Combined ballot

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President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democratic
  8,063,473 votes 61.1%
• John McCain/Sarah Palin, Republican
  4,902,278 votes 37.1%
• Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzales, Peace and Freedom
  105,375 votes 0.8%
• Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root, Libertarian
  65,654 votes 0.5%
• Alan Keyes/Wiley S. Drake, Sr., American Independent
  39,620 votes 0.3%
• Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente, Green
  37,432 votes 0.2%
• Frank Moore/Susan Block (Write-in)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-in)
• Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle (Write-in)
• Ron Paul/Gail Lightfoot (Write-in)

US Legislature

United States Representative; District 40

• Ed Royce, Republican
  144,714 votes 62.6%
• Christina Avalos, Democratic
  86,539 votes 37.4%

United States Representative; District 42

• Gary Miller, Republican
  158,009 votes 60.2%
• Edwin "Ed" Chau, Democratic
  104,516 votes 39.8%

United States Representative; District 44

• Ken Calvert, Republican
  125,269 votes 51.8%
• Bill Hedrick, Democratic
  116,931 votes 48.2%

United States Representative; District 46

• Dana Rohrabacher, Republican
  149,174 votes 52.6%
• Debbie Cook, Democratic
  122,126 votes 43.1%
• Thomas Lash, Green
  8,161 votes 2.8%
• Ernst Gasteiger, Libertarian
  4,270 votes 1.5%

United States Representative; District 47

• Loretta Sanchez, Democratic
  85,706 votes 69.5%
• Rosemarie Avila, Republican
  31,397 votes 25.5%
• Robert Lauten, American Independent
  6,265 votes 5.0%

United States Representative; District 48

• John Campbell, Republican
  171,431 votes 55.7%
• Steve Young, Democratic
  125,351 votes 40.6%
• Don Patterson, Libertarian
  11,475 votes 3.7%

State Senate

State Senator; District 29

• Robert Huff, Republican
  176,934 votes 54.5%
• Joseph Lyons, Democratic
  126,370 votes 38.9%
• Jill Stone, Libertarian
  21,769 votes 6.6%

State Senator; District 33

• Mimi Walters, Republican
  218,777 votes 58.2%
• Gary Pritchard, Democratic
  157,679 votes 41.8%

State Senator; District 35

• Tom Harman, Republican
  221,829 votes 58.6%
• Ginny Mayer, Democratic
  156,945 votes 41.4%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 56

• Tony Mendoza, Democratic
  77,529 votes 65.1%
• Roger Garrett, Republican
  41,633 votes 34.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 60

• Curt Hagman, Republican
  92,430 votes 56.0%
• Diane Singer, Democratic
  72,882 votes 44.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 67

• Jim Silva, Republican
  108,319 votes 62.4%
• Steve Blount, Democratic
  65,496 votes 37.6%

Member of the State Assembly; District 68

• Van Tran, Republican
  71,943 votes 54.1%
• Ken Arnold, Democratic
  61,095 votes 45.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 69

• Jose Solorio, Democratic
  50,747 votes 71.1%
• Cameron Mangels, Republican
  20,699 votes 28.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 70

• Chuck DeVore, Republican
  114,433 votes 57.8%
• Michael Glover, Democratic
  83,592 votes 42.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 71

• Jeff Miller, Republican
  146,672 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 72

• Michael Duvall, Republican
  78,955 votes 54.9%
• John MacMurray, Democratic
  65,057 votes 45.1%

Member of the State Assembly; District 73

• Diane Harkey, Republican
  87,822 votes 53.1%
• Judy Jones, Democratic
  67,449 votes 40.8%
• Andrew Favor, Libertarian
  10,158 votes 6.1%

Judicial

Superior Court Judge; County of Orange; Office 12

• Debra Carrillo
  581,954 votes 64.0%
• Kermit Marsh
  327,065 votes 36.0%

School

Trustee; North Orange County Community College District; Trustee Area 4

• Molly McClanahan
  166,361 votes 69.9%
• Dana Rose Crystal
  44,349 votes 18.6%
• Ross P. Romero
  27,346 votes 11.5%

Trustee; Coast Community College District; Trustee Area 2

• Jerry Patterson
  160,023 votes 79.2%
• Joseph Dovinh
  42,111 votes 20.8%

Trustee; Coast Community College District; Trustee Area 3

• Lorraine Prinsky
  91,048 votes 44.3%
• Armando R. Ruiz
  75,994 votes 36.9%
• Don "Coach Doc" Apodaca
  38,634 votes 18.8%

