Combined ballot

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

President/Vice President of the United States

• Joseph R. Biden/Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  11,109,764 votes 63.5%
• Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence, Republican
  6,005,961 votes 34.3%
• Jo Jorgensen/Jeremy "Spike" Cohen, Libertarian
  187,885 votes 1.1%
• Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker, Green
  81,025 votes 0.5%
• Roque De La Fuente "Rocky" Guerra/Kanye Omari West, American Independent
  60,155 votes 0.3%
• Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman, Peace and Freedom
  51,036 votes 0.3%

US Legislature

United States Representative; District 2

• Jared Huffman, Democratic
  294,435 votes 75.7%
• Dale K. Mensing, Republican
  94,320 votes 24.3%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 2

• Jim Wood, Democratic
  162,287 votes 68.5%
• Charlotte Svolos, Republican
  74,582 votes 31.5%

City

Council Member; City of Point Arena

• Scott M. Ignacio
  164 votes 48.38%
• Olivia Ford
  119 votes 35.10%

Council Member; City of Ukiah

• Douglas F. Crane
  1,995 votes 18.90%
• Josefina Duenas
  1,947 votes 18.45%
• Jenny Kimbler
  1,754 votes 16.62%
• Stephen G. Scalmanini
  1,725 votes 16.34%
• Ed Donovan
  1,316 votes 12.47%
• Cameron Ramos
  1,129 votes 10.70%
• Brian Erickson
  689 votes 6.53%

Treasurer; City of Ukiah

• Russell Allen Carter
  5,041 votes 100.00%

Council Member; City of Willits

• Gerardo Gonzalez
  1,290 votes 35.97%
• Saprina Rodriguez
  1,174 votes 32.74%
• Madge Strong
  1,122 votes 31.29%

County

Supervisor; County of Mendocino; District 1

• Glenn McGourty
  4,470 votes 57.70%
• Jon Kennedy
  3,277 votes 42.30%

Supervisor; County of Mendocino; District 2

• Maureen "Mo" Mulheren
  4,167 votes 60.64%
• Mari Rodin
  2,705 votes 39.36%

School

Board Member; Fort Bragg Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Kathy Babcock
  4,663 votes 41.05%
• Maryjean Makela
  4,209 votes 37.05%
• Nancy Bennett
  2,487 votes 21.89%

Board Member; Point Arena Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Sigrid A. Hillscan
  1,830 votes 28.8%
• Miquette A. Thompson
  1,256 votes 19.8%
• Bob Gardiner
  1,190 votes 18.7%
• Jim DeWilder
  1,098 votes 17.3%
• Ron Miles
  975 votes 15.4%

Board Member; Potter Valley Community Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Shannon Aiello
  529 votes 27.45%
• Erin Kile
  512 votes 26.57%
• Elaine Lindelef
  452 votes 23.46%
• Lisa Furlong
  434 votes 22.52%

Board Member; Round Valley Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Lew Chichester
  442 votes 38.33%
• Tony Tucker
  393 votes 34.08%
• Jill P. Hoaglen
  318 votes 27.58%

Board Member; Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Cinnamon O'Neill-Paula
  1,778 votes 32.5%
• Jessica K. Willis
  1,479 votes 27.0%
• Christine Marie Doyka
  1,383 votes 25.3%
• Nicole Keenan
  834 votes 15.2%

Board Member; Ukiah Unified School District

• Susan L. Asbury
  8,445 votes 56.19%
• Jose V. Diaz
  6,585 votes 43.81%

Board Member; Willits Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Dianne McNeal
  2,564 votes 28.78%
• Alex A. Bowlds
  2,341 votes 26.27%
• Tracey Douglas
  2,075 votes 23.29%
• Bryan Mann
  1,930 votes 21.66%

Board Member; Anderson Valley Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Valerie Hanelt
  899 votes 34.79%
• Paul T. Soderman
  756 votes 29.26%
• Francois Christen
  593 votes 22.95%
• Stacey Rose
  336 votes 13.00%

