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November 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Nov 22 5:23pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (657/657)
53.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (138,087/259,786)

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

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 2

    Federal & State Legislative

    United States Representative; District 20

    • Cal Dooley, Democratic
      46,626 votes 63.5%
    • Andre Minuth, Republican
      25,338 votes 34.5%
    • Varrin Swearingen, Libertarian
      1,490 votes 2%

    United States Representative; District 22

    • Bill Thomas, Republican
      118,679 votes 73.4%
    • Jaime A. Corvera, Democratic
      38,381 votes 23.7%
    • Frank Coates, Libertarian
      4,739 votes 2.9%

    State Senator; District 16

    • Dean Florez, Democratic
      68,009 votes 70%
    • Blair Knox, Republican
      29,231 votes 30%

    State Senator; District 18

    • Roy Ashburn, Republican
      151,038 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 30

    • Nicole M. Parra, Democratic
      26,203 votes 50.2%
    • Dean Gardner, Republican
      26,016 votes 49.8%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 32

    • Kevin McCarthy, Republican
      77,227 votes 75.9%
    • Michael A. Shea, III, Democratic
      24,613 votes 24.1%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 34

    • Bill Maze, Republican
      47,176 votes 65.4%
    • Virginia Gurrola, Democratic
      24,986 votes 34.6%
    • Joshua Miller (Write-in)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 37

    • Tony Strickland, Republican
      74,026 votes 63.2%
    • Bruce J. Thomas, Democratic
      43,244 votes 36.8%

    Judicial

    Justice; California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

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

    • Dennis A. Cornell
      73.3% Yes (301,711) 26.7% No (109,858)
    • Gene Gomes
      69.8% Yes (291,323) 30.2% No (126,337)
    • Nick J. Dibiaso
      68.2% Yes (280,420) 31.8% No (130,703)

    School

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    Member; Kern County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

    Trustee; Kern Community College District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

    • Pauline Larwood
      27,851 votes 43.6%
    • John A. Rodgers
      22,877 votes 35.8%
    • Wesley W. Crawford, Sr.
      13,111 votes 20.5%

    Board Member; Delano Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

    • Vern McCorkle
      2,230 votes 23.2%
    • Jean Flores
      2,009 votes 20.9%
    • David S. Jose
      1,606 votes 16.7%
    • Stu Collins
      1,572 votes 16.4%
    • Joey D. Velasquez
      1,205 votes 12.5%
    • Juanita Solis
      981 votes 10.2%

    Board Member; Kern High School District (3 Elected)

    • Connie Wattenbarger
      61,606 votes 28.7%
    • Larry Starrh
      44,668 votes 20.8%
    • Sam G. Thomas, Sr.
      42,084 votes 19.6%
    • Jim Lopez
      23,878 votes 11.1%
    • Ric Pinkerton
      23,828 votes 11.1%
    • Glenn Berger
      18,395 votes 8.6%

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

    • Gary Morris
      2,034 votes 22.5%
    • Carl F. Twisselman, III
      2,013 votes 22.3%
    • Stan Barrett
      1,578 votes 17.4%
    • Donna L. Smith
      1,250 votes 13.8%
    • Darrel Harlan
      829 votes 9.2%
    • Carol Jackson
      750 votes 8.3%
    • Cherry Sills
      592 votes 6.5%

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

    • Ernie Sanchez
      995 votes 15.3%
    • Tom Schulte
      990 votes 15.2%
    • Tim Holtermann
      885 votes 13.6%
    • Wayne E. Wallace
      856 votes 13.1%
    • Louie Crettol
      844 votes 12.9%
    • James Parker
      737 votes 11.3%
    • Dwayne Hutson
      677 votes 10.4%
    • Terry A. Nachtigall
      537 votes 8.2%

    Board Member; El Tejon Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Kitty Jo Nelson
      930 votes 31.6%
    • Steve Newman
      593 votes 20.2%
    • Ronald E. Witham
      560 votes 19.0%
    • Paula J. Regan
      464 votes 15.8%
    • Mike Parker
      393 votes 13.4%

    Board Member; Maricopa Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Rebecca "Becky" Ashcraft
      249 votes 32.1%
    • Alberta Stubblefield
      220 votes 28.4%
    • Gail Y. Bullard
      155 votes 20.0%
    • Rockey Lynn Shafer
      152 votes 19.6%

    Board Member; McFarland Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Arturo Munoz
      574 votes 39.3%
    • Donald D. Chandler
      519 votes 35.5%
    • Donnie "Don" Campbell
      369 votes 25.2%

