Combined ballot

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President of the United States

• John F. Kerry/John Edwards, Democratic
  6,737,355 votes 54.4%
• George W. Bush/Dick Cheney, Republican
  5,501,496 votes 44.4%
• Michael Badnarik/Richard Campagna, Libertarian
  50,101 votes .5%
• David Cobb/Pat LaMarche, Green
  40,598 votes .3%
• Leonard Peltier/Janice Jordan, Peace and Freedom
  27,548 votes .2%
• Michael Anthony Peroutka/Chuck Baldwin, American Independent
  26,580 votes .2%
• John Joseph Kennedy (Write-in)
• James Alexander-Pace (Write-in)
• Ralph Nader (Write-in)
• Anthony Jabin (Write-in)
• John Parker (Write-in)

US Senate

United States Senator

• Barbara Boxer, Democratic
  6,947,021 votes 57.8%
• Bill Jones, Republican
  4,548,931 votes 37.8%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  243,407 votes 2.1%
• James P. "Jim" Gray, Libertarian
  216,236 votes 1.7%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  81,084 votes .6%
• Dennis Richter (Write-in)
• John Emery Jones (Write-in)
• Howard Johnson (Write-in)

US House

United States Representative; District 8

• Nancy Pelosi, Democratic
  224,017 votes 84.7%
• Jennifer Depalma, Republican
  31,074 votes 11.7%
• Leilani Dowell, Peace and Freedom
  9,527 votes 3.6%
• Terry Baum (Write-in)

United States Representative; District 12

• Tom Lantos, Democratic
  171,852 votes 68.1%
• Mike Garza, Republican
  52,593 votes 20.8%
• Pat Gray, Green
  23,038 votes 9.1%
• Harland Harrison, Libertarian
  5,116 votes 2%

State Senate

State Senator; District 3

• Carole Migden, Democratic
  258,166 votes 68.2%
• Andrew D. Felder, Republican
  98,332 votes 26%
• Ian J. Grimes, Peace and Freedom
  12,013 votes 3.1%
• David Rhodes, Libertarian
  10,234 votes 2.7%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 12

• Leland Y. Yee, Democratic
  112,000 votes 77.6%
• Howard Epstein, Republican
  23,803 votes 16.5%
• Chris Maden, Libertarian
  8,560 votes 5.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 13

• Mark Leno, Democratic
  148,863 votes 82%
• Gail E. Neira, Republican
  23,900 votes 13.1%
• Jonathan Scott Marvin, Libertarian
  8,980 votes 4.9%

City and County

Supervisor; County of San Francisco; District 1

• Jake McGoldrick
  11,791 votes 41.09%
• Lillian Sing
  8,959 votes 31.22%
• Matt Tuchow
  2,859 votes 9.96%
• David Heller
  2,003 votes 6.98%
• Rose Tsai
  1,581 votes 5.51%
• Leanna M. Dawydiak
  1,373 votes 4.78%
• Jeffrey Freebairn
  131 votes .46%

Supervisor; County of San Francisco; District 2

• Michela Alioto-Pier
  21,013 votes 61.25%
• Steve Braccini
  5,763 votes 16.80%
• David Pascal
  4,207 votes 12.26%
• Roger Schulke
  1,950 votes 5.68%
• Jay R. Shah
  1,375 votes 4.01%

Supervisor; County of San Francisco; District 3

• Aaron Peskin
  16,120 votes 62.55%
• Brian Murphy O'Flynn
  4,581 votes 17.78%
• Eugene Chi-Ching Wong
  3,534 votes 13.71%
• Sal Busalacchi
  1,536 votes 5.96%
• Edward Seto Yee

Supervisor; County of San Francisco; District 5

• Ross Mirkarimi
  9,928 votes 28.40%
• Robert Haaland
  5,096 votes 14.58%
• Lisa Feldstein
  3,242 votes 9.27%
• Nick Waugh
  3,007 votes 8.60%
• Andrew Sullivan
  2,474 votes 7.08%
• Bill Barnes
  1,659 votes 4.75%
• Jim Siegel
  1,537 votes 4.40%
• Dan Kalb
  1,393 votes 3.99%
• Susan C. King
  971 votes 2.78%
• Michael O'Connor
  860 votes 2.46%
• Brett Wheeler
  825 votes 2.36%
• Joseph Blue
  792 votes 2.27%
• Tys Sniffen
  684 votes 1.96%
• Phoenix Streets
  654 votes 1.87%
• Julian Davis
  412 votes 1.18%
• Emmett Gilman
  390 votes 1.12%
• Francis Somsel
  365 votes 1.04%
• Rob Anderson
  332 votes .95%
• Vivian Wilder
  129 votes .37%
• Patrick Ciocca
  87 votes .25%
• Phillip House
  61 votes .17%
• H. Brown
  57 votes .16%