Trustee; Coast Community College District; Trustee Area 4

• Mary L. Hornbuckle
  97,962 votes 49.1%
• David L. Boyd
  54,745 votes 27.4%
• Charlotte Pirch
  46,802 votes 23.5%

Trustee; Rancho Santiago Community College District; Trustee Area 1 (3 Elected)

• David Chapel
  74,757 votes 27.5%
• Brian E. Conley
  68,506 votes 25.2%
• Mark McLoughlin
  55,575 votes 20.4%
• Lynnette Marie "Lynn" Verino
  43,624 votes 16.0%
• Nam M. Pham
  29,648 votes 10.9%

Trustee; Rancho Santiago Community College District; Trustee Area 3

• Lisa Woolery
  83,319 votes 68.9%
• Rene N. Mendez
  21,553 votes 17.8%
• Arturo Jose Lomeli
  16,088 votes 13.3%

Trustee; South Orange County Community College District; Trustee Area 1

• David B. Lang
  154,516 votes 52.5%
• Carolyn Inmon
  139,879 votes 47.5%

Trustee; South Orange County Community College District; Trustee Area 3

• William "Bill" Jay
  181,885 votes 62.5%
• Arlene Greer
  109,017 votes 37.5%

Trustee; South Orange County Community College District; Trustee Area 6

• Thomas A. "Tom" Fuentes
  168,530 votes 57.0%
• Bob Bliss
  126,936 votes 43.0%

Trustee; South Orange County Community College District; Trustee Area 7

• John S. Williams
  171,950 votes 60.0%
• Carl Christensen
  76,342 votes 26.6%
• Mo Entezampour
  38,312 votes 13.4%

Board Member; Brea Olinda Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Rodney "Rod" Todd
  7,327 votes 25.8%
• Gail S. Lyons
  6,781 votes 23.9%
• Kevin J. Hobby
  5,797 votes 20.4%
• Ric Clough
  5,666 votes 19.9%
• Dawn Braudo
  2,843 votes 10.0%

Trustee; Capistrano Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Jack Brick
  63,259 votes 51.3%
• Erin Kutnick
  59,978 votes 48.7%

Trustee; Capistrano Unified School District; Trustee Area 2

• Sue Palazzo
  71,661 votes 58.7%
• Andrea Kooiman
  50,460 votes 41.3%

Trustee; Capistrano Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Mike Winsten
  79,261 votes 65.7%
• Duane Stiff
  41,464 votes 34.3%

Trustee; Capistrano Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Ken Maddox
  65,989 votes 55.9%
• Gary V. Miller
  52,055 votes 44.1%

Board Member; Garden Grove Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Linda Paulsen-Reed
  39,242 votes 25.1%
• Kim-Oanh Nguyen-Lam
  37,483 votes 24.0%
• George West
  36,229 votes 23.2%
• Linda Zamora
  25,532 votes 16.3%
• John Chuong Nguyen
  17,769 votes 11.4%

Trustee; Orange Unified School District; Trustee Area 3

• Alexia L. Deligianni
  23,284 votes 35.1%
• Jerry Winant
  22,229 votes 33.5%
• Florice Hoffman
  20,904 votes 31.5%

Trustee; Orange Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

• Mark D. Wayland
  38,325 votes 56.5%
• Arianna P. Barrios
  29,497 votes 43.5%

Board Member; Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Judy "Miner" Miller
  37,377 votes 27.6%
• Carol Downey
  35,387 votes 26.1%
• Eric Padget
  33,248 votes 24.5%
• James "Jim" Brunette
  17,560 votes 12.9%
• Shawn Burch
  12,062 votes 8.9%

Board Member; Saddleback Valley Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Suzie R. Swartz
  52,484 votes 31.2%
• Don Sedgwick
  50,708 votes 30.2%
• Ginny Fay Aitkens
  44,755 votes 26.6%
• Joel Quisenberry
  20,026 votes 11.9%

Board Member; Santa Ana Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Rob Richardson
  16,101 votes 17.4%
• Jose Alfredo Hernandez
  14,386 votes 15.6%
• Roman Reyna
  10,889 votes 11.8%
• Valerie Amezcua
  10,814 votes 11.7%
• Cecilia Aguinaga
  8,471 votes 9.2%
• Gloria Alvarado
  8,175 votes 8.8%
• Gregory Barraza
  8,073 votes 8.7%
• Irene Ibarra
  7,899 votes 8.5%
• Mike Gonzalez
  7,645 votes 8.3%

