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March 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Mar 13 2:57pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (619/619)
33.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (128,611/385,140)

Statewide Results as of Apr 10 12:24pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (22976/22976)
34.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (5,285,587/15,280,808)

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  • State Executive

    Governor; State of California; Democratic Party

    Governor; State of California; Republican Party

    • Bill Simon, Republican
      1,126,197 votes 49.5%
    • Richard J. Riordan, Republican
      713,233 votes 31.4%
    • Bill Jones, Republican
      386,346 votes 17%
    • Nick Jesson, Republican
      19,251 votes .8%
    • Edie Bukewihge, Republican
      14,413 votes .6%
    • Danney Ball, Republican
      13,134 votes .5%
    • Jim Dimov, Republican
      5,582 votes .2%

    Governor; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Reinhold Gulke, American Independent
      26,233 votes 100%

    Governor; State of California; Green Party

    Governor; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Governor; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Governor; State of California)

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Democratic Party

    • Cruz M. Bustamante, Democratic
      1,931,980 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Republican Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Jim King, American Independent
      25,206 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Green Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • Kalee Przybylak, Natural Law
      4,130 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Reform Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor; State of California)

    Secretary of State; State of California; Democratic Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Republican Party

    • Keith Olberg, Republican
      1,223,393 votes 62.1%
    • Mike Schaefer, Republican
      408,189 votes 20.7%
    • Barbara Jean Marr, Republican
      340,995 votes 17.2%

    Secretary of State; State of California; American Independent Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Green Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Natural Law Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Reform Party

    • Valli Sharpe-Geisler, Reform
      7,225 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Secretary of State; State of California)

    State Controller; State of California; Democratic Party

    State Controller; State of California; Republican Party

    • Tom McClintock, Republican
      945,706 votes 45.8%
    • Dean Andal, Republican
      733,486 votes 35.5%
    • W. Snow Hume, Republican
      194,370 votes 9.4%
    • Nancy Beecham, Republican
      194,136 votes 9.3%

    State Controller; State of California; American Independent Party

    State Controller; State of California; Green Party

    • Laura Wells, Green
      29,374 votes 84.2%
    • David Delano Blanco, Green
      5,550 votes 15.8%

    State Controller; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • J. Carlos Aguirre, Natural Law
      4,452 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Controller; State of California)

    State Treasurer; State of California; Democratic Party

    • Philip Angelides, Democratic
      1,879,813 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Republican Party

    State Treasurer; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
      26,692 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Green Party

    State Treasurer; State of California; Libertarian Party

    • Marian Smithson, Libertarian
      19,172 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • Sylvia Valentine, Natural Law
      4,300 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Treasurer; State of California)

    Attorney General; State of California; Democratic Party

    Attorney General; State of California; Republican Party

    • Dick Ackerman, Republican
      1,831,813 votes 100%

    Attorney General; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
      27,085 votes 100%

    Attorney General; State of California; Green Party

    Attorney General; State of California; Libertarian Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General; State of California)

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Democratic Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Republican Party

    • Gary Mendoza, Republican
      804,772 votes 41.8%
    • Stefan "Watchdog" Stitch, Republican
      702,479 votes 36.4%
    • Wes Bannister, Republican
      422,132 votes 21.8%

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Steve Klein, American Independent
      27,066 votes 100%

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Green Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Insurance Commissioner; State of California)

    State Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 2; Democratic Party

    • Tom Y. Santos, Democratic
      237,609 votes 54.7%
    • Norman R. Angelo, Democratic
      197,020 votes 45.3%

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 2; Republican Party

    • Bill Leonard, Republican
      368,441 votes 60%
    • Edward J. "Ted" Costa, Republican
      246,084 votes 40%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 2)

    US Congress

    United States Representative; District 23; Democratic Party

    • Lois Capps, Democratic
      38,997 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 23; Republican Party

    United States Representative; District 23; Libertarian Party

    • James E. Hill, Libertarian
      382 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 23)

    United States Representative; District 24; Democratic Party

    • Fern Rudin, Democratic
      31,796 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 24; Republican Party

    • Elton Gallegly, Republican
      60,266 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 24; Libertarian Party

    • Gary Harber, Libertarian
      496 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 24)

    State Assembly

    Member; California State Assembly; District 35; Democratic Party

    • Hannah-Beth Jackson, Democratic
      27,192 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 35; Republican Party

    • Bob Pohl, Republican
      23,280 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 35; Libertarian Party

    Member; California State Assembly; District 35; Reform Party

    • Cary Savitch, Reform
      136 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 35)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 37; Democratic Party

    • Bruce J. Thomas, Democratic
      20,938 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 37; Republican Party

    • Tony Strickland, Republican
      37,437 votes 88.6%
    • James F. Duzick, Republican
      4,833 votes 11.4%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 37)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 38; Democratic Party

    • Paula L. Calderon, Democratic
      17,727 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 38; Republican Party

    • Keith Stuart Richman, Republican
      30,411 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 38; Libertarian Party

