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November 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Dec 6 2:34am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1072/1072)
56.6% Countywide Voter Turnout (274,087/484,640)

Statewide Results as of Nov 14 11:14am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (24726/24726)
48.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (7,424,799/15,303,469)

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  • State Executive

    Governor; State of California

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California

    Secretary of State; State of California

    State Controller; State of California

    State Treasurer; State of California

    Attorney General; State of California

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California

    State Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1

    Federal & State Legislative

    United States Representative; District 7

    • George Miller, Democratic
      88,256 votes 70.7%
    • Charles R. Hargrave, Republican
      33,131 votes 26.5%
    • Scott A. Wilson, Libertarian
      3,597 votes 2.8%

    United States Representative; District 10

    United States Representative; District 11

    • Richard W. Pombo, Republican
      94,461 votes 60.1%
    • Elaine Shaw, Democratic
      62,886 votes 39.9%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 11

    • Joe Canciamilla, Democratic
      54,750 votes 65%
    • Jan Denny, Republican
      26,199 votes 31.1%
    • Frank Manske, Libertarian
      3,335 votes 3.9%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 14

    Member; California State Assembly; District 15

    Judicial

    Justice; California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

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

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

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

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

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

    Superior Court Judge; County of Contra Costa

    School

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    Member; Contra Costa County Board of Education; Area 2

    • Cheryll A. Le May
      24,499 votes 57.0%
    • Debra Mason
      18,486 votes 43.0%

    Board Member; Contra Costa Community College District; Ward 3

    Board Member; Contra Costa Community College District; Ward 4

    Board Member; Acalanes Union High School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Antioch Unified School District (2 Elected)

    Board Member; Liberty Union High School District (3 Elected)

    • Joanne Byer
      7,371 votes 20.1%
    • Raymond Valverde
      7,348 votes 20.1%
    • Robert Taylor
      6,815 votes 18.6%
    • Annie A. Ward
      6,099 votes 16.6%
    • Tavane Payne
      4,898 votes 13.4%
    • Elizabeth J. Williams
      4,103 votes 11.2%

    Board Member, 4 Year; Brentwood Union School District (3 Elected)

    • R. Paul Krey
      4,993 votes 28.5%
    • Tobi L. Benz
      4,673 votes 26.7%
    • John A. Renteria
      4,474 votes 25.5%
    • Carlos P. Sanabria
      3,387 votes 19.3%

    Board Member, 4 Year; Byron Union School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; John Swett Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Jim Delgadillo
      2,039 votes 40.8%
    • Janet Callaghan
      1,869 votes 37.4%
    • Erik A. Lundberg
      1,095 votes 21.9%

    Board Member; Lafayette School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Martinez Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Vicki Gordon
      5,586 votes 52.6%
    • Ron Skrehot
      2,646 votes 24.9%
    • John J. Malmassari
      2,394 votes 22.5%

    Board Member; Moraga School District (3 Elected)

    • Lisa J. Evans
      3,931 votes 28.9%
    • Charles V. Mac Nulty
      3,749 votes 27.6%
    • Susan Grafft
      3,595 votes 26.4%
    • Nils Kjell
      2,318 votes 17.1%

    Board Member; Mount Diablo Unified School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Pittsburg Unified School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; West Contra Costa Unified School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; San Ramon Valley Unified School District (3 Elected)

    County

    District Attorney-Public Administrator; County of Contra Costa

    City

    Member, City Council; City of Antioch (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of Brentwood

    • Brian Swisher
      3,836 votes 50.0%
    • Michael A. McPoland, Sr.
      3,829 votes 50.0%

    Member, City Council; City of Brentwood (2 Elected)

    • Annette Beckstrand
      3,632 votes 27.6%
    • Ana B. Gutierrez
      2,612 votes 19.8%
    • Wade Gomes
      2,476 votes 18.8%
    • Michael J. Kerchner
      2,383 votes 18.1%
    • Richard Bates
      2,073 votes 15.7%

    Member, City Council; City of Clayton (2 Elected)

    Member, City Council; City of Concord (3 Elected)

    • Laura M. Hoffmeister
      15,387 votes 23.2%
    • Helen M. Allen
      14,257 votes 21.5%
    • Susan Bonilla
      9,341 votes 14.1%
    • William "Bill" Shinn
      8,996 votes 13.6%
    • Chuck Carpenter
      8,941 votes 13.5%
    • Craig Kauffman
      5,440 votes 8.2%
    • Bill Gram-Reefer
      4,011 votes 6.0%

    City Clerk; City of Concord

    • Mary Rae Lehman
      13,228 votes 59.2%
    • Joseph V.A. "Joe" Partansky
      9,110 votes 40.8%

