Combined ballot

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Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 2 (Yes/No)

• Therese M. Stewart
  80.3% Yes (1,184,234) 19.7% No (290,036)

California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Patricia Guerrero
  70.9% Yes (6,194,671) 29.1% No (2,537,627)
• Goodwin Liu
  69.3% Yes (5,908,904) 30.7% No (2,623,045)
• Martin J. Jenkins
  69.3% Yes (5,825,582) 30.7% No (2,576,601)
• Joshua P. Groban
  68.0% Yes (5,664,354) 32.0% No (2,661,668)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 3 (Yes/No)

• Alison M. Tucher
  80.0% Yes (1,171,137) 20.0% No (293,229)
• Victor A. Rodriguez
  79.1% Yes (1,152,490) 20.9% No (303,740)
• Carin T. Fujisaki
  79.7% Yes (1,151,100) 20.3% No (293,733)
• Ioana Petrou
  78.5% Yes (1,131,991) 21.5% No (309,142)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 4 (Yes/No)

• Tracie L. Brown
  80.8% Yes (1,166,496) 19.2% No (277,431)
• Jeremy M. Goldman
  77.6% Yes (1,112,130) 22.4% No (320,594)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 5 (Yes/No)

• Teri L. Jackson
  80.1% Yes (1,156,097) 19.9% No (287,070)
• Gordon B. Burns
  78.5% Yes (1,119,838) 21.5% No (307,239)

Voter-Nominated and Nonpartisan Offices

Governor

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  6,470,104 votes 59.2%
• Brian Dahle, Republican
  4,462,914 votes 40.8%

Lieutenant Governor

• Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
  6,418,119 votes 59.7%
• Angela E. Underwood Jacobs, Republican
  4,332,602 votes 40.3%

Secretary of State

• Shirley N. Weber, Democratic
  6,462,164 votes 60.1%
• Rob Bernosky, Republican
  4,298,530 votes 39.9%

Controller

• Malia M. Cohen, Democratic
  5,936,856 votes 55.3%
• Lanhee J. Chen, Republican
  4,789,345 votes 44.7%

Treasurer

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  6,287,076 votes 58.8%
• Jack M. Guerrero, Republican
  4,405,781 votes 41.2%

Attorney General

• Rob Bonta, Democratic
  6,339,441 votes 59.1%
• Nathan Hochman, Republican
  4,390,428 votes 40.9%

Insurance Commissioner

• Ricardo Lara, Democratic
  6,355,915 votes 59.9%
• Robert Howell, Republican
  4,249,391 votes 40.1%

State Board of Equalization; District 2

• Sally J. Lieber, Democratic
  2,146,948 votes 69.8%
• Peter Coe Verbica, Republican
  927,700 votes 30.2%

United States Senator; Full Term

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  6,621,621 votes 61.1%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  4,222,029 votes 38.9%

United States Senator; Unexpired Short Term

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  6,559,308 votes 60.9%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  4,212,450 votes 39.1%

United States Representative; District 2

• Jared Huffman, Democratic
  229,720 votes 74.4%
• Douglas Brower, Republican
  79,029 votes 25.6%

United States Representative; District 4

• Mike Thompson, Democratic
  176,900 votes 67.8%
• Matt Brock, Republican
  84,007 votes 32.2%

State Senator; District 2

• Mike McGuire, Democratic
  283,689 votes 73.3%
• Gene Yoon, Republican
  103,333 votes 26.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 2

• Jim Wood, Democratic
  129,356 votes 68.9%
• Charlotte Svolos, Republican
  58,330 votes 31.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 4

• Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Democratic
  99,342 votes 64.9%
• Bryan Pritchard, Republican
  53,734 votes 35.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 12

• Damon Connolly, Democratic
  92,287 votes 51.8%
• Sara Aminzadeh, Democratic
  85,900 votes 48.2%

School

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tony K. Thurmond
  5,681,318 votes 63.7%
• Lance Ray Christensen
  3,237,785 votes 36.3%

County Superintendent of Schools; County of Sonoma

• Amie Carter
  108241 votes 72.16%
• Brad Coscarelli
  41765 votes 27.84%

Board Member; Calistoga Joint Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Laurel Rios
  1,314 votes 40.9%
• Indira Lopez-Jones
  1,047 votes 32.6%
• Matthew S. Reid
  854 votes 26.6%

Board Member; Shoreline Unified School District; Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Heidi Koenig
  1,767 votes 47.9%
• Tim J. Kehoe
  1,541 votes 41.8%
• Buddy Faure
  382 votes 10.4%