    Board Member; Mojave Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Jim Hooper
      1,564 votes 23.7%
    • Shawn Sprague
      1,438 votes 21.7%
    • Annette E. Edblad
      1,264 votes 19.1%
    • George Lewis
      1,225 votes 18.5%
    • John A. Guy
      1,122 votes 17.0%

    Board Member; Muroc Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 2, Seat B

    Board Member; Sierra Sands Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Bill Farris
      3,654 votes 15.0%
    • Tom Pearl
      3,641 votes 15.0%
    • Amy Covert
      2,831 votes 11.6%
    • John Slaughter
      2,785 votes 11.4%
    • Bob Boisvert
      2,541 votes 10.4%
    • John G. Condos
      2,075 votes 8.5%
    • Kurt D. Rockwell
      2,060 votes 8.5%
    • Howard Laire
      1,945 votes 8.0%
    • Alan Van Nevel
      1,498 votes 6.2%
    • Alan T. Gallagher
      860 votes 3.5%
    • James Kelley
      460 votes 1.9%

    Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Trustee Area 1, Seat B

    • Curtis L. Ward
      2,878 votes 45.1%
    • Mary Ann Hester
      1,904 votes 29.8%
    • Nick Damian
      1,606 votes 25.1%

    Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Trustee Area 2, Seat D

    • Jackie Wood
      4,218 votes 65.3%
    • Cynthia L. Barker
      2,243 votes 34.7%

    Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Trustee Area 2, Seat C

    Board Member; Tehachapi Unified School District; Trustee Area 3, Seat E

    • Gerald Gardner
      2,710 votes 40.7%
    • Michael Mendiburu
      2,056 votes 30.9%
    • Kathy Carey
      1,887 votes 28.4%

    Board Member; Arvin Union School District (3 Elected)

    • Joycene Tarver
      556 votes 17.5%
    • Eva S. Machado
      535 votes 16.9%
    • Angel M. Sumaya
      471 votes 14.9%
    • William Stoner
      435 votes 13.7%
    • Maria Magdalena Garza
      432 votes 13.6%
    • Lonnie J. Ferguson
      298 votes 9.4%
    • Juan Manuel Olivares
      256 votes 8.1%
    • Jack Devitt
      186 votes 5.9%

    Board Member; Bakersfield City School District (2 Elected)

    • Karen A. De Walt
      14,340 votes 33.5%
    • Jerry C. Tate
      12,064 votes 28.2%
    • Jesus M. Garcia
      9,192 votes 21.5%
    • Ralph W.E. Anthony
      7,150 votes 16.7%

    Board Member; Caliente Union School District (2 Elected)

    • Richard Zanutto
      253 votes 51.4%
    • Edward J. Kelsch
      122 votes 24.8%
    • Shea Lea Kuster
      117 votes 23.8%

    Board Member; Delano Union School District (3 Elected)

    • Hubert W. Rabanal
      1,857 votes 20.9%
    • Lucio "Chio" Gonzales
      1,842 votes 20.8%
    • Ramon Mario Cardenas
      1,453 votes 16.4%
    • Raul J. Alvizo
      1,446 votes 16.3%
    • Wilbur B. Hylton
      1,184 votes 13.3%
    • Kevin Williams
      1,093 votes 12.3%

    Board Member; Fruitvale School District (3 Elected)

    • Richard M. Traynor
      2,699 votes 26.8%
    • Tina K. Stout
      2,522 votes 25.0%
    • Kevin Burton
      2,033 votes 20.2%
    • Abel Hernandez
      1,997 votes 19.8%
    • Aaron D. Lewis
      833 votes 8.3%

    Board Member; Kernville Union School District (3 Elected)

    • Sherry Patterson
      2,193 votes 30.5%
    • Shirley Keeling
      1,825 votes 25.4%
    • Michael D. Hughes
      1,715 votes 23.9%
    • Sara L. Ruiz
      1,446 votes 20.1%

    Board Member; Lamont School District (3 Elected)

    • Jesse Atondo
      651 votes 28.3%
    • Joyce Ennis Sanders
      557 votes 24.2%
    • Rebecca Pennington
      556 votes 24.1%
    • Herbert K.F. Chang
      539 votes 23.4%

    Board Member; Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union School District (3 Elected)

    • Ross Jameson
      118 votes 23.9%
    • Roy Stephenson
      115 votes 23.3%
    • Richard E. Brewer
      87 votes 17.6%
    • Audrey Richardson
      74 votes 15.0%
    • Candace S. Dominguez
      51 votes 10.3%
    • Ralph Wilcox
      48 votes 9.7%

