Combined ballot
Every Party

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State Senator; District 15; Democratic Party

• Dennis Morris, Democratic (Write-in)
• Abel Maldonado, Democratic (Write-in)

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

United States Representative

United States Representative; District 11; Democratic Party

• Jerry McNerney, Democratic
  40,054 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 11; Republican Party

• Dean Andal, Republican
  41,590 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 11)

United States Representative; District 14; Democratic Party

• Anna Eshoo, Democratic
  60,271 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 14; Republican Party

• Ronny Santana, Republican
  22,601 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 14; Green Party

• Carol Brouillet, Green
  778 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 14; Libertarian Party

• Brian Holtz, Libertarian
  521 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 14)

United States Representative; District 15; Democratic Party

• Mike Honda, Democratic
  45,903 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 15; Republican Party

• Joyce Cordi, Republican
  19,495 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 15; Green Party

• Peter Myers, Green
  318 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Green, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 15)

United States Representative; District 16; Democratic Party

• Zoe Lofgren, Democratic
  38,675 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 16; Republican Party

• Charel Winston, Republican
  16,525 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 16; Libertarian Party

• Steven Wells, Libertarian
  251 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 16)

State

State Senator; District 11; Democratic Party

• Joe Simitian, Democratic
  75,828 votes 100.0%

State Senator; District 11; Republican Party

• Blair Nathan, Republican
  28,034 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 11)

State Senator; District 13; Democratic Party

• Elaine Alquist, Democratic
  51,679 votes 100.0%

State Senator; District 13; Republican Party

• Shane Connolly, Republican
  18,704 votes 100.0%

State Senator; District 13; Libertarian Party

• John Webster, Libertarian
  379 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 13)

State Senator; District 15; Republican Party

• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  62,248 votes 100.0%

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

Member of the State Assembly; District 20; Democratic Party

• Alberto Torrico, Democratic
  21,839 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 20; Republican Party

• Jeffrey Wald, Republican
  9,044 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 20)

Member of the State Assembly; District 21; Democratic Party

• Ira Ruskin, Democratic
  37,689 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 21; Republican Party

• Annalisa Yenne, Republican
  16,375 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 21)

Member of the State Assembly; District 22; Democratic Party

• Paul Fong, Democratic
  12,672 votes 38.1%
• Dominic Caserta, Democratic
  9,972 votes 30.0%
• Kris Wang, Democratic
  5,471 votes 16.5%
• Anna Song, Democratic
  5,151 votes 15.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 22; Republican Party

• Brent Oya, Republican
  11,494 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 22)

Member of the State Assembly; District 23; Democratic Party

• Joe Coto, Democratic
  19,702 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 23; Republican Party

• Mark Patrosso, Republican
  7,684 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 23)

Member of the State Assembly; District 24; Democratic Party

• Jim Beall, Jr., Democratic
  30,086 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 24; Republican Party

• Doug McNea, Republican
  14,991 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 24)

Member of the State Assembly; District 27; Democratic Party

• Bill Monning, Democratic
  25,697 votes 51.3%
• Emily Reilly, Democratic
  11,802 votes 23.6%
• Barbara Sprenger, Democratic
  10,751 votes 21.4%
• Stephen Barkalow, Democratic
  1,877 votes 3.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 27; Republican Party

• Robert Murray, Republican
  19,880 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 27; Libertarian Party

• Mark Hinkle, Libertarian
  399 votes 100.0%

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

Member of the State Assembly; District 28; Democratic Party

• Anna Caballero, Democratic
  21,200 votes 100.0%

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

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; State Assembly District 21 (6 Elected)

• Diane H. Rolfe, Democratic
  9,816 votes 14.62%
• Anne Manfredi Mack, Democratic
  9,438 votes 14.06%
• William J. James, Democratic
  8,278 votes 12.33%
• Jim Thurber, Democratic
  8,143 votes 12.13%
• Francis A. La Poll, Democratic
  7,621 votes 11.35%
• Peter Y. Chiu, Democratic
  7,188 votes 10.71%
• Carolyn L. Curtis, Democratic
  6,886 votes 10.26%
• Brian J. Baker, Democratic
  5,797 votes 8.63%
• Aaron Quigley, Democratic
  3,969 votes 5.91%

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; State Assembly District 23 (6 Elected)

• David Parker, Democratic
  9,829 votes 12.12%
• Xavier E. Campos, Democratic
  9,315 votes 11.49%
• Javier Gonzalez, Democratic
  9,067 votes 11.18%
• Claudia Shope, Democratic
  7,902 votes 9.74%
• Omar Torres, Democratic
  7,887 votes 9.73%
• Tom Cochran, Democratic
  7,757 votes 9.57%
• Jonathan Padilla, Democratic
  7,727 votes 9.53%
• James Kim, Democratic
  7,637 votes 9.42%
• Stephen T. "Tim" Quigley, Jr., Democratic
  7,140 votes 8.80%
• Andres Quintero, Democratic
  6,833 votes 8.43%

