Santa Cruz County Ballot

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Democratic Party; President of the United States

• Al Gore, Democratic
  2,603,865 votes 79.8% (81.3% in party)
• Bill Bradley, Democratic
  640,831 votes 19.7% (18.2% in party)
• Lyndon Larouche, Democratic
  19,340 votes .5% (.5% in party)
• Odessa Lightfoot, Democratic (Write-In)
• Mark Greenstein, Democratic (Write-In)
• Tom O'Brien, Democratic (Write-In)
• Sandra Gandel, Democratic (Write-In)
• Gerald Dalgneau, Democratic (Write-In)

Republican Party; President of the United States

• George W. Bush, Republican
  2,158,489 votes 52.2% (60.6% in party)
• John McCain, Republican
  1,773,494 votes 42.9% (34.8% in party)
• Alan Keyes, Republican
  169,692 votes 4.2% (4% in party)
• Steve Forbes, Republican (Withdrawn)
  14,430 votes .3% (.2% in party)
• Gary Bauer, Republican (Withdrawn)
  10,481 votes .2% (.2% in party)
• Orrin Hatch, Republican (Withdrawn)
  9,157 votes .2% (.2% in party)
• David Rosenbaum, Republican (Write-In)
• Joe Schriner, Republican (Write-In)

American Independent Party; President of the United States

• Howard Phillips, American Independent
  8,931 votes 100% (100% in party)

Libertarian Party; President of the United States

• Harry Browne, Libertarian
  20,771 votes 62.3% (71.7% in party)
• Kip Lee, Libertarian
  4,001 votes 12% (5.8% in party)
• L. Neil Smith, Libertarian
  3,160 votes 9.5% (8.8% in party)
• Larry Hines, Libertarian
  2,969 votes 8.8% (7.4% in party)
• Dave Lynn Hollist, Libertarian
  2,473 votes 7.4% (6.3% in party)

Green Party; President of the United States

• Ralph Nader, Green
  112,104 votes 94.4% (91.9% in party)
• Joel Kovel, Green
  6,689 votes 5.6% (8.1% in party)
• Kent Mesplay, Green (Write-In)

Natural Law Party; President of the United States

• John Hagelin, Natural Law
  5,850 votes 100% (100% in party)

Reform Party; President of the United States

• Donald J. Trump, Reform (Withdrawn)
  15,261 votes 44.3% (37% in party)
• George D. Weber, Reform
  9,376 votes 27.2% (11.2% in party)
• Robert Bowman, Reform
  4,868 votes 14.2% (15% in party)
• John B. Anderson, Reform
  3,148 votes 9.1% (24.4% in party)
• Charles Collins, Reform
  1,825 votes 5.2% (12.4% in party)
• Joel Neuberg, Reform (Write-In)

United States Senator

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  3,749,232 votes 51.2% (95.5% in party)
• Tom Campbell, Republican
  1,690,344 votes 23.1% (56.2% in party)
• Ray Haynes, Republican
  675,984 votes 9.3% (22.5% in party)
• Bill Horn, Republican
  451,051 votes 6.2% (15% in party)
• Michael Schmier, Democratic
  180,405 votes 2.5% (4.5% in party)
• Gail Katherine Lightfoot, Libertarian
  120,132 votes 1.7% (100% in party)
• Medea Susan Benjamin, Green
  99,541 votes 1.4% (74% in party)
• John M. Brown, Republican
  68,122 votes 1% (2.3% in party)
• Linh Dao, Republican
  64,345 votes .8% (2.1% in party)
• JP Gough, Republican
  58,637 votes .8% (1.9% in party)
• Jose Luis "Joe" Camahort, Reform
  46,163 votes .6% (70.4% in party)
• Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
  38,634 votes .5% (100% in party)
• Jan B. Tucker, Green
  35,005 votes .4% (26% in party)
• Brian M. Rees, Natural Law
  26,284 votes .3% (100% in party)
• Valli "Sharp" Sharpe-Geisler, Reform
  19,474 votes .2% (29.6% in party)