    Board Member; Lost Hills Union School District (3 Elected)

    • Claudia E. Nolguen
      39 votes 27.5%
    • Rafaela Tijerina
      38 votes 26.8%
    • Janice L. Deatherage
      33 votes 23.2%
    • Nelly Borja
      32 votes 22.5%

    Board Member; Maple School District (2 Elected)

    • Susie Richards
      117 votes 45.3%
    • Dale W. Nicol
      86 votes 33.3%
    • Phillip Esnoz
      55 votes 21.3%

    Board Member; McKittrick School District (2 Elected)

    • Carl F. Twisselman, II
      34 votes 35.1%
    • David Cooper
      33 votes 34.0%
    • Valerie Parris
      30 votes 30.9%

    Board Member; Norris School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (2 Elected)

    • Cheryl Palla
      14,224 votes 40.8%
    • Bill Bruce
      12,172 votes 34.9%
    • Eric Dyer
      8,431 votes 24.2%

    Board Member; Richland School District (2 Elected)

    • Steve Mann
      1,320 votes 40.1%
    • Deanna Rodriguez Root
      1,086 votes 33.0%
    • Gilbert Alvarado
      888 votes 27.0%

    Board Member; Rio Bravo Greeley Union School District (2 Elected)

    • Jeffrey K. Williams
      594 votes 37.2%
    • Mike Mason
      590 votes 36.9%
    • Albert G. Pacini
      413 votes 25.9%

    Board Member; Rosedale Union School District (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Standard School District (3 Elected)

    • Annette Rasmussen
      2,429 votes 25.8%
    • Barbara Hutchison
      2,180 votes 23.2%
    • Doug Wattenbarger
      1,821 votes 19.4%
    • Brian Ansolabehere
      1,514 votes 16.1%
    • La Vera Nowels
      1,456 votes 15.5%

    Board Member; Taft City School District (2 Elected)

    • Michael A. McCormick
      2,528 votes 46.4%
    • Ginny Miller
      1,886 votes 34.6%
    • Shaun G. Summers
      1,036 votes 19.0%

    Board Member; Vineland School District (3 Elected)

    • Shirley Hernandez
      152 votes 23.9%
    • Steve L. Hallum
      150 votes 23.5%
    • Alejandra Segura
      148 votes 23.2%
    • Guadalupe P. Jimenez
      101 votes 15.9%
    • Pedro H. Villarreal
      86 votes 13.5%

    Board Member; Wasco Union School District (3 Elected)

    • Darrell H. Voth
      1,297 votes 23.8%
    • Paul S. Hussey
      994 votes 18.3%
    • Alice F. Stowe
      867 votes 15.9%
    • Wayne Dee Montgomery
      835 votes 15.4%
    • James Couch
      760 votes 14.0%
    • Vetrice Chappel Mitchell
      686 votes 12.6%

    County

    Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 2

    Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 4

    Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator; County of Kern

    City

    Council Member; City of Arvin (3 Elected)

    • Alicia R. Ojeda
      544 votes 18.1%
    • Tim Tarver
      514 votes 17.1%
    • Jose C. Flores, Jr.
      370 votes 12.3%
    • Victor Garcia
      343 votes 11.4%
    • Robert Paul Rodriguez
      334 votes 11.1%
    • Leonardo G. Villanueva
      317 votes 10.5%
    • Larry H. Allen
      154 votes 5.1%
    • Charles R. Contreras, III
      138 votes 4.6%
    • David E. Giese
      110 votes 3.7%
    • Robert J. Brennan
      96 votes 3.2%
    • Mario Hernandez, Jr.
      89 votes 3.0%

    Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 1

    • Irma Carson
      2,554 votes 68.4%
    • Patricia "Pat" Abraham
      1,178 votes 31.6%

    Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 3

    • Mike Maggard
      6,746 votes 79.4%
    • S. Roy Bustamante
      1,754 votes 20.6%

    Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 4

    • David Couch
      9,818 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Bakersfield; Ward 7

    • Mark C. Salvaggio
      4,679 votes 100.0%

    Mayor; City of California City

    • Larry M. Adams
      1,353 votes 65.3%
    • Karen Benson
      718 votes 34.7%

    Council Member; City of California City (2 Elected)

    • Mike Edmiston
      1,247 votes 37.0%
    • Bill Dempsey
      1,078 votes 32.0%
    • Russell Eddington
      1,046 votes 31.0%

    Treasurer; City of California City

    • Wendell M. Vining
      1,713 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Delano (2 Elected)

