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President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democratic
  8,063,473 votes 61.1%
• John McCain/Sarah Palin, Republican
  4,902,278 votes 37.1%
• Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzales, Peace and Freedom
  105,375 votes 0.8%
• Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root, Libertarian
  65,654 votes 0.5%
• Alan Keyes/Wiley S. Drake, Sr., American Independent
  39,620 votes 0.3%
• Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente, Green
  37,432 votes 0.2%
• Ron Paul/Gail Lightfoot (Write-in)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-in)
• Frank Moore/Susan Block (Write-in)
• Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle (Write-in)

US Legislative

United States Representative; District 2

• Wally Herger
  145,194 votes 57.9%
• Jeff Morris
  105,990 votes 42.1%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 2

• Jim Nielsen
  105,140 votes 65.4%
• Paul Singh
  55,772 votes 34.6%

School

Board Member; Biggs Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Kari L. Wheeler
  872 votes 50.99%
• Kris Scott
  574 votes 33.57%
• Casey B. Ackerman
  258 votes 15.09%
• (6 Total Write-In Votes 0.35%)

Council Member; City of Biggs; Full Term (2 Elected)

• Roger Frith
  308 votes 51.16%
• John Busch
  254 votes 42.19%
• (40 Total Write-In Votes 6.64%)

Council Member; City of Biggs; Unexpired Short Term

• Angela M. Thompson
  294 votes 66.67%
• John Rummel
  144 votes 32.65%
• (3 Total Write-In Votes 0.68%)

Special District

Board Member; South Feather Water & Power Agency; Division 2

• Lou Lodigiani
  4948 votes 72.82%
• George Menas
  1814 votes 26.70%
• (33 Total Write-In Votes 0.49%)

Board Member; Chico Area Recreation & Park District (2 Elected)

• Mark T. Sweany
  17281 votes 36.12%
• Jerry Hughes
  15874 votes 33.18%
• Ken Burkhart
  14502 votes 30.31%
• (186 Total Write-In Votes 0.39%)

Board Member; Feather River Recreation & Park District (3 Elected)

• Jennifer Kremen
  6619 votes 19.62%
• Jan Hill
  6582 votes 19.51%
• Jill Andoe
  6333 votes 18.78%
• Russ Watts
  5871 votes 17.41%
• John Thomas Allen
  4953 votes 14.68%
• Tony Rushing
  3318 votes 9.84%
• (55 Total Write-In Votes 0.16%)

Proposition 1A Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train
Pass: 6,512,189 / 52.5% Yes votes ...... 5,887,181 / 47.5% No votes

To provide Californians a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices; to provide good-paying jobs and improve California's economy while reducing air pollution, global warming greenhouse gases, and our dependence on foreign oil, shall $9.95 billion in bonds be issued to establish a clean, efficient high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects, with federal and private matching funds required, all bond funds subject to an independent audit?

Proposition 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals
Pass: 8,009,556 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,622,352 / 36.6% No votes

Shall certain farm animals be allowed, for the majority of every day, to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up and turn around?

Proposition 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program
Pass: 6,805,649 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 5,536,987 / 44.9% No votes

Shall $980,000,000 in general obligation bonds be authorized for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping of eligible children's hospitals?

Proposition 4 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
Fail: 6,071,863 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,570,777 / 52.0% No votes

Shall the California Constitution be changed to prohibit abortion for an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent, legal guardian, or, in limited cases, substitute adult relative?

Proposition 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
Fail: 5,015,080 / 40.4% Yes votes ...... 7,407,454 / 59.6% No votes

Shall $460,000,000 be allocated annually to improve and expand treatment programs?

Proposition 6 Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
Fail: 3,728,495 / 30.8% Yes votes ...... 8,365,052 / 69.2% No votes

Shall of minimum of $965,000,000 of state funding be required each year for police and local law enforcement?

Proposition 7 Renewable Energy Generation
Fail: 4,376,814 / 35.4% Yes votes ...... 7,984,617 / 64.6% No votes

Shall government-owned utilities be required to generate 20% of their electricity from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable to private electrical corporations? Shall all utilities be required to generate 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025?

Proposition 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
Pass: 6,838,107 / 52.3% Yes votes ...... 6,246,463 / 47.7% No votes

Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?

Proposition 9 Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole
Pass: 6,518,511 / 53.8% Yes votes ...... 5,602,596 / 46.2% No votes

Shall notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole be required? Shall victim safety be a consideration for bail or parole?

Proposition 10 Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds
Fail: 4,966,867 / 40.5% Yes votes ...... 7,303,418 / 59.5% No votes

Shall $5 billion in bonds paid from state's General Fund be authorized to help consumers and others purchase certain vehicles, and to help research in renewable energy and alternative fuel vehicles?

Proposition 11 Redistricting
Pass: 5,957,057 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 5,759,932 / 49.2% No votes

Shall the authority for establishing state office boundaries be changed from elected representatives to a commission comprised of Democrats, Republicans, and representatives of neither party selected from the registered voter pool in a multilevel process?

Proposition 12 Veteran's Bond Act of 2008
Pass: 7,618,136 / 63.5% Yes votes ...... 4,385,715 / 36.5% No votes

Shall a nine hundred million dollar ($900,000,000) bond be issued to provide farm and home aid for California veterans?

Measure B Emergency Response and Fire Protection -- El Medio Fire Protection District (2/3 Vote for approval)
Pass: 779 / 73.01% Yes votes ...... 288 / 26.99% No votes

To provide local fire protection and rapid emergency response services for the El Medio community, so victims of heart attacks, strokes, car accidents and other medical emergencies can receive rapid response care, to protect our homes and businesses from fire, to receive matching state funds, and to keep insurance rates manageable, shall an annual special property tax be authorized with all revenue staying in our community for local fire protection and emergency medical response services?

Measure E Schools Safety and Repair -- Biggs Unified School District (55% for Approval)
Fail: 531 / 44.40% Yes votes ...... 665 / 55.60% No votes

To improve the quality of education, qualify for $4,000,000 state matching funds, fix leaky roofs, improve fire safety, repair and modernize classrooms, upgrade electrical, plumbing, heating/ventilation systems for energy efficiency, and update science and computer technology, shall Biggs Unified School District issue $6,900,000 of bonds at legal rates to renovate, acquire, construct and equip neighborhood schools, sites and facilities, with required independent financial audits, citizens' oversight and no money for administrators' salaries?