United States Representative

United States Representative; District 15

• Mike Honda, Democratic
  62,876 votes 39.3% (66.6% in party)
• Jim Cunneen, Republican
  53,282 votes 33.3% (86.1% in party)
• Bill Peacock, Democratic
  22,499 votes 14.1% (23.9% in party)
• Dale C. Mead, Republican
  8,638 votes 5.4% (13.9% in party)
• Dick Lane, Democratic
  3,968 votes 2.4% (4.2% in party)
• Robin Parker, Democratic
  3,646 votes 2.2% (3.8% in party)
• Ed Wimmers, Libertarian
  2,566 votes 1.6% (100% in party)
• Connor Vlakancic, Democratic
  1,449 votes .9% (1.5% in party)
• Douglas C. Gorney, Natural Law
  1,350 votes .8% (100% in party)

United States Representative; District 17

• Sam Farr, Democratic
  83,275 votes 56.8% (82.2% in party)
• Clint Engler, Republican
  21,258 votes 14.5% (54.3% in party)
• Rob Roberts, Republican
  11,467 votes 7.9% (29.2% in party)
• Joe Grossman, Democratic
  8,104 votes 5.6% (8% in party)
• Debra Whitmore, Democratic
  7,661 votes 5.2% (7.6% in party)
• Carole Dooley, Republican
  6,495 votes 4.4% (16.5% in party)
• E. Craig Coffin, Green
  2,790 votes 1.9% (100% in party)
• Art Dunn, Democratic
  2,271 votes 1.5% (2.2% in party)
• Rick S. Garrett, Libertarian
  1,696 votes 1.1% (100% in party)
• Larry Fenton, Reform
  1,152 votes .7% (100% in party)
• Scott R. Hartley, Natural Law
  662 votes .4% (100% in party)

State

State Senator; District 15

• Bruce McPherson, Republican
  107,695 votes 56.7% (100% in party)
• Anselmo A. Chavez, Democratic
  45,765 votes 24.1% (61.7% in party)
• Katrina M. Ognyanovich, Democratic
  28,449 votes 15% (38.3% in party)
• David Rosenkranz, Natural Law
  4,342 votes 2.3% (100% in party)
• Gordon D. Sachtjen, Libertarian
  3,755 votes 1.9% (100% in party)

Member of the State Assembly; District 27

• Fred Keeley, Democratic
  69,442 votes 63% (100% in party)
• Charles "Chuck" Carter, Republican
  32,458 votes 29.5% (100% in party)
• David R. Bonino, Libertarian
  4,329 votes 3.9% (100% in party)
• Madeline De Joly, Natural Law
  4,004 votes 3.6% (100% in party)

Member of the State Assembly; District 28

• Simon Salinas, Democratic
  24,706 votes 30.2% (57.9% in party)
• Jeff Denham, Republican
  21,611 votes 26.4% (58.8% in party)
• Sandra Pizarro, Democratic
  17,967 votes 22% (42.1% in party)
• Laura Perry, Republican
  15,199 votes 18.5% (41.2% in party)
• JJ Vogel, Reform
  1,420 votes 1.7% (100% in party)
• Roger Ver, Libertarian
  1,028 votes 1.2% (100% in party)

Judicial

Judge of the Superior Court; County of Santa Cruz; Office 4

• Kathleen K. Akao
  51,336 votes 75.8%
• Jeff Bosshard
  16,241 votes 24.0%

School

Governing Board Member; San Benito County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

• Guadalupe Candelaria

Supervisor; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 1

• Janet K. Beautz
  9,418 votes 61.2%
• Art Pearl
  5,936 votes 38.6%

Supervisor; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 2

• Ellen Pirie
  6,498 votes 41.6%
• Christine McGuire
  4,398 votes 28.2%
• Sharon Gray
  3,284 votes 21.0%
• Douglas Deitch
  1,406 votes 9.0%