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; State Assembly District 24 (6 Elected)

• Ken Yeager, Democratic
  21,010 votes 17.13%
• Jacqueline I. Heffner, Democratic
  17,884 votes 14.59%
• Jim Brady, Democratic
  16,583 votes 13.52%
• Hope Cahan, Democratic
  16,134 votes 13.16%
• David Cohen, Democratic
  15,187 votes 12.39%
• Phyllis A. Ward, Democratic
  15,052 votes 12.28%
• Clark Williams, Democratic
  11,931 votes 9.73%
• Justin Carvalho, Democratic
  8,834 votes 7.20%

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 1 (6 Elected)

• Michael J. Hogan, Republican
  10,965 votes 27.50%
• Suzanne K. Nusbaum, Republican
  10,122 votes 25.39%
• Janet Chakraborty, Republican
  9,744 votes 24.44%
• Fred Vela, Republican
  9,037 votes 22.67%
• Dottie Stewart, Republican (write-in)
• Ken McKinnon, Republican (write-in)

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 2 (3 Elected)

• Jack E. Davis, Republican
  3,687 votes 53.82%
• Paul Higgins, Republican
  3,163 votes 46.18%
• Robert Van Cleef, Republican (write-in)

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 3 (4 Elected)

• David Mac, Republican
  7,785 votes 64.68%
• Atul Saini, Republican
  4,251 votes 35.32%
• Laura Riffle, Republican (write-in)
• Ed Riffle, Republican (write-in)

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 4 (5 Elected)

• Joyce Rabourn, Republican
  8,000 votes 25.69%
• Ashley Hansson, Republican
  7,941 votes 25.50%
• Eric D. Madison, Republican
  7,722 votes 24.80%
• Peter Sundin Soule, Republican
  7,479 votes 24.02%
• Robert Pegram, Republican (write-in)

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 5 (7 Elected)

• Carol Morrison, Republican
  10,483 votes 17.34%
• Steve Mullen, Republican
  10,483 votes 17.34%
• Shelley D. Weger, Republican
  10,467 votes 17.32%
• Keen Butcher, Republican
  10,062 votes 16.65%
• Roger Riffenburgh, Republican
  9,871 votes 16.33%
• Harish Chinai, Republican
  9,078 votes 15.02%
• David Paul Johnson, Republican (write-in)

Member, Green Party County Council; County of Santa Clara (7 Elected)

• Carol Brouillet, Green
  586 votes 13.40%
• Dana M. St George, Green
  577 votes 13.19%
• Caroline Yacoub, Green
  529 votes 12.09%
• Tian Harter, Green
  459 votes 10.49%
• Wes Rolley, Green
  445 votes 10.17%
• Andrea Dorey, Green
  436 votes 9.97%
• Jim Doyle, Green
  399 votes 9.12%
• Peter Myers, Green
  379 votes 8.66%
• Gerald S. Gras, Green
  287 votes 6.56%
• Rob Means, Green
  277 votes 6.33%

Judge - Superior Court; County of Santa Clara; Office 8
Runoff Election 11/4/2008

• Diane Ritchie
  52,878 votes 27.21%
• Lane Liroff
  37,625 votes 19.36%
• Jesus "Jess" Valencia
  36,900 votes 18.99%
• Jay Steven Boyarsky
  35,233 votes 18.13%
• Tim Pitsker
  31,666 votes 16.30%

School

County

County Supervisor; Santa Clara County; Supervisorial District 2
Runoff Election 11/4/2008

• George M. Shirakawa
  9,430 votes 35.42%
• Richard Hobbs
  8,878 votes 33.35%
• Patricia Martinez-Roach
  3,773 votes 14.17%
• Frank Chavez
  2,399 votes 9.01%
• Richard L. Lopez
  1,200 votes 4.51%
• Andrew Abraham Diaz
  941 votes 3.53%

County Supervisor; Santa Clara County; Supervisorial District 3
Runoff Election 11/4/2008

• Dave Cortese
  17,813 votes 42.02%
• Otto Lee
  13,280 votes 31.32%
• Jose "Joe" Esteves
  11,303 votes 26.66%

County Supervisor; Santa Clara County; Supervisorial District 5

• Liz Kniss
  51,502 votes 100.00%

City

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 2
Runoff Election 11/4/2008

• Ash Kalra
  4,764 votes 42.21%
• Jacquelyn "Jackie" Adams
  2,095 votes 18.56%
• Ram Singh
  2,083 votes 18.46%
• Ted Scarlett
  896 votes 7.94%
• Nicholas J. Rice-Sanchez
  800 votes 7.09%
• Bui Thang
  648 votes 5.74%

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 4

• Kansen Chu
  10,590 votes 100.00%

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 6

• Pierluigi Oliverio
  10,866 votes 100.00%

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 8
Runoff Election 11/4/2008