Trustee; Sonoma Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Celeste Winders
  699 votes 38.64%
• Joe Lemas
  688 votes 38.03%
• Jacquelyn Torres
  422 votes 23.33%

Board Member; Windsor Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Stephanie Ahmad
  6666 votes 31.48%
• Rich Carnation
  5032 votes 23.76%
• Paul Cogorno
  4926 votes 23.26%
• Eric Heitz
  4554 votes 21.50%

Governing Board Member; City of Santa Rosa High School District; Trustee Area 2

• Roxanne McNally
  5370 votes 70.56%
• Danielle Molkenbuhr
  2241 votes 29.44%

Governing Board Member; City of Santa Rosa High School District; Trustee Area 4

• Omar Medina
  3878 votes 67.35%
• Lisa Brown
  1880 votes 32.65%

Board Member; West Sonoma County Union High School District

• Debbie Ramirez
  11458 votes 57.39%
• David Patrick Nagle
  8506 votes 42.61%

Board Member; Piner-Olivet Union School District (3 Elected)

• Matt Heath
  3119 votes 30.45%
• Janae Franicevic
  2725 votes 26.61%
• Cindy Pryor
  2298 votes 22.44%
• Marc McCarty
  2100 votes 20.50%

Board Member; Rincon Valley Union School District (3 Elected)

• Shelby Moeller
  8959 votes 27.67%
• Jeff Gospe
  8779 votes 27.11%
• Jolene Johnson
  8574 votes 26.48%
• Deborah Tapia De Martin
  6070 votes 18.74%

Board Member; Roseland School District (3 Elected)

• Ana Diaz-Garcia
  1103 votes 27.27%
• Anthony Mendoza
  713 votes 17.63%
• Janice Siebert
  689 votes 17.04%
• Mary Goe Balcerak
  671 votes 16.59%
• Diana Mondragon Reyes
  486 votes 12.02%
• Delashay Carmona-Benson
  382 votes 9.45%

Board Member; Sebastopol Union School District (3 Elected)

• Lisa Bauman
  3222 votes 30.56%
• Deborah E. Drehmel
  2952 votes 28.00%
• Elizabeth Smith
  2535 votes 24.04%
• Joseph Pogar, Jr.
  1835 votes 17.40%

Board Member; Waugh School District (3 Elected)

• Kristine Weeks
  1496 votes 25.42%
• Denise Bugbee
  1290 votes 21.92%
• Christine D. Pieper
  1161 votes 19.73%
• Matthew Thomas
  982 votes 16.69%
• Rachel H. Van Gorp
  955 votes 16.23%

Council Member; City of Santa Rosa; Council District 2

• Mark Stapp
  7394 votes 82.75%
• Mason Rossiter
  1541 votes 17.25%

Council Member; City of Santa Rosa; Council District 4

• Victoria Fleming
  4732 votes 40.02%
• Terrence "Terry" Sanders
  4408 votes 37.28%
• Henry Huang
  2403 votes 20.32%
• Scheherazade Shamsavari
  281 votes 2.38%

Council Member; City of Santa Rosa; Council District 6

• Jeff Okrepkie
  4192 votes 62.13%
• Veronica "Roni" Jacobi
  2555 votes 37.87%

Council Member; City of Santa Rosa; Council District 3

• Dianna MacDonald
  9241 votes 100.00%

Council Member; City of Cloverdale (3 Elected)

• Gus Wolter
  2090 votes 31.00%
• Brian J. Wheeler
  1761 votes 26.12%
• Marjorie A. Morgenstern
  1235 votes 18.32%
• J. Thomas "Walker" Rugino
  990 votes 14.68%

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

• Evelyn L. Mitchell
  2909 votes 35.33%
• Chris Herrod
  2873 votes 34.89%
• Susan Graf
  1626 votes 19.75%
• Linda Cade
  826 votes 10.03%

Council Member; City of Healdsburg; 2 Year Short Term

• Ronald Edwards
  2095 votes 45.75%
• Brigette Mansell
  2042 votes 44.59%
• Matias Lopez, Jr.
  442 votes 9.65%

Mayor; City of Petaluma

• Kevin McDonnell
  12772 votes 53.55%
• D'Lynda Fischer
  6306 votes 26.44%
• Patrick Flower
  2864 votes 12.01%
• Susan Kirks
  1908 votes 8.00%