Board Member; Tustin Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Tammie Bullard
  23,477 votes 26.0%
• James H. Laird
  22,947 votes 25.4%
• Francine Pace Scinto
  21,888 votes 24.3%
• Kim Anthony Leason
  11,439 votes 12.7%
• Philip "Dos Reyes" Sallaway
  10,437 votes 11.6%

Board Member; Anaheim Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Katherine H. Smith
  42,426 votes 30.5%
• Brian O'Neal
  37,778 votes 27.1%
• Annemarie Randle-Trejo
  35,237 votes 25.3%
• Vernon F. Beckett
  23,825 votes 17.1%

Board Member; Huntington Beach Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Susan Henry
  61,761 votes 34.6%
• Michael H. Simons
  58,900 votes 33.0%
• John Briscoe
  32,600 votes 18.3%
• Angelo Segalla
  25,335 votes 14.2%

Board Member; Anaheim City School District (2 Elected)

• Susan R. Preus
  20,037 votes 35.3%
• James D. Vanderbilt
  19,875 votes 35.1%
• Carol Reinbolt
  16,773 votes 29.6%

Board Member; Centralia School District (2 Elected)

• Cristi Woodward
  9,153 votes 39.3%
• Dennis Salts
  8,244 votes 35.4%
• Shirley Doi
  5,887 votes 25.3%

Board Member; Huntington Beach City School District (2 Elected)

• Catherine G. McGough
  20,255 votes 40.5%
• Brian Rechsteiner
  18,972 votes 37.9%
• Robert Schaaf
  10,804 votes 21.6%

Board Member; La Habra City School District (2 Elected)

• Paul S. Rodriguez
  8,785 votes 38.1%
• Susan M. Hango
  5,699 votes 24.7%
• Cindy Frisbie Hecklau
  5,052 votes 21.9%
• Kevin Jacobson
  3,535 votes 15.3%

Board Member; Lowell Joint School District (2 Elected)

• Fred W. Schambeck
  4,768 votes 27.5%
• James Anthony Najera
  4,670 votes 26.9%
• William A. Hinz
  4,132 votes 23.8%
• Gene N. Dunford
  3,774 votes 21.8%

Board Member; Westminster School District (2 Elected)

• Sergio Contreras
  14,793 votes 36.7%
• Jo-Ann Purcell
  12,133 votes 30.1%
• Frank Tran
  6,160 votes 15.3%
• Linh Nguyen
  4,219 votes 10.5%
• Ethan Nguyen
  2,157 votes 5.3%
• Nghia Nguyen
  880 votes 2.2%

Council Member; City of Anaheim (2 Elected)

• Harry Sidhu
  32,652 votes 23.2%
• Lorri Galloway
  31,694 votes 22.6%
• Gail Eastman
  27,200 votes 19.4%
• John Karczynski
  11,668 votes 8.3%
• Kostas "Gus" Roditis
  10,160 votes 7.2%
• Jennifer Rivera
  8,208 votes 5.8%
• Robert J. Flores
  7,148 votes 5.1%
• Steve Perez
  5,495 votes 3.9%
• Brian Chuchua
  4,957 votes 3.5%
• Faiz Zuberi
  1,336 votes 1.0%

Council Member; City of Brea (2 Elected)

• Marty Simonoff
  11,152 votes 50.6%
• Don Schweitzer
  10,890 votes 49.4%

City Treasurer; City of Brea

• Glenn G. Parker
  8,556 votes 57.9%
• Kenneth Palmer
  6,213 votes 42.1%

Council Member; City of Buena Park (2 Elected)

• Jim Dow
  12,687 votes 36.3%
• Fred Smith
  10,285 votes 29.4%
• Greg Ferguson
  6,298 votes 18.0%
• Baron Night
  5,679 votes 16.2%

Council Member; City of Costa Mesa (3 Elected)

• Gary Monahan
  17,836 votes 21.0%
• Katrina Foley
  15,912 votes 18.8%
• Eric Bever
  14,857 votes 17.5%
• Jim Righeimer
  13,000 votes 15.3%
• Lisa Reedy
  7,306 votes 8.6%
• Chris McEvoy
  6,828 votes 8.0%
• William Sneen
  4,088 votes 4.8%
• Christopher S. Bunyan
  3,037 votes 3.6%
• Nick Moss
  1,967 votes 2.3%

