Combined ballot

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President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
  7,737,735 votes 60.3%
• Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
  4,778,337 votes 37.2%
• Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
  140,220 votes 1.1%
• Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
  83,234 votes 0.6%
• Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan, Peace and Freedom
  52,742 votes 0.4%
• Thomas Hoefling/Robert Ornelas, American Independent
  37,754 votes 0.3%
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (Write-In)
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (Write-In)
• Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (Write-In)
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (Write-In)
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (Write-In)

US Congress

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  7,748,994 votes 62.5%
• Elizabeth Emken, Republican
  4,650,994 votes 37.5%

United States Representative; District 20

• Sam Farr, Democratic
  148,697 votes 72.7%
• Jeff Taylor, Republican
  55,777 votes 27.3%

State Senate

State Senator; District 17

• Bill Monning, Democratic
  208,097 votes 61.7%
• Larry Beaman, Republican
  129,255 votes 38.3%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 29

• Mark Stone, Democratic
  114,923 votes 67.6%
• Tom Walsh, Republican
  55,020 votes 32.4%

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• Luis Alejo, Democratic
  74,838 votes 64.7%
• Rob Bernosky, Republican
  40,850 votes 35.3%

County

Supervisor; County of Monterey; District 1

• Fernando Armenta
  6,726 votes 54.04%
• Tony Barrera
  5,721 votes 45.96%

Supervisor; County of Monterey; District 5

• Dave Potter
  22,013 votes 54.87%
• Marc Del Piero
  18,106 votes 45.13%

City

Mayor; City of Del Rey Oaks

• Jerry B. Edelen
  734 votes 100.00%

Councilmember; City of Del Rey Oaks (2 Elected)

• Kristin A. Clark
  585 votes 42.24%
• Mike Ventimiglia
  513 votes 37.04%
• Scott Larson
  287 votes 20.72%

Member, City Council; City of Greenfield (2 Elected)

• Raul C. Rodriguez
  1,162 votes 27.86%
• Lance Walker
  999 votes 23.95%
• Agapito Vazquez
  772 votes 18.51%
• Yvette S. Gonzalez
  703 votes 16.85%
• Jose M. Santibanez
  535 votes 12.83%

Member, City Council; City of King City (3 Elected)

• Belinda T. Hendrickson
  1,142 votes 27.64%
• Robert Cullen
  800 votes 19.37%
• Karen Jernigan
  672 votes 16.27%
• Margarita Irma Lopez
  664 votes 16.07%
• Joe Grebmeier
  583 votes 14.11%
• Joe A. Gonzales
  270 votes 6.54%

Mayor; City of Marina

• Bruce Carlos Delgado
  4,012 votes 63.44%
• Steven Emerson
  2,312 votes 36.56%

Member, City Council; City of Marina (2 Elected)

• Frank O'Connell
  2,851 votes 26.68%
• Gail Morton
  2,333 votes 21.83%
• Jim Ford
  2,237 votes 20.93%
• Darlena Ridler
  2,005 votes 18.76%
• Larry Starkey
  1,261 votes 11.80%

Mayor; City of Monterey

• Chuck Della Sala
  8,466 votes 100.00%

Member, City Council; City of Monterey (2 Elected)

• Alan Haffa
  4,231 votes 26.07%
• Libby Downey
  4,142 votes 25.52%
• Ed Smith
  3,787 votes 23.33%
• Mike Dawson
  2,390 votes 14.72%
• Willard "Bill" McCrone
  1,682 votes 10.36%

Mayor; City of Pacific Grove

• Bill Kampe
  5,210 votes 69.88%
• Carmelita Garcia
  2,246 votes 30.12%

Member, City Council; City of Pacific Grove (3 Elected)

• Casey Lucius
  4,879 votes 27.80%
• Robert Huitt
  4,285 votes 24.41%
• Dan Miller
  3,270 votes 18.63%
• Mary Norton
  2,757 votes 15.71%
• Robert A. Pacelli
  2,360 votes 13.45%

Mayor; City of Salinas

• Joe Gunter
  16,652 votes 51.17%
• Sergio Sanchez
  12,373 votes 38.02%
• Rick Phinney
  1,414 votes 4.35%
• Margaret Serna Bonetti
  1,370 votes 4.21%
• Hla Myaing
  734 votes 2.26%

Member, City Council; City of Salinas; District 1

• Jose Castaneda
  1,802 votes 52.77%
• Margie Wiebusch
  1,121 votes 32.83%
• Joshua Kuzmicz
  492 votes 14.41%

Member, City Council; City of Salinas; District 4

• Gloria de la Rosa
  2,448 votes 59.37%
• Steve Malvini
  1,060 votes 25.71%
• Michael Scharen
  615 votes 14.92%

Member, City Council; City of Salinas; District 6

• Jyl Lutes
  4,024 votes 58.42%
• Robert Wallace
  2,864 votes 41.58%

Mayor; City of Seaside

• Ralph Rubio
  4,184 votes 52.07%
• Felix Bachofner
  3,852 votes 47.93%

Member, City Council; City of Seaside (2 Elected)