    Treasurer; City of Concord

    • Thomas J. Wentling
      20,532 votes 100.0%

    Member, Town Council; Town of Danville (2 Elected)

    Member, City Council; City of El Cerrito (2 Elected)

    Council Member, 4 Year; City of Lafayette (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Lafayette

    • Carl Anduri
      5,999 votes 100.0%

    Member, Town Council; Town of Moraga (2 Elected)

    • Michael Majchrzak
      3,919 votes 39.9%
    • Jerome Karney
      3,042 votes 31.0%
    • Rochelle Bird
      2,849 votes 29.0%

    Mayor; City of Martinez

    • Rob Schroder
      3,817 votes 32.1%
    • Linda Lewis
      3,215 votes 27.0%
    • Mark Ross
      2,884 votes 24.2%
    • John Sparacino
      1,989 votes 16.7%

    Member, City Council; City of Martinez (2 Elected)

    Member, City Council; City of Pittsburg (3 Elected)

    • Nancy Parent
      6,686 votes 26.9%
    • Michael Kee
      4,495 votes 18.1%
    • William G. Glynn
      3,211 votes 12.9%
    • Ben R. Johnson
      3,136 votes 12.6%
    • Frank R. Quesada
      2,648 votes 10.7%
    • Frank Aiello
      2,237 votes 9.0%
    • James J. Brown
      1,715 votes 6.9%
    • Ron Waite
      725 votes 2.9%

    City Clerk; City of Pittsburg

    Treasurer; City of Pittsburg

    Member, City Council; City of Pleasant Hill (2 Elected)

    Member, City Council; City of Pinole (3 Elected)

    Member, City Council; City of San Pablo (2 Elected)

    City Clerk; City of San Pablo

    • Ted J. Denney
      2,257 votes 100.0%

    Treasurer; City of San Pablo

    • Charles A. "Nick" Nicholas
      2,383 votes 100.0%

    Member, 4 Year; Bay Point Municipal Advisory Council (4 Elected)

    • George deLaCruz
      1,609 votes 23.0%
    • Vicki Walker Zumwalt
      1,521 votes 21.8%
    • Gloria Magleby
      1,474 votes 21.1%
    • Judy Dawson
      1,379 votes 19.7%
    • Michael F. Sarabia
      1,003 votes 14.4%

    Member; Bay Point Municipal Advisory Council (2 Elected)

    • Veronica "Ronie" Washington
      1,066 votes 29.0%
    • Jeffrey S. Stover
      1,038 votes 28.2%
    • Steve Wall
      927 votes 25.2%
    • Nelson E. Kenyon
      650 votes 17.7%

    Special District

    Director; Dublin San Ramon Services District (2 Elected)

    Director; Los Medanos Community Healthcare District (3 Elected)

    Director; Mount Diablo Health Care District (2 Elected)

    • John R. Toth
      31,434 votes 47.6%
    • Ronald E. "Ron" Leone
      26,016 votes 39.4%
    • James Eccles
      8,540 votes 12.9%

    Director; West Contra Costa Healthcare District (3 Elected)

    • Bettye J. Cash
      25,152 votes 26.4%
    • Jane Beam Wood
      24,659 votes 25.9%
    • Beverly E. Wallace
      22,631 votes 23.8%
    • John Ira Medlock, Jr.
      16,881 votes 17.7%
    • Roger M. Poehlmann
      5,850 votes 6.1%

    Director; Contra Costa County Water District; Division 2

    Director, 4 Year; Diablo Water District (3 Elected)

    • Howard G. Hobbs
      3,150 votes 29.2%
    • John H. "Jack" De Fremery
      3,036 votes 28.2%
    • Kenneth Crockett
      2,881 votes 26.7%
    • Autumn S. Meadow
      1,713 votes 15.9%

    Director; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 2

    • John A. Coleman
      35,993 votes 61.4%
    • Karen McPherson
      22,619 votes 38.6%

    Director; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 3

    • Katy Foulkes
      42,292 votes 100.0%
    • (348 Writein Votes 0.8%)

    Director; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 4

    • David Richardson
      40,228 votes 85.8%
    • Charles L. Whitbeck
      6,683 votes 14.2%
    • (163 Writein Votes 0.3%)

    Director; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 7

    • Frank Mellon
      29,129 votes 100.0%
    • (223 Writein Votes 0.8%)

    Director; Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

    • Dennis Salmi
      3,397 votes 27.4%
    • William A. "Bill" Prather
      3,312 votes 26.7%
    • Jim Lopeman
      3,239 votes 26.1%
    • Bill Ridle
      2,443 votes 19.7%