Council Member; City of Dana Point (2 Elected)

• Lara Anderson
  9,390 votes 43.7%
• J. Scott Schoeffel
  7,238 votes 33.7%
• Lou Penrose
  4,865 votes 22.6%

Council Member; City of Fountain Valley (2 Elected)

• Larry R. Crandall
  11,240 votes 29.1%
• Steve A. Nagel
  9,874 votes 25.6%
• Mark McCurdy
  9,350 votes 24.2%
• Gus Ayer
  8,143 votes 21.1%

Council Member; City of Fullerton (3 Elected)

• Sharon Quirk
  25,450 votes 24.1%
• Shawn Nelson
  21,285 votes 20.2%
• F. Richard "Dick" Jones
  19,592 votes 18.6%
• Karen Haluza
  16,788 votes 15.9%
• Virginia Han
  9,137 votes 8.7%
• Scott Carroll
  8,419 votes 8.0%
• Richard "Dick" Little
  4,865 votes 4.6%

Mayor; City of Garden Grove

• William "Bill" Dalton
  40,099 votes 87.8%
• Karentracy Moreland Urda
  5,555 votes 12.2%

Council Member; City of Garden Grove (2 Elected)

• Steve Jones
  16,157 votes 20.3%
• Andrew Do
  12,360 votes 15.5%
• Robin Peace Marcario
  11,191 votes 14.1%
• Linh Ho
  9,856 votes 12.4%
• Trung Nguyen
  9,391 votes 11.8%
• Paul Lucas
  6,549 votes 8.2%
• Tony Flores
  6,330 votes 8.0%
• Charles A. "Mitch" Mitchell, Jr.
  4,016 votes 5.0%
• Tom Bailor
  3,678 votes 4.6%

Council Member; City of Huntington Beach (3 Elected)

• Don Hansen
  40,017 votes 22.5%
• Keith Bohr
  39,821 votes 22.4%
• Devin Dwyer
  33,593 votes 18.9%
• Dan Kalmick
  25,217 votes 14.2%
• Bruce J. Brandt
  18,486 votes 10.4%
• Allen Baylis
  12,258 votes 6.9%
• Erik Charles Eichler
  8,530 votes 4.8%

City Clerk; City of Huntington Beach

• Joan L. Flynn
  64,015 votes 100.0%

City Treasurer; City of Huntington Beach

• Shari Freidenrich
  63,646 votes 100.0%

Mayor; City of Irvine

• Sukhee Kang
  38,505 votes 52.0%
• Christina L. Shea
  35,481 votes 48.0%

Council Member; City of Irvine (3 Elected)

• Beth Krom
  36,924 votes 19.5%
• Steven S. Choi
  28,886 votes 15.3%
• Larry Agran
  28,157 votes 14.9%
• Margie Wakeham
  22,669 votes 12.0%
• Todd Gallinger
  22,423 votes 11.9%
• Patrick A. Rodgers
  22,093 votes 11.7%
• Eric Johnson
  11,022 votes 5.8%
• Bea Foster
  10,877 votes 5.8%
• Ruby Young
  3,697 votes 2.0%
• Paris Merriam
  2,354 votes 1.2%

Council Member; City of Laguna Beach (2 Elected)

• Jane Egly
  7,503 votes 37.1%
• Verna Rollinger
  6,516 votes 32.2%
• Cheryl Kinsman
  6,192 votes 30.6%

City Clerk; City of Laguna Beach

• Martha Anderson
  10,722 votes 100.0%

City Treasurer; City of Laguna Beach

• Laura Parisi
  10,553 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of Laguna Hills (2 Elected)

• Joel Lautenschleger
  6,679 votes 32.5%
• L. Allan Songstad, Jr.
  6,041 votes 29.4%
• Ellie Michaels-Smith
  4,156 votes 20.2%
• Riley Clark
  2,143 votes 10.4%
• Kathy Burrow-Byrne
  1,548 votes 7.5%

Council Member; City of Laguna Niguel (3 Elected)

