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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

    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

    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%

    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%

    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%

    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

    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

    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%

    US Congress

    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%

    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%

    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

    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, 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 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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