Supervisor; County of San Francisco; District 7

• Sean R. Elsbernd
  10,475 votes 33.23%
• Christine A. Linnenbach
  6,764 votes 21.46%
• Isaac Wang
  2,717 votes 8.62%
• Gregory Corrales
  2,550 votes 8.09%
• Milton "Rennie" O'Brien
  2,359 votes 7.48%
• Vernon C. Grigg, III
  2,082 votes 6.60%
• Shawn Reifsteck
  1,103 votes 3.50%
• Michael Patrick Mallen
  968 votes 3.07%
• Pat Lakey
  760 votes 2.41%
• Svetlana L. Kaff
  541 votes 1.72%
• Arsenio P. Belenson
  507 votes 1.61%
• Sheela Kini
  349 votes 1.11%
• David Parker
  348 votes 1.10%

Supervisor; County of San Francisco; District 9

• Tom Ammiano
  12,547 votes 50.73%
• Renee Saucedo
  5,460 votes 22.08%
• Miguel Bustos
  4,318 votes 17.46%
• Lucrecia Bermudez
  1,018 votes 4.12%
• Steve Zeltzer
  798 votes 3.23%
• Boris James Perez
  575 votes 2.32%

Supervisor; County of San Francisco; District 11

• Gerardo Sandoval
  7,427 votes 32.24%
• Myrna Lim
  4,259 votes 18.49%
• Jose Medina
  2,852 votes 12.38%
• Anita Grier
  2,787 votes 12.10%
• Rolando Bonilla
  2,279 votes 9.89%
• Rebecca Reynolds Silverberg
  1,810 votes 7.86%
• Tom Yuen
  1,318 votes 5.72%
• Fil M. Silverio
  307 votes 1.33%

Schools

Community College Board; County of San Francisco (4 Elected)

• Milton Marks, III
  161,138 votes 24.35%
• Natalie Berg
  130,464 votes 19.71%
• Rodel E. Rodis
  111,506 votes 16.85%
• Julio Ramos
  98,870 votes 14.94%
• Matthew Juhl-Darlington
  86,392 votes 13.05%
• Judith Schiff
  70,108 votes 10.59%

Board of Education; County of San Francisco (4 Elected)

• Jill Wynns
  101,032 votes 13.15%
• Norman Yee
  97,008 votes 12.63%
• Eric Mar
  95,002 votes 12.37%
• Mark Sanchez
  93,175 votes 12.13%
• Heather Hiles
  87,024 votes 11.33%
• David Weiner
  75,963 votes 9.89%
• Jane Kim
  64,968 votes 8.46%
• Larry Kane
  52,927 votes 6.89%
• James M. Calloway
  37,035 votes 4.82%
• James A. Ferrigno
  26,524 votes 3.45%
• Starchild
  23,340 votes 3.04%
• Joel H. Springer, III
  12,853 votes 1.67%

Proposition 1A Protection of Local Government Revenues
9,398,045 / 83.6% Yes votes ...... 1,837,430 / 16.4% No votes

Should local property tax and sales tax revenues remain with local government thereby safeguarding funding for public safety, health, libraries, parks, and other local services? Provisions can only be suspended if the Governor declares a fiscal necessity and two-thirds of the Legislature concur.

Proposition 59 Public Records, Open Meetings
9,322,156 / 83.3% Yes votes ...... 1,867,161 / 16.7% No votes

Shall the Constitution be amended to include public's right of access to meetings of government bodies and writings of government officials while preserving specified constitutional rights and retaining existing exclusions for certain meetings and records?

Proposition 60 Election Rights of Political Parties
7,217,315 / 67.5% Yes votes ...... 3,473,838 / 32.5% No votes

Shall the general election ballot be required to include candidate receiving most votes among candidates of same party for partisan office in primary election?