• Paul G. Glaab
  17,467 votes 26.8%
• Gary Capata
  14,962 votes 22.9%
• Joe Brown
  12,862 votes 19.7%
• David Weiss
  9,985 votes 15.3%
• Sam June
  4,747 votes 7.3%
• Philip Keller
  2,656 votes 4.1%
• David Dec
  2,564 votes 3.9%

Council Member; City of Laguna Woods (3 Elected)

• Brenda Ross
  3,959 votes 15.0%
• Martin "Marty" Rhodes
  3,596 votes 13.6%
• Milton W. Robbins
  3,535 votes 13.4%
• Arlene Sontag
  3,079 votes 11.6%
• Mark Stein
  2,431 votes 9.2%
• Ronald Beldner
  2,265 votes 8.6%
• James "Jim" Kane
  1,955 votes 7.4%
• Margo Bouer
  1,946 votes 7.4%
• Robert "Bob" Tucker
  1,923 votes 7.3%
• Marilynn J. Sortino
  1,766 votes 6.7%

Council Member; City of La Habra (3 Elected)

• Tim Shaw
  9,545 votes 22.3%
• Rose Espinoza
  8,733 votes 20.4%
• Tom Beamish
  7,472 votes 17.4%
• Daren Nigsarian
  5,331 votes 12.4%
• Larry Dobkin
  4,254 votes 9.9%
• Michael E. Shapiro
  3,469 votes 8.1%
• Robert Ortega
  2,673 votes 6.2%
• Louie A. Contreras
  1,306 votes 3.0%

Council Member; City of Lake Forest (2 Elected)

• Marcia Rudolph
  15,328 votes 36.0%
• Mark Tettemer
  14,949 votes 35.1%
• Jim Gardner
  12,313 votes 28.9%

Council Member; City of La Palma (3 Elected)

• Steve Shanahan
  3,624 votes 24.9%
• Mark Waldman
  3,136 votes 21.6%
• Ralph D. Rodriguez
  3,114 votes 21.4%
• Steve Hwangbo
  2,430 votes 16.7%
• Ismile "Smiley" Noorbaksh
  2,245 votes 15.4%

Council Member; City of Los Alamitos (2 Elected)

• Marilynn Poe
  2,018 votes 26.0%
• Ken Stephens
  1,922 votes 24.7%
• Kenneth C. Parker
  1,633 votes 21.0%
• David "Dave" Emerson
  1,343 votes 17.3%
• Catherine "Cat" Driscoll
  856 votes 11.0%

Council Member; City of Mission Viejo (2 Elected)

• Frank Ury
  16,928 votes 24.9%
• Cathy Schlicht
  13,725 votes 20.2%
• Neil Lonsinger
  12,964 votes 19.1%
• Rich Atkinson
  9,904 votes 14.6%
• Judy Rackauckas
  7,256 votes 10.7%
• Michael Williamson
  7,085 votes 10.4%

Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 2

• Steven Rosansky
  21,684 votes 55.4%
• Gloria J. Alkire
  17,453 votes 44.6%

Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 5

• Edward Selich
  31,506 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of Newport Beach; District 7

• Keith D. Curry
  21,259 votes 55.0%
• Dolores Otting
  17,376 votes 45.0%

Mayor; City of Orange

• Carolyn V. Cavecche
  41,853 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of Orange (2 Elected)

• Teresa "Tita" Smith
  23,747 votes 33.5%
• Jon Dumitru
  20,685 votes 29.2%
• Robert Douglas
  10,023 votes 14.2%
• Michael Farrel
  9,197 votes 13.0%
• Stuart Campbell
  7,130 votes 10.1%

City Clerk; City of Orange

• Mary E. Murphy
  38,968 votes 100.0%

City Treasurer; City of Orange

• Helen Y. Walker
  29,485 votes 76.6%
• George "Geb" Small
  9,011 votes 23.4%

Council Member; City of Placentia (3 Elected)

• Jeremy B. Yamaguchi
  9,507 votes 22.7%
• Constance "Connie" Underhill
  9,135 votes 21.9%
• Scott William Nelson
  6,849 votes 16.4%
• Brian C. O'Neil
  6,737 votes 16.1%
• David E. Ramos
  5,261 votes 12.6%
• Jeffrey B. Gerhardt
  4,317 votes 10.3%

City Treasurer; City of Placentia

• Chad Wanke
  15,158 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of Rancho Santa Margarita (2 Elected)