• Rose Herrera
  3,313 votes 23.29%
• Pat Waite
  2,954 votes 20.77%
• Craig Mann
  1,998 votes 14.05%
• Minh Duong
  1,784 votes 12.54%
• Lan Nguyen
  1,457 votes 10.24%
• Sylvia Alvarez
  1,437 votes 10.10%
• Van Le
  1,003 votes 7.05%
• Galvin D. Jackson
  276 votes 1.94%

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 10

• Nancy Pyle
  11,402 votes 89.38%
• Ashraf M
  1,355 votes 10.62%

Special District

Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 2

• Joe Judge
  14,470 votes 58.29%
• Diana Foss
  6,923 votes 27.89%
• David Parker
  3,430 votes 13.82%

Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 3

• Richard P. Santos
  34,108 votes 100.00%

Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 5

• Patrick S. Kwok
  46,787 votes 100.00%

Proposition 98 Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property
Fail: 1,652,188 / 38.5% Yes votes ...... 2,643,987 / 61.5% No votes

Bars state and local governments from condemning or damaging private property for private uses. Prohibits rent control and similar measures. Prohibits deference to government in property rights cases. Defines "just compensation." Requires an award of attorneys fees and costs if a property owner obtains a judgment for more than the amount offered by the government. Requires government to offer to original owner of condemned property the right to repurchase property at condemned price when property is put to substantially different use than was publicly stated. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased costs to many governments due to the measure's restrictions. The fiscal effect on most governments probably would not be significant.

Proposition 99 Eminent Domain. Acquisition of Owner-Occupied Residence
Pass: 2,645,761 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 1,620,903 / 38.0% No votes

Bars state and local governments from using eminent domain to acquire an owner-occupied residence, as defined, for conveyance to a private person or business entity. Creates exceptions for public work or improvement, public health and safety protection, and crime prevention. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: The measure would likely not have a significant fiscal impact on state or local governments.

Measure A School Bonds -- Palo Alto Unified School District
14,074 / 77.59% Yes votes ...... 4,066 / 22.41% No votes

"To provide safe and modern schools; accommodate enrollment growth; upgrade aging classrooms, libraries, computer and science labs; repair or replace roofs, plumbing, heating, ventilation and electrical systems; improve fire alarms and school security; meet current earthquake standards; provide current technology; and replace old portables with permanent classrooms, shall Palo Alto Unified School District issue $378 million in bonds at legal interest rates, with mandatory audits, independent oversight and bond tax rates estimated not to exceed the current rate?"
BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure B School Bonds -- Fremont Union High School District (55% approval required)
Pass: 22,100 / 67.07% Yes votes ...... 10,849 / 32.93% No votes

"To benefit Cupertino, Fremont, Homestead, Lynbrook and Monta Vista High Schools by creating a technology fund to upgrade classroom computers and technology; building science labs; improving energy efficiency; adding solar power; building classrooms to avoid overcrowding; improving physical education and athletic facilities; and replacing aging heating, lighting and electrical systems; shall the Fremont Union High School District issue $198,000,000 in bonds at interest rates within the legal limit with all expenditures monitored by an Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee?"
BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure C Parcel Tax -- Mountain View-Whisman School District (2/3 approval required)
Pass: 8,594 / 80.49% Yes votes ...... 2,083 / 19.51% No votes

"To continue local school funding, reduce the impact of budget cuts, attract/retain teachers/staff, support students struggling with the basics, maintain textbooks/instructional materials, keep class sizes small, maintain music/art education, keep school libraries open, and fund other educational programs, shall Mountain View Whisman School District extend and increase its expiring tax based on square footage of parcels described in the voter pamphlet, for 8 years with independent oversight, exemptions for seniors and all funds staying locally?"
YES
NO

Measure E Parcel Tax -- Los Gatos Union School District (2/3 approval required)
Pass: 6,142 / 84.01% Yes votes ...... 1,169 / 15.99% No votes

Local Elementary and Middle School Academic Excellence Measure. To support high academic achievement for local students by retaining quality teachers, keeping small class sizes, and maintaining science, literacy, art, music and other programs, shall the Los Gatos Union School District be authorized to renew its expiring parcel tax of $290 per year per parcel, for six years, without increase, with an exemption available for senior citizens and disabled persons, with citizen oversight, and every dollar staying in Los Gatos schools?
YES
NO

Measure G School Bonds -- Alum Rock Union Elementary School District (55% approval required)
Pass: 6,901 / 79.09% Yes votes ...... 1,824 / 20.91% No votes

"Alum Rock Schools Safety and Repair Measure: To improve neighborhood schools, fix leaky, deteriorated roofs, improve fire safety, repair and upgrade classrooms, improve student safety and security, renovate outdated restrooms, upgrade heating/ventilation/electrical systems for energy efficiency, and computer technology, shall Alum Rock Union Elementary School District issue $179 million of bonds at legal rates to renovate, acquire, construct, repair and equip schools, sites and facilities, with required independent financial audits, citizens' oversight and no money for administrators' salaries?"
BONDS YES
BONDS NO