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November 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Nov 18 1:06pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (656/656)
50.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (197,422/391,160)

Statewide Results as of Nov 14 11:14am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (24726/24726)
48.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (7,424,799/15,303,469)

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  • State Executive

    Governor; State of California

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California

    Secretary of State; State of California

    State Controller; State of California

    State Treasurer; State of California

    Attorney General; State of California

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California

    State Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 2

    US Congress

    United States Representative; District 23

    United States Representative; District 24

    • Elton Gallegly, Republican
      118,785 votes 65.3%
    • Fern Rudin, Democratic
      57,760 votes 31.7%
    • Gary Harber, Libertarian
      5,549 votes 3%

    State Assembly

    Member; California State Assembly; District 35

    Member; California State Assembly; District 37

    • Tony Strickland, Republican
      74,026 votes 63.2%
    • Bruce J. Thomas, Democratic
      43,244 votes 36.8%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 38

    • Keith Stuart Richman, Republican
      63,601 votes 60.9%
    • Paula L. Calderon, Democratic
      36,951 votes 35.3%
    • Karl Lembke, Libertarian
      4,014 votes 3.8%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 41

    • Fran Pavley, Democratic
      70,071 votes 61.5%
    • Michael J. Wissot, Republican
      39,898 votes 34.9%
    • Brian "Max" Kelly, Libertarian
      4,132 votes 3.6%

    Judicial

    Justice; California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

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

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

    • Judith M. Ashmann
      72.4% Yes (922,274) 27.6% No (351,712)
    • Kathryn Doi Todd
      71.1% Yes (908,004) 28.9% No (368,826)

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

    • Joan Dempsey Klein
      73.1% Yes (944,252) 26.9% No (346,596)

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

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

    • Richard M. Mosk
      69.3% Yes (885,277) 30.7% No (391,312)
    • Paul A. Turner
      70.0% Yes (879,946) 30.0% No (377,746)

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

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

    • Mildred L. Lillie
      70.4% Yes (895,154) 29.6% No (376,561)
    • Dennis M. Perluss
      69.2% Yes (864,976) 30.8% No (384,851)

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

    • Candace D. Cooper
      74.6% Yes (950,934) 25.4% No (322,932)
    • Laurence D. Rubin
      71.4% Yes (906,033) 28.6% No (363,638)
    • Paul Boland
      71.4% Yes (899,570) 28.6% No (360,035)

    School

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    Governing Board Member; Ventura County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1

    • Mary Louise Peterson
      27,018 votes 71.3%
    • Octavio A. Sifuentes
      6,003 votes 15.8%
    • Harold "Hal" Chiprin
      4,743 votes 12.5%

    Governing Board Member; Ventura County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

    • Rob Collins
      16,733 votes 49.4%
    • John Lane
      8,510 votes 25.1%
    • Dean Kunicki
      7,215 votes 21.3%
    • Walt Madrid
      1,275 votes 3.8%

    Governing Board Member; Ventura County Community College District; Trustee Area 1

    • Mary Anne Rooney
      19,076 votes 48.1%
    • John Tallman
      14,995 votes 37.8%
    • Kevin Laird
      3,481 votes 8.8%
    • David L. Norrdin
      1,940 votes 4.9%

    Governing Board Member; Ventura County Community College District; Trustee Area 2

    Governing Board Member; Ventura County Community College District; Trustee Area 5

    • Art Hernandez
      9,840 votes 48.9%
    • Sylvia Munoz Schnopp
      4,821 votes 24.0%
    • Ron Segovia Dyste
      3,537 votes 17.6%
    • Deshay D. Ford
      1,822 votes 9.1%

    Governing Board Member; Santa Barbara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 5

    • Roger A. Hill
      10,938 votes 69.5%
    • Ellen M. Rojas
      4,804 votes 30.5%