    Director; San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

    • Gordon D. Dakin
      22,584 votes 38.2%
    • Jennifer G. Price
      17,446 votes 29.5%
    • Roxanne Wiedemann Lindsay
      13,227 votes 22.4%
    • Tom Seabury
      3,083 votes 5.2%
    • Kevin E. Dangers
      1,325 votes 2.2%
    • Louis Nadolski
      1,026 votes 1.7%
    • Kris Winer
      364 votes 0.6%

    Board Member; Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District; Division 3

    • Pete Wilson
      2,322 votes 87.8%
    • Anthony Rodriguez
      323 votes 12.2%

    Board Member; Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District; Division 5

    Director; Ambrose Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

    • Greg Enholm
      2,127 votes 31.1%
    • Veronica Washington
      1,337 votes 19.5%
    • Anthony James Reese
      1,274 votes 18.6%
    • Michael Jackson, Sr.
      1,187 votes 17.3%
    • Karen A. Klaczynski
      923 votes 13.5%

    Director; Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (2 Elected)

    Director; Ironhouse Sanitary District (2 Elected)

    • Lenny Byer
      3,664 votes 39.6%
    • William Trice
      3,266 votes 35.3%
    • Wendy L. Robertson
      2,325 votes 25.1%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 46 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002
    3,895,071 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,506 / 42.5% No votes
    Should the state create a trust fund by selling two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) in general obligation funds to fund twenty-one types of housing programs--including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing?

    Proposition 47 Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002
    4,044,743 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,809,844 / 41.0% No votes
    Should the state sell thirteen billion fifty million dollars ($13,050,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

    Proposition 48 Court Consolidation
    4,642,292 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 1,735,074 / 27.2% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to delete references to the municipal courts?

    Proposition 49 Before and After School Programs. State Grants
    3,857,409 / 56.6% Yes votes ...... 2,958,458 / 43.4% No votes
    Should funding for before and after school programs be substantially increased, and starting in 2004-05, should general funds be permanently earmarked for this program?

    Proposition 50 Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection
    3,727,561 / 55.4% Yes votes ...... 3,006,792 / 44.6% No votes
    Should the state borrow three billion four hundred forty million dollars ($3,440,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for a variety of water projects including coastal protection, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, integrated regional water management, safe drinking water, and water quality?

    Proposition 51 Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax
    2,712,675 / 41.4% Yes votes ...... 3,839,788 / 58.6% No votes
    Should the sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles be permanently allocated to specific transportation projects?

    Proposition 52 Election Day Voter Registration
    2,745,473 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 4,019,211 / 59.4% No votes
    Should legally eligible California residents presenting proof of current residence be allowed to register to vote on Election Day?

    Local Measures

    Measure A School Bonds -- San Ramon Valley Unified School District (55% approval required)
    23,655 / 58.7% Yes votes ...... 16,675 / 41.3% No votes
    To renovate, upgrade and expand local schools; provide safe, modern classrooms; relieve overcrowding; replace substandard electrical, heating and cooling systems; add new science and technology labs; replace portable classrooms with permanent classrooms; and to qualify for State matching funds; shall San Ramon Valley Unified School District issue $260 million in bonds at interest rates within the legal limit, with a citizens' oversight committee and independent audits to ensure funds are spent only on specified school improvements?

    Measure B School Bonds -- Acalanes Union High School District (55% approval required)
    30,163 / 67.3% Yes votes ...... 14,634 / 32.7% No votes
    To improve safety, energy efficiency, lower maintenance costs at each district high school by replacing aging boilers/heating, ventilation systems, renovating/expanding/construction/equipping fields, physical education facilities, classrooms and upgrading language labs; shall Acalanes Union High School District issue $44 million of bonds at legal rates, appoint a Citizens Oversight Committee and perform audits to ensure the proper use of bond funds to benefit students and the community without increasing the current tax rate?

    Measure C School Bonds -- Walnut Creek School District (55% approval required)
    11,876 / 64.9% Yes votes ...... 6,414 / 35.1% No votes
    To improve school facilities, including updating safety and security systems, building a new library at the middle school, improving building exteriors and grounds for safety, updating the technology infrastructure and renovating fields, shall the Walnut Creek School District issue $20 million in bonds at rates within the legal limits, and appoint an Independent Citizens Oversight Committee to monitor all bond expenditures?

    Measure D Business License Tax -- City of Brentwood (simple majority required to pass)
    4,216 / 62.7% Yes votes ...... 2,507 / 37.3% No votes
    Shall the City of Brentwood amend the Business License Tax and Regulations, as set forth in Ordinance No. 707?

