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March 2, 2004 Election

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County Results as of Mar 19 2:39pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (112/112)
46.2% Countywide Voter Turnout (68,949/149,058)

Statewide Results as of Mar 26 4:14pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (21830/21830)
43.6% Statewide Voter Turnout (6,585,111/15,091,160)

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Contests for all precincts in Monterey County, CA combined are shown below. Read what's new about this election.

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    President

    President of the United States; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John F. Kerry, Democratic
      1,975,043 votes 64.4%
    • John Edwards, Democratic
      606,224 votes 19.8%
    • Dennis J. Kucinich, Democratic
      143,162 votes 4.7%
    • Howard Dean, Democratic
      129,063 votes 4.3%
    • Al Sharpton, Democratic
      58,454 votes 2%
    • Joe Lieberman, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      52,078 votes 1.6%
    • Wesley Clark, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      50,455 votes 1.6%
    • Carol Moseley Braun, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      24,087 votes .7%
    • Dick Gephardt, Democratic (Withdrawn)
      21,613 votes .7%
    • Lyndon Larouche, Democratic
      7,846 votes .2%
    • David Giacomuzzi, Democratic (Write-in)
    • John Nigro, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
    • James Alexander-Pace, Democratic (Write-in)
    • Fern Penna, Democratic (Write-in)
    • Katarina Dunmar, Democratic (Write-in)

    President of the United States; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • George W. Bush, Republican
      2,184,828 votes 100%
    • Richard P. Bosa, Republican (Write-in)
    • Bradley J. Barton, Republican (Write-in)
    • Nancy Warrick, Republican (Write-in)
    • Blake Ashby, Republican (Write-in)
    • Bill Wyatt, Republican (Write-in)
    • Richard Allen Holtz, Republican (Write-in)
    • Doc Castellano, Republican (Write-in)

    President of the United States; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael A. Peroutka, American Independent
      25,950 votes 100%

    President of the United States; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Peter Miguel Camejo, Green
      33,255 votes 75.9%
    • David Cobb, Green
      5,002 votes 11.5%
    • Lorna Salzman, Green
      4,680 votes 10.6%
    • Kent Mesplay, Green
      883 votes 2%

    President of the United States; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gary Nolan, Libertarian
      11,677 votes 59.3%
    • Aaron Russo, Libertarian
      4,761 votes 24.2%
    • Michael Badnarik, Libertarian
      3,266 votes 16.5%

    President of the United States; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Leonard Peltier, Peace and Freedom
      2,767 votes 59.2%
    • Walter F. "Walt" Brown, Peace and Freedom
      1,914 votes 40.8%
    • Israel Feuer, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
    • Mumia Abu-Jamal, Peace and Freedom

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for President of the United States)

    US Senate

    United States Senator; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Barbara Boxer, Democratic
      2,532,621 votes 100%

    United States Senator; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bill Jones, Republican
      1,002,875 votes 44.9%
    • Rosario Marin, Republican
      448,756 votes 20.1%
    • Howard Kaloogian, Republican
      248,443 votes 11.2%
    • Toni Casey, Republican
      139,835 votes 6.3%
    • Tim Stoen, Republican
      123,182 votes 5.5%
    • James Stewart, Republican
      77,111 votes 3.4%
    • Barry L. Hatch, Republican
      70,307 votes 3.1%
    • John M. Van Zandt, Republican
      56,143 votes 2.5%
    • Danney Ball, Republican
      37,059 votes 1.6%
    • Bill Quraishi, Republican
      32,022 votes 1.4%
    • Louis E. Longoria, Republican (Write-in)

    United States Senator; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
      31,277 votes 100%

    United States Senator; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Senator; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Senator)

    US House

    United States Representative; District 17; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 17; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 17; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ray Glock-Grueneich, Green
      1,656 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 17; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Joel Smolen, Libertarian
      482 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 17; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 17)

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 15; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 15; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Abel Maldonado, Republican
      79,994 votes 100%

    State Senator; District 15; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Brook Madsen, Green
      1,397 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Green, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 15)

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 27; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 27; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 27)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 28; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Simon Salinas, Democratic
      25,890 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 28; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 28)

    County

    County Supervisor; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    County Supervisor; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    County Supervisor; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Party Committee