Council Member; City of Petaluma; Council District 1

• Janice Cader Thompson
  2291 votes 69.13%
• Dylan Lloyd
  1023 votes 30.87%

Council Member; City of Petaluma; Council District 2

• John Shribbs
  2252 votes 55.29%
• David Adams
  1558 votes 38.25%
• Bobb R. Kosoff
  263 votes 6.46%

Council Member; City of Petaluma; Council District 3

• Karen Nau
  1211 votes 37.12%
• John Hanania
  1027 votes 31.48%
• Robert Conklin
  1024 votes 31.39%

Council Member; City of Rohnert Park; Council District 1

• Samantha Rodriguez
  1036 votes 61.74%
• Dave Soldavini
  642 votes 38.26%

Council Member; City of Rohnert Park; Council District 2

• Emily Sanborn
  1468 votes 50.41%
• Tom Levin
  1127 votes 38.70%
• Jason Atallah
  317 votes 10.89%

Council Member; City of Rohnert Park; Council District 5

• Susan Hollingsworth Adams
  1507 votes 57.76%
• Joseph T. Callinan
  1102 votes 42.24%

Council Member; City of Sebastopol (3 Elected)

• Stephen Zollman
  1974 votes 22.10%
• Jill McLewis
  1930 votes 21.61%
• Sandra Ruth Maurer
  1892 votes 21.18%
• Oliver Dick
  1608 votes 18.00%
• Dennis Colthurst
  1529 votes 17.12%

Council Member; City of Sonoma (3 Elected)

• Patricia Farrar Rivas
  3291 votes 25.95%
• John Gurney
  3090 votes 24.37%
• Ron Wellander
  2635 votes 20.78%
• Thomas G. Deegan
  1892 votes 14.92%
• Michael J. Nugent
  1774 votes 13.99%

Mayor; Town of Windsor

• Rosa Reynoza
  6190 votes 61.67%
• Esther Lemus
  3848 votes 38.33%

Council Member; Town of Windsor; Council District 1

• Mike Wall
  1386 votes 63.09%
• Gina Fortino Dickson
  811 votes 36.91%

Council Member; Town of Windsor; Council District 2

• Sam Salmon
  1751 votes 57.02%
• Maureen Merrill
  1320 votes 42.98%

Council Member; Town of Windsor; Council District 4

• Tanya Potter
  1745 votes 72.11%
• Kevin Gonyo
  675 votes 27.89%

District

Director; Graton Fire Protection District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• Bob Maddocks
  2061 votes 52.72%
• Jonathan David Shimoda Hebel
  971 votes 24.84%
• Timothy Desantis
  877 votes 22.44%

Director; Graton Fire Protection District; 2 Year Short Term (2 Elected)

• Carla Peterson
  1771 votes 42.14%
• Scott B. Fisher
  1643 votes 39.09%
• Linda Tripoli
  789 votes 18.77%

Director; Schell-Vista Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Robert Kruljac
  1058 votes 44.32%
• Melinda "Mindy" Neves
  844 votes 35.36%
• Jon Mathieu
  485 votes 20.32%

Director; Timber Cove Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Mary Entriken
  136 votes 38.86%
• Carolynn Abst
  126 votes 36.00%
• William Seymour
  88 votes 25.14%

Director; Sonoma County Fire District (3 Elected)

• Gary So
  13955 votes 29.85%
• Robert M. Briare
  13202 votes 28.24%
• Steve Klick
  11869 votes 25.39%
• Joe Conway
  7725 votes 16.52%

Director; Valley of the Moon Water District (2 Elected)

• Steve Rogers
  4895 votes 45.73%
• Jon L. Foreman
  4200 votes 39.24%
• Paul Kangas
  1609 votes 15.03%

Proposition 1 Reproductive Freedom
Pass: 7,176,888 / 66.9% Yes votes ...... 3,553,564 / 33.1% No votes

Amends California Constitution to expressly include an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment does not narrow or limit the existing rights to privacy and equal protection under the California Constitution. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect because reproductive rights already are protected by state law.

