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November 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Nov 14 8:41am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (191/191)
54.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (84,593/154,137)

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 Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    US Congress

    United States Representative; District 17

    • Sam Farr, Democratic
      92,415 votes 68%
    • Clint Engler, Republican
      36,996 votes 27.2%
    • Ray Glock-Grueneich, Green
      4,462 votes 3.2%
    • Jascha Lee, Libertarian
      2,196 votes 1.6%
    • Alan Shugart (Write-in)

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 12

    • Jeff Denham, Republican
      71,365 votes 48.4%
    • Rusty Areias, Democratic
      69,540 votes 47.1%
    • David Eaton, Libertarian
      6,680 votes 4.5%

    State Assembly

    Member; California State Assembly; District 27

    Member; California State Assembly; District 28

    State Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1

    Judicial

    California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

    California State Court of Appeal; District 6 (Yes/No)

    Judge of the Superior Court; County of Monterey; Office 10

    County

    Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator; County of Monterey

    Assessor-County Clerk/Recorder; County of Monterey

    City

    Mayor; City of Del Rey Oaks

    Councilmember; City of Del Rey Oaks (2 Elected)

    • Kathi Buckley Smith
      429 votes 38.2%
    • Joseph P. Russell
      398 votes 35.4%
    • Jeff T. Cecilio
      295 votes 26.2%

    Councilmember; City of Gonzales (3 Elected)

    • Maria Orozco
      852 votes 33.4%
    • Matt Gourley
      733 votes 28.7%
    • Joe L. Gumke
      533 votes 20.9%
    • Elizabeth "Liz" Williams
      431 votes 16.9%

    Mayor; City of Greenfield

    • John P. Huerta, Jr.
      863 votes 51.8%
    • Arthur E. Salvagno
      801 votes 48.1%

    Councilmember; City of Greenfield (2 Elected)

    • Annie G. Moreno
      846 votes 31.6%
    • Agapito Vazquez
      708 votes 26.5%
    • Jose Vazquez
      667 votes 24.9%
    • Ezechiel "Zeke" Banales
      448 votes 16.7%

    Councilmember; City of King City (2 Elected)

    • John L. Myers
      833 votes 38.1%
    • Byron Lynn
      703 votes 32.2%
    • Ismael Andrade
      645 votes 29.5%

    Mayor; City of Marina

    Councilmember; City of Marina (2 Elected)

    • Ken Gray
      2401 votes 32.7%
    • Dave McCall
      2080 votes 28.3%
    • Howard Gustafson, Jr.
      2037 votes 27.7%
    • Levonne Stone
      457 votes 6.2%
    • Donné "Mitch" Mitchell
      362 votes 4.9%

    Mayor; City of Monterey

    Councilmember; City of Monterey (2 Elected)

    Mayor; City of Pacific Grove

    Councilmember; City of Pacific Grove; Full Term (3 Elected)

    Councilmember; City of Pacific Grove; Unexpired Short Term

    • Sue Renz
      2984 votes 51.2%
    • Dan Miller
      2838 votes 48.7%

    Mayor; City of Salinas

    • Anna M. Caballero
      15607 votes 64.4%
    • J. T. James
      5201 votes 21.4%
    • Mike Seydel
      3423 votes 14.1%

    Councilmember; City of Salinas; District 1

    Councilmember; City of Salinas; District 2;

    • Robert Ocampo
      1352 votes 64.0%
    • Tony Barrera
      759 votes 35.9%

    Councilmember; City of Salinas; District 3;

    Councilmember; City of Salinas; District 5;

    • Maria T. Giuriato
      1401 votes 33.2%
    • Paul Fickas
      1057 votes 25.0%
    • Richard E. Fors
      594 votes 14.0%
    • Andrew F. Bender
      573 votes 13.5%
    • Gregory Gash
      331 votes 7.8%
    • Manuel P. Rivera
      260 votes 6.1%

    Mayor; City of Sand City

    • David K. Pendergrass
      40 votes 100.0%

    Councilmember; City of Sand City (2 Elected)

    • Craig R. Hubler
      39 votes 52.0%
    • Jerry Blackwelder
      36 votes 48.0%

    Mayor; City of Seaside

    • Gerald C. "Jerry" Smith
      4247 votes 100.0%

    Councilmember; City of Seaside (2 Elected)

    Councilmember; City of Soledad (2 Elected)

    City Clerk; City of Soledad

    City Treasurer; City of Soledad

    School

    Governing Board; Coalinga/Huron Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

    • Debbie Witt
      1,121 votes 57.1%
    • Estela I. Cranston
      485 votes 24.7%
    • Edwin L. Phillips
      349 votes 17.8%
    • (7 Writein Votes 0.4%)

    Governing Board Member; Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

    • Benjamin R. Work
      192 votes 34.2%
    • Bill Hinrichs
      145 votes 25.8%
    • Linda S. Hateley
      118 votes 21.0%
    • Deborah K. Kunic
      106 votes 18.9%
    • (1 Writein Votes 0.2%)