    • Karl Lembke, Libertarian
      294 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 38)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 41; Democratic Party

    • Fran Pavley, Democratic
      31,074 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 41; Republican Party

    • Michael J. Wissot, Republican
      21,395 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 41; Libertarian Party

    • Brian "Max" Kelly, Libertarian
      291 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 41)

    School

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    County Superintendent of Schools; County of Ventura

    • Charles "Chuck" Weis
      97,185 votes 98.5%

    County

    Supervisor; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 2

    • Linda Parks
      16,234 votes 53.0%
    • Randy Hoffman
      14,315 votes 46.7%

    Supervisor; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 4

    • Judy Mikels
      12,370 votes 51.4%
    • John Lane
      11,599 votes 48.2%

    Assessor; County of Ventura

    • Dan Goodwin
      100,500 votes 98.8%

    Auditor-Controller; County of Ventura

    • Christine L. Cohen
      95,902 votes 98.7%

    County Clerk and Recorder; County of Ventura

    • Philip J. Schmit
      35,862 votes 34.4%
    • Yvonne Gallegos Bodle
      20,964 votes 20.1%
    • Daniel Martinez
      20,807 votes 19.9%
    • Jackie Rodgers
      13,984 votes 13.4%
    • John F. Reid
      7,766 votes 7.4%
    • Michael H. Wesner
      4,468 votes 4.3%

    District Attorney; County of Ventura

    • Greg Totten
      72,933 votes 64.2%
    • Ron Bamieh
      39,983 votes 35.2%

    Sheriff; County of Ventura

    • Bob Brooks
      96,350 votes 98.6%

    Treasurer-Tax Collector and Public Administrator; County of Ventura

    • Larry Matheney
      86,011 votes 83.4%
    • Mike Markey
      16,477 votes 16.0%

    Party Committee

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 1 (4 Elected)

    • Mike Osborn, Republican
      9,058 votes 22.1%
    • Paul J. Leavens, Republican
      7,792 votes 19.0%
    • Brent A. Morris, Republican
      5,285 votes 12.9%
    • Karen A. Kurta, Republican
      4,682 votes 11.4%
    • Paul W. Thompson, Republican
      4,636 votes 11.3%
    • Virginia Gonzalez, Republican
      3,628 votes 8.9%
    • Richard Swan, Republican
      3,056 votes 7.5%
    • Margo Solis Garvin, Republican
      2,691 votes 6.6%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 2 (5 Elected)

    • Michael A. "Mike" Dunn, Republican
      8,385 votes 14.4%
    • Dianne Alexander, Republican
      8,365 votes 14.3%
    • Jere Robings, Republican
      7,394 votes 12.7%
    • Margi C. Bockweg, Republican
      5,610 votes 9.6%
    • Wes Shipway, Republican
      5,032 votes 8.6%
    • Sandy Patrizio, Republican
      4,783 votes 8.2%
    • Elaine McKearn, Republican
      4,656 votes 8.0%
    • Douglas A. Tapking, Republican
      4,516 votes 7.7%
    • Donna Graen, Republican
      3,528 votes 6.0%
    • Mike Robinson, Republican
      3,385 votes 5.8%
    • Urline Tabor, Republican
      2,560 votes 4.4%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 3 (5 Elected)

    • David W. Irwin, Republican
      6,130 votes 13.9%
    • Clark L. Johnson, Republican
      5,978 votes 13.6%
    • David M. Tennessen, Republican
      5,059 votes 11.5%
    • Thomas McCoy, Republican
      4,901 votes 11.1%
    • Christopher M. Valenzano, Republican
      4,155 votes 9.4%
    • Lois D. Glab, Republican
      4,043 votes 9.2%
    • Lyn Sapowsky-Smith, Republican
      3,507 votes 8.0%
    • James W. Snell, Republican
      3,110 votes 7.1%
    • Jerry Reed, Republican
      2,793 votes 6.3%
    • Alexandra M. Dymond, Republican
      2,387 votes 5.4%
    • Tina Melendez, Republican
      1,841 votes 4.2%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 4 (5 Elected)

    • Steve Kaufmann, Republican
      8,054 votes 16.5%
    • Greg Stratton, Republican
      7,819 votes 16.0%
    • Bob Larkin, Republican
      7,567 votes 15.5%
    • Peggy Jane Sadler, Republican
      6,842 votes 14.0%
    • Edward G. Colbert, Republican
      5,138 votes 10.5%
    • Russ Hopkins, Republican
      4,585 votes 9.4%
    • Reginall Richardson, Republican
      4,371 votes 9.0%
    • Matt Zurcher, Republican
      3,247 votes 6.7%
    • Jason Spadaro, Republican
      959 votes 2.0%

    Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Ventura; Supervisorial District 5 (3 Elected)