Board Member; Hopland Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Gregg Smith
  676 votes 38.52%
• Steven Leonard
  435 votes 24.79%
• Len Brutocao
  413 votes 23.53%
• Bruce P. Jensen
  231 votes 13.16%

Board Member; Mendocino City Community Services District (2 Elected)

• James H. Sullivan
  226 votes 31.39%
• Dennak Murphy
  222 votes 30.83%
• Ottopaskal D. Rice
  143 votes 19.86%
• Steven L. Gomes
  89 votes 12.36%
• Tom Tetzlaff
  40 votes 5.56%

Board Member; Mendocino City Community Services District; Unexpired Short Term

• Margaret Mary O'Rourke
  329 votes 47.20%
• Christina Aranguren
  219 votes 31.42%
• Tom Arden
  85 votes 12.20%
• Rob Buckle
  64 votes 9.18%

Board Member; Mendocino Coast Recreation & Park District (2 Elected)

• John Huff
  4,444 votes 24.23%
• Angela Dominguez
  4,324 votes 23.58%
• Keith Stiver
  3,910 votes 21.32%
• Cynthia Coupe Audo
  3,415 votes 18.62%
• Cutler Crowell
  2,245 votes 12.24%

Board Member; Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• John Strangio
  2,120 votes 39.13%
• Christine "Wick" Boyd
  1,439 votes 26.56%
• Jim Tuso
  1,422 votes 26.25%
• Eugene Erickson
  437 votes 8.07%

Board Member; Ukiah Valley Fire Protection District

• Robert "Bobby" Banks
  4,756 votes 92.21%
• Christina L'Heureux
  402 votes 7.79%

Board Member; Potter Valley Irrigation District; Division 1 (5 Elected)

• E.J. Guinness McFadden
  370 votes 68.52%
• Lura Smith
  170 votes 31.48%

Board Member; Ukiah Valley Sanitation District (2 Elected)

• Darwin D. Dick
  1,984 votes 32.02%
• Theresa M. McNerlin
  1,753 votes 28.29%
• David Kirch
  1,394 votes 22.49%
• Susan A. Walker
  1,066 votes 17.20%

Proposition 14 Authorizes Bonds Continuing Stem Cell Research
Pass: 8,588,156 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 8,221,692 / 48.9% No votes

Authorizes $5.5 billion state bonds for: stem cell and other medical research, including training; research facility construction; administrative costs. Dedicates $1.5 billion to brain-related diseases. Appropriates General Fund moneys for repayment. Expands related programs. Fiscal impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds estimated at about $260 million per year over the next roughly 30 years.

Proposition 15 Increases Funding Sources for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property
Fail: 8,212,641 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 8,885,052 / 52.0% No votes

Taxes such as properties based on current market value, instead of purchase price. Fiscal impact: Increased property taxes on commercial properties worth more than $3 million providing $6.5 billion to $11.5 billion in new funding to local government and schools.

Proposition 16 Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions
Fail: 7,216,721 / 42.8% Yes votes ...... 9,655,024 / 57.2% No votes

Permits government decision-making policies to consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in order to address diversity by repealing constitutional provision prohibiting such policies. Fiscal impact: No direct fiscal effect on state and local entities. The effects of the measure depend on the future choices of state and local government entities and are highly uncertain.

Proposition 17 Restores Right to Vote After Completion of Prison Term
Pass: 9,985,065 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 7,068,706 / 41.4% No votes

Restores voting rights upon completion of prison term to persons who have been disqualified from voting while serving a prison term. Fiscal impact: Annual county costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars statewide, for voter registration and ballot materials. One-time state costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, for voter registration cards and systems.