    Governing Board Member; Conejo Valley Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Pat Phelps
      22,138 votes 27.5%
    • Mary Jo Del Campo
      18,093 votes 22.5%
    • Tim Stephens
      16,657 votes 20.7%
    • Sydney Stein
      14,168 votes 17.6%
    • Joel S. Wyenn
      9,258 votes 11.5%

    Governing Board Member; Cuyama Joint Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Richard Ray
      149 votes 44.3%
    • William McBrien
      115 votes 34.2%
    • Ken Hahn
      72 votes 21.4%

    Governing Board Member; Fillmore Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Scott Lee
      2,760 votes 32.4%
    • David Dollar
      1,843 votes 21.6%
    • Robert Talon
      1,536 votes 18.0%
    • Clark L. Johnson
      1,362 votes 16.0%
    • Marthann M. Beatty
      998 votes 11.7%

    Governing Board Member; Moorpark Unified School District (2 Elected)

    Governing Board Member; Oak Park Unified School District (3 Elected)

    • Cindy Vinson
      2,083 votes 25.1%
    • Mary Rees
      1,787 votes 21.5%
    • Marie T. Panec
      1,785 votes 21.5%
    • Jeri Fox
      1,500 votes 18.0%
    • Robert H. "Bob" Kahn
      652 votes 7.8%
    • Daniel F. Bilchik
      492 votes 5.9%

    Governing Board Member; Ojai Unified School District (3 Elected)

    Governing Board Member; Simi Valley Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Greg Stratton
      14,695 votes 32.2%
    • Carla Kurachi
      11,038 votes 24.2%
    • Richard F. "Dick" Thomas
      8,668 votes 19.0%
    • Candace Kaufman
      5,369 votes 11.8%
    • Sue Martinez
      4,378 votes 9.6%
    • Jerre Reimers
      1,396 votes 3.1%

    Governing Board Member; Oxnard Union High School District (3 Elected)

    • Irene G. Pinkard
      25,856 votes 24.4%
    • Socorro Lopez Hanson
      23,939 votes 22.6%
    • Robert Q. Valles
      20,605 votes 19.4%
    • Jim C. Manuel
      19,419 votes 18.3%
    • Benito R. Juarez
      15,759 votes 14.9%

    Governing Board Member; Santa Paula Union High School District (3 Elected)

    • Christina "Tina" Urias
      3,186 votes 20.2%
    • Shirley Hendren
      2,965 votes 18.8%
    • Al Sandoval
      2,635 votes 16.7%
    • Michelle Kolbeck
      2,610 votes 16.6%
    • Steven Shuel
      2,269 votes 14.4%
    • Terence P. Nelson, III
      2,040 votes 12.9%

    Governing Board Member; Briggs Elementary School District (3 Elected)

    • Charles Alvarez
      466 votes 32.6%
    • Mindee J. Stekkinger
      399 votes 27.9%
    • Karen Schilbrack
      365 votes 25.6%
    • Zahid M. Shah
      197 votes 13.8%

    Governing Board Member; Oxnard Elementary School District (3 Elected)

    • Ana Del Rio Barba
      6,731 votes 19.0%
    • John M. Macarthur, III
      6,691 votes 18.9%
    • Arthur Joe Lopez
      6,325 votes 17.9%
    • Denis O'Leary
      5,764 votes 16.3%
    • Dorothie J. Sterling
      5,175 votes 14.6%
    • Roy J. Caffrey
      4,610 votes 13.0%

    Governing Board Member; Pleasant Valley Elementary School District (3 Elected)

    • Jennifer H. Miller
      8,987 votes 19.5%
    • Ron Speakman
      8,744 votes 19.0%
    • John R. Alamillo
      8,178 votes 17.7%
    • Warren Harwood
      6,943 votes 15.1%
    • Roger Lund
      6,885 votes 14.9%
    • Joseph McAdams
      6,220 votes 13.5%

    Governing Board Member; Rio Elementary School District (3 Elected)

