Combined ballot

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Governor

• Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Democratic
  4,388,368 votes 60.0%
• Neel Kashkari, Republican
  2,929,213 votes 40.0%

Lieutenant Governor

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  4,107,051 votes 57.2%
• Ron Nehring, Republican
  3,078,039 votes 42.8%

Secretary of State

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  3,799,711 votes 53.6%
• Pete Peterson, Republican
  3,285,334 votes 46.4%

Controller

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  3,810,304 votes 54.0%
• Ashley Swearengin, Republican
  3,249,668 votes 46.0%

Treasurer

• John Chiang, Democratic
  4,176,793 votes 58.8%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  2,925,895 votes 41.2%

Attorney General

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  4,102,649 votes 57.5%
• Ronald Gold, Republican
  3,033,476 votes 42.5%

Insurance Commissioner

• Dave Jones, Democratic
  4,038,165 votes 57.5%
• Ted Gaines, Republican
  2,981,951 votes 42.5%

State Board of Equalization; District 2

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  1,448,657 votes 68.7%
• James E. Theis, Republican
  660,973 votes 31.3%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tom Torlakson
  3,167,212 votes 52.1%
• Marshall Tuck
  2,906,989 votes 47.9%

US Congress

United States Representative; District 24

• Lois Capps, Democratic
  103,228 votes 51.9%
• Chris Mitchum, Republican
  95,566 votes 48.1%

State Legislature

Member of the State Assembly; District 35

• Katcho Achadjian, Republican
  77,452 votes 62.7%
• Heidi Harmon, Democratic
  46,126 votes 37.3%

Member of the State Assembly; District 37

• Das Williams, Democratic
  75,452 votes 58.6%
• Ron Deblauw, Republican
  53,414 votes 41.4%

Judicial

California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Kathryn Mickle Werdegar
  72.6% Yes (3,763,889) 27.4% No (1,422,314)
• Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
  67.7% Yes (3,605,251) 32.3% No (1,717,099)
• Goodwin Liu
  67.1% Yes (3,582,407) 32.9% No (1,755,381)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 1 (Yes/No)

• Jeffrey W. Johnson
  76.2% Yes (967,281) 23.8% No (301,673)
• Frances Rothschild
  70.7% Yes (930,548) 29.3% No (385,696)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 2 (Yes/No)

• Brian M. Hoffstadt
  67.8% Yes (850,248) 32.2% No (404,031)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 3 (Yes/No)

• Lee Anne Edmon
  70.6% Yes (886,616) 29.4% No (370,068)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 4 (Yes/No)

• Nora M. Manella
  75.3% Yes (948,930) 24.7% No (311,213)
• Audrey B. Collins
  71.0% Yes (891,915) 29.0% No (363,748)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 5 (Yes/No)

• Paul A. Turner
  75.4% Yes (939,460) 24.6% No (306,541)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 6 (Yes/No)

• Kenneth R. Yegan
  73.3% Yes (906,926) 26.7% No (331,153)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 7 (Yes/No)

• Dennis M. Perluss
  67.9% Yes (843,560) 32.1% No (398,961)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 8 (Yes/No)

• Laurence D. Rubin
  70.2% Yes (885,428) 29.8% No (376,692)
• Madeleine I. Flier
  69.9% Yes (883,567) 30.1% No (380,520)

School

Trustee; Santa Barbara Community College District; Trustee Area 6

• Jonathan Abboud
  2880 votes 62.43%
• Ethan Stone
  1702 votes 36.90%

Trustee; Carpinteria Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Michelle Robertson
  2598 votes 37.30%
• Andy Sheaffer
  2474 votes 35.52%
• John Arthur Stineman, Jr.
  1862 votes 26.73%

Board Member; Lompoc Unified School District (2 Elected)

• William "Bill" Heath
  6936 votes 41.15%
• Steve Straight
  6387 votes 37.89%
• Richard T. King
  3449 votes 20.46%

Board Member; Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Carol Karamitsos
  15,810 votes 27.7%
• Dominick Palera
  11,544 votes 20.2%
• Diana "Adriana" Perez
  11,532 votes 20.2%
• Gerald Lawrence Walsh
  10,263 votes 18.0%
• David E. Baskett
  7,943 votes 13.9%

Board Member; Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Jan Clevenger
  4551 votes 28.20%
• Jerry L. Swanitz
  4133 votes 25.61%
• Kyle Tor Abello
  4125 votes 25.56%
• Karen Jones
  3267 votes 20.25%

