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President/Vice President of the United States

• Hillary Clinton/Tim Kane, Democratic
  8,753,788 votes 62.1%
• Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence, Republican
  4,483,810 votes 31.8%
• Gary Johnson/Bill Weld, Libertarian
  478,499 votes 3.4%
• Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka, Green
  278,657 votes 2.0%
• Gloria Estella La Riva/Dennis J. Banks, Peace and Freedom
  66,101 votes 0.5%

US Congress

United States Senator

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  7,542,753 votes 61.6%
• Loretta L. Sanchez, Democratic
  4,701,417 votes 38.4%

United States Representative; District 13

• Barbara Lee, Democratic
  293,117 votes 90.8%
• Sue Caro, Republican
  29,754 votes 9.2%

State Senate

State Senator; District 9

• Nancy Skinner, Democratic
  236,133 votes 62.2%
• Sandré R. Swanson, Democratic
  143,573 votes 37.8%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 15

• Tony Thurmond, Democratic
  189,530 votes 89.4%
• Claire Chiara, Republican
  22,528 votes 10.6%

Judicial

Judge of the Superior Court; County of Alameda; Office 1

• Scott Jackson
  283396 votes 52.17%
• Barbara Thomas
  256107 votes 47.15%
• (3728 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.69%)

School

Trustee; Peralta Community College District; Trustee Area 6

• Karen Weinstein
  30429 votes 72.23%
• Nick Resnick
  11499 votes 27.29%
• (201 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.48%)

School Director; Berkeley Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Judy Appel
  39461 votes 50.60%
• Beatriz Leyva-Cutler
  30116 votes 38.61%
• Abdur Sikder
  8032 votes 10.30%
• Norma JF Harrison (Write-in)
• (383 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.49%)

Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner; City of Berkeley (4 Elected)

• Alejandro Soto-Vigil
  30297 votes 20.10%
• Leah Simon-Weisberg
  30286 votes 20.09%
• Christina Murphy
  29406 votes 19.51%
• Igor Tregub
  25991 votes 17.25%
• Judy J. Hunt
  20721 votes 13.75%
• Nate Wollman
  13665 votes 9.07%
• (349 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Mayor; City of Berkeley
Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

• Jesse Arreguin
  29499/29039 votes 50.3%
• Laurie Capitelli
  19401/18995 votes 33.1%
• Kriss Worthington
  5299/4746 votes 9.0%
• Ben Gould
  2295/1744 votes 3.9%
• Zachary Runningwolf
  2051/1621 votes 3.5%
• Bernt Rainer Wahl
  /1762/1673 votes 2.9%
• Guy "Mike" Lee
  /988/954 votes 1.6%
• Naomi D. Pete
  /372/372 votes 0.6%
• (104 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.18%)

Council Member; City of Berkeley; District 6
First ranked choice applies (details)

• Susan Wengraf
  4358 votes 58.4%
• Fred Dodsworth
  2175 votes 29.1%
• Isabelle Gaston
  929 votes 12.4%
• (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Special

Director At-Large; Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

• H.E. Christian "Chris" Peeples
  290,844 votes 62.1%
• Dollene C. Jones
  174,243 votes 37.2%
• (3,352 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.7%)

Director; Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District; Ward 2

• Greg Harper
  63909 votes 58.45%
• Russ Tilleman
  44648 votes 40.83%
• (784 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.72%)

Director; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; District 3

• Rebecca Saltzman
  87,369 votes 55.9%
• Ken Chew
  44,498 votes 28.5%
• Varun Paul
  16,432 votes 10.5%
• Worth Freeman
  7,299 votes 4.7%
• (667 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Proposition 51 Funding for K-12 School and Community College Facilities.
Pass: 7,516,142 / 55.2% Yes votes ...... 6,104,294 / 44.8% No votes

Authorizes $9 billion in general obligation bonds for new construction and modernization of K-12 public school facilities; charter schools and vocational education facilities; and California Community Colleges facilities. 

Proposition 52 State Fees on Hospitals. Federal Medi-Cal Matching Funds.
Pass: 9,427,714 / 70.1% Yes votes ...... 4,026,710 / 29.9% No votes

This proposition is both an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. It extends indefinitely an existing statute that imposes fees on hospitals to fund Medi-Cal health care services, care for uninsured patients, and children’s health coverage.