    Republican Party Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Joe Grebmeier
      1110 votes 38.8%
    • Matt P. Gourley
      1061 votes 37.1%
    • Karen S. Murphy
      685 votes 23.9%

    Republican Party Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • George "Ted" Richardson, Jr.
      1943 votes 17.7%
    • Chris Steinbruner
      1934 votes 17.6%
    • Roy V. Alsop, Jr.
      1796 votes 16.3%
    • Peter B. Kaiser
      1251 votes 11.4%
    • Carlos E. Noriega
      1185 votes 10.7%
    • Brett Landon
      1121 votes 10.2%
    • Brian Pratt
      1078 votes 9.8%
    • Alan L. Roddick
      665 votes 6.0%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 55 Kindergarten -University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004
    3,181,725 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 3,076,099 / 49.2% No votes
    Should the state sell twelve billion three hundred million dollars ($12,300,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

    Proposition 56 State Budget, Related Taxes, Reserve, Voting Requirements, Penalties
    2,151,359 / 34.3% Yes votes ...... 4,113,036 / 65.7% No votes
    Should the State Constitution and certain statutes be amended to allow the state legislature to pass the state budget and budget-related tax and appropriation bills with a 55 percent vote, and to make other changes to the budget process?

    Proposition 57 The Economic Recovery Bond Act
    3,991,044 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 2,312,254 / 36.7% No votes
    Should the state of California borrow 15 billion dollars ($15,000,000,000) through the sale of bonds to provide financing for California's budget deficit?

    Proposition 58 The California Balanced Budget Act
    4,461,157 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 1,813,507 / 28.9% No votes
    Should the state Constitution be amended to require that the state adopt a balanced budget and provide for mid-year adjustments if the budget falls out of balance? Should the Constitution also include state budget reserve requirements and limits on future borrowing to finance budget deficits?

    Local Measures

    Measure A School Bonds -- Chualar Union Elementary School District
    157 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 96 / 37.9% No votes
    To compensate for the increase in construction costs since 2001, shall the Chualar Union School District be authorized to construct and modernize school facilities and classrooms, complete asbestos abatement, modernize HVAC systems, upgrade restrooms and sewers, replace plumbing systems, upgrade electrical systems to accommodate access to computers and modern technology, and construct a multipurpose room, by issuing $1,000,000 of bonds subject to accountability measures and at an interest rate below the legal limit?"

    Measure B Public Safety Tax -- City of Del Rey Oaks
    449 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 182 / 28.8% No votes
    "Shall Ordinance No. 260 providing for adoption of a special Public Safety Tax for no more than three fiscal years to fund police and fire protection services within the City, be approved?"

    Measure D College Bonds -- Cabrillo Community College District
    765 / 49.2% Yes votes ...... 788 / 50.7% No votes
    Cabrillo College Improvement Measure: To train and prepare students for jobs and transfer to four-year universities and improve safety by providing: Classrooms for healthcare and job training programs; a university and career readiness center; improved math, science, arts, English and other instructional facilities; and by upgrading, acquiring, constructing, equipping buildings, sites and classrooms, shall Cabrillo Community College District issue $118,500,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with citizen oversight, guaranteed annual audits and no money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure K Quality Public Education Preservation Act of 2004 -- Washington Union School District
    1460 / 58.7% Yes votes ...... 1027 / 41.2% No votes
    To maintain high quality local education, protect local schools from state budget cuts, keep school libraries open, avoid 40% increases in class size (K-3), prevent layoffs of qualified, experienced teachers, and maintain/restore classroom instruction and educational programs that directly enhance student achievement, shall Washington Union School District levy an assessment of $10.00 per parcel per month for seven years beginning July 1, 2004, with independent community fiscal oversight, annual audits and no funds used for administrator salaries?

    Measure P A Special Tax To Fund Emergency Medical Services -- City of Salinas
    7045 / 54.4% Yes votes ...... 5888 / 45.5% No votes
    Shall Ordinance No. 2426 be enacted; the Ordinance will fund operations of the firefighter-paramedic program, which provides advanced life saving support to victims in need of emergency medical care by establishing a "special tax" on real property within City limits in an amount of $20 per benefit unit that is reviewed annually by the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury until the "special tax" expires on December 31, 2014, unless subsequently approved for extension by Salinas voters?


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