    • Jackie Rodgers, Republican
      2,306 votes 22.5%
    • William A. Anderson, Republican
      2,094 votes 20.4%
    • Leslie Anderson Cornejo, Republican
      1,713 votes 16.7%
    • Joe Giardiello, Republican
      1,364 votes 13.3%
    • Enrique Cornejo, Republican
      962 votes 9.4%
    • Gloria M. Postel, Republican
      903 votes 8.8%
    • Linda Keuser-Vahl, Republican
      874 votes 8.5%

    Member, Green Party County Council; County of Ventura (7 Elected)

    • Pamela S. Meidell, Green
      516 votes 14.7%
    • Norman Eagle, Green
      504 votes 14.4%
    • Erica Lee Hallahan, Green
      487 votes 13.9%
    • Betty Eagle, Green
      483 votes 13.8%
    • Christopher Page, Green
      449 votes 12.8%
    • Thomas Prindiville Higgins, Green
      368 votes 10.5%
    • Stuart Bechman, Green
      354 votes 10.1%
    • Michael James Hallahan, Green
      345 votes 9.8%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 40 The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002
    2,769,178 / 56.9% Yes votes ...... 2,101,516 / 43.1% No votes
    Should the state borrow two billion six hundred million dollars ($2,600,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for development, restoration, and acquisition of state and local parks, recreation areas and historical resources, and for land, air, and water conservation programs?

    Proposition 41 Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002
    2,474,372 / 51.6% Yes votes ...... 2,325,348 / 48.4% No votes
    Should the state borrow $200 million ($200,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds to assist counties in the purchase of updated voting systems?

    Proposition 42 Transportation Congestion Improvement Act
    3,345,877 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 1,499,475 / 30.9% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require gasoline and diesel fuel sales tax revenues be allocated for specified transportation purposes, including highways, streets and roads, and transit improvements?

    Proposition 43 Right to Have Vote Counted
    3,382,174 / 71.5% Yes votes ...... 1,346,926 / 28.5% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require that every vote legally cast in an election be counted?

    Proposition 44 Chiropractors. Unprofessional Conduct
    3,758,718 / 79.8% Yes votes ...... 952,790 / 20.2% No votes
    Should the Chiropractic Act be amended to alter procedures and penalties in cases of various specified offenses, including insurance fraud?

    Proposition 45 Legislative Term Limits. Local Voter Petitions
    2,043,448 / 42.3% Yes votes ...... 2,782,039 / 57.7% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to allow voters to submit petitions to permit their incumbent legislators to run for reelection and to serve for a maxiumum of four more years beyond their presently allowed terms?

    Local Measures

    Measure Q City Swimming Pool Tax -- City of Fillmore (2/3 approval required)
    1,305 / 65.7% Yes votes ...... 682 / 34.3% No votes
    The city council of the city of Fillmore ("City") proposes to purchase the existing swimming pool property, located on the Fillmore High School campus, 555 Central Avenue, Fillmore, California, from the Fillmore Unified School District and construct a new swimming pool on the property. This purchase and construction of the swimming pool is contingent on the voters of the city authorizing the city council to adopt an ordinance imposing a special tax of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per year per parcel for swimming pool maintenance costs.

    Measure R Bond -- Moorpark Unified School District (55% approval required)
    4,153 / 69.3% Yes votes ...... 1,843 / 30.7% No votes
    In order to renovate existing schools, upgrade inadequate technological/electrical systems to better access classroom computers, construct new classrooms and a new school to reduce student overcrowding, renovate aging student rest rooms, make health and safety improvements, and qualify the district to receive $7,000,000 in state matching funds, shall the Moorpark Unified School District issue $33,000,000 in bonds at interest rates within legal limits, subject to a citizens' oversight committee and independent audits?

    Measure S Ventura, Moorpark and Oxnard Community College Repair and Safety -- Ventura County Community College District (55% approval required)
    77,854 / 65.6% Yes votes ...... 40,861 / 34.4% No votes
    To prepare students for jobs and four year colleges at Ventura, Moorpark, Oxnard Colleges, Education Centers at Camarillo, Conejo, Santa Paula, Simi Valley by repairing/constructing/equipping classrooms, laboratories, libraries, sites; replacing deteriorating buildings; upgrading fire safety, plumbing, heating systems, electrical wiring for computer technology; upgrading police/firefighting/nursing/paramedic training centers; shall Ventura County Community College District issue $356,347,814 of bonds, at legal rates, requiring Citizen Oversight Committee, annual financial audits and no money for administrators'/staff salaries?

    Measure T Revised Business Tax Ordinance -- County of Ventura (Majority approval required)
    59,668 / 56.8% Yes votes ...... 45,321 / 43.2% No votes
    Shall an Ordinance by the People of the County of Ventura Repealing Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 2001) of Division 2 of Ventura County Ordinance Code (Section 2 of Ordinance No. 3968) and Adding a New Chapter 1 (Commencing with Sec. 2001) of Division 2 of the Ventura County Ordinance Code Imposing a Business Tax in the Unincorporated Areas of Ventura County be adopted?


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