Proposition 18 Amends California Constitution to Permit 17-year-olds to Vote in Primary and Special Elections if They will Turn 18 by the Next General Election and Be Otherwise Elegible to Vote
Fail: 7,513,957 / 44.0% Yes votes ...... 9,577,238 / 56.0% No votes

Fiscal Impact: Increased statewide county costs likely between several hundreds of thousands of dollars and $1 million every two years. Increased one-time costs to the state of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Proposition 19 Changes Certain Property Tax Rules
Pass: 8,545,393 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 8,175,618 / 48.9% No votes

Allows homeowners who are over 55, disabled, or wildfire/disaster victims to transfer primary residence's tax base to replacement residence. Changes of taxation of family-property transfers. Establishes fire protection services fund. Fiscal impact: Local governments could gain tens of millions of dollars of property tax revenue per year, probably growing over time to a few hundred million dollars per year. Schools could receive similar property tax gains.

Proposition 20 Restricts Parole for Non-violent Offenders. Authorizes Felony Sentences for Certain Offenses Currently Treated Only as Misdemeanors
Fail: 6,385,421 / 38.3% Yes votes ...... 10,293,563 / 61.7% No votes

Limits access to parole program established for non-violent offenders who have completed the full term of their primary offense by eliminating eligibility for certain offenses. Fiscal impact: Increase in state and local correctional, court, and law enforcement costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on implementation.

Proposition 21 Expands Local Goverments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
Fail: 6,770,958 / 40.1% Yes votes ...... 10,094,634 / 59.9% No votes

Allows local governments to establish rent control on residential properties over 15 years old. Local limits on rate increases may differ from statewide limit. Fiscal impact: Overall, a potential reduction in state and local revenues in the highs of tens of millions of dollars per year over time. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or more.

Proposition 22 Exempts App-basedd Transportation and Delivery Companies From Providing Employee Benefits to Certain Drivers
Pass: 9,957,858 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 7,027,467 / 41.4% No votes

Classifies app-based drivers as "independent contractors," instead of "employees," and provides independent-contractor drivers other compensation, unless certain criteria are met. Fiscal impact: Minor increase in state income taxes paid by rideshare and delivery company drivers and investors.

Proposition 23 Establishes State Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Requires On-site Medical Professional
Fail: 6,161,109 / 36.6% Yes votes ...... 10,683,606 / 63.4% No votes

Requires physician or other specified medical professional on site during dialysis treatment. Prohibits clinics from reducing services without state approval. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 24 Amends Consumer Privacy Laws
Pass: 9,384,125 / 56.2% Yes votes ...... 7,305,026 / 43.8% No votes

Permits consumers to: prevent businesses from sharing personal information, correct inaccurate personal information, and limit businesses' use of "sensitive personal information," including precise geolocation, race, ethnicity, and health information. Establishes California Privacy Protection Agency. Fiscal impact: Increased annual state costs of at least $10 million, but unlikely exceeding low tens of millions of dollars, to enforce expanded consumer privacy laws. Some costs would be offset by penalties for violating these laws.

Proposition 25 Referendum on Law that Replaced Money Bail with System Based on Public Safety and Flight Risk
Fail: 7,231,044 / 43.6% Yes votes ...... 9,356,096 / 56.4% No votes

A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, law replacing money bail with system based on public safety and flight risk. Fiscal impact: Increased costs possibly in mid hundreds of millions of dollars annually for a new process for release from jail prior to trial. Decreased county jail costs, possibly in high tens of millions of dollars annually.

Measure I School Bonds -- Willits Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3,742 / 60.04% Yes votes ...... 2,491 / 39.96% No votes

In order to:

• Repair aging classrooms and school facilities,
• Fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, heating/cooling, and electric systems,
• Improve student safety and security,
• Upgrade, acquire, construct, and equip classrooms, labs and facilities supporting college and career readiness,

Shall the Willits Unified School District measure authorizing $17 million in bonds at legal rates be adopted, with estimated levies of 4 cents per $100 assessed value (approximately $950,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, audits, and money staying local?

Measure K Sales Tax -- City of Willits (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,308 / 65.11% Yes votes ...... 701 / 34.89% No votes

Shall the City of Willits enact a 3/4 cent sales tax, providing $1,000,000 annually for 10 years, to prevent the elimination of police services; street and sports field maintenance; closing of city facilities; and loss of other essential city services?