    • Ron Mosqueda
      1,690 votes 17.5%
    • Simon Ayala
      1,537 votes 15.9%
    • Henrietta "Lulu" Macias
      1,466 votes 15.2%
    • George Perez
      1,367 votes 14.1%
    • Staci Depolo
      1,251 votes 12.9%
    • Jean Mattson
      1,221 votes 12.6%
    • Sally Ponce-O'Rourke
      1,109 votes 11.5%

    County

    County Clerk and Recorder; County of Ventura

    • Philip J. Schmit
      88,055 votes 54.3%
    • Yvonne Gallegos Bodle
      73,228 votes 45.2%

    City

    Council Member; City of Camarillo (3 Elected)

    • Mike Morgan
      12,736 votes 30.5%
    • Jeanette L. "Jan" McDonald
      12,210 votes 29.2%
    • Charlotte Craven
      11,004 votes 26.3%
    • Carlos Cruz
      5,746 votes 13.8%

    Council Member; City of Fillmore (2 Elected)

    • Ernest Villegas
      1,756 votes 30.6%
    • Ken Smedley
      1,514 votes 26.3%
    • Paul G. Harding
      1,261 votes 21.9%
    • Nick Dalton
      1,207 votes 21.0%

    Mayor; City of Moorpark

    • Patrick Hunter
      6,278 votes 95.3%

    Council Member; City of Moorpark (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Ojai (3 Elected)

    • Joe De Vito
      1,410 votes 21.3%
    • David Bury
      1,359 votes 20.5%
    • Carol B. Smith
      1,160 votes 17.5%
    • Bruce Roland
      1,128 votes 17.0%
    • Paul B. Blatz
      951 votes 14.4%
    • Leonard J. Klaif
      598 votes 9.0%

    Mayor; City of Oxnard

    • Manuel M. Lopez
      17,749 votes 85.6%

    Council Member; City of Oxnard (2 Elected)

    • Dean Maulhardt
      10,107 votes 23.9%
    • Andres "Andy" Herrera
      7,689 votes 18.2%
    • Saul Medina
      6,678 votes 15.8%
    • Albert G. "Al" Duff, Sr.
      6,296 votes 14.9%
    • Susan Komar
      4,440 votes 10.5%
    • Alex Escobell
      2,672 votes 6.3%
    • Martin D. Jones
      2,059 votes 4.9%
    • Tim Hammons
      1,655 votes 3.9%
    • Elias Banales, Jr.
      560 votes 1.3%

    Council Member; City of Port Hueneme (3 Elected)

    • Anthony C. Volante
      1,953 votes 24.1%
    • Jon Sharkey
      1,729 votes 21.4%
    • Maricela Morales
      1,579 votes 19.5%
    • Steve Kinney
      1,515 votes 18.7%
    • Helen McPherson
      1,299 votes 16.1%

    Council Member; City of Santa Paula (3 Elected)

    • Gabino Aguirre
      3,167 votes 20.4%
    • Mary Ann Krause
      2,450 votes 15.8%
    • Rick Cook
      2,294 votes 14.8%
    • Rita Graham
      2,161 votes 13.9%
    • Al Escoto
      2,112 votes 13.6%
    • John Wisda
      1,812 votes 11.7%

    Mayor; City of Simi Valley

    Council Member; City of Simi Valley (2 Elected)

    • Glen T. Becerra
      17,390 votes 37.0%
    • Paul Miller
      16,821 votes 35.8%
    • Brian E. Wilson
      6,406 votes 13.6%
    • Paul Luna Delgado
      6,241 votes 13.3%

    Council Member; City of Thousand Oaks; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Thousand Oaks; 2 Year Term

    • Bob Wilson
      12,608 votes 41.4%
    • Randy Hoffman
      11,620 votes 38.1%
    • Don Morris
      6,097 votes 20.0%

    Special District

    Director; Bell Canyon Community Services District (2 Elected)