Supervisor; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 5

• Jeff Almquist
  11,451 votes 68.7%
• Patrick Dugan
  5,178 votes 31.0%

District Attorney- Public Administrator; County of Santa Cruz

• Kate Canlis
  30,913 votes 43.6%
• Ronald L. Ruiz
  29,932 votes 42.2%
• Peter A. Chang, Jr.
  9,817 votes 13.9%

Party Committee

Democratic Party Member, County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 1 (5 Elected)

• Louis A. La Fortune, Democratic
• Donna Cole Hercules, Democratic
• Nancy Margaret La Fortune, Democratic
• Allegra Helene David, Democratic

Democratic Party Member, County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 2 (5 Elected)

• Paul Elerick, Democratic
  3,917 votes 19.8%
• Gail Stevens, Democratic
  3,624 votes 18.3%
• Fran Church, Democratic
  3,596 votes 18.1%
• Lori Dettling, Democratic
  3,394 votes 17.1%
• Dick Selby, Democratic
  2,900 votes 14.6%
• Edward Manning, Democratic
  2,367 votes 11.9%

Democratic Party Member, County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 3 (6 Elected)

• John Laird, Democratic
  5,402 votes 18.3%
• Darrell Darling, Democratic
  4,706 votes 15.9%
• Claudia Y. Shafer, Democratic
  4,670 votes 15.8%
• Carol Fuller, Democratic
  4,515 votes 15.3%
• Joyce Malone, Democratic
  3,831 votes 13.0%
• Cliff Leo Tillman, Jr., Democratic
  3,257 votes 11.0%
• Bill Malone, Democratic
  3,134 votes 10.6%

Democratic Party Member, County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 4 (3 Elected)

• Dick Bernard, Democratic

Democratic Party Member, County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 5 (5 Elected)

• Tod Landis, Democratic
• Gordon Haskell, Democratic
• Les Gardner, Democratic
• Rachel F. Haskell, Democratic

Republican Party Member, County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 1 (5 Elected)

• Carolyn Mae Busenhart, Republican
  2,124 votes 12.1%
• Jane Armstrong, Republican
  2,098 votes 11.9%
• Stanley Monteith, Republican
  1,867 votes 10.6%
• Ron Price, Republican
  1,810 votes 10.3%
• Michael J. Pisenti, Republican
  1,688 votes 9.6%
• Gary A. Reece, Republican
  1,677 votes 9.5%
• Ken Vierra, Republican
  1,660 votes 9.4%
• Barry Norris, Republican
  1,645 votes 9.4%
• Cindy Katz, Republican
  1,574 votes 9.0%
• Lou Tuosto, Republican
  1,429 votes 8.1%

Republican Party Member, County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 2 (6 Elected)

• John Bauer, III, Republican
  2,243 votes 10.6%
• Tom Sprague, Republican
  2,238 votes 10.6%
• Sally Van Kaathoven, Republican
  2,068 votes 9.8%
• Vic Marani, Republican
  2,037 votes 9.6%
• Steve Meyer, Republican
  1,873 votes 8.8%
• Jeanell Martin Montero, Republican
  1,782 votes 8.4%
• Thomas D'Arcy Quinn, Republican
  1,765 votes 8.3%
• Helen Hallam, Republican
  1,534 votes 7.2%
• Doree Steinmann, Republican
  1,524 votes 7.2%
• Ludwig P. Breiling, Republican
  1,522 votes 7.2%
• Christine Ann Zenovitch, Republican
  1,386 votes 6.5%
• Howard Menge, Republican
  1,197 votes 5.6%
• Constance Gainer, Republican

Republican Party Member, County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 3 (3 Elected)

• Steven Bontadelli, Republican
  1,409 votes 24.8%
• Kathie Cummins, Republican
  1,260 votes 22.1%
• Tom Walsh, Republican
  1,081 votes 19.0%
• Martha Montelongo Myers, Republican
  833 votes 14.6%
• Nelson Ardon Lockyer, Republican
  793 votes 13.9%
• Martin Bryant, Republican
  296 votes 5.2%