• Jerry Holloway
  11,124 votes 39.4%
• Tony Beall
  10,194 votes 36.1%
• Mike Eggers
  6,935 votes 24.5%

Council Member; Proposed City of Rossmoor (5 Elected)

• Shawn Wilson
  2,123 votes 15.2%
• Alfred A. Coletta
  2,111 votes 15.1%
• Joel M. Rattner
  2,076 votes 14.8%
• Mark Nitikman
  1,996 votes 14.3%
• Erwin Anisman
  1,843 votes 13.2%
• Susan Rehman
  1,491 votes 10.7%
• Milton "Milt" Houghton
  1,212 votes 8.7%
• Nedra Vitek D'Ambrosio
  1,140 votes 8.1%

Council Member; City of San Clemente (2 Elected)

• Jim Dahl
  10,594 votes 21.5%
• Robert "Bob" Baker
  10,308 votes 20.9%
• Steve Knoblock
  9,635 votes 19.5%
• Charles Mann
  9,346 votes 19.0%
• Chris McCormack
  3,170 votes 6.4%
• John M. Alpay
  2,645 votes 5.4%
• Patrick "Moose" Crosby
  1,625 votes 3.3%
• Gary Chronister
  1,119 votes 2.3%
• Patrick Powers
  857 votes 1.7%

City Clerk; City of San Clemente

• Joanne Baade
  21,384 votes 100.0%

City Treasurer; City of San Clemente

• T. Pall Gudgeirsson
  21,181 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of San Juan Capistrano (2 Elected)

• Laura Freese
  6,764 votes 29.9%
• Sam Allevato
  5,685 votes 25.1%
• Joe Soto
  5,176 votes 22.9%
• Jess Lopez
  2,416 votes 10.7%
• Evangeline Topa
  1,465 votes 6.5%
• Sergio Farias
  1,133 votes 5.0%

Mayor; City of Santa Ana

• Miguel A. Pulido
  30,352 votes 55.0%
• Michele Martinez
  16,199 votes 29.3%
• George M. Collins
  7,610 votes 13.8%
• Stanley Fiala
  1,069 votes 1.9%

Council Member; City of Santa Ana; Ward 1

• Vincent F. Sarmiento
  32,768 votes 62.7%
• Jim Walker
  19,490 votes 37.3%

Council Member; City of Santa Ana; Ward 3

• Carlos Bustamante
  26,258 votes 49.9%
• Arturo "Art" Pedroza
  10,231 votes 19.4%
• Steve Rocco
  9,344 votes 17.8%
• Ana Rebecca "Becky" Valencia-Verdin
  6,773 votes 12.9%

Council Member; City of Santa Ana; Ward 5

• Claudia Alvarez
  40,261 votes 78.6%
• Lisann Martinez
  10,930 votes 21.4%

Council Member; City of Seal Beach; Council District 2

• David W. Sloan
  2,098 votes 84.6%

Council Member; City of Seal Beach; Council District 4

• Gary A. Miller
  2,088 votes 71.3%
• James M. Derry
  840 votes 28.7%

City Clerk; City of Seal Beach

• Linda Devine
  11,568 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of Stanton (2 Elected)

• Carol Warren
  3,758 votes 27.4%
• Al Ethans
  3,370 votes 24.6%
• Alex Lam
  2,790 votes 20.3%
• David Cadena
  2,669 votes 19.5%
• Kevin F. Carr, Jr.
  1,125 votes 8.2%

Council Member; City of Tustin (3 Elected)

• Jerry Amante
  12,223 votes 25.9%
• John Nielsen
  9,394 votes 19.9%
• Deborah Gavello
  8,985 votes 19.0%
• Jeff Thomas
  8,615 votes 18.2%
• Rebecca Gomez "Beckie" McKeon
  8,039 votes 17.0%

City Clerk; City of Tustin

• Pamela Stoker
  17,476 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of Villa Park (2 Elected)

• Willard "Bill" Mac Aloney
  2,205 votes 39.2%
• W. Richard Ulmer
  2,063 votes 36.7%
• Patricia A. Burnes
  1,359 votes 24.2%

Mayor; City of Westminster

• Margie L. Rice
  25,150 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of Westminster (2 Elected)

• Frank Fry
  13,536 votes 29.2%
• Truong Diep
  10,383 votes 22.4%
• Penny Loomer
  10,334 votes 22.3%
• Alin Hamade
  8,276 votes 17.9%
• Al P. Krippner
  3,831 votes 8.3%