    • Sarah Berman
      266 votes 28.9%
    • Sara Smith Ray
      171 votes 18.6%
    • Jennifer Miller
      146 votes 15.9%
    • Ganesan "Subbu" Subbaraman
      119 votes 12.9%
    • Frank R. Blair
      106 votes 11.5%
    • William K. Scruggs
      105 votes 11.4%

    Library Trustee; Blanchard/Santa Paula Public Library District

    • Ninette M. Reyes Sena
      3,933 votes 65.6%
    • Joanna E. Gentry
      2,009 votes 33.5%

    Director; Conejo Recreation and Park District (3 Elected)

    • Susan Lauer Holt
      20,887 votes 24.9%
    • Michael Dean "Mike" Berger
      19,037 votes 22.7%
    • Joe Gibson
      15,940 votes 19.0%
    • Dennis L. Anderson
      10,830 votes 12.9%
    • Foster Boone
      4,968 votes 5.9%
    • Paul Berner
      4,477 votes 5.3%
    • Andrea "Andee" Jenkins
      4,394 votes 5.2%
    • Bill Purcell
      2,167 votes 2.6%
    • Gene Austin
      1,106 votes 1.3%

    Director; Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District (2 Elected)

    • Nancy C. Bush
      11,573 votes 40.5%
    • James Reser
      9,062 votes 31.7%
    • Marty Hall
      7,818 votes 27.4%

    Director; Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District (2 Elected)

    • Gene "Hoss" Hostetler
      19,970 votes 39.4%
    • James L. "Jim" Meredith
      17,680 votes 34.9%
    • Kathryn D. Duarte
      8,227 votes 16.2%
    • Kevin B. Harris
      4,697 votes 9.3%

    Director; Ojai Valley Sanitary District; Division 4

    • John R. "Jack" Curtis
      576 votes 58.7%
    • Donna Nowland
      398 votes 40.5%

    Director; Ojai Valley Sanitary District; Division 6

    • Stan Greene
      605 votes 64.6%
    • Alan W. Bell
      328 votes 35.0%

    Director; Castaic Lake Water Agency; Division 3

    • Jacquelyn H. McMillan
      6,833 votes 59.7%
    • Brian K. Roney
      4,617 votes 40.3%
    • Donald R. Froelich

    Director, At Large; Castaic Lake Water Agency

    • Tom Campbell
      26,917 votes 75.2%
    • John B. Steffen
      7,003 votes 19.6%
    • Gundy G. Tollefson
      1,853 votes 5.2%

    Director; United Water Conservation District; Division 2

    • Roger Orr
      6,588 votes 67.2%
    • Sam Hall
      3,113 votes 31.7%

    Director; United Water Conservation District; Division 3

    • Robert Eranio
      4,245 votes 29.2%
    • Patrick J. Kelley
      4,098 votes 28.2%
    • Gerard W. Kapuscik
      3,965 votes 27.3%
    • Tom McGillis
      2,154 votes 14.8%

    Director; Calleguas Municipal Water District; Division 4

    Director; Calleguas Municipal Water District; Division 5

    Director; Casitas Municipal Water District; Division 3

    • Pete Kaiser
      1,738 votes 60.5%
    • William L. "Bill" Austin
      1,115 votes 38.8%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 46 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002
    3,895,071 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,506 / 42.5% No votes
    Should the state create a trust fund by selling two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) in general obligation funds to fund twenty-one types of housing programs--including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing?

    Proposition 47 Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002
    4,044,743 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,809,844 / 41.0% No votes
    Should the state sell thirteen billion fifty million dollars ($13,050,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

    Proposition 48 Court Consolidation
    4,642,292 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 1,735,074 / 27.2% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to delete references to the municipal courts?

    Proposition 49 Before and After School Programs. State Grants
    3,857,409 / 56.6% Yes votes ...... 2,958,458 / 43.4% No votes
    Should funding for before and after school programs be substantially increased, and starting in 2004-05, should general funds be permanently earmarked for this program?

