Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of San Mateo
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

Governor
Runoff Election 11/6/2018

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  2,341,815 votes 33.7%
• John H. Cox, Republican
  1,764,919 votes 25.4%
• Antonio Villaraigosa, Democratic
  926,018 votes 13.3%
• Travis Allen, Republican
  657,147 votes 9.4%
• John Chiang, Democratic
  655,590 votes 9.4%
• Delaine Eastin, Democratic
  234,641 votes 3.4%
• Amanda Renteria, Democratic
  93,376 votes 1.3%
• Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
  44,628 votes 0.6%
• Michael Shellenberger, Democratic
  31,666 votes 0.5%
• Peter Y. Liu, Republican
  27,297 votes 0.4%
• Yvonne Girard, Republican
  21,817 votes 0.3%
• Gloria Estela La Riva, Peace and Freedom
  19,059 votes 0.3%
• J. Bribiesca, Democratic
  18,027 votes 0.3%
• Josh Jones, Green
  16,092 votes 0.2%
• Zoltan Istvan, Libertarian
  14,447 votes 0.2%
• Albert Caesar Mezzetti, Democratic
  12,010 votes 0.2%
• Nickolas Wildstar, Libertarian
  11,547 votes 0.2%
• Robert Davidson Griffis, Democratic
  11,094 votes 0.2%
• Akinyemi Agbede, Democratic
  9,373 votes 0.1%
• Thomas Jefferson Cares, Democratic
  8,940 votes 0.1%
• Christopher N. Carlson, Green
  7,310 votes 0.1%
• Klement Tinaj, Democratic
  5,363 votes 0.1%
• Hakan "Hawk" Mikado, No Party Preference
  5,338 votes 0.1%
• Johnny Wattenburg, No Party Preference
  4,961 votes 0.1%
• Desmond Silveira, No Party Preference
  4,630 votes 0.1%
• Shubham Goel, No Party Preference
  4,017 votes 0.1%
• Jeffrey Edward Taylor, No Party Preference
  3,967 votes 0.1%
• Veronika Fimbres (Write-In)

Lieutenant Governor

• Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
  1,586,576 votes 24.2%
• Ed Hernandez, Democratic
  1,346,848 votes 20.6%
• Cole Harris, Republican
  1,142,957 votes 17.5%
• Jeff Bleich, Democratic
  647,335 votes 9.9%
• David Fennell, Republican
  515,347 votes 7.9%
• Lydia Ortega, Republican
  419,092 votes 6.4%
• David R. Hernandez, Republican
  404,663 votes 6.2%
• Gayle McLaughlin, No Party Preference
  263,049 votes 4.0%
• Tim Ferreira, Libertarian
  99,835 votes 1.5%
• Cameron Gharabiklou, Democratic
  78,144 votes 1.2%
• Danny Thomas, No Party Preference
  44,068 votes 0.7%

Secretary of State

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  3,473,183 votes 52.6%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  2,046,084 votes 31.0%
• Ruben Major, Democratic
  354,733 votes 5.4%
• Raul Rodriguez, Jr., Republican
  330,040 votes 5.0%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  155,659 votes 2.4%
• Michael Feinstein, Green
  136,571 votes 2.1%
• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  61,310 votes 0.9%
• Erik Rydberg, Green
  48,647 votes 0.7%

Controller

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  4,030,136 votes 62.1%
• Konstantinos Roditis, Republican
  2,198,777 votes 33.9%
• Mary Lou Finley, Peace and Freedom
  261,573 votes 4.0%

Treasurer

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  2,898,389 votes 44.5%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  1,356,535 votes 20.8%
• Jack M. Guerrero, Republican
  1,256,007 votes 19.3%
• Vivek Viswanathan, Democratic
  847,342 votes 13.0%
• Kevin Akin, Peace and Freedom
  148,118 votes 2.3%

Attorney General

• Xavier Becerra, Democratic
  3,022,467 votes 45.8%
• Steven C. Bailey, Republican
  1,614,150 votes 24.5%
• Dave Jones, Democratic
  1,016,556 votes 15.4%
• Eric Early, Republican
  942,308 votes 14.3%

Insurance Commissioner

• Steve Poizner, No Party Preference
  2,566,849 votes 41.0%
• Ricardo Lara, Democratic
  2,536,923 votes 40.5%
• Asif Mahmood, Democratic
  845,113 votes 13.5%
• Nathalie Hrizi, Peace and Freedom
  315,828 votes 5.0%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Marshall Tuck
  2,221,908 votes 37.0%
• Tony K. Thurmond
  2,135,591 votes 35.6%
• Lily "Espinoza" Ploski
  984,039 votes 16.4%
• Steven Ireland
  658,037 votes 11.0%