Republican Party Member, County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 4 (3 Elected)

• Ray Belgard, Republican
  1,664 votes 30.5%
• Dale Skillicorn, Republican
  1,294 votes 23.7%
• Karell Kelley Reader, Republican
  819 votes 15.0%
• Vincent Catalano, Jr., Republican
  676 votes 12.4%
• Nick Peros, Republican
  558 votes 10.2%
• Joan Peros, Republican
  434 votes 8.0%

Republican Party Member, County Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz; Supervisorial District 5 (6 Elected)

• Paul M. Marigonda, Republican
  2,358 votes 10.7%
• Kathy Hosick, Republican
  2,311 votes 10.5%
• Tom Kelly, Republican
  2,296 votes 10.4%
• Bob Flack, Republican
  2,123 votes 9.6%
• David T. Hodgin, Republican
  2,077 votes 9.4%
• Barbara Hall, Republican
  2,075 votes 9.4%
• Mildred Holmes, Republican
  1,950 votes 8.9%
• Matt Twisselman, Republican
  1,917 votes 8.7%
• Gordon Kyle, Republican
  1,864 votes 8.5%
• Kathleen Rodrigues-Feeney, Republican
  1,403 votes 6.4%
• Ruth A. Kyle, Republican
  894 votes 4.1%
• Barbara O. Reed, Republican
  736 votes 3.3%
• David John Karalius, Republican

Member of Green Party County Council; County of Santa Cruz (5 Elected)

• Jeffrey Smedberg, Green
  1,748 votes 20.4%
• Tim Fitzmaurice, Green
  1,684 votes 19.7%
• Michael C.S. Walker, Green
  1,562 votes 18.3%
• David Silva, Green
  1,502 votes 17.6%
• Denise M. Weber, Green
  1,365 votes 16.0%
• Daniel L. Cooper, Green
  673 votes 7.9%

Member of Peace and Freedom Party Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz (7 Elected)

Member of the Libertarian Party Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz (7 Elected)

• Martha De Forest, Libertarian
  521 votes 18.4%
• Patrick Dugan, Libertarian
  469 votes 16.6%
• O. Robert Welch, Libertarian
  469 votes 16.6%
• David R. Bonino, Libertarian
  463 votes 16.4%
• Rick S. Garrett, Libertarian
  449 votes 15.9%
• Gordon D. Sachtjen, Libertarian
  438 votes 15.5%

Member of Natural Law Party Central Committee; County of Santa Cruz (7 Elected)

• Madeline De Joly, Natural Law
  73 votes 31.2%
• Gwyn Hartley, Natural Law
  57 votes 24.4%
• Scott R. Hartley, Natural Law
  54 votes 23.1%
• Frank N. Schmit, Natural Law
  50 votes 21.4%

Member of Reform Party County Council; County of Santa Cruz (7 Elected)

• Robert Wheeling, Reform
  227 votes 27.3%
• John M. Humphrey, Reform
  207 votes 24.9%
• Wanda Van De Riet, Reform
  201 votes 24.2%
• Ed Van De Riet, Reform
  183 votes 22.0%

Proposition 1A Gambling on Tribal Lands
4,727,511 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 2,608,435 / 35.6% No votes

Modifies existing gambling prohibitions to authorize Governor to negotiate compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes, subject to legislative ratification, for operation of slot machines, lottery games, and banking and percentage card games on Indian lands. Fiscal Impact: Uncertain fiscal effect on state and local tax revenues ranging from minor impact to significant annual increases. State gambling license fees of tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 12 Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000. (The Villaraigosa-Keeley Act)
4,634,942 / 63.2% Yes votes ...... 2,694,337 / 36.8% No votes