    Governing Board Member; San Luis Obispo County Community College District; Trustee Area 4

    Governing Board Member; San Miguel Joint Union School District (3 Elected)

    • John Green
      587 votes 29.4%
    • Carolyn Lash
      544 votes 27.2%
    • Meg Brooks
      515 votes 25.8%
    • Zelma Desfosses
      333 votes 16.7%
    • (20 Writein Votes 1.0%)

    Governing Board Member; Shandon Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (3 Elected)

    • Donna M. Ellis
      231 votes 27.8%
    • James "Jay" Palmer
      206 votes 24.8%
    • Ellen Schroeder
      197 votes 23.7%
    • Ester C. Garcia
      114 votes 13.7%
    • Laura M. Murphy
      81 votes 9.8%
    • (1 Writein Votes 0.1%)

    Governing Board Member; Aromas/San Juan Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Jeff Hancock
      525 votes 48.1%
    • John E. Ferreira
      370 votes 33.9%
    • Aseneth Rodriguez-Quaid
      196 votes 18.0%

    Special District

    Harbor Commissioner; Moss Landing Harbor District (3 Elected)

    Director; Monterey Peninsula Airport District (2 Elected)

    Director; Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System (3 Elected)

    • Deborah Nelson
      21284 votes 29.1%
    • Harry D. Wardwell
      19631 votes 26.9%
    • Thomas D. Mill
      19141 votes 26.2%
    • Bonnie A. Sawyer
      12883 votes 17.6%

    Director; Marina Coast Water District (3 Elected)

    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 Binding arbitration for police and fire employees -- City of Monterey (Charter amendment)
    4538 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 2770 / 37.9% No votes
    Shall the proposed charter amendment to require outside binding arbitration of disputes regarding wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment regarding certain police and fire employees be adopted?

    Measure B Dissolve water management district -- Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (Advisory vote)
    20671 / 66.0% Yes votes ...... 10621 / 33.9% No votes
    Should the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District be dissolved?

    Measure C Tax for parks, recreation facilities and street sweeping -- Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District (Tax measure)
    127 / 38.2% Yes votes ...... 205 / 61.7% No votes
    Shall there be imposed an annual special tax of $58.26 per taxable parcel within the Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District, as designated by the Monterey County Tax Assessor, for the purpose of operating and maintaining parks and recreation facilities and street sweeping services within the District?

    Measure D School facility improvements -- Spreckels Union School District (Bond issue)
    1594 / 68.6% Yes votes ...... 728 / 31.3% No votes
    To improve quality of education, shall Spreckels Union School District be authorized to repair/modernize/construct classrooms and core student support facilities, make health/safety improvements, expand/upgrade existing school facilities, replace old portable classrooms, acquire/design site to house additional student growth, renovate District schools and qualify to receive $4,711,118 in State-matching funds by issuing $5,335,000 of bonds within legal interest rates, with annual audits, citizens oversight committee and no bond funds spent on staff salaries?

    Measure E Build and upgrade school facilities -- North Monterey County Unified School District (Bond issue)
    4188 / 68.3% Yes votes ...... 1935 / 31.6% No votes
    To build a middle school that will serve students in grades seven and eight, refurbish and upgrade facilities at North Monterey County High School and the District's six other schools, all of which are over thirty years old, shall the North Monterey County Unified School District, with State matching funds, issue $20,750,000 of bonds, at interest rates within the legal limit and appoint a Citizen's Oversight Committee to annually audit the expenditure of bond revenues?

    Measure G Reduction of utility users tax -- City of Greenfield
    1039 / 67.3% Yes votes ...... 503 / 32.6% No votes
    Shall the 6% Utility Users Tax currently levied by the City of Greenfield on utilities be reduced to a tax on utilities not to exceed 3%?

    Measure H Hartnell College Repair and Safety Measure -- Hartnell Community College District (Bond issue)
    29740 / 65.7% Yes votes ...... 15464 / 34.2% No votes
    To prepare students for skilled jobs, four-year colleges, train nurses and public safety officers by:
    • Repairing leaking, decaying walls;
    • Upgrading fire safety;
    • Removing hazardous materials;
    • Upgrading wiring for computer technology;
    • Repairing, acquiring, constructing, equipping buildings, classrooms, libraries, sites, science/computer labs;