State Board of Equalization; District 2

• Malia Cohen, Democratic
  719,446 votes 38.6%
• Mark Burns, Republican
  499,736 votes 26.8%
• Cathleen Galgiani, Democratic
  472,531 votes 25.4%
• Barry Chang, Democratic
  170,711 votes 9.2%

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  2,945,177 votes 44.2%
• Kevin De Leon, Democratic
  804,965 votes 12.1%
• James P. Bradley, Republican
  555,738 votes 8.3%
• Arun K. Bhumitra, Republican
  350,554 votes 5.3%
• Paul A. Taylor, Republican
  323,313 votes 4.9%
• Erin Cruz, Republican
  267,213 votes 4.0%
• Tom Palzer, Republican
  204,924 votes 3.1%
• Alison Hartson, Democratic
  146,909 votes 2.2%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Republican
  135,209 votes 2.0%
• Pat Harris, Democratic
  126,837 votes 1.9%
• John "Jack" Crew, Republican
  93,702 votes 1.4%
• Patrick Little, Republican
  89,800 votes 1.3%
• Kevin Mottus, Republican
  87,569 votes 1.3%
• Jerry Joseph Laws, Republican
  67,060 votes 1.0%
• Derrick Michael Reid, Libertarian
  59,922 votes 0.9%
• Adrienne Nicole Edwards, Democratic
  56,119 votes 0.8%
• Douglas Howard Pierce, Democratic
  42,574 votes 0.6%
• Mario Nabliba, Republican
  39,177 votes 0.6%
• David Hildebrand, Democratic
  30,259 votes 0.5%
• Donnie O. Turner, Democratic
  30,075 votes 0.5%
• Herbert G. Peters, Democratic
  27,411 votes 0.4%
• David Moore, No Party Preference
  24,601 votes 0.4%
• Ling Ling Shi, No Party Preference
  23,499 votes 0.4%
• John Thompson Parker, Peace and Freedom
  22,788 votes 0.3%
• Lee Olson, No Party Preference
  20,378 votes 0.3%
• Gerald Plummer, Democratic
  18,167 votes 0.3%
• Jason M. Hanania, No Party Preference
  18,157 votes 0.3%
• Don J. Grundmann, No Party Preference
  15,096 votes 0.2%
• Colleen Shea Fernald, No Party Preference
  13,512 votes 0.2%
• Rash Bihari Ghosh, No Party Preference
  12,542 votes 0.2%
• Tim Gildersleeve, No Party Preference
  8,469 votes 0.1%
• Michael Fahmy Girgis, No Party Preference
  2,982 votes 0.0%

United States Representative; District 14

• Jackie Speier, Democratic
  123,900 votes 79.4%
• Cristina Osmeņa, Republican
  32,054 votes 20.6%

United States Representative; District 18

• Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
  133,993 votes 73.4%
• Christine Russell, Republican
  42,692 votes 23.4%
• John Karl Fredrich, No Party Preference
  5,803 votes 3.2%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 19

• Phil Ting, Democratic
  86,304 votes 80.5%
• Keith Bogdon, Republican
  16,785 votes 15.7%
• David Ernst, No Party Preference
  4,084 votes 3.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 22

• Kevin Mullin, Democratic
  80,610 votes 74.1%
• Christina Laskowski, Republican
  24,104 votes 22.2%
• Bridget Duffy, Green
  4,106 votes 3.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 24

• Marc Berman, Democratic
  78,140 votes 75.4%
• Alex Glew, Republican
  21,818 votes 21.0%
• Bob Goodwyn, Libertarian
  3,694 votes 3.6%

Judicial

Superior Court Judge; County of San Mateo; Office 2

• Gerald J. Buchwald
  95,595 votes 73.19%
• Richard Wilson
  35,010 votes 26.81%

School

Superintendent of School District; County of San Mateo

• Nancy Magee
  65,683 votes 50.46%
• Gary Waddell
  64,485 votes 49.54%

County

Supervisor; County of San Mateo; Supervisorial District 2

• Carole Groom
  26,302 votes 99.83%

Supervisor; County of San Mateo; Supervisorial District 3

• Don Horsley
  29,814 votes 76.88%
• Dan Stegink
  8,964 votes 23.12%

Assessor-County Clerk Recorder; County of San Mateo

• Mark Church
  126,201 votes 89.08%
• John K. Mooney
  15,471 votes 10.92%

Controller; County of San Mateo

• Juan Raigoza
  121,199 votes 100.00%

District Attorney; County of San Mateo

• Stephen Wagstaffe
  120,939 votes 100.00%

Coroner; County of San Mateo

• Robert J. Foucrault
  121,890 votes 100.00%

Sheriff; County of San Mateo

• Carlos G. Bolanos
  81,032 votes 60.41%
• Mark D. Melville
  52,996 votes 39.51%
• Heinz Puschendorf (Write-In)
  100 votes 0.07%

Treasurer -Tax Collector; County of San Mateo

• Sandie Arnott
  127,384 votes 100.00%

Proposition 68 Bonds for Natural Resources Protection
Pass: 3,455,226 / 57.6% Yes votes ...... 2,544,854 / 42.4% No votes

Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for: parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection. Fiscal Impact: Increased state bond repayment costs averaging $200 million annually over 40 years. Local government savings for natural resources-related projects, likely averaging several tens of millions of dollars annually over the next few decades.