    • Ruben Hill
      1,347 votes 20.3%
    • Leonard T. Velasco
      1,289 votes 19.5%
    • Gilbert R. Flores
      1,106 votes 16.7%
    • Anthony "Tony" Martinez
      1,090 votes 16.4%
    • Bob Lomas
      1,042 votes 15.7%
    • Johnny Munoz
      753 votes 11.4%

    Council Member; City of Maricopa (2 Elected)

    • James Owens
      118 votes 29.3%
    • Andy Blakely
      77 votes 19.1%
    • La Juana Gillette
      73 votes 18.1%
    • Rockey Lynn Shafer
      70 votes 17.4%
    • George A. Venema
      65 votes 16.1%

    Treasurer; City of Maricopa

    • Ruth Jared
      190 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Ridgecrest (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Shafter (2 Elected)

    • Cathy L. Prout
      1,395 votes 53.6%
    • Jon Johnston
      1,207 votes 46.4%

    Council Member; City of Taft (3 Elected)

    • Paul Linder
      777 votes 16.3%
    • Randy Miller
      761 votes 15.9%
    • Cliff Thompson
      718 votes 15.0%
    • Craig Noble
      701 votes 14.7%
    • Ron Waldrop
      621 votes 13.0%
    • Bill Le Barron
      545 votes 11.4%
    • Donald N. Braun
      352 votes 7.4%
    • Lee Wilson
      300 votes 6.3%

    Council Member; City of Wasco (2 Elected)

    • Cherylee Wegman
      1,128 votes 29.9%
    • Fred West, Jr.
      837 votes 22.2%
    • Andrew Samarin
      652 votes 17.3%
    • Ofelia Hardin
      580 votes 15.4%
    • Michael W. "Mike" White
      570 votes 15.1%

    City Clerk; City of Wasco

    Treasurer; City of Wasco

    • Rocio Mosqueda
      1,638 votes 100.0%

    Special District

    Director; Indian Wells Valley Airport District (2 Elected)

    Director, 4 Year; Bear Valley Community Services District (3 Elected)

    • William R. Miller
      1,260 votes 29.1%
    • Ron Samuels
      1,197 votes 27.6%
    • Eldon E. Kordes
      1,103 votes 25.4%
    • Joseph Olen Cooper
      777 votes 17.9%

    Director; Bear Valley Community Services District

    • Phillip H. Darling
      963 votes 55.6%
    • Larry Tuma, II
      768 votes 44.4%

    Director; East Niles Community Services District (2 Elected)

    • John W. White
      2,340 votes 40.4%
    • Sally A. Ruiz
      2,281 votes 39.4%
    • Harland Lehr
      1,164 votes 20.1%

    Director, 4 Year; Golden Hills Community Services District (2 Elected)

    • Eldwin "Ed" Kennedy
      933 votes 32.7%
    • David G. Smith
      742 votes 26.0%
    • Carl H.K. Spector
      637 votes 22.4%
    • Elias M. Garcia, Jr.
      537 votes 18.8%

    Director; Golden Hills Community Services District

    • John C. Crowdy
      1,288 votes 68.3%
    • Stephen D. Fast
      599 votes 31.7%

    Director; Rosamond Community Services District (3 Elected)

    • Daniel Landsgaard
      1,234 votes 20.4%
    • Tommy L. Loomis
      1,207 votes 20.0%
    • Kathleen Spoor
      1,178 votes 19.5%
    • Barbara A. Speed
      1,042 votes 17.3%
    • John E. "Jack" Roth
      828 votes 13.7%
    • Robert James Sentner
      546 votes 9.0%

    Director; East Kern Health Care District

    • Shirley Heathman
      1,468 votes 70.7%
    • Dottie Helton
      607 votes 29.3%

    Director; Tehachapi Valley Health Care District (3 Elected)

    Director; South San Joaquin Municipal Utility District; Ward 2, 4 Year

    • Peter J. Dulcich
      4,032 votes 100.0%

    Director; South San Joaquin Municipal Utility District; Ward 3

    • George A. Zaninovich
      4,018 votes 100.0%

    Director; South San Joaquin Municipal Utility District; Ward 4, 4 Year

    • James R. Regan
      3,898 votes 100.0%

    Director; Frazier Park Public Utility District; Office 2, 4 Year

    • Norma Jean Howard
      302 votes 57.3%
    • Cheryl M. McKinney
      225 votes 42.7%

    Director; Frazier Park Public Utility District; Office 3

    • Gregory Keenberg
      363 votes 70.6%
    • Pamela K. Wheeler
      151 votes 29.4%

