Certain Property Owners to Transfer Their Property Tax Base to Replacement Property
Fail: 4,813,251 / 40.2% Yes votes ...... 7,152,993 / 59.8% No votes

Removes certain transfer requirements for homeowners over 55, severely disabled homeowners, and contaminated or disaster-destroyed property. Fiscal Impact: Schools and local governments each would lose over $100 million in annual property taxes early on, growing to about $1 billion per year. Similar increase in state costs to backfill school property tax losses.

Proposition 6 Eliminates Certain Road Repair and Transportation Funding. Requires Certain Fuel Taxes and Vehicle Fees Be Approved By the Electorate
Fail: 5,283,222 / 43.2% Yes votes ...... 6,952,081 / 56.8% No votes

Repeals a 2017 transportation law's taxes and fees designated for road repairs and public transportation. Fiscal Impact: Reduced ongoing revenues of $5.1 billion from state fuel and vehicle taxes that mainly would have paid for highway and road maintenance and repairs, as well as transit programs.

Proposition 7 Confirms California Daylight Saving Time to Federal Law. Allows Legislature to Change Daylight Saving Time Period
Pass: 7,167,315 / 59.7% Yes votes ...... 4,828,564 / 40.3% No votes

Gives Legislature ability to change daylight saving time period by two-thirds vote, if changes are consistent with federal law. Fiscal Impact: This measure has no direct fiscal effect because changes to daylight saving time would depend on future actions by the Legislature and potentially the federal government.

Proposition 8 Regulates Amounts Outpatient Kindney Dialysis Clinics Charge For Dialysis Treatment
Fail: 4,845,264 / 40.1% Yes votes ...... 7,247,917 / 59.9% No votes

Requires rebates and penalties if charges exceed limit. Requires annual reporting to the state. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal Impact: Overall annual effect on state and local governments ranging from net positive impact in the low tens of millions of dollars to net negative impact in the tens of millions of dollars.

Proposition 10 Expands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent Control
Fail: 4,949,543 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 7,251,443 / 59.4% No votes

Repeals state law that currently restricts the scope of rent-control policies that cities and other local jurisdictions may impose on residential property. Fiscal Impact: Potential net reduction in state and local revenues of tens of millions of dollars per year in the long term. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or considerably more.

Proposition 11 Requires Private-Sector Emergency Ambulance Employees to Remain On-Call During Work Breaks. Eliminates Certain Employer Liability
Pass: 7,181,116 / 59.6% Yes votes ...... 4,861,831 / 40.4% No votes

Law entitling hourly employees to breaks without being on-call would not apply to private-sector ambulance employees. Fiscal Impact: Likely fiscal benefit to local governments (in the form of lower costs and higher revenues), potentially in the tens of millions of dollars each year.

Proposition 12 Establishes New Standards For Confinement of Specified Farm Animals; Bans Sale of Noncomplying Products
Pass: 7,551,434 / 62.7% Yes votes ...... 4,499,702 / 37.3% No votes

Establishes minimum requirements for confining certain farm animals. Prohibits sales of meat and egg products from animals confined in noncomplying manner. Fiscal Impact: Potential decrease in state income tax revenues from farm businesses, likely not more than several million dollars annually. State costs up to $10 million annually to enforce the measure.

Measure E $40.5 Million in Bonds for Upgrade & Repair of School Facilities -- Wasco Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1838 / 54.64% Yes votes ...... 1526 / 45.36% No votes

To improve Wasco Union High School by upgrading facilities, including new gymnasium and swimming pool; repairing, constructing, reconstructing and equipping educational facilities to better serve students and community; to qualify for potential State matching funds, shall Wasco Union High School District issue $40,500,000 in bonds repaying an annual average of $2,650,000, at approximately $29.65 per $100,000 of assessed value, while bonds are outstanding, at legal interest rates, with no funding for employee salaries or pensions, and required audits and citizens' oversight?

Measure G $50 Million in Bonds for Improvement of Facilities and Equipment -- Arvin Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1401 / 73.70% Yes votes ...... 500 / 26.30% No votes

To repair or replace aging schools with safe, modernized facilities, improve student safety and security, rehabilitate deteriorated roofs, plumbing and electrical systems, upgrade technology, acquire, construct, repair, and equip schools, and provide access to facilities needed for success, shall Arvin Union School District issue $15,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying on average $900,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at 3 cents per $100 of assessed value, with independent citizens' oversight and all money dedicated to Arvin schools?

Measure H $90 Million in Bonds to Improve Existing & Build New Facilities -- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 21711 / 62.77% Yes votes ...... 12879 / 37.23% No votes

To improve school safety and security, construct/equip new school facilities to relieve severe overcrowding, and repair/upgrade older classrooms, labs, facilities and instructional technology supporting student achievement/college readiness in math, science, engineering, technology, arts, shall Panama-Buena Vista Union School District issue $90 million in bonds, at legal rates, an estimated 3 cents per $100 assessed value (averaging $18 million annually) for approximately 20 years to improve neighborhood K-8 schools, with citizen oversight and all money locally controlled?