Proposition 26 Sports Betting in Casinos
Fail: 3,514,597 / 33.0% Yes votes ...... 7,129,127 / 67.0% No votes

Also allows: sports wagering at certain horseracing tracks; private lawsuits to enforce certain gambling laws. Directs revenues to General Fund, problem-gambling programs, enforcement. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly reaching tens of millions of dollars annually. Some of these revenues would support increased state regulatory and enforcement costs that could reach the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 27 Online Sports Betting
Fail: 1,906,342 / 17.7% Yes votes ...... 8,849,206 / 82.3% No votes

Allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/ mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, nonparticipating tribes. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly in the hundreds of millions of dollars but not likely to exceed $500 million annually. Some revenues would support state regulatory costs, possibly reaching the mid-tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 28 Funding Arts and Music Education
Pass: 6,924,618 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 3,827,971 / 35.6% No votes

Provides additional funding from state General Fund for arts and music education in all K+12 public schools (including charter schools). Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $1 billion annually, beginning next year, for arts education in public schools.

Proposition 29 Kidney Dialysis Clinics
Fail: 3,364,407 / 31.6% Yes votes ...... 7,281,201 / 68.4% No votes

Requires physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site during treatment. Requires clinics to: disclose physicians' ownership interests; report infection data. Fiscal Impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 30 Income Tax on Millionaires for Electric Cars
Fail: 4,560,488 / 42.4% Yes votes ...... 6,203,810 / 57.6% No votes

Allocates tax revenues to zero-emission vehicle purchase incentives, vehicle charging stations, and wildfire prevention. Fiscal Impact: Increased state tax revenue ranging from $3.5 billion to $5 billion annually, with the new funding used to support zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire response and prevention activities.

Proposition 31 Yes or No to Banning Flavored Tobacco Products
Pass: 6,803,431 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 3,923,385 / 36.6% No votes

A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a 2020 law prohibiting retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products. Fiscal Impact: Decreased state tobacco tax revenues ranging from tens of millions of dollars annually to around $100 million annually.

Measure B School Bond -- Calistoga Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,413 / 61.6% Yes votes ...... 882 / 38.4% No votes
   1,279 (61.94%) Yes / 786 (38.06%) No in Napa County
   134 (58.26%) Yes / 96 (41.74%) No in Sonoma County

To improve educational facilities; construct career technical education classrooms and facilities; upgrade classroom technology and improve technology infrastructure, shall the Calistoga Joint Unified School District measure authorizing $41,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, and levying approximately 3.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation (raising $2,200,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with a board appointed citizens' oversight committee and annual independent audits to assure proper expenditure of funds, be adopted?

Measure C School Bond -- City of Santa Rosa High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 47909 / 66.68% Yes votes ...... 23939 / 33.32% No votes

Santa Rosa City Schools Middle/ High Schools Repair Measure. To upgrade Santa Rosa middle and high school classrooms, science labs, learning technology, and job training facilities; repair/ replace deteriorating portables, leaky roofs inefficient heating/ cooling/ electrical/ plumbing systems; and improve campus security, fire/ earthquake safety; shall City of Santa Rosa High School District's measure authorizing $398,000,000 in bonds at legal rates be adopted, levying 3¢/ $100 of assessed value ($20,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, requiring independent oversight, annual audits, and all funds controlled locally?

Measure D School Bond -- Forestville Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2244 / 66.59% Yes votes ...... 1126 / 33.41% No votes

To address facilities needs at Forestville Elementary School, including repairing leaky roofs and other aging infrastructure; supporting student programs; and reducing energy costs by continuing to increase energy efficiency; shall Forestville Union School District's measure authorizing $6,500,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, levying approximately 2.0 cents per $100 and raising an estimated average $475,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with citizens' oversight, annual audits, all funds staying local and No money for administrators' salaries, be adopted?

Measure E School Bond -- Horicon School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 616 / 75.58% Yes votes ...... 199 / 24.42% No votes

To maintain and repair school facilities; fix roofs, restrooms, HVAC, septic/water, asphalt and other infrastructure; address energy efficiency, life-safety and ADA compliance; and relieve teacher and workforce housing shortages; shall Horicon Elementary School District's measure authorizing $10,400,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying approximately 3¢ per $100 of assessed value, raising an estimated average $745,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with citizens' oversight, audits, no money for administrators' salaries and all funds staying local, be adopted?

Measure F School Bond -- Kenwood School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1820 / 67.83% Yes votes ...... 863 / 32.17% No votes

To improve the quality of educational facilities; repair or replace deteriorating roofs, plumbing and sewer systems; modernize, renovate and construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; make health and safety improvements; and provide systems addressing power outages; shall Kenwood School District's measure to issue $17,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates be adopted, raising approximately $995,000 annually while bonds are outstanding averaging 3¢ per $100 of assessed value, with oversight, annual audits and all funds improving local schools?