    Director; Frazier Park Public Utility District; Office 4, 4 Year

    • Phyllis J. Browning
      276 votes 53.2%
    • Richard Gallego
      243 votes 46.8%

    Director; Lamont Public Utility District; Office 4

    • Carlos Santiago
      770 votes 61.8%
    • Grady Loyd Gibson
      475 votes 38.2%

    Director; Mojave Public Utility District; Office 5

    • Richard E. Valpey
      429 votes 70.2%
    • Eric G. Edblad
      182 votes 29.8%

    Director; Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency; Division 3

    • Frank S. Donato
      4,823 votes 54.5%
    • Jim Davis
      4,028 votes 45.5%

    Director; Kern County Water Agency; Division 4

    Director; North of River Municipal Water District; Division 4

    • Duffy Shropshire
      299 votes 50.9%
    • Michael McCune
      289 votes 49.1%

    Director; Indian Wells Valley Water District (2 Elected)

    • Peter Brown
      3,321 votes 22.1%
    • Harold W. Manning
      2,841 votes 18.9%
    • Leroy H. Corlett
      2,824 votes 18.8%
    • Joseph Mallory
      2,712 votes 18.1%
    • Margaret "Peggy" Breeden
      2,475 votes 16.5%
    • Margaret Holm
      843 votes 5.6%

    Director; Rand Communities Water District

    • Clifford Kennedy
      40 votes 56.3%
    • Jennifer L. Keep
      31 votes 43.7%

    Director; West Kern Water District (2 Elected)

    • Stephen J. Steinhoffer
      1,655 votes 26.1%
    • Thomas Le Clair
      1,599 votes 25.3%
    • Raymond Mortimer
      1,447 votes 22.9%
    • David A. Wells
      1,354 votes 21.4%
    • Brian Warren
      277 votes 4.4%

    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 G Bond Measure -- Kern Community College District (55%)
    71,464 / 59.2% Yes votes ...... 49,347 / 40.8% No votes
    To prepare students for four-year colleges and jobs in nursing, public safety, and business at Bakersfield, Cerro Coso, and Porterville Colleges by removing hazardous materials, leaky roofs, decaying walls; improving fire safety, lighting, and security systems; upgrading computer technology; renovating, constructing, equipping/acquiring buildings, classrooms; shall Kern Community College Safety, Repair and Improvement District issue $180 million in bonds at legal rates, with annual fiscal audits, a Citizens Oversight Committee; NO money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure H Bond Measure -- Southern Kern Unified School District (55%)
    1,914 / 62.8% Yes votes ...... 1,135 / 37.2% No votes

    Measure I Bond Measure -- Buttonwillow Union School District (55%)
    223 / 78.2% Yes votes ...... 62 / 21.8% No votes
    To improve the quality of education, modernize and construct classrooms, and improve student support facilities, reovate plumbing and water systems, make health and safety improvements, replace roofs, upgrade electrical systems to improve access to computers and modern technology and qualify for State funds up to $1,000,000 shall the Buttonwillow Union School District issue $6,500,000 in bonds, within legal interest rates, requiring the appointment of a citizen's oversight committee and annual financial audits, with no money for administrator's salaries?

    Measure J Bond Measure -- Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union School District (55%)
    128 / 69.2% Yes votes ...... 57 / 30.8% No votes
    Shall Linns Valley - Poso Flat Union Elementary School District: Remodel the school kitchen and provide necessary equipment, Purchase and install playground equipment, Refurbish classroom cabinets, counters and window coverings and upgrade doors to meet current safety and disability standards, by issuing $340,000 of bonds at Interest rates below the legal limit?

    Measure K Campaign Finance -- County of Kern (Ordinance)
    75,803 / 60.1% Yes votes ...... 50,344 / 39.9% No votes
    Shall there be enacted the proposed Kern County Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance setting campaign contribution limits and voluntary expenditure ceilings, establishing a cumulative contribution disclosure requirement, and creating an administrative panel to hear alleged violations and impose penalties?

    Measure L Office of City Clerk -- City of Delano (Advisory)
    2,002 / 54.5% Yes votes ...... 1,674 / 45.5% No votes
    Shall the office of the City Clerk be appointive?

    Measure M Office of City Clerk -- City of Wasco (Advisory)
    979 / 47.2% Yes votes ...... 1,094 / 52.8% No votes
    Shall the office of the City Clerk be appointive?

    Measure N Office of City Treasurer -- City of Wasco (Advisory)
    952 / 46.5% Yes votes ...... 1,096 / 53.5% No votes
    Shall the office of the City Treasurer be appointive?


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