Proposition 60A Surplus Property
7,765,107 / 73.2% Yes votes ...... 2,839,572 / 26.8% No votes

Shall the sale proceeds of most surplus state property pay off specified bonds?

Proposition 61 Children's Hospital Projects. Grant Program
6,620,176 / 58.3% Yes votes ...... 4,743,459 / 41.7% No votes

Shall $750 million general obligation bonds be authorized for grants to eligible children's hospitals for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping children's hospitals?

Proposition 62 Elections. Primaries
5,111,627 / 46.2% Yes votes ...... 5,960,889 / 53.8% No votes

Should primary elections be structured so that voters may vote for any state or federal candidate regardless of party registration of voter or candidate? The two primary-election candidates receiving most votes for an office, whether they are candidates with "no party" or members of same or different party, would be listed on general election ballot. Exempts presidential nominations.

Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Expansion, Funding. Tax on Personal Incomes above $1 Million
6,183,119 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 5,330,052 / 46.3% No votes

Should a 1% tax on taxable personal income above $1 million to fund expanded health services for mentally ill children, adults, seniors be established?

Proposition 64 Limit on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business Competition Laws
6,562,861 / 58.9% Yes votes ...... 4,572,383 / 41.1% No votes

Should individual or class action "unfair business" lawsuits be allowed only if actual loss suffered? Only government officials may enforce these laws on public's behalf.

Proposition 65 Local Government Funds, Revenues. State Mandates
3,895,621 / 37.6% Yes votes ...... 6,461,927 / 62.4% No votes

Should reduction of local fee/tax revenues require voter approval? Permits suspension of state mandate if no state reimbursement to local government within 180 days after obligation determined.

Proposition 66 Limitations on "Three Strikes" Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment
5,596,077 / 47.3% Yes votes ...... 6,230,122 / 52.7% No votes

Should the "Three Strikes" law be limited to violent and/or serious felonies? Permits limited re-sentencing under new definitions. Increases punishment for specified sex crimes against children.

Proposition 67 Emergency Medical Services. Funding. Telephone Surcharge
3,238,537 / 28.4% Yes votes ...... 8,154,515 / 71.6% No votes

Should the telephone surcharge be increased and other funds for emergency room physicians, hospital emergency rooms, community clinics, emergency personnel training/equipment, and 911 telephone system be allocated?

Proposition 68 Non-Tribal Commercial Gambling Expansion. Tribal Gaming Compact Amendments. Revenues, Tax Exemptions
1,894,183 / 16.2% Yes votes ...... 9,788,161 / 83.8% No votes

Should tribal compact amendments be authorized? Unless tribes accept, should casino gaming be authorized for sixteen non-tribal establishments? Percentage of gaming revenues fund government services.

Proposition 69 DNA Samples. Collection. Database. Funding
7,183,917 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 4,395,343 / 38.0% No votes

Should collection of DNA samples from all felons, and from others arrested for or charged with specified crimes be required with submission to state DNA database? Provides for funding.

Proposition 70 Tribal Gaming Compacts. Exclusive Gaming Rights. Contributions to State
2,759,558 / 23.7% Yes votes ...... 8,868,324 / 76.3% No votes

Upon tribe's request, should the Governor be required to execute a 99-year compact? Tribes contribute percentage of net gaming income to state funds, in exchange for expanded, exclusive tribal casino gaming.

Proposition 71 Stem Cell Research. Funding. Bonds
7,009,814 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 4,859,401 / 40.9% No votes

Should the "California Institute for Regenerative Medicine" be established to regulate and fund stem cell research with the constitutional right to conduct such research and with an oversight committee? Prohibits funding of human reproductive cloning research.

Proposition 72 Health Care Coverage Requirements
5,681,863 / 49.1% Yes votes ...... 5,881,886 / 50.9% No votes

Should legislation requiring health care coverage for employees, as specified, working for large and medium employers be approved?

Proposition A Affordable Housing Bonds -- City of San Francisco (Two-Thirds Majority)
209,259 / 64.20% Yes votes ...... 116,706 / 35.80% No votes

Shall the City borrow $200,000,000 to buy, build or renovate supportive and affordable housing and assist low- and moderate-income individuals and households to buy a home?