Proposition 53 Revenue Bonds. Statewide Voter Approval.
Fail: 6,508,909 / 49.4% Yes votes ...... 6,660,555 / 50.6% No votes

Requires statewide voter approval before any revenue bonds can be issued or sold by the state for certain projects if the bond amount exceeds $2 billion.

Proposition 54 Legislation and Proceedings. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Pass: 8,607,266 / 65.4% Yes votes ...... 4,559,903 / 34.6% No votes

This proposition prohibits the Legislature from passing any bill unless published on the Internet for 72 hours before a vote; requires the Legislature to record its proceedings and post them on the Internet; and it authorizes the use of recordings.

Proposition 55 Tax Extension to Fund Education and Healthcare.
Pass: 8,594,273 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 4,988,329 / 36.7% No votes

Extends by twelve years the temporary personal income tax increases enacted in 2012 on earnings over $250,000, with revenues allocated to K-12 schools, California Community Colleges, and, in certain years, healthcare. 

Proposition 56 Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research, and Law Enforcement.
Pass: 8,980,448 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 4,957,994 / 35.6% No votes

This proposition increases cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack, with equivalent increase on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes containing nicotine.

Proposition 57 Juvenile Criminal Proceedings and Sentencing.
Pass: 8,790,723 / 64.5% Yes votes ...... 4,847,354 / 35.5% No votes

This proposition is both an Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. It allows parole consideration for nonviolent felons; authorizes sentence credits for rehabilitation, good behavior, and education; and provides that a juvenile court judge decides whether a juvenile will be prosecuted as adult.

Proposition 58 English Proficiency. Multilingual Education.
Pass: 9,994,454 / 73.5% Yes votes ...... 3,598,855 / 26.5% No votes

Preserves requirement that public schools ensure students obtain English language proficiency. Requires school districts to solicit parent/community input in developing language acquisition programs. Requires instruction to ensure English acquisition as rapidly and effectively as possible. Authorizes school districts to establish dual-language immersion programs for both native and non-native English speakers.

Proposition 59 Corporations. Political Spending. Federal Constitutional Protections.
Pass: 6,845,943 / 53.2% Yes votes ...... 6,027,084 / 46.8% No votes

Asks whether California’s elected officials should use their authority to propose and ratify an amendment to the federal Constitution overturning the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Citizens United ruled that laws placing certain limits on political spending by corporations and unions are unconstitutional.

Proposition 60 Adult Films. Condoms. Health Requirements.
Fail: 6,168,388 / 46.3% Yes votes ...... 7,146,039 / 53.7% No votes

Requires adult film performers to use condoms during filming of sexual intercourse. Requires producers to pay for performer vaccinations, testing, and medical examinations. Requires producers to post condom requirement at film sites.

Proposition 61 State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards.
Fail: 6,254,342 / 46.8% Yes votes ...... 7,109,642 / 53.2% No votes

Prohibits state from buying any prescription drug from a drug manufacturer at price over lowest price paid for the drug by United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Exempts managed care programs funded through Medi-Cal.

Proposition 62 Death Penalty
Fail: 6,361,788 / 46.8% Yes votes ...... 7,218,625 / 53.2% No votes

Repeals death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Applies retroactively to existing death sentences. Increases the portion of life inmates’ wages that may be applied to victim restitution. 

Proposition 63 Firearms. Ammunition Sales.
Pass: 8,663,159 / 63.1% Yes votes ...... 5,070,772 / 36.9% No votes

Requires background check and Department of Justice authorization to purchase ammunition. Prohibits possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines. Establishes procedures for enforcing laws prohibiting firearm possession by specified persons. Requires Department of Justice’s participation in federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System. 

Proposition 64 Marijuana Legalization.
Pass: 7,979,041 / 57.1% Yes votes ...... 5,987,020 / 42.9% No votes

Legalizes marijuana under state law, for use by adults 21 or older. Imposes state taxes on sales and cultivation. Provides for industry licensing and establishes standards for marijuana products. Allows local regulation and taxation.

Proposition 65 Carry-Out Bags. Charges.
Fail: 6,222,547 / 46.1% Yes votes ...... 7,276,478 / 53.9% No votes

Redirects money collected by grocery and certain other retail stores through mandated sale of carryout bags. Requires stores to deposit bag sale proceeds into a special fund to support specified environmental projects. 

