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President of the United States; American Independent Party

• Phil Collins, American Independent
  18,461 votes 32.6%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, American Independent
  12,816 votes 22.7%
• Don Blankenship, American Independent
  10,377 votes 18.3%
• J. R. Myers, American Independent
  8,068 votes 14.3%
• Charles Kraut, American Independent
  6,846 votes 12.1%

President of the United States; Democratic Party

• Bernie Sanders, Democratic
  2,080,846 votes 36.0% 229 delegates
• Joseph R. Biden, Democratic
  1,613,854 votes 27.9% 170 delegates
• Elizabeth Warren, Democratic
  762,555 votes 13.2% 11 delegates
• Michael R. Bloomberg, Democratic
  701,803 votes 12.1% 5 delegates
• Pete Buttigieg, Democratic
  249,256 votes 4.3%
• Amy Klobuchar, Democratic
  126,961 votes 2.2%
• Tom Steyer, Democratic
  113,092 votes 2.0%
• Andrew Yang, Democratic
  43,571 votes 0.8%
• Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic
  33,769 votes 0.6%
• Julián Castro, Democratic
  13,892 votes 0.2%
• Michael Bennet, Democratic
  7,377 votes 0.1%
• Marianne Williamson, Democratic
  7,052 votes 0.1%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, III, Democratic
  6,151 votes 0.1%
• Cory Booker, Democratic
  6,000 votes 0.1%
• John K. Delaney, Democratic
  4,606 votes 0.1%
• Michael A. Ellinger, Democratic
  3,424 votes 0.1%
• Joe Sestak, Democratic
  3,270 votes 0.1%
• Mark Stewart Greenstein, Democratic
  3,190 votes 0.1%
• Deval Patrick, Democratic
  2,022 votes 0.0%
• Mosie Boyd, Democratic
  1,639 votes 0.0%

President of the United States; Green Party

• Howie Hawkins, Green
  4,203 votes 36.2%
• Dario Hunter, Green
  2,558 votes 22.0%
• Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry, Green
  2,071 votes 17.8%
• Dennis Lambert, Green
  1,999 votes 17.2%
• David Rolde, Green
  774 votes 6.7%

President of the United States; Libertarian Party

• Jacob Hornberger, Libertarian
  5,530 votes 19.4%
• Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian
  3,534 votes 12.4%
• Vermin Supreme, Libertarian
  3,469 votes 12.2%
• Ken Armstrong, Libertarian
  3,011 votes 10.6%
• Kim Ruff, Libertarian
  2,330 votes 8.2%
• Adam Kokesh, Libertarian
  2,161 votes 7.6%
• Sam Robb, Libertarian
  1,722 votes 6.0%
• Dan Behrman, Libertarian
  1,695 votes 5.9%
• Max Abramson, Libertarian
  1,605 votes 5.6%
• Souraya Faas, Libertarian
  999 votes 3.5%
• Steven A. Richey, Libertarian
  982 votes 3.4%
• Erik Chase Gerhardt, Libertarian
  748 votes 2.6%
• Keenan Wallace Dunham, Libertarian
  720 votes 2.5%

President of the United States; Peace and Freedom Party

• Gloria La Riva, Peace and Freedom
  4,481 votes 67.2%
• Howie Hawkins, Peace and Freedom
  2,191 votes 32.8%

President of the United States; Republican Party

• Donald J. Trump, Republican
  2,279,086 votes 92.2% 170 delegates
• Bill Weld, Republican
  66,904 votes 2.7%
• Joe Walsh, Republican
  64,749 votes 2.6%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Republican
  24,351 votes 1.0%
• Matthew John Matern, Republican
  15,469 votes 0.6%
• Robert Ardini, Republican
  12,857 votes 0.5%
• Zoltan G. Istvan, Republican
  8,141 votes 0.3%

(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 Representative; District 16

• Jim Costa, Democratic
  41,228 votes 37.5%
• Kevin Cookingham, Republican
  38,652 votes 35.2%
• Esmeralda Soria, Democratic
  23,484 votes 21.4%
• Kimberly Elizabeth Williams, Democratic
  6,458 votes 5.9%

Member of the State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 21

• Adam Gray, Democratic
  54,987 votes 99.0%
• Joel Gutierrez Campos, Republican (Write-In)
• Guadalupe Salazar, Republican (Write-In)

