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November 8, 2016 Election

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County Results as of Dec 16 3:21pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (656/656)
79.2% Countywide Voter Turnout (481355/607515)
Statewide Results as of Dec 8 11:25am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (24847/24847)
75.3% Statewide Voter Turnout (14,610,509/19,411,771)

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Hercules, CA 94547

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  • President

    President/Vice President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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 SenatorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    United States Representative; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Thompson, Democratic
      224,526 votes 76.9%
    • Carlos Santamaria, Republican
      67,565 votes 23.1%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 9Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    School

    Board Member; West Contra Costa Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Mister Phillips
      28018 votes 22.63%
    • Tom Panas
      22990 votes 18.57%
    • Miriam Stephanie Sequeira
      19777 votes 15.98%
    • Ayana K. Young
      15529 votes 12.55%
    • Antonio Álvarez Medrano
      14954 votes 12.08%
    • Carlos Taboada
      13683 votes 11.05%
    • Don Gosney
      8468 votes 6.84%
    • (363 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.29%)

    County

    Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Federal Glover
      36371 votes 53.07%
    • Anamarie Avila Farias
      31856 votes 46.48%
    • (311 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.45%)

    City

    Council Member; City of HerculesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Dan Romero
      6511 votes 34.75%
    • Roland Esquivias
      3706 votes 19.78%
    • Gerard Boulanger
      3026 votes 16.15%
    • Brian Campbell-Miller
      2814 votes 15.02%
    • Alexander Brandon Walker-Griffin
      2563 votes 13.68%
    • (118 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.63%)

    Special District

    Director; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lesa R. McIntosh
      29141 votes 57.81%
    • Sarita L. Evans
      21075 votes 41.81%
    • (195 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.39%)

    Director; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lateefah Simon
      40,278 votes 46.2%
    • Zakhary Mallett
      25,000 votes 28.7%
    • Will Roscoe
      16,573 votes 19.0%
    • Roland Emerson
      4,957 votes 5.7%
    • (293 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

    State Propositions

    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.

    Local Measures

    Measure O Save Local Fire Stations Measure -- Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 10206 / 78.15% Yes votes ...... 2854 / 21.85% No votes
    To prevent closing local fire stations, maintain local fire protection/emergency services, rapid 9-1-1 emergency response times, firefighter/paramedic staffing levels, and lifesaving rescue equipment, shall Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District replace an expiring property assessment with an $18 monthly parcel tax to maintain stable local funding until ended by voters, that cannot be taken by the State, providing $2,500,000 annually, exempting seniors, with citizen oversight, independent annual audits, all funds staying local?

    Measure T Special Tax Measure -- West Contra Costa Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 64358 / 76.33% Yes votes ...... 19956 / 23.67% No votes
    To maintain quality education with local funding the State cannot take, including: protecting core academics, reading, writing, math, and science, attracting and retaining quality teachers, supporting science lab materials and activities, providing lower class sizes, preparing students for college and the workforce, shall West Contra Costa Unified School District extend the existing school funding measure for 8 years, at the current 7.2 cents per square foot of building area, providing $9.8 million annually, exempting seniors and requiring independent citizen oversight?

    Measure X Transaction and Use Tax Measure -- County of Contra Costa (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 278098 / 63.45% Yes votes ...... 160165 / 36.55% No votes
    To implement a Transportation Expenditure Plan to continue:

    • Repairing potholes/fixing roads;
    • Improving BART capacity/reliability;
    • Improving Highways 680, 80, 24, and 4;
    • Enhancing bus/transit including for seniors and people with disabilities;
    • Increasing bicycle/pedestrian safety;
    • Improving air quality;
    • Reducing traffic; shall voters adopt the ordinance augmenting the sales tax by ˝%, raising ninety- seven million dollars for transportation improvements annually for 30 years with independent oversight, audits, and all money benefitting local residents?

    Measure RR BART Safety, Reliability and Traffic Relief -- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Bond - 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?

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