Proposition 66 Death Penalty. Procedures.
Pass: 6,626,159 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 6,333,731 / 48.9% No votes

Changes procedures governing state court challenges to death sentences. Designates superior court for initial petitions and limits successive petitions. Requires appointed attorneys who take noncapital appeals to accept death penalty appeals. Exempts prison officials from existing regulation process for developing execution methods. 

Proposition 67 Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags.
Pass: 7,228,900 / 53.3% Yes votes ...... 6,340,322 / 46.7% No votes

A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a statute that prohibits grocery and other stores from providing customers single-use plastic or paper carryout bags but permits sale of recycled paper bags and reusable bags.

Measure A1 Affordable Housing Bond -- Alameda County (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 456705 / 73.30% Yes votes ...... 166320 / 26.70% No votes

To provide affordable local housing and prevent displacement of vulnerable populations, including low- and moderate-income households, veterans, seniors, and persons with disabilities; provide supportive housing for homeless people countywide; and help low- and middle-income households purchase homes and stay in their communities; shall the County of Alameda issue up to $580 million in general obligation bonds to acquire or improve real property, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits?

Measure AA Amend Rent Stabilization Ordinance -- City of Berkeley (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 39332 / 73.16% Yes votes ...... 14427 / 26.84% No votes

Shall an ordinance amending the Rent Stabilization Ordinance to: prohibit owner move-in evictions of families with children during the academic year; increase the amount of relocation assistance required for owner move-in evictions to $15,000 with additional $5,000 for certain tenants; clarify protections for elderly/disabled tenants; require filing of eviction notices; change the source of interest rates for security deposits; and clarify exemptions and penalties to conform with state law, be adopted?

Measure BB Minimum Wage - City Sponsored -- City of Berkeley (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 18628 / 34.06% Yes votes ...... 36063 / 65.94% No votes

Shall an ordinance: (1) amending the City's existing minimum wage ordinance to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for all employees in the City of Berkeley by October 1, 2019, and thereafter by the CPI, with exemptions for youth in job training programs and a $1.50 health benefit credit; (2) requiring that service charges be distributed to the employees who provide the services; and (3) mandating paid sick leave for employees, be adopted?

Measure C1 Preservation of Local Transportation Services -- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, Special District 1 (Parcel Tax Extension - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 384,465 / 82.1% Yes votes ...... 83,766 / 17.9% No votes
   333926 (82.57%) Yes / 70480 (17.43%) No in Alameda County
   50539 (79.18%) Yes / 13286 (20.82%) No in Contra Costa County

To preserve essential local public transportation services, including those for youth, commuters, seniors, and people with disabilities, while keeping fares reasonable, shall the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District extend its existing 8 dollars per month parcel tax at current levels for 20 years with no increase in tax rate, raising approximately 30 million dollars annually, with independent oversight and all money spent locally?

Measure CC Minimum Wage - Initiative -- City of Berkeley (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 18850 / 34.69% Yes votes ...... 35490 / 65.31% No votes

Shall an ordinance: increasing the City's existing minimum wage to $15 per hour on October 1, 2017, with annual increases based on the CPI + 3% beginning January 1, 2019 until it reaches $16.37 per hour in 2016 dollars, and thereafter based on the CPI; eliminating exemptions for youth in job training programs; requiring that hospitality service charges be distributed to the employees who provide the services; and mandating paid sick leave for employees be adopted?

Measure DD Rental Unit Business License Tax - Initiative -- City of Berkeley (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 16328 / 29.05% Yes votes ...... 39874 / 70.95% No votes

Shall an ordinance permanently increasing the gross receipts tax on owners of three or more residential rental units from 1.081% to 1.5%, prohibiting landlords from passing the tax on to sitting tenants except as allowed by law, and authorizing the Council to create a citizen panel to make recommendations on increasing affordable housing and protecting residents from homelessness be adopted? Financial Implications: This amendment is estimated to raise approximately $1,400,000 annually, increasing with rents.

Measure E1 Berkeley Public Schools Educational Excellence Act of 2016 -- Berkeley Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 53105 / 88.86% Yes votes ...... 6658 / 11.14% No votes

To support high quality public education and fund class size reduction, school libraries, teacher training, student support, music programs, instructional technology, and other designated purposes, shall the Berkeley Unified School District replace its expiring special tax with an annual tax at 37˘/square foot for taxable buildings, for eight years, with annual cost-of-living adjustments and a low-income senior exemption? An oversight committee and independent auditors will monitor this fund.