    Shall Hartnell Community College District issue $131,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with a Citizens Oversight Committee, annual performance and financial audits, with no money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure I College facility improvement and repair -- Monterey Peninsula Community College (Bond issue)
    23711 / 64.6% Yes votes ...... 12966 / 35.3% No votes
    To prepare Monterey Peninsula College students for jobs and 4-year universities by repairing deteriorating roofs, worn wiring/plumbing, inefficient heating/cooling systems; renovating aging classrooms, labs; repairing/acquiring/constructing/equipping college buildings, library, public safety training facility, sites, science and computer labs; upgrading technology campus-wide and training computer technicians; shall Monterey Peninsula Community College District issue $145,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with Strict Accountability Safeguards, including Citizens Oversight Committee, annual audits, no money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure J Aptos and Watsonville area school improvements -- Pajaro Valley Unified School District (Bond issue)
    14,352 / 66.7% Yes votes ...... 7,178 / 33.3% No votes
       13,537 (66.9%) Yes / 6,690 (33.1%) No in Santa Cruz County
       815 (62.5%) Yes / 488 (37.4%) No in Monterey County
    To improve APTOS HIGH SCHOOL by constructing, upgrading, equipping a performing arts center, classrooms, cafeteria, athletic facilities, parking/traffic safety improvements; to construct, improve, equip WATSONVILLE AREA SCHOOLS, including libraries, athletic facilities, cafeterias, classroom spaces, parking, high school facilities, shall Pajaro Valley Unified School District issue $58,250,000 of bonds ($24,036,000 for Aptos High School/$34,214,000 for Watsonville area schools) at legal rates with citizen oversight, annual audits and no money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure K Funding for police and fire services -- City of King City
    923 / 69.0% Yes votes ...... 414 / 30.9% No votes
    Shall the revenue from the City's 2% utility users' tax applied to charges for telephone service, electric service, gas service, water service and cable television service, be placed in a special fund to be used exclusively for police and fire services in the City of King, effective January 1, 2003?

    Measure L Repeal of utility users' tax -- City of King City
    409 / 30.7% Yes votes ...... 923 / 69.2% No votes
    Shall the City's 2% utility users' tax applied to charges for telephone service, electric service, gas service, water service and cable television service, be repealed effective January 1, 2003?

    Measure M School repair -- Salinas Middle School District (Bond Issue - 55% Approval Required)
    14651 / 67.8% Yes votes ...... 6938 / 32.1% No votes
    To repair our LOCAL public MIDDLE SCHOOLS in Salinas, improve safety and relieve overcrowding, by refurbishing deteriorated walls, classrooms, libraries, cafeterias, and restrooms; improving campus security; upgrading technology access; replacing decayed portable classrooms, removing asbestos, completing construction of Harden and La Paz Middle Schools, and building a new middle school, shall Salinas Union High School District issue $37,000,000 in bonds, within maximum legal interest rates, requiring annual financial audits, with no money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure O Reduce and then repeal existing utility users tax -- City of Salinas (Initiative amendment to city code)
    8185 / 33.8% Yes votes ...... 15986 / 66.1% No votes
    Shall the ordinance proposing to amend the Salinas City Code to reduce the utility users tax to three percent upon the effective date of the initiative, and then one percent on January 1, 2004, and then repeal the tax on January 1, 2005 be adopted?

    Measure P Reduce utility users' tax -- City of Pacific Grove
    2391 / 38.2% Yes votes ...... 3853 / 61.7% No votes
    Shall the utility users tax rate applied to charges for telephone service, electric service, gas service, water service, and cable television service be reduced from 5% to 3%, effective January 1, 2003?

    Measure R Library bond measure -- City of Marina (Bond issue)
    3439 / 79.5% Yes votes ...... 886 / 20.4% No votes
    Shall the City of Marina be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in a principal amount not exceeding $8,000,000 and bearing interest at rates within the legal limits, to assist in constructing a new library facility, pay costs related to bond issuance, and levy a special tax based on assessed valuation on all taxable real property and improvements in the city to pay for the bonds and the administration thereof?

    Measure S Tax rate limitation -- City of Seaside (Initiative amendment to city code)
    2130 / 47.7% Yes votes ...... 2327 / 52.2% No votes
    Shall Ordinance No. 910 be adopted amending Section 3.30.70 of the City of Seaside Municipal Code entitled "Tax Rate", specifying that; a) effective beginning January 1, 2003, the tax rate imposed by this section shall not exceed the rate of 4%; and b) Effective beginning January 1, 2004, the tax rate imposed by this section shall not exceed the rate of 3%?

    Measure T Use of utility users' tax -- City of Seaside (Initiative amendment to city code)
    2484 / 56.7% Yes votes ...... 1894 / 43.2% No votes
    Shall Ordinance No. 911 be adopted amending Section 3.30.70 of the City of Seaside Municipal Code entitled "Tax Rate", specifying that; a) any and all utility users tax collected shall be dedicated solely to police and fire protection services, and b) the utility users tax rate shall not exceed 6% unless decreased by resolution of the City Council.

    Measure N-02 School construction -- Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (Bond Issue)
    5,862 / 52.2% Yes votes ...... 5,360 / 47.8% No votes
       5847 (52.2%) Yes / 5348 (47.8%) No in San Luis Obispo County
       15 (55.5%) Yes / 12 (44.4%) No in Monterey County
    Shall the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District issue bonds in the amount of $6,700,000, at the lowest available interest rate per annum within legal limits, to construct a new two story addition with fourteen additional classrooms and a new P.E. teaching complex, expand the gym, and convert two existing classrooms to science labs, at the high school in Paso Robles with a citizen's oversight committee to monitor and audit bond expenditures?

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