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March 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Apr 19 5:09pm, 90.8% of Precincts Reporting (532/586)
36.6% Countywide Voter Turnout (121,660/332,357)

Statewide Results as of Apr 10 12:24pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (22976/22976)
34.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (5,285,587/15,280,808)

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    • State Executive

    Governor; State of California; Democratic Party

    Governor; State of California; Republican Party

    • Bill Simon, Republican
      1,126,197 votes 49.5%
    • Richard J. Riordan, Republican
      713,233 votes 31.4%
    • Bill Jones, Republican
      386,346 votes 17%
    • Nick Jesson, Republican
      19,251 votes .8%
    • Edie Bukewihge, Republican
      14,413 votes .6%
    • Danney Ball, Republican
      13,134 votes .5%
    • Jim Dimov, Republican
      5,582 votes .2%

    Governor; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Reinhold Gulke, American Independent
      26,233 votes 100%

    Governor; State of California; Green Party

    Governor; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Governor; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Governor; State of California)

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Democratic Party

    • Cruz M. Bustamante, Democratic
      1,931,980 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Republican Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Jim King, American Independent
      25,206 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Green Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • Kalee Przybylak, Natural Law
      4,130 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Reform Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor; State of California)

    Secretary of State; State of California; Democratic Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Republican Party

    • Keith Olberg, Republican
      1,223,393 votes 62.1%
    • Mike Schaefer, Republican
      408,189 votes 20.7%
    • Barbara Jean Marr, Republican
      340,995 votes 17.2%

    Secretary of State; State of California; American Independent Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Green Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Natural Law Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Reform Party

    • Valli Sharpe-Geisler, Reform
      7,225 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Secretary of State; State of California)

    State Controller; State of California; Democratic Party

    State Controller; State of California; Republican Party

    • Tom McClintock, Republican
      945,706 votes 45.8%
    • Dean Andal, Republican
      733,486 votes 35.5%
    • W. Snow Hume, Republican
      194,370 votes 9.4%
    • Nancy Beecham, Republican
      194,136 votes 9.3%

    State Controller; State of California; American Independent Party

    State Controller; State of California; Green Party

    • Laura Wells, Green
      29,374 votes 84.2%
    • David Delano Blanco, Green
      5,550 votes 15.8%

    State Controller; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • J. Carlos Aguirre, Natural Law
      4,452 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Controller; State of California)

    State Treasurer; State of California; Democratic Party

    • Philip Angelides, Democratic
      1,879,813 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Republican Party

    State Treasurer; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
      26,692 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Green Party

    State Treasurer; State of California; Libertarian Party

    • Marian Smithson, Libertarian
      19,172 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • Sylvia Valentine, Natural Law
      4,300 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Treasurer; State of California)

    Attorney General; State of California; Democratic Party

    Attorney General; State of California; Republican Party

    • Dick Ackerman, Republican
      1,831,813 votes 100%

    Attorney General; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
      27,085 votes 100%

    Attorney General; State of California; Green Party

    Attorney General; State of California; Libertarian Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General; State of California)

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Democratic Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Republican Party

    • Gary Mendoza, Republican
      804,772 votes 41.8%
    • Stefan "Watchdog" Stitch, Republican
      702,479 votes 36.4%
    • Wes Bannister, Republican
      422,132 votes 21.8%

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Steve Klein, American Independent
      27,066 votes 100%

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Green Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Insurance Commissioner; State of California)

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    US Congress

    United States Representative; District 12; Democratic Party

    • Tom Lantos, Democratic
      57,536 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 12; Republican Party

    • Michael J. Moloney, Republican
      23,276 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 12; Libertarian Party

    • Maad Abu-Ghazalah, Libertarian
      327 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 12)

    United States Representative; District 14; Democratic Party

    United States Representative; District 14; Republican Party

    • Joseph H. Nixon, Republican
      32,911 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 14; Libertarian Party

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 14)

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 8; Democratic Party

    • Jackie Speier, Democratic
      77,251 votes 100%

    State Senator; District 8; Republican Party

    • Dennis Zell, Republican
      26,183 votes 100%

    State Senator; District 8; Libertarian Party

    • Robert Fliegler, Libertarian
      460 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 8)

    State Assembly

    Member; California State Assembly; District 12; Democratic Party

    Member; California State Assembly; District 12; Republican Party

    • Howard Epstein, Republican
      8,381 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 12; Libertarian Party

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 12)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 19; Democratic Party

    Member; California State Assembly; District 19; Republican Party

    • David Kawas, Republican
      16,324 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 19; Green Party

    Member; California State Assembly; District 19; Libertarian Party

    (Only Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 19)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 21; Democratic Party

    • Joe Simitian, Democratic
      32,343 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 21; Republican Party

    Member; California State Assembly; District 21; Libertarian Party

    • Raymond M. Bell, Jr., Libertarian
      450 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 21)

    State Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1; Democratic Party

    • Carole Migden, Democratic
      601,755 votes 100%

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1; Republican Party

    • Mark S. Bendick, Republican
      210,107 votes 56.1%
    • Max Woods, Republican
      164,492 votes 43.9%

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1; Libertarian Party

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1)