    Measure E Amend Land Use Designation -- City of Clayton (simple majority required to pass)
    1,175 / 24.1% Yes votes ...... 3,697 / 75.9% No votes
    Shall a Resolution be adopted which will amend the text of the Clayton General Plan Land Use Element to add "service station" to the list of permitted uses in the Town Center Commercial Lane Use Designation?

    Measure F Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Lafayette (simple majority required to pass)
    6,117 / 61.7% Yes votes ...... 3,795 / 38.3% No votes
    Shall the City Council increase the rate of the transient occupancy tax from 8% of the rent charged to 9 1/2% for general government services?

    Measure G Appoint City Clerk -- City of Pinole (simple majority required to pass)
    2,524 / 57.3% Yes votes ...... 1,879 / 42.7% No votes
    Shall the office of City Clerk be appointive?

    Measure H Change Election Year and Extend Council Terms -- City of San Ramon (simple majority required to pass)
    6,209 / 46.0% Yes votes ...... 7,275 / 54.0% No votes
    Shall the general municipal election be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each even numbered year?

    Measure J Tax -- City of Richmond (simple majority required to pass)
    9,549 / 54.8% Yes votes ...... 7,891 / 45.2% No votes
    In order to provide additional funds to help preserve vital City services such as police, fire, emergency medical, library, recreation, local street maintenance and for other general governmental purposes, shall the ordinance to increase the utility users tax from eight percent (8%) to ten percent (10%) be adopted?

    Measure K Date Officiers Take Office -- City of Richmond (simple majority required to pass)
    10,258 / 62.8% Yes votes ...... 6,065 / 37.2% No votes
    Shall the Charter of the City of Richmond be amended to change the date in which the Mayor and City Councilmembers take office from the second Monday in November to the second Tuesday in January following an election, as set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit A of City Council Resolutions No. 95-02 on file in the office of the City Clerk?

    Measure L Consolidate Even Years -- City of Richmond (simple majority required to pass)
    8,993 / 55.8% Yes votes ...... 7,129 / 44.2% No votes
    Shall the Charter of the City or Richmond be amended to change the election dates for the Mayor and Councilmembers from November in odd-numbered years to November in even-numbered years commencing in November, 2004, and to increase by one year the terms of the Mayor and City Councilmembers who are currently in office, as specifically set forth in Section 1 of Exhibit A of City Council Resolution No. 94-02 on file in the office of the City Clerk?

    Measure M Appropriations Limit -- County Service Area R-7, Zone A (simple majority required to pass)
    2,167 / 46.2% Yes votes ...... 2,523 / 53.8% No votes
    Shall the appropriations limit under California Article XII-B for County Service Area R-7A be increased to $675,000 and adjusted for changes in the cost-of-living and population, with the increase effective for the fiscal years 2002/2003 through 2005/2006 (inclusive) to provide for the expenditure of funds that will be available to the Service Area during the stated fiscal years?

    Measure N Tax Increase -- Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District (2/3 approval required)
    4,816 / 61.9% Yes votes ...... 2,968 / 38.1% No votes
    Shall the existing 1997 Moraga-Orinda Fire District Orinda Service Zone special fire flow tax authorized for fire suppression protection and emergency services be amended to increase the maximum tax rate from 6 to 18 cents, with the additional 12 cents to be used exclusively to remedy fire suppression deficiencies in specified portions of the East Bay Municipal Utility District water delivery system, which increase shall terminate upon correction and payment for the identified deficiencies?

    Measure AA Parcel Tax -- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (2/3 approval required)
    168,525 / 68.1% Yes votes ...... 78,821 / 31.9% No votes
       146206 (68.4%) Yes / 67497 (31.6%) No in Alameda County
       22,319 (66.3%) Yes / 11,324 (33.7%) No in Contra Costa County
    To protect esential public transportation services provided by AC Transit, includig bus services for school children, seniors and people with disabilities, ensure the safety and security of transit passengers, help reduce traffic congestion on local streets and freeways, and reduce air pollution, shall the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District be authorized to levy annually for five years only a tax of $24 per parcel, and appoint an independent fiscal oversight committee of community representatives?

    Measure BB Bond -- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (2/3 approval required)
    485,782 / 64.5% Yes votes ...... 267,778 / 35.5% No votes
       209748 (66.8%) Yes / 104376 (33.2%) No in Alameda County
       135,424 (54.9%) Yes / 111,235 (45.1%) No in Contra Costa County
       140,610 (72.94%) Yes / 52,167 (27.06%) No in San Francisco County
    To protect public safety, preserve mobility for Bay Area residents and keep traffic moving in the event of a major earthquake, shall the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Trasit District be authorized to issue bonds not to exceed $1.05 billion to seismically retrofit, strengthen, improve and replace BART facilities serving Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco Counties, and establish an independent citizens' oversight committee to review and report bond expenditures to the public?


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