Measure RR BART Safety, Reliability and Traffic Relief -- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 994,140 / 70.5% Yes votes ...... 415,366 / 29.5% No votes
   434001 (71.31%) Yes / 174591 (28.69%) No in Alameda County
   262499 (60.36%) Yes / 172396 (39.64%) No in Contra Costa County
   297,640 (81.32%) Yes / 68,379 (18.68%) No in San Francisco County

To keep BART safe; prevent accidents/breakdowns/delays; relieve overcrowding; reduce traffic congestion/pollution; improve earthquake safety and access for seniors/disabled by replacing and upgrading 90 miles of severely worn tracks; tunnels damaged by water intrusion; 44-year-old train control systems; and other deteriorating infrastructure, shall the Bay Area Rapid Transit District issue $3.5 billion of bonds for acquisition or improvement of real property subject to independent oversight and annual audits?

Measure T1 Infrastructure Repair, Renovation, Replacement or Reconstruction -- City of Berkeley (Bond Measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 50413 / 86.60% Yes votes ...... 7800 / 13.40% No votes

Shall the City of Berkeley issue general obligation bonds not exceeding $100,000,000 to repair, renovate, replace, or reconstruct the City's aging infrastructure and facilities, including sidewalks, storm drains, parks, streets, senior and recreation centers, and other important City facilities and buildings? Financial Implications: The average annual cost over the 40-year period the bonds are outstanding would be approximately $21, $90, and $128, respectively, for homes with assessed valuations of $100,000, $425,000 and $600,000.

Measure U1 Gross Receipts Tax Increase -- City of Berkeley (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 43014 / 74.93% Yes votes ...... 14389 / 25.07% No votes

Shall an ordinance permanently increasing the gross receipts tax on owners of five or more residential rental units be increased from 1.081% to 2.880%, prohibiting landlords from passing the tax on to sitting tenants, and directing the Housing Advisory Commission to make recommendations on funding and programs to increase affordable housing and protect Berkeley residents from homelessness, be adopted? Financial Implications: This amendment is estimated to raise approximately $3,900,000 annually, increasing with rents.

Measure V1 Allow Expenditure of Proceeds of City Taxes -- City of Berkeley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 47070 / 87.69% Yes votes ...... 6608 / 12.31% No votes

Shall the City's appropriation limit under Article XIIIB of the California Constitution be increased to allow expenditure of the proceeds of City taxes and income from the investment of those taxes for fiscal years 2017 through 2020? Financial Implications: This measure would not increase taxes or impose a new tax. It would authorize the City to continue to spend the proceeds of already- approved taxes for FY 2017 through 2020.

Measure W1 Creation of an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission -- City of Berkeley (City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 48209 / 88.14% Yes votes ...... 6489 / 11.86% No votes

Shall the Charter of the City of Berkeley be amended to provide that the council district redistricting that occurs every ten years after the federal census shall be conducted by a citizens redistricting commission that is independent of the City Council?

Measure X1 Partial Public Financing of Local Elections -- City of Berkeley (City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 33921 / 64.85% Yes votes ...... 18387 / 35.15% No votes

Shall a City Charter amendment and ordinance to allocate approximately $500,000 annually from the General Fund, not to exceed $2,000,000 over any four years, to provide those candidates for Mayor and Council who only accept contributions of $50 or less per donor with a matching payment of six times the amount of each contribution from Berkeley residents, up to $120,000 per participating Mayoral candidate and $40,000 per participating Council candidate, be adopted?

Measure Y1 Allow 16 and 17 Year Olds to Vote for School Director -- City of Berkeley (City Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 38459 / 70.31% Yes votes ...... 16243 / 29.69% No votes

Shall the City of Berkeley Charter be amended to authorize the City Council to allow persons aged 16 and 17 years old who would otherwise be eligible to vote, to vote for the office of School Director, provided no City funds could be used for any related expenses, such voting is technically workable and would not prevent consolidation with county elections, and would not result in any increased election costs to the City?

Measure Z1 Development of an Additional 500 Units of Low-Rent Housing -- City of Berkeley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 44574 / 83.34% Yes votes ...... 8912 / 16.66% No votes

Shall any federal, state or local public entity be empowered to develop, construct or acquire an additional 500 units of low-rent housing in the City of Berkeley for persons of low income? Financial Implications: Uncertain, dependent on means of financing used.