Measure I 1% Sales Tax to Improve Services in Unincorporated Areas of County -- County of Kern Unincorporated Area (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 25610 / 35.32% Yes votes ...... 46899 / 64.68% No votes

To improve county services in the unincorporated area of Kern County including public safety and protection, parks, code enforcement, roads and libraries, shall a 1% (1 cent) general purpose sales tax be adopted in the unincorporated area with the estimated $35 million in annual revenue to be used for general purposes in the unincorporated area only with input from a citizen advisory committee comprised of residents of the unincorporated area?

Measure J 7.5%Tax on Medicinal Cannabis Business & Retain Ban on Commercial Use -- County of Kern (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 77680 / 39.87% Yes votes ...... 117156 / 60.13% No votes

Shall County adopt the ordinance proposed by initiative petition and known as Medicinal Cannabis Measure to retain the ban on commercial adult-use cannabis activity; allow and regulate commercial medicinal cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, testing, retailing, distribution, and microbusiness in the unincorporated area, subject to State licensing requirements; allow unlimited land use permits for such activity; and allow County to levy a perpetual 7.5% business tax on the adjusted gross income of such activity [fiscal impact unknown]?

Measure K Allow/Regulate Commercial Medicinal & Adult-Use Cannabis Businesses -- County of Kern (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 92634 / 47.62% Yes votes ...... 101877 / 52.38% No votes

Shall County adopt the ordinance proposed by initiative petition and known as Kern Regulation and Taxation of Cannabis Act of 2018 to allow and regulate commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis retailing, testing, cultivation, processing, packaging, and distribution in the unincorporated area, subject to State licensing requirements; impose permit fees on cannabis businesses; allow no more than 35 dispensary permits; and levy a perpetual 5% annual tax on the gross receipts of dispensaries [fiscal impact unknown]?

Measure L Utility tax to Support City Services and Improvements -- City of Arvin (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 530 / 28.80% Yes votes ...... 1310 / 71.20% No votes

Shall the measure establishing a utility users tax of up to a maximum of 7% on charges for telecommunications, video, electricity and gas services to raise approximately $700,000 to be spent for city services, including police, fire, and other emergency services, and street, sidewalk, sewer, public works improvements and other unrestricted purposes, be adopted?

Measure M 6% Tax on All Commercial Cannabis Operations -- City of Arvin (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1037 / 56.60% Yes votes ...... 795 / 43.40% No votes

Shall the measure establishing a tax of up to 6% of gross revenues on commercial cannabis business operations, excepting cultivation, and a tax of up to $6 per square foot of space used for commercial cannabis cultivation, as adjusted annually by CPI, all as described in the Ordinance enacting the tax, to raise approximately $150,000 to $300,000 annually for unrestricted purposes, including police, fire, and public improvements, be adopted?

Measure N One-cent Sales Tax to Fund and Support Essential City Services -- City of Bakersfield (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 45835 / 50.05% Yes votes ...... 45738 / 49.95% No votes

To prevent cuts/improve 911 emergency response, police/fire protection, anti-gang/drug units, neighborhood police patrols; rapid response to assaults, robberies, gang violence, home burglaries; crime prevention; address homelessness; retain, attract jobs/businesses; unrestricted general revenue purposes; shall the measure be adopted approving an ordinance establishing a one-cent sales tax providing $50,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring independent audits, citizens oversight, all funds for Bakersfield?

Measure O Amendment to City's Medical Marijuana Municipal Code -- City of Bakersfield (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 43383 / 47.65% Yes votes ...... 47656 / 52.35% No votes

Shall the measure amending the Bakersfield Municipal Code to allow medical marijuana store front dispensaries, cultivation sites, manufacturers, distributors, and delivery operations with a valid permit, and which will impose a 7.5% excise tax that will last until terminated by voters, [based on current information, fiscal impact is unknown,] be adopted?

Measure P 5% Utility Users Tax to Maintain & Improve Vital City Services -- City of McFarland (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 653 / 42.32% Yes votes ...... 890 / 57.68% No votes

To maintain vital services, improve McFarland's streets and roads, maintain local police and fire protection and 911-emergency response times; shall the city of McFarland enact a utility users tax at the rate of five percent for all utilities, for ten years, providing approximately four hundred ninety-four thousand dollars annually with exemptions for senior citizens and funds used only in McFarland, subject to independent financial audits and citizen oversight?

Measure Q Parcel Tax for Emergency Services & to Attract Medical Professionals -- Kern Valley Health Care District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 2431 / 45.65% Yes votes ...... 2894 / 54.35% No votes

To maintain access to life-saving emergency medical care for victims of accidents, heart attacks, strokes and other medical emergencies; keep equipment and hospital facilities up-to-date; expand the Emergency Department; and attract qualified doctors and medical specialists, should Kern Valley Healthcare District levy an annual special tax of $82 per parcel for 40 years, raising approximately $1,100,000 annually, with a citizen oversight committee, mandatory audits, and no money for employee salaries?

Measure R $43 Million in Bonds to Improve Parks and Recreation Facilities -- Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 2815 / 32.53% Yes votes ...... 5838 / 67.47% No votes

To improve parks and recreation for children, families and senior citizens; upgrade and renovate outdated parks; build new restrooms; construct a community, aquatic, and senior center; shall Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District issue $43,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, raising on average $2,400,000 annually as long as bonds are outstanding at a yearly rate of approximately $0.039 per $100 of assessed value, with NO money for salaries and all money staying local and cannot be taken by the state?