This act provides two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) to protect land around lakes, rivers, and streams and the coast to improve water quality and ensure clean drinking water; to protect forests and plant trees to improve air quality; to preserve open space and farmland threatened by unplanned development; to protect wildlife habitats; and to repair and improve the safety of state and neighborhood parks. Fiscal Impact: State cost of $3.6 billion over 25 years (average cost of about $144 million per year) to repay bonds. State and local parks' operating costs of potentially tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 13 Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Act
4,721,624 / 64.8% Yes votes ...... 2,559,706 / 35.2% No votes

This act provides for a bond issue of one billion nine hundred seventy million dollars ($1,970,000,000) to provide funds for a safe drinking water, water quality, flood protection, and water reliability program. Fiscal Impact: State cost of up to $3.4 billion over 25 years (average cost of about $135 million per year) to repay bonds. Potential unknown local project operation and maintenance costs.

Proposition 14 California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000
4,276,519 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,966,239 / 41.0% No votes

This act provides for a bond issue of three hundred fifty million dollars ($350,000,000) to provide funds for the construction and renovation of public library facilities in order to expand access to reading and literacy programs in California's public education system and to expand access to public library services for all residents of California. Fiscal Impact: State cost of $600 million over 25 years (average cost of about $24 million per year) to repay bonds. One-time local matching costs of $190 million, plus potential additional operating costs of over $10 million annually.

Proposition 15 The Hertzberg-Polanco Crime Laboratories Construction Bond Act of 1999
3,248,618 / 46.5% Yes votes ...... 3,739,929 / 53.5% No votes

This act provides for a bond issue of two hundred twenty million dollars ($220,000,000) to provide funds for a program for the construction, renovation, and infrastructure costs associated with the construction of new local forensic laboratories and the remodeling of existing local forensic laboratories. Fiscal Impact: State cost of $377 million over 25 years (average cost of about $15 million per year) to repay bonds. Local government costs of $20 million (one-time) and potentially millions of dollars in annual operating costs.

Proposition 16 Veterans’ Homes Bond Act of 2000
4,373,887 / 62.3% Yes votes ...... 2,644,643 / 37.7% No votes

Fiscal Impact: This proposition would allow the state to sell $50 million in general obligation bonds to (1) replace $24 million in currently authorized lease-payment bonds for new veterans' homes and (2) provide $26 million in additional bonds for new or existing veterans' homes. This would result in a net state cost of about $33 million over 25 years, with costs of around $1 million per year.

Proposition 17 Lotteries. Charitable Raffles
4,085,260 / 58.7% Yes votes ...... 2,875,142 / 41.3% No votes

Modifies current constitutional prohibition against private lotteries to permit legislative authorization of raffles conducted by private nonprofit organizations for beneficial and charitable purposes. Fiscal Impact: Probably no significant fiscal impact on state and local governments.

Proposition 18 Murder: Special Circumstances
5,072,130 / 72.5% Yes votes ...... 1,926,068 / 27.5% No votes

Provides special circumstances warranting death penalty or life without parole exist for intentional murders committed in connection with kidnapping or arson or committed by "means of" rather than "while" lying in wait. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, probably minor, additional state costs.

Proposition 19 Murder. BART and CSU Peace Officers
5,089,043 / 73.6% Yes votes ...... 1,829,503 / 26.4% No votes

Provides second degree murder of peace officer employed by BART or State University is punishable by life imprisonment without possibility of parole where aggravating circumstances are present. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, probably minor, additional state costs.

Proposition 20 California State Lottery. Allocation for Instructional Materials.
3,692,563 / 53.0% Yes votes ...... 3,280,210 / 47.0% No votes

Provides one-half of any increase beyond the current amount allocated to public education from state lottery revenues be allocated for purchase of instructional materials. Fiscal Impact: In the near term, tens of millions of dollars in annual lottery revenues that go to public education would be earmarked for instructional materials, with unknown earmarked amounts in future years.

Proposition 21 Juvenile Crime
4,455,530 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 2,728,078 / 38.0% No votes

Increases punishment for gang-related felonies, home-invasion robbery, carjacking, witness intimidation and drive-by shootings; and creates crime of gang recruitment activities. Fiscal Impact: State costs of more than $330 million annually; one-time costs of $750 million. Potential local costs of up to more than $100 million annually, and one-time costs of $200 million to $300 million.