• David Pacheco
  3,861 votes 30.67%
• Ian Oglesby
  2,941 votes 23.37%
• Jason Campbell
  2,917 votes 23.17%
• Steven Bloomer
  2,868 votes 22.79%

Mayor; City of Soledad

• Fred J. Ledesma
  2,431 votes 100.00%

Member, City Council; City of Soledad (2 Elected)

• Patricia Stephens
  1,754 votes 43.18%
• Richard J. Perez
  1,265 votes 31.14%
• Charles H. Gibbs
  1,043 votes 25.68%

Board Member; Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Jennifer Colby
  2,122 votes 32.3%
• Jose L. Flores
  1,752 votes 26.7%
• Monica Martinez-Guaracha
  1,408 votes 21.4%
• Mike A. Perez
  1,292 votes 19.7%

Board Member; Coalinga-Huron Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Steve Whitwill
  1,534 votes 34.5%
• Tom Crawford
  1,210 votes 27.2%
• Ramon J. Zubiri
  1,058 votes 23.8%
• Sylvia Hunt
  644 votes 14.5%
• (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.5%)

Board Member; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Karen S. Osmundson
  1,338 votes 54.9%
• Elsa Nuņez
  1,097 votes 45.1%
• (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.6%)

Board Member; Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (4 Elected)

• Joel Peterson
  7,297 votes 19.1%
• Joan Summers
  5,982 votes 15.6%
• David S. Lambert
  5,609 votes 14.7%
• Chris Bausch
  5,450 votes 14.3%
• Tim Gearhart
  5,434 votes 14.2%
• Robert Simola
  4,525 votes 11.8%
• Nicolette Harley
  3,936 votes 10.3%
• (167 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; Pleasant Valley Union School District (2 Elected)

• Shelli Winter
  207 votes 40.8%
• Greg S. Jaeger
  169 votes 33.3%
• Don Duke
  131 votes 25.8%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.0%)

Governing Board Member; San Luis Obispo County Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• Barbara George
  49,670 votes 62.7%
• David Mark Baldwin
  29,521 votes 37.3%
• (231 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; San Miguel Joint Union School District (2 Elected)

• Steve Christian
  716 votes 38.8%
• Bandy J. Smith
  616 votes 33.4%
• Berkley J. Baker
  267 votes 14.5%
• Katie Pessolano
  247 votes 13.4%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Special District

Board Member; Aromas County Water District (2 Elected)

• Wayne Holman
  685 votes 40.2%
• K. Wayne Norton
  535 votes 31.4%
• Ernest E. Huggins
  485 votes 28.4%

Board Member; Marina Coast Water District (2 Elected)

• Tom Moore
  3,856 votes 46.54%
• Peter Le
  2,721 votes 32.84%
• Dan L. Burns
  1,709 votes 20.63%

Board Member; Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District; Ward 2

• Christine Dresslar Moss
  4,568 votes 71.91%
• Rogers Hawley
  1,784 votes 28.09%

Board Member; Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System; Zone 3

• Rafael Garcia
  3,632 votes 63.09%
• Orlando Orly Jimenez
  2,125 votes 36.91%

Proposition 30 Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding
Pass: 6,902,562 / 55.3% Yes votes ...... 5,584,785 / 44.7% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to (a) temporarily increase sales and personal income tax rates; (b) guarantee certain revenue transfers to local governments; and (c) eliminate state funding of certain mandates to local governments?

Proposition 31 State Budget. State and Local Government
Fail: 4,579,061 / 39.5% Yes votes ...... 7,014,491 / 60.5% No votes

Should the state constitution and law be amended to require government performance reviews and two-year budget cycles, to prohibit the Legislature from creating certain expenditures unless offsetting revenues or spending cuts are identified, and to make changes in certain responsibilities of local governament, the Legislature and the Governor?

Proposition 32 Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates
Fail: 5,328,207 / 43.4% Yes votes ...... 6,940,282 / 56.6% No votes

Should unions, corporations, government contractors and state and local government employers be prohibited from using payroll-deducted funds, or in some instances their own funds, for political expenditures?

Proposition 33 Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based on Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
Fail: 5,441,219 / 45.1% Yes votes ...... 6,633,713 / 54.9% No votes

Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained their insurance coverage, even if they change their insurance company?

Proposition 34 Death Penalty
Fail: 5,885,080 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,372,996 / 52.0% No votes

Should the death penalty be repealed and replaced with life imprisonment without possibility of parole when someone is convicted of murder with specified special circumstances?

Proposition 35 Human Trafficking. Penalties
Pass: 9,935,574 / 81.4% Yes votes ...... 2,277,560 / 18.6% No votes

Should the definition of human trafficking be expanded, penalties for traffickers be increased, convicted sexual traffickers be required to register as sex offenders, and additional training for law enforcement officers be required?

Proposition 36 Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties
Pass: 8,447,576 / 69.3% Yes votes ...... 3,750,222 / 30.7% No votes

Should California law be amended to provide that a life sentence should not be imposed for a third felony conviction unless the third conviction is for a serious or violent felony?