Board Member; Blochman Union School District (2 Elected)

• Shannon Clay
  202 votes 40.97%
• Daniella "Dani" Pearce
  159 votes 32.25%
• Jeanne Jones
  124 votes 25.15%

Board Member; Hope School District (3 Elected)

• Jeffrey R. Polito
  2359 votes 25.54%
• Kristi Newton
  2222 votes 24.06%
• Anthony Winterbauer, II
  1953 votes 21.14%
• Nels C. Henderson
  1594 votes 17.26%
• John Kochis
  1083 votes 11.72%

Board Member; Orcutt Union School District (3 Elected)

• James E. Peterson
  7340 votes 27.49%
• Rob Buchanan
  6823 votes 25.55%
• Robert Parker Hatch
  6374 votes 23.87%
• Eric Melsheimer
  6087 votes 22.80%

Board Member; Santa Maria-Bonita School District (2 Elected)

• Ricky Lara
  6,154 votes 29.5%
• Fidenzio "Bruno" Brunello
  5,952 votes 28.5%
• Janeen Miller
  5,598 votes 26.9%
• Will Smith
  3,144 votes 15.1%

Board Member; Solvang School District (3 Elected)

• Melissa Parlee Hirth
  850 votes 26.00%
• Becky Firth
  846 votes 25.88%
• Csaba Illes
  789 votes 24.14%
• David Pick
  774 votes 23.68%

Council Member; City of Buellton (3 Elected)

• John Connolly
  897 votes 20.76%
• Ed Andrisek
  841 votes 19.46%
• Dan Baumann
  720 votes 16.66%
• Judith Dale
  569 votes 13.17%
• Tom Widroe
  443 votes 10.25%
• Joe Padilla
  400 votes 9.26%
• Mark Preston
  304 votes 7.04%
• Ron Anderson
  145 votes 3.36%

Mayor; City of Guadalupe

• John Lizalde
  558 votes 58.25%
• Gina Rubalcaba-Almaguer
  383 votes 39.98%

Council Member; City of Guadalupe (2 Elected)

• Virginia Mora Ponce
  616 votes 40.90%
• Ariston Julian
  554 votes 36.79%
• Joice Earleen Raguz
  311 votes 20.65%

Treasurer; City of Guadalupe

Mayor; City of Lompoc

• Bob Lingl
  4467 votes 58.60%
• John H. Linn
  3108 votes 40.77%

Council Member; City of Lompoc (2 Elected)

• Dirk Starbuck
  3470 votes 25.04%
• Victor D. Vega
  2628 votes 18.96%
• Ann Ruhge
  2075 votes 14.97%
• Darrell W. Tullis
  1819 votes 13.13%
• Frank P. Campo
  1168 votes 8.43%
• David Grill
  1082 votes 7.81%
• Robert Cuthbert
  845 votes 6.10%
• Steve Chudoba
  724 votes 5.22%

Council Member; City of Santa Maria (2 Elected)

• Etta Waterfield
  7953 votes 34.21%
• Jack Boysen
  5811 votes 24.99%
• Amy Lopez
  5350 votes 23.01%
• Tony Coles
  2203 votes 9.48%
• Willie J. Green
  1892 votes 8.14%

Mayor; City of Solvang

• Jim Richardson
  1523 votes 94.07%

Council Member; City of Solvang (2 Elected)

• Joan Laird Jamieson
  1097 votes 37.31%
• Neill C. Zimmerman
  1024 votes 34.83%
• Tara Wood
  798 votes 27.14%

Special District

Board Member; Cuyama Valley Recreation District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Troy Carpenter
  139 votes 38.19%
• Nicole Rodriguez
  119 votes 32.69%
• Kim M. Eichert
  103 votes 28.30%

Board Member; Goleta Sanitary District (2 Elected)

• Jerry D. Smith
  5526 votes 28.94%
• Steven T. Majoewsky
  4156 votes 21.76%
• Phebe Mansur
  2735 votes 14.32%
• Edward Easton
  2380 votes 12.46%
• Bev Swann
  2332 votes 12.21%
• Beverly Herbert
  1937 votes 10.14%

Board Member; Goleta Water District (2 Elected)

• Meg West
  10328 votes 32.82%
• J. F. "Jack" Cunningham
  9403 votes 29.88%
• B. R. "Bert" Bertrando
  6421 votes 20.40%
• Charles McClure
  5203 votes 16.53%