Proposition 22 Limit on Marriages
4,579,386 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 2,897,689 / 38.8% No votes

Adds a provision to the Family Code providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Fiscal Impact: Probably no fiscal effect on the state or local governments.

Proposition 23 "None of the Above" Ballot Option
2,339,915 / 36.3% Yes votes ...... 4,105,732 / 63.7% No votes

Provides that voters may vote for "none of the above," but such votes will not be counted in determining who wins election. Fiscal Impact: Generally minor costs to state and county governments.

Proposition 25 Election Campaigns. Contributions and Spending Limits. Public Financing. Disclosures
2,429,183 / 34.8% Yes votes ...... 4,556,830 / 65.2% No votes

Provides for public financing of candidate and ballot measure campaign costs, disclosure of top contributors and fund-raising time restrictions; establishes contribution, spending limits; and bans corporate contributions. Fiscal Impact: State costs of more than $55 million annually offset to an unknown extent. Potential local government costs of several million dollars annually.

Proposition 26 School Facilities. Local Majority Vote. Bonds, Taxes
3,499,678 / 48.8% Yes votes ...... 3,676,062 / 51.2% No votes

Authorizes local voter approval by majority vote, not current two-thirds, for school construction and improvement bonds and property taxes in excess of 1% to pay bonds. Fiscal Impact: Local school costs-- potentially in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually statewide within a decade-- depending on results of voter action on future local school bond issues. Potential state savings in the longer run.

Proposition 27 Elections. Term Limit Declarations for Congressional Candidates
2,717,209 / 40.4% Yes votes ...... 4,004,393 / 59.6% No votes

Permits congressional candidates to voluntarily sign non-binding declaration of intention to serve no more than three terms in House of Representatives or two terms in the United States Senate. Requires placement of information on ballots and state-sponsored voter education materials when authorized by candidates. Candidates may appear on ballot without submitting declaration. Fiscal Impact: Unknown, but probably not significant, election costs to the state and counties.

Proposition 28 Repeal of Proposition 10 Tobacco Surtax
1,999,141 / 27.8% Yes votes ...... 5,198,554 / 72.2% No votes

Repeals additional $. 50 per pack tax on cigarettes and equivalent increase in tax on tobacco products enacted by Proposition 10. Eliminates funding for Proposition 10 child development and anti-smoking programs. Fiscal Impact: Reduced state revenues and expenditures of $670 million annually. Annual decreases in other state General Fund revenues of $7 million and local government revenues of $6 million. Loss of potential long-term state and local savings.

Proposition 29 1998 Indian Gaming Compacts
3,630,323 / 53.1% Yes votes ...... 3,209,950 / 46.9% No votes

A "Yes" vote approves, a "No" vote rejects a 1998 law which authorized certain tribal-state gaming compacts, provided procedures for future negotiations with tribes, and designated the Governor to negotiate with tribes. Fiscal Impact: Probably no significant fiscal impacts on state and local governments.

Proposition 30 Insurance Claims Practices. Civil Remedies.
2,221,290 / 31.6% Yes votes ...... 4,813,631 / 68.4% No votes

A "Yes" vote approves, a "No" vote rejects legislation that:

• restores right to sue another person's insurer for insurer's unfair claims settlement practices;
• allows such lawsuits only if insurer rejects a settlement demand and injured party obtains a larger judgment or award against insured party;
• bars such lawsuits against public entities; workers' compensation insurers; and professional liability insurers under certaincircumstances; or if convicted of driving under the influence;
• authorizes requests for consensual binding arbitration of claims under $50,001 against parties covered by insurance. Insurers agreeing to arbitration cannot be sued for unfair practices.

Proposition 31 Insurance Claims Practices. Civil Remedy Amendments. Referendum
1,969,492 / 28.4% Yes votes ...... 4,955,137 / 71.6% No votes