Proposition 37 Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling
Fail: 5,986,652 / 48.5% Yes votes ...... 6,365,236 / 51.5% No votes

Should labeling be required on foods containing genetically modified ingredients when such foods (whether raw or processed, plant or animal) are offered for sale to consumers in California?

Proposition 38 Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs
Fail: 3,485,443 / 28.7% Yes votes ...... 8,671,851 / 71.3% No votes

Should California's personal income tax rates be increased during 2013-24 to provide funds for public schools, early childhood education programs, and state debt payments?

Proposition 39 Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding
Pass: 7,273,367 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 4,641,745 / 39.0% No votes

Should the California tax code be changed to require multistate firms to pay income taxes based on a percentage of their sales in California, with roughly half of the resulting tax increase to be used to fund clean/efficient energy projects for five years?

Proposition 40 Redistricting. State Senate Districts
Pass: 8,235,698 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 3,215,335 / 28.1% No votes

Should the current state Senate districts be retained?

Measure A Parcel Tax -- Pacific Grove Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 6,102 / 66.37% Yes votes ...... 3,092 / 33.63% No votes

To aid in preserving educational quality in our schools in the face of Statewide budget cuts, including but not limited to science, math, music, art, computers and libraries; maintain small class sizes; and retain teachers; shall Pacific Grove Unified School District levy $65 per parcel for five years to replace and extend the previously approved tax with independent citizens' oversight committee, and all funds spent locally and no money used for administrative salaries or taken by the State?

Measure B Bond Measure Election -- Spreckels Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2,091 / 62.49% Yes votes ...... 1,255 / 37.51% No votes

Spreckels Union School District Student Achievement and School Safety Measure. To improve educational quality/student achievement/safety in every local school, retain teachers, reduce the impact of state budget cuts, qualify for matching grants by upgrading technology to improve teaching/student learning, repairing/upgrading fire alarms, 9-1-1 systems, roofs, ventilation, classrooms/computer labs. Shall Spreckels Union School District issue $7 million in bonds, within legal interest rates, with annual audits, citizens' oversight, and no funds for administrators' salaries or pensions?

Measure C Bond Measure Election -- Soledad Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 2,332 / 74.48% Yes votes ...... 799 / 25.52% No votes

To upgrade classroom computer technology; expand vocational education facilities; build a new middle school; renovate classrooms and facilities at Ferrero, Franscioni, Gabilan, Ledesma, and San Vicente Elementary, Main Street Middle, Chalone, Pinnacles, and Soledad High Schools and Soledad Adult School; shall Soledad Unified School District issue $40 million of bonds with interest rates below legal limits, independent citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, and all funds spent locally and not taken by the State and spent elsewhere?

Measure D Transaction and Use Tax -- City of Carmel by the Sea (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,710 / 75.40% Yes votes ...... 558 / 24.60% No votes

Shall Carmel-by-the-Sea increase transaction and use tax (sales tax) by 1% for 10 years, with an annual independent audit, to maintain essential services including fire, ambulance and police response times; fund capital needs including streets, beach, parks, forest and trails; increase code compliance; maintain libraries, Sunset Center and other public facilities; address CalPERS pension liabilities and other debt; and provide other general City services?"

Measure E Renew Existing Sales Tax (Measure V) -- City of Salinas (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 25,708 / 77.60% Yes votes ...... 7,422 / 22.40% No votes

Crime Prevention, Safety, Library and Essential Services. To preserve essential services and facilities in Salinas, including: crime and gang prevention; keeping libraries open; emergency response, police, fire, paramedics; fixing streets and sidewalks; parks and recreation for youth and seniors; and other city services; shall the City of Salinas renew its existing sales tax (Measure V) to provide ongoing local funds to be used only in Salinas, protected from State takeaways, with independent citizens' oversight and annual audits?

Measure F Pedestrian Scale at the Sidewalk -- City of Pacific Grove (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 3,204 / 41.67% Yes votes ...... 4,485 / 58.33% No votes

Shall the ordinance be adopted to amend Pacific Grove Municipal Code Chapter 23.33, the C-1-T District (the Holman Block bounded by Lighthouse Avenue, Grand Avenue, Central Avenue and Fountain Avenue), to allow buildings with a maximum height of 75 feet and 100 percent site coverage, provided upper stories step back along Central Avenue to create a pedestrian scale at the sidewalk and maintain compatibility with the character of downtown Pacific Grove, and further provided this amendment shall apply only to a project application submitted to the City on or before December 31, 2017.

Measure L Bond Measure Election -- Pajaro Valley Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,474 / 68.78% Yes votes ...... 669 / 31.22% No votes

"To repair aging schools, which support quality education in the Aptos and Watsonville areas, with funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Pajaro Valley Unified School District upgrade classrooms in all schools, repair leaking roofs and aging schools, upgrade computers and instructional technology in all schools, and construct, repair and acquire classrooms, sites and equipment, by issuing $150,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with independent citizens' oversight, no money for administrators, independent audits, all funds staying local?