Board Member; Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (2 Elected)

• Paola Dela Cruz
  769 votes 33.09%
• Jacob Lebell
  642 votes 27.62%
• Austin M. Peterson
  416 votes 17.90%
• Ken Warfield
  173 votes 7.44%
• Kit Delmarsh
  161 votes 6.93%
• Stephen McDonough
  147 votes 6.33%

Board Member; Santa Maria Public Airport District (2 Elected)

• Carl Engel, Jr.
  12004 votes 30.68%
• Michael Spingler
  9619 votes 24.59%
• Chuck Damiano
  9330 votes 23.85%
• Hugh Rafferty
  8086 votes 20.67%

Board Member; Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District; Division 5

• J. Brett Marymee
  2460 votes 55.57%
• Jeffrey Newton
  1955 votes 44.16%

Board Member; Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District; Improvement District 1

• R. Brad Joos
  2113 votes 53.00%
• Lee Rosenberg
  1864 votes 46.75%

Board Member; Vandenberg Village Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Charles E. Blair
  1367 votes 35.59%
• Anthony W. Fox
  1360 votes 35.41%
• Robert Bumpass
  1107 votes 28.82%

Proposition 1 Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014
Pass: 4,771,350 / 67.1% Yes votes ...... 2,336,676 / 32.9% No votes

Should the state sell $7.1 billion in additional general obligation bonds--as well as redirect $425 million in unsold general obligation bonds that were previously approved by voters for resource-related uses--to fund various water-related programs?

Proposition 2 State Budget. Budget Stabilization Account
Pass: 4,831,045 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 2,158,004 / 30.9% No votes

Should the State Constitution be amended to change how the state pays down debt and saves money in reserves?

Proposition 45 Healthcare Insurance. Rate Changes
Fail: 2,917,882 / 41.1% Yes votes ...... 4,184,416 / 58.9% No votes

Should changes in some health insurance rates require the Insurance Commissioner's approval before going into effect?

Proposition 46 Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits
Fail: 2,376,817 / 33.2% Yes votes ...... 4,774,364 / 66.8% No votes

Should California require random drug testing of doctors, require doctors to check a statewide database before prescribing certain drugs, and raise the cap on noneconomic damages in medical negligence lawsuits?

Proposition 47 Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties
Pass: 4,238,156 / 59.6% Yes votes ...... 2,871,943 / 40.4% No votes

Should the penalties for certain offenders convicted of nonserious, nonviolent crimes be reduced from felonies to misdemeanors?

Proposition 48 Indian Gaming Compacts
Fail: 2,702,157 / 39.0% Yes votes ...... 4,219,881 / 61.0% No votes

Should the tribal gaming compacts negotiated by Governor Brown with the North Fork and Wiyot Tribes and ratified by legislative statute be allowed to go into effect?

Measure O2014 Transient Occupancy Tax -- Santa Barbara County (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 43947 / 41.83% Yes votes ...... 61110 / 58.17% No votes

Shall the ordinance to amend Section 32-12 of the Santa Barbara County Code to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax rate from 10% to 12.5% upon transients occupying defined hotels located only within the unincorporated areas of the County be adopted?

Measure P2014 Ordinance Prohibiting Certain Petroleum Operations -- Santa Barbara County (Initiative ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 42965 / 38.78% Yes votes ...... 67838 / 61.22% No votes

Shall the ordinance amending Santa Barbara County's Comprehensive Plan and County Code -- to prohibit on all lands within the unincorporated County, with certain exemptions, the construction or use of any facility, appurtenance, or aboveground equipment supporting certain petroleum operations, including but not limited to: hydraulic fracturing; acid well stimulation; or aiding hydrocarbon flow into a well by injecting water, natural gas, steam, air, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, chemicals or other substances -- be adopted?

Measure Q2014 School Bonds -- Montecito Union Elementary School District (Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1257 / 44.40% Yes votes ...... 1574 / 55.60% No votes

To repair essential/outdated Montecito Union School infrastructure/maintain the quality of education with local funding that cannot be taken by the State, upgrade educational facilities to meet current health/safety/security/accessibility codes, reduce traffic and improve safety on San Ysidro Road, renovate heating, plumbing, electrical/energy systems, shall Montecito Union Elementary School District issue $27,150,000 of bonds, at legal rates, to repair, construct, acquire classrooms, facilities and equipment, with independent audits, citizen oversight, no money for administrators?