County Committee

Judicial

County

County Supervisor; Merced County; Supervisorial District 1

• Rodrigo Espinoza
  2572 votes 50.26%
• Sonia Alshami
  2486 votes 48.58%
• (59 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.15%)

County Supervisor; Merced County; Supervisorial District 2

• Lee Lor
  4551 votes 37.15%
• Josh Pedrozo
  3627 votes 29.61%
• Angel Barragan
  2208 votes 18.02%
• Ricky Aguilera
  1805 votes 14.73%
• (60 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.49%)

County Supervisor; Merced County; Supervisorial District 4

• Lloyd Pareira
  5222 votes 68.84%
• Mario Mendoza
  2309 votes 30.44%
• (55 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.73%)

Proposition 13 Bond
Fail: 4,304,013 / 47.0% Yes votes ...... 4,856,154 / 53.0% No votes

AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR FACILITY REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION, AND MODERNIZATION AT PUBLIC PRESCHOOLS, K-12 SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE. Authorizes $15 billion in state general obligation bonds for construction and modernization of public education facilities. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds estimated at about $740 million per year (including interest) over the next 35 years.

Measure J Bond Measure -- Merced Community College District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 18,827 / 47.0% Yes votes ...... 21,213 / 53.0% No votes
   18800 (47.09%) Yes / 21120 (52.91%) No in Merced County
   27 (22.50%) Yes / 93 (77.50%) No in Fresno County
   Yes / No in Madera County

To upgrade job training/instructional classrooms, science/computer labs; improve student safety, emergency communication/security systems, shall Merced Community College District's measure authorizing $247,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $25 /$100,000 assessed valuation ($14,600,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding be approved, requiring audits/citizen oversight, no money for administrators' salaries, all funds used locally to improve opportunities for veterans, remove asbestos/lead paint and acquire, construct, repair sites, facilities, equipment?

Measure K Charter Amendment -- City of Merced (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8693 / 65.24% Yes votes ...... 4632 / 34.76% No votes

Shall the measure to amend the Merced City Charter to impose a four year term for Mayor be adopted?

Measure L Charter Amendment -- City of Merced (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 8382 / 63.24% Yes votes ...... 4873 / 36.76% No votes

Shall the measure to amend the Merced City Charter to establish a Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission to set, recommend, and limit the maximum stipend the City Council, including the Mayor, may adopt and receive be adopted?

Measure M Charter Amendment -- City of Merced (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 10766 / 80.81% Yes votes ...... 2556 / 19.19% No votes

Shall the measure to amend the Merced City Charter to impose budget and reporting requirements by the Finance Officer to the City Council be adopted?

Measure O Special Tax -- City of Atwater (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 3130 / 59.57% Yes votes ...... 2124 / 40.43% No votes

To prevent cuts to public safety services/neighborhood police patrols, and improve crime investigation/emergency response, by replacing overcrowded, aging/deteriorating police/fire facilities; upgrading outdated firefighting equipment; and redistributing stations throughout Atwater, shall the City of Atwater adopt a measure renewing at the 1˘ rate its existing, voter-approved sales tax, providing approximately $4,000,000 annually, until ended by voters, requiring independent audits, oversight, all funds only for Atwater?

Measure P School Bond -- El Nido Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 101 / 62.35% Yes votes ...... 61 / 37.65% No votes

To construct a multi-purpose room and gym for school and community use; and update and modernize classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall El Nido Elementary School District's measure be adopted authorizing $3,400,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, generating approximately $201,000 annually while bonds are outstanding with levies of approximately 2.5 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, no money for salaries and all money for local projects?

Measure Q School Bond -- El Nido Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 93 / 58.49% Yes votes ...... 66 / 41.51% No votes

To modernize and construct facilities, classrooms and restrooms; and make health, safety and accessibility upgrades and improvements; shall El Nido Elementary School District's measure be adopted authorizing $3,400,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, generating approximately $201,000 annually while bonds are outstanding with levies of approximately 2.5 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, no money for salaries and all money for local projects?

Measure R School Bond -- Le Grand Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 571 / 53.87% Yes votes ...... 489 / 46.13% No votes

To improve the quality of Le Grand High without increasing the estimated tax rate; upgrade/expand the Ag Career Technical Education Facilities to better serve students; and modernize/renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Le Grand Union High School District's measure be adopted authorizing $6,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, generating approximately $573,000 annually while bonds are outstanding with levies of approximately 2.9 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, citizens' oversight and no money for salaries?