Proposition B Historical Preservation Bonds -- City of San Francisco (Two-Thirds Majority)
181,658 / 57.39% Yes votes ...... 134,896 / 42.61% No votes

Shall the City borrow $60,000,000 to buy, renovate or preserve historical resources owned by the City or the San Francisco Unified School District?

Proposition C Health Service System -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
166,651 / 56.33% Yes votes ...... 129,210 / 43.67% No votes

Shall the Health Service System be a separate City department, and shall the Health Service Board be authorized to appoint and remove the manager of the Health Service System?

Proposition D Changes to City Charter -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
118,123 / 42.11% Yes votes ...... 162,385 / 57.89% No votes

Shall Charter rules be changed concerning the deadlines and number of votes required for action by the Board of Supervisors, the number of aides per Board member, and the length of time commissioners may serve after their term has expired?

Proposition E Police & Fire Survivor Benefits -- City of San Francisco
210,091 / 66.01% Yes votes ...... 108,193 / 33.99% No votes

Shall the City pay the survivor of a police officer or firefighter who dies in the line of duty 100% of retirement benefits the officer or firefighter would have received?

Proposition F Noncitizen Voting in School Board Elections -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
155,643 / 48.55% Yes votes ...... 164,924 / 51.45% No votes

May San Francisco residents who are 18 or older vote in School Board elections, whether or not the resident is a United States citizen, if the resident is a parent, guardian or care-giver of a child in the School District?

Proposition G Health Plans for City Residents -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
201,674 / 66.81% Yes votes ...... 100,206 / 33.19% No votes

Shall the City authorize the Health Service Board to establish health plans for City residents?

Proposition H Naming the Stadium at Candlestick Point -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
170,217 / 54.54% Yes votes ...... 141,904 / 45.46% No votes

Shall the City-owned sports stadium at Candlestick Point be named "Candlestick Park?"

Proposition I Economic Analysis of Legislation -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
154,022 / 51.92% Yes votes ...... 142,650 / 48.08% No votes

Shall the City hire economists to study proposed legislation and report on the likely impact on the local economy, and shall the City develop a long-term Economic Development Plan?

Proposition J Sales Tax Increase -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
131,529 / 41.89% Yes votes ...... 182,477 / 58.11% No votes

Shall the City increase the local sales tax by 0.25% (one-quarter-of-one-percent)?

Proposition K Business Tax -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
135,068 / 45.33% Yes votes ...... 162,910 / 54.67% No votes

Shall the City create a temporary 0.1% (one-tenth-of-one-percent) gross receipts tax, and clarify how the City's existing payroll expense tax applies to certain business entities?

Proposition L Use of Hotel Tax to Preserve Movie Theaters -- City of San Francisco (Two-Thirds Majority)
78,157 / 25.41% Yes votes ...... 229,487 / 74.59% No votes

Shall 15% of the existing hotel tax surcharge be set aside to acquire, preserve and maintain neighborhood and single-screen movie theaters and promote the local film-making industry?

Proposition N Withdrawing U.S. Military Personnel from Iraq -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
195,257 / 63.33% Yes votes ...... 113,053 / 36.67% No votes

Shall it be City policy to urge the United States government to withdraw all troops from Iraq and bring all military personnel in Iraq back to the United States?

Proposition O Use of Sales Tax Funds -- City of San Francisco (Simple Majority)
181,340 / 59.65% Yes votes ...... 122,644 / 40.35% No votes

Shall it be City policy to use additional sales tax funds resulting from approval of Proposition J to assist low-income residents including seniors, the disabled, children and the homeless?

Proposition AA BART Earthquake Safety Bond -- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (2/3 Approval Required)
807,556 / 68.8% Yes votes ...... 365,975 / 31.2% No votes
   224,297 (75.88%) Yes / 71,301 (24.12%) No in San Francisco County
   352,351 (70.5%) Yes / 147,131 (29.5%) No in Alameda County
   230,908 (61.0%) Yes / 147,543 (39.0%) No in Contra Costa County

To protect public safety and keep Bay Area traffic moving in the aftermath of an earthquake or other disaster, shall BART, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, be authorized to issue bonds not to exceed $980 million dollars to make earthquake safety improvements to BART facilities in Contra Costa, San Francisco and Alameda Counties, including strengthening tunnels, bridges, overhead tracks and the underwater Transbay Tube, and establish an independent citizens' oversight committee to verify bond revenues are spent as promised?