    Proposition 50 Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection
    3,727,561 / 55.4% Yes votes ...... 3,006,792 / 44.6% No votes
    Should the state borrow three billion four hundred forty million dollars ($3,440,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for a variety of water projects including coastal protection, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, integrated regional water management, safe drinking water, and water quality?

    Proposition 51 Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax
    2,712,675 / 41.4% Yes votes ...... 3,839,788 / 58.6% No votes
    Should the sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles be permanently allocated to specific transportation projects?

    Proposition 52 Election Day Voter Registration
    2,745,473 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 4,019,211 / 59.4% No votes
    Should legally eligible California residents presenting proof of current residence be allowed to register to vote on Election Day?

    Local Measures

    Measure A The Hillside Development and Open Space Initiative of 2002 -- San Buenaventura
    10,205 / 29.6% Yes votes ...... 24,264 / 70.4% No votes
    Shall Measure "A" be adopted to amend the Comprehensive Plan, amend other City land use regulations, approve the Open 80 Master Plan, and approve a Development Agreement that, together, would allow up to 1390 homes to be developed on 730 acres of the Hillside Voter Participation Area north of the City while setting aside approximateley 3050 acres of open space in the manner required by the Open 80 Master Plan?

    Measure B Urban Boundary Line and Amended General Plan -- City of Simi Valley
    10,285 / 36.2% Yes votes ...... 18,161 / 63.8% No votes
    Shall the ordinance entitled "An Initiative Measure to Amend a Voter Approved Initiative Adopted in November of 1998, which established an Urban Boundary Line and Amended the Simi Valley General Plan," be adopted?

    Measure C Proposed Zone Changes and Adverse Traffic Impacts -- City of Ojai
    900 / 34.8% Yes votes ...... 1,685 / 65.2% No votes
    Should proposed zone changes and discretionary development projects which cause any adverse traffic impacts on local roadways be denied unless feasible, ascertainable mitigation measures ae available and adopted? The measure excepts single-family dwellings on existing legal lots and City special events. The measure does not exempt affordable housing.

    Measure D City Council Districts and Assignment of Numbers to City Council Districts -- City of Santa Paula
    1,849 / 30.9% Yes votes ...... 4,130 / 69.1% No votes
    Shall members of the legislative body of the City of Santa Paula be elected by districts described in Ordinance No. 1057? "Yes" means elect by districts. "No" means retain current citywide election system.

    Measure E Validation of the Action of the City Council in 1994 to Increase the Transient Occupancy Tax from 7% to 10% -- City of Santa Paula
    3,203 / 55.2% Yes votes ...... 2,595 / 44.8% No votes
    Shall the action of the City Council of the City of Santa Paula in 1994 to increase the transient occupancy tax on temporary occupants of hotels, motels, inns, and the like from 7% to 10% of the rent charged be validated by the electors by a majority vote in favor of this measure?

    Measure F Urban Restriction Boundary Amendment to include Adams Canyon and access corridor -- City of Santa Paula
    2,174 / 36.0% Yes votes ...... 3,873 / 64.0% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted to change the City of Santa Paula's Urban Restriction Boundary (CURB) to include Adams Canyon and an access corridor?

    Measure G A Swimming Pool Maintenance and Operations Special Tax -- City of Fillmore
    1,862 / 61.7% Yes votes ...... 1,156 / 38.3% No votes
    Shall the ordinance proposing a special tax of $15 per parcel per year, to be used only for maintenance and operations of a swimming pool, be adopted?

    Measure H School Facilities Improvement Bond Measure -- Mesa Union Elementary School District (Bond Measure)
    786 / 65.3% Yes votes ...... 418 / 34.7% No votes
    To construct, rehabilitate, modernize or replace school facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities or the acquisition of real property for school facilities, and in so doing increase safety and educational effectiveness of classrooms for students, shall the Mesa Union School District issue not to exceed $3,900,000 in bonds at interest rates below legal limits and in accordance with the actions relating thereto taken by the District's Board of Trustees?


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