Measure R2014 Elected Mayor -- City of Buellton (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1158 / 72.06% Yes votes ...... 449 / 27.94% No votes

Shall the voters of Buellton elect a Mayor and four City Council Members? (yes/no)

Measure R2014-2 2 Year Elected Mayor Term -- City of Buellton
1131 / 72.36% Yes votes ...... 432 / 27.64% No votes

Shall the term of office of the Mayor of Buellton be two years? (yes/no)

Measure R2014-4 4 Year Elected Mayor Term -- City of Buellton
312 / 20.30% Yes votes ...... 1225 / 79.70% No votes

Shall the term of office of the Mayor of Buellton be four years? (yes/no)

Measure S2014 Bonds -- Santa Barbara Community College District (Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Fail: 30493 / 50.23% Yes votes ...... 30214 / 49.77% No votes

To repair, construct, acquire and seismically upgrade facilities, sites and equipment at City College, maintain access to quality, affordable education for students, including local high school graduates and returning veterans, prepare students for careers and transfer to four-year universities by upgrading academic, science, engineering, healthcare and vocational classrooms and improving technology and energy efficiency, shall Santa Barbara Community College District issue $288 million in bonds, at legal rates, requiring citizens' oversight, audits and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure T2014 Classroom Safety, Renovation, Repair and Construction Measure -- Santa Maria-Bonita School District (Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 8,086 / 62.1% Yes votes ...... 4,936 / 37.9% No votes
   8085 (62.09%) Yes / 4936 (37.91%) No in Santa Barbara County
   1 (100.00%) Yes / 0 (0.00%) No in San Luis Obispo County

To improve facilities in neighborhood elementary schools for student learning and safety, shall Santa Maria-Bonita School District repair/replace leaky roofs, plumbing, electrical, lighting, ventilation; upgrade science labs and education technology; improve safety/security; construct school facilities to relieve overcrowding; and acquire, construct, equip, renovate, sites, facilities; by issuing $45,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with independent citizen oversight, mandatory audits, no funding for administrators' salaries/pensions, and all funds dedicated to Santa Maria-Bonita School District K-8 school facilities?

Measure U2014 Repair, Safety and College/Career Readiness Measure -- Carpinteria Unified School District (Bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3901 / 66.33% Yes votes ...... 1980 / 33.67% No votes

To improve schools, attract and retain quality teachers, and prepare students for college and careers by repairing deteriorating classrooms, bathrooms/leaky roofs, removing asbestos and lead paint, upgrading electrical wiring and classroom technology, repairing, constructing, acquiring educational facilities, sites/equipment, shall Carpinteria Unified School District issue $90,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, requiring annual independent audits, citizens' oversight, no money for administrators' salaries or pensions, and all funds used locally?

Measure V2014 The Guadalupe Public Service Protection Measure -- City of Guadalupe (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 799 / 81.95% Yes votes ...... 176 / 18.05% No votes

To help preserve, enhance, and improve vital public services in Guadalupe, including police and fire protection, parks and recreation, and public infrastructure shall an ordinance be adopted to remove the maximum annual utility tax liability for a single utility user?

Measure W2014 Public Service Preservation Business Tax Certificate Measure -- City of Guadalupe (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 797 / 81.49% Yes votes ...... 181 / 18.51% No votes

To help preserve, enhance, and improve vital public services in Guadalupe, including police and fire protection, parks and recreation, and public infrastructure, shall an ordinance be adopted to establish within the City of Guadalupe a business tax certificate based on a business's gross receipts?

Measure X2014 The Guadalupe Public Service Preservation Sales Tax Measure -- City of Guadalupe (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 760 / 77.24% Yes votes ...... 224 / 22.76% No votes

To help preserve, enhance and improve the public services, safety and character of Guadalupe, shall an ordinance be adopted to increase the City of Guadalupe sales tax by one-quarter cent for a period of eight and one half years?

Measure Y2014 General Obligation Bond of 2014 -- College School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1244 / 49.96% Yes votes ...... 1246 / 50.04% No votes

To better integrate school facilities with an academic program that supports science, technology, engineering and math (STEAM) initiatives by constructing new classrooms and making necessary improvements to existing classrooms and laboratories and support facilities for visual and performing arts, provide improved access to 21st century technology to support educational programs, shall the College School District be authorized to issue up to $12,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee, and annual audits?