Proposition 69 Transportation Funding
Pass: 4,886,924 / 81.3% Yes votes ...... 1,121,924 / 18.7% No votes

Requires that certain revenues generated by a 2017 transportation funding law be used only for transportation purposes and generally prohibits Legislature from diverting funds to other purposes. Fiscal Impact: No direct effect on the amount of state and local revenues or costs but could affect how some monies are spent.

Proposition 70 Cap-and-Trade Reserve Fund
Fail: 2,017,549 / 35.0% Yes votes ...... 3,746,434 / 65.0% No votes

Beginning in 2024, requires that cap-and-trade revenues accumulate in a reserve fund until the Legislature, by a two-thirds majority, authorizes use of the revenues. Fiscal Impact: Beginning in 2024, potential temporary increase in state sales tax revenue, ranging from none to a few hundred million dollars annually, and possible changes in how revenue from sale of greenhouse gas emission permits is spent.

Proposition 71 Sets Effective Sate for Ballot Measures
Pass: 4,527,073 / 77.8% Yes votes ...... 1,288,385 / 22.2% No votes

Provides that ballot measures approved by a majority of voters shall take effect five days after the Secretary of State certifies the results of the election. Fiscal Impact: Likely little or no effect on state and local finances.

Proposition 72 Legislature to Exclude Newly Constructed Rain-Capture Systems From Property-Tax Reassessment Requirement
Pass: 4,979,651 / 84.2% Yes votes ...... 932,263 / 15.8% No votes

Permits Legislature to allow construction of rain-capture systems, completed on or after January 1, 2019, without requiring property-tax reassessment. Fiscal Impact: Probably minor reduction in annual property tax revenues to local governments.

Measure 3 Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan -- County of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and Solano (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 883,703 / 55.0% Yes votes ...... 722,971 / 45.0% No votes
   173,275 (53.89%) Yes / 148,245 (46.11%) No in Alameda County
   101070 (44.54%) Yes / 125851 (55.46%) No in Contra Costa County
   48090 (60.52%) Yes / 31366 (39.48%) No in Marin County
   17,350 (50.76%) Yes / 16,828 (49.24%) No in Napa County
   212661 (61.44%) Yes / 133488 (38.56%) No in Santa Clara County
   153,812 (65.4%) Yes / 81,383 (34.6%) No in San Francisco County
   24182 (30.0%) Yes / 56334 (70.0%) No in Solano County
   86,257 (54.88%) Yes / 70,920 (45.12%) No in San Mateo County
   67,006 (53.4%) Yes / 58,556 (46.6%) No in Sonoma County

Shall voters authorize a plan to reduce auto and truck traffic, relieve crowding on BART, unclog freeway bottlenecks, and improve bus, ferry, BART and commuter rail service as specified in the plan in this voter pamphlet, with a $1 toll increase effective in 2019, a $1 increase in 2022, and a $1 increase in 2025, on all Bay Area toll bridges except the Golden Gate Bridge, with independent oversight of all funds?

Measure J School District Bond -- Jefferson Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 13,795 / 55.68% Yes votes ...... 10,981 / 44.32% No votes

To build affordable rental housing so teachers and school staff can live in the communities where they work, shall Jefferson Union High School District (including Jefferson, Oceana, Terra Nova, Thornton, Westmoor and Adult-Ed High Schools) issue $33 million of bonds with an average tax levy of 0.7 cents per $100 of assessed valuation while the bonds are outstanding ($2.3 million per year), legal rates, annual audits and independent taxpayer oversight?

Measure K Parcel Tax -- Belmont-Redwood Shores School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 7,706 / 67.51% Yes votes ...... 3,709 / 32.49% No votes

To preserve academic excellence, maintain math, science, technology, reading, writing, art/music programs, attract/retain qualified teachers, and keep school libraries open, shall this Belmont-Redwood Shores School District measure to levy $118 per parcel for five years, raise $1,400,000 annually for schools that cannot be taken by the State be adopted, with independent community oversight of expenditures, no funds for administer salaries, an exception for senior citizens, and all funds staying in local schools to protect student education?