    Judicial

    Superior Court Judge; County of San Mateo; Office #9

    • Joseph E. Bergeron
      68,950 votes 74.2%
    • Marc Seidenfeld
      23,666 votes 25.5%
    • (327 Writein Votes 0.4%, 28,680 Under Votes, 36 Over Votes)

    County

    Member, Board of Supervisors; County of San Mateo; District 2

    • Jerry Hill
      86,819 votes 99.3%
    • (640 Writein Votes 0.7%, 34,183 Under Votes, 17 Over Votes)

    Member, Board of Supervisors; County of San Mateo; District 3

    Assessor - County Clerk - Recorder; County of San Mateo

    • Warren Slocum
      94,300 votes 99.5%
    • (465 Writein Votes 0.5%, 26,881 Under Votes, 13 Over Votes)

    County Controller; County of San Mateo

    • Tom Huening
      89,654 votes 99.2%
    • (697 Writein Votes 0.8%, 31,301 Under Votes, 7 Over Votes)

    Coroner; County of San Mateo

    • Robert J. Foucrault
      74,514 votes 77.7%
    • Ronald J. "Ron" DeMaderios
      21,203 votes 22.1%
    • (212 Writein Votes 0.2%, 25,701 Under Votes, 29 Over Votes)

    District Attorney; County of San Mateo

    • James P. Fox
      90,525 votes 99.4%
    • (558 Writein Votes 0.6%, 30,560 Under Votes, 16 Over Votes)

    Sheriff; County of San Mateo

    • Don Horsley
      91,525 votes 99.3%
    • (647 Writein Votes 0.7%, 29,458 Under Votes, 29 Over Votes)

    County Superintendent of Schools; County of San Mateo

    Treasurer - Tax Collector; County of San Mateo

    • Lee Buffington
      95,706 votes 99.4%
    • (579 Writein Votes 0.6%, 25,360 Under Votes, 14 Over Votes)

    Party Central Committee

    Member, Democratic Party Central Committee; County of San Mateo; Supervisorial District 3 (5 Elected)

    Member, Green Party County Council; County of San Mateo (7 Elected)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 40 The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002
    2,769,178 / 56.9% Yes votes ...... 2,101,516 / 43.1% No votes
    Should the state borrow two billion six hundred million dollars ($2,600,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for development, restoration, and acquisition of state and local parks, recreation areas and historical resources, and for land, air, and water conservation programs?

    Proposition 41 Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002
    2,474,372 / 51.6% Yes votes ...... 2,325,348 / 48.4% No votes
    Should the state borrow $200 million ($200,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds to assist counties in the purchase of updated voting systems?

    Proposition 42 Transportation Congestion Improvement Act
    3,345,877 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 1,499,475 / 30.9% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require gasoline and diesel fuel sales tax revenues be allocated for specified transportation purposes, including highways, streets and roads, and transit improvements?

    Proposition 43 Right to Have Vote Counted
    3,382,174 / 71.5% Yes votes ...... 1,346,926 / 28.5% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require that every vote legally cast in an election be counted?

    Proposition 44 Chiropractors. Unprofessional Conduct
    3,758,718 / 79.8% Yes votes ...... 952,790 / 20.2% No votes
    Should the Chiropractic Act be amended to alter procedures and penalties in cases of various specified offenses, including insurance fraud?

    Proposition 45 Legislative Term Limits. Local Voter Petitions
    2,043,448 / 42.3% Yes votes ...... 2,782,039 / 57.7% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to allow voters to submit petitions to permit their incumbent legislators to run for reelection and to serve for a maxiumum of four more years beyond their presently allowed terms?

    Local Measures

    Measure A Special Tax -- Cabrillo Unified School District (2/3 Vote Required)
    3,505 / 61.4% Yes votes ...... 2,202 / 38.6% No votes
    In order to address its imminent budget shortfall arising from the State of California's economic crisis, shall the Cabrillo Unified School District levy a special tax of $75 on each parcel within the District for each of three years, exempting vacant parcels and parcels owned by individuals over 65, the proceeds to be used for preserving essential programs and services?

    Measure B Bond -- Redwood City Elementary School District (55% Vote Required)
    8,946 / 64.9% Yes votes ...... 4,828 / 35.1% No votes
    In order to improve local schools by repairing school roofs, upgrading lighting with energy-saving equipment, providing access to disabled students, purchasing computers, improving fields to increase safety, and other building and equipment improvements as specified in the District's Bond Project List, shall the Redwood City Elementary School District issue $22,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates subject to specified accountability measures, including a Citizen's Oversight Committee to monitor bond expenditures and review financial audits?

    Measure C Zoning Ordinance -- City of East Palo Alto (Majority Vote Required)
    1,562 / 52.4% Yes votes ...... 1,419 / 47.6% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted that:

    (1) rezones 10.5 acre site in the Gateway/101 Corridor Redevelopment Project Area to General Commercial (C-2) to allow for regional retail use such as an IKEA store; and

    (2) amends the Gateway/101 Corridor Specific Plan to allow an increase in square footage of General Commercial use, an increase in floor area ratio, an increase in height, an increase in building design flexibility, and allows multilevel parking to allow for regional retail use such as an IKEA store?

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