Measure G School Bond -- City of Santa Rosa Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 15418 / 71.57% Yes votes ...... 6125 / 28.43% No votes

Santa Rosa City Schools Elementary Schools Repair Measure. To upgrade Santa Rosa elementary school classrooms, science labs, learning technology and art and music classrooms; repair/ replace deteriorating portables, leaky roofs inefficient heating/ cooling/ electrical/ plumbing systems; and improve campus security, fire and earthquake safety; shall City of Santa Rosa Elementary School District's measure authorizing $125,000,000 in bonds at legal rates be adopted, levying 3¢/ $100 of assessed value ($6,300,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, requiring independent oversight, annual audits, and all funds controlled locally?

Measure H Renew Public Safety and Violence Prevention -- City of Santa Rosa (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 43818 / 73.08% Yes votes ...... 16144 / 26.92% No votes

To renew locally controlled funding for public safety services in Santa Rosa; reduce wildfire risk; maintain rapid 9-1-1 emergency response/ early fire alerts/ evacuation planning; provide mental health counseling/ violence prevention programs for at-risk youth/ families; and prevent reductions of firefighters/ paramedics/ law enforcement officers, shall the City of Santa Rosa's measure be adopted extending the expiring public safety sales tax for twenty years, without increasing the 1/4¢ rate, raising $10,000,000 annually with annual audits/ citizen oversight?

Measure I Amend City Charter to Affirm District-Based Elections -- City of Santa Rosa (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 39474 / 70.26% Yes votes ...... 16710 / 29.74% No votes

Shall the City of Santa Rosa's measure to amend the Santa Rosa City Charter to affirm the City's recent transition from the election of Council members by city-wide vote to the election of Council members by district, be adopted?

Measure J Amend City Charter to Modernize Language and Procedures -- City of Santa Rosa (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 39128 / 67.60% Yes votes ...... 18751 / 32.40% No votes

Shall the City of Santa Rosa's measure to update and modernize the language of the Santa Rosa City Charter, including revisions to remove ambiguities, to provide additional flexibility in City operations, and to ensure gender and citizenship neutrality, be adopted?

Measure K Prohibit Sale & Use of Safe and Sane Fireworks -- City of Cloverdale (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1650 / 47.08% Yes votes ...... 1855 / 52.92% No votes

City of Cloverdale Fireworks Prohibition. Shall an ordinance be adopted that prohibits the sale and use of all fireworks, including "safe and sane" fireworks, within the City, with an exception for permitted public fireworks displays?

Measure L Occupancy Tax -- City of Healdsburg (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 3707 / 76.03% Yes votes ...... 1169 / 23.97% No votes

Transient Occupancy Tax Measure. Shall the City of Healdsburg adopt an ordinance amending the City's Transient Occupancy Tax to facilitate acquisition and construction of capital improvements for parks, community services facilities, and affordable housing, including payment of principal, interest, and cost of indebtedness, without altering any other mechanics or rates of the Transient Occupancy Tax?

Measure M Business Tax -- City of Healdsburg (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3529 / 72.48% Yes votes ...... 1340 / 27.52% No votes

Cannabis Business Tax Measure. Shall the measure establishing a City of Healdsburg cannabis business tax at annual rates up to and not to exceed 8% of gross receipts for cannabis businesses, and estimated to generate approximately $500,000 annually in tax revenue until ended by voters, to be spent for unrestricted general revenue purposes, including police, fire and emergency services, parks, affordable housing, and street maintenance, be adopted?

Measure N Extend Utility Users Tax -- City of Sebastopol (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3244 / 83.41% Yes votes ...... 645 / 16.59% No votes

Without raising current tax rates, and to maintain City services including Police and Fire, 9-1-1 emergency services, park maintenance and repair, youth and senior recreation, and for unrestricted general revenue purposes, shall an ordinance be adopted to continue the existing Utility Users Tax at the current rate of 3.75%, by removing the sunset date until voters otherwise decide, providing approximately $700,000 annually that cannot be taken by the State?

Measure O Parcel Tax -- Schell-Vista Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1303 / 74.29% Yes votes ...... 451 / 25.71% No votes

To continue providing fire and emergency services, shall Ordinance No. 2022/0802OR of the Schell Vista Fire Protection District authorizing the renewal of a special tax for an additional four (4) years, at a maximum rate of $200.00 for residential properties; $0.14 per square foot for lodging, commercial and industrial properties; and $100.00 for other parcels, raising approximately $780,000.00 annually; and continuing to increase the District's appropriations to permit spending of revenue raised by the special tax, be adopted?