Measure L Parcel Tax -- Brisbane Elementary School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1,457 / 72.09% Yes votes ...... 564 / 27.91% No votes

To support academic excellence with funding the State cannot take away; fund school libraries; improve educational programs; hire/retain qualified teachers and staff; and improve student access to modern technology, shall Brisbane School District reauthorize the existing local school parcel tax, at the rate of $166 per year, for eight years, exempting senior citizens, no funds for administrators' salaries, an estimated amount of $591,460 raised annually and all funds spent to support local schools?

Measure M Bond Measure -- Cabrillo Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 4,646 / 54.91% Yes votes ...... 3,815 / 45.09% No votes

To update classrooms and science labs in schools; perform essential safety repairs; fix leaky roofs; equip classrooms with 21st-century learning technology; replace aging heating/plumbing; and construct/equip classrooms, shall Cabrillo Unified School District issue $99,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, raising amounts needed each year to repay bonds while outstanding, at an estimated rate of $52 per $100,000 of assessed value, with citizen oversight, annual audits, no funds for administrator salaries, and funds staying local?

Measure N Parcel Tax -- Millbrae School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 4,746 / 74.56% Yes votes ...... 1,619 / 25.44% No votes

To support students with funds that cannot be taken by the State, to: maintain 21st century, hands-on science labs, technology, engineering/math instruction; strengthen reading/writing programs; attract/retain qualified teachers; and restore art/music programs; shall Millbrae Elementary School District levy $97 per parcel, raising $700,000 annually for 5 years, exempting seniors, providing funds for classroom instruction, not administrators' salaries, requiring independent citizen oversight and all funds staying local?

Measure O School District Bond -- Pacifica School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 6,610 / 62.53% Yes votes ...... 3,961 / 37.47% No votes

To repair and improve local elementary schools including, student safety/campus security; fixing aging/leaking roofs; upgrading classrooms, labs/computer systems to support programs in science/math, technology, English, arts; and acquiring and construction school facilities, shall Pacifica School District issue $55,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, raising an estimated $3,450,000 annually for approximately 33 years at projected rates of three cents per $100 of assessed vluation, with citizens' oversight and all funds staying local?

Measure P Bond Measure -- City of Foster City (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 6,117 / 80.65% Yes votes ...... 1,468 / 19.35% No votes

To improve the levee protecting essential city services, including fire, police, water, sewer, transportation infrastructure; protect Foster City homes, schools, businesses from flooding; avoid both Foster City being designated a FEMA special flood hazard area and flood insurance requirements for residents/busnesses; shall Foster City issue $90,000,000 in bonds at legal rates; levy approximately $40 per $100,000 assessed valuation, averaging $5,171,000 collected annually while bonds are outstanding, with citizens' oversight, no funds for administrators, all funds staying local?

Measure Q Parcel Tax -- Ravenswood City School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1,916 / 74.32% Yes votes ...... 662 / 25.68% No votes

To improve local elementary and middle school students' learning and achievement in reading, writing, math and other educational programs; invest in classroom computers and technology; increase safety; maintain reduced class sizes; and attract and retain highly qualified staff; shall the Ravenswood City School District renew an existing tax of $196 per parcel for 8 years, providing $1.2 million annually, with small annual adjustments, senior and local exemptions, all money staying local and requiring citizen oversight?

Measure R School District Bond -- Las Lomitas Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 2,479 / 67.70% Yes votes ...... 1,183 / 32.30% No votes

To repair/improve aging schools to protect quality academic instruction in math, science/reading with funding that cannot be taken by the State, upgrade leaking roofs, outdated fire alarms, electrical/heating, classrooms/facilities, meet health, safety/seismic codes, acquire, repair, construct, equipment, sites/facilities, shall this Las Lomitas Elementary School District measure be adopted to issue $70,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levy on average 3 cents/$100 assessed value ($4,900,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight?

Measure S School District Bond -- Ravenswood City School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 1,795 / 69.74% Yes votes ...... 779 / 30.26% No votes

To continue improving classrooms and facilities; repair more aging buildings; and further upgrade safety, technology, science labs, and energy efficiency; shall the Ravenswood City School District issue $70 million in bonds, at legal rates, averaging an estimated $3.95 million in taxes raised annually for approximately 32 years at projected tax rates of 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, and requiring audits, citizens' oversight, no money for administrators' salaries, and all funds used for Ravenswood schools?

Measure T Temporary Tax Reduction -- Town of Portola Valley (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 1,458 / 84.72% Yes votes ...... 263 / 15.28% No votes

Shall the ordinance be adopted to amend Chapter 3.32 of the Portola Valley Municipal Code to reduce the general purpose Utility Users Tax levied on telephone, gas, water and electricity, from 5.5 percent to 4.5 percent, for a period of five years with authority given to the Town Council to further reduce the tax rate by resolution?