Council Member; City of Yorba Linda (3 Elected)

• Mark Schwing
  13,328 votes 17.2%
• Nancy Rikel
  12,922 votes 16.7%
• Jim Winder
  11,950 votes 15.4%
• Ed Rakochy
  11,949 votes 15.4%
• Doug Dickerson
  8,558 votes 11.1%
• Henry W. "Hank" Wedaa
  6,605 votes 8.5%
• Mark Allen Abramowitz
  5,302 votes 6.8%
• Richard J. Wolfinger
  4,084 votes 5.3%
• Michael A. Marien
  2,704 votes 3.5%

Special District

Board Member; Rossmoor Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Shannon G. Hough
  2,749 votes 29.0%
• Ronald Casey
  2,283 votes 24.1%
• Jeffrey T. Rips
  2,238 votes 23.6%
• Robert M. Cohen
  2,195 votes 23.2%

Board Member; Silverado-Modjeska Recreation and Park District (2 Elected)

• Brett W. Peterson
  563 votes 36.5%
• Marty Weel
  419 votes 27.2%
• Mike Colgan
  360 votes 23.3%
• Kip K. Craig
  201 votes 13.0%

Board Member; Costa Mesa Sanitary District (2 Elected)

• Jim Ferryman
  16,890 votes 32.4%
• Art Perry
  14,968 votes 28.8%
• Dan Worthington
  14,757 votes 28.3%
• James R. Fisler
  5,441 votes 10.5%

Board Member; Midway City Sanitary District (2 Elected)

• Joy L. Neugebauer
  14,855 votes 32.3%
• Al P. Krippner
  11,473 votes 25.0%
• Frank A. Cobo
  7,090 votes 15.4%
• Joseph Dovinh
  6,931 votes 15.1%
• Vivian Kirkpatrick-Pilger
  5,589 votes 12.2%

Board Member; Irvine Ranch Water District (3 Elected)

• Mary Aileen Matheis
  70,797 votes 31.2%
• Darryl G. Miller
  63,121 votes 27.8%
• John B. Withers
  58,737 votes 25.9%
• Boyd L. Schultz
  34,050 votes 15.0%

Board Member; Moulton-Niguel Water District; Division 5

• Brian S. Probolsky
  4,118 votes 52.0%
• Betty Pequet
  2,773 votes 35.0%
• Shaun Ramsey
  1,030 votes 13.0%

Board Member; Moulton-Niguel Water District; Division 6

• Larry McKenney
  4,903 votes 60.8%
• John Steward
  3,164 votes 39.2%

Board Member; Moulton-Niguel Water District; Division 3

• Donald R. Froelich
  6,105 votes 57.5%
• Tony English
  4,516 votes 42.5%

Board Member; Santa Margarita Water District (3 Elected)

• Charley Wilson
  35,155 votes 31.9%
• Betty H. Olson
  32,369 votes 29.3%
• Bill Lawson
  31,365 votes 28.4%
• Gary Kephart
  11,433 votes 10.4%

Board Member; Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District (3 Elected)

• William C. Poe
  6,409 votes 32.4%
• Charles E. "Chuck" Sylvia
  4,852 votes 24.5%
• Jim Bell
  4,334 votes 21.9%
• Joseph Martin
  4,181 votes 21.1%

Board Member; Orange County Water District; Division 2

• Denis R. Bilodeau
  43,891 votes 71.8%
• Bill Nelson
  17,272 votes 28.2%

Board Member; Orange County Water District; Division 4

• Philip L. Anthony
  55,442 votes 83.7%
• Lawrence "Larry" Santucci
  10,801 votes 16.3%

Board Member; South Coast Water District (3 Elected)

• Wayne Rayfield
  7,322 votes 23.3%
• Ingrid McGuire
  6,240 votes 19.8%
• Richard Gardner
  4,144 votes 13.2%
• Richard M. Banister
  3,565 votes 11.3%
• Richard D. Runge
  3,205 votes 10.2%
• Frank Tucker
  2,738 votes 8.7%
• Gary Langdale
  2,401 votes 7.6%
• Fahd M. Rizk
  1,840 votes 5.8%

Board Member; Trabuco Canyon Water District (2 Elected)

• Jim Haselton
  3,332 votes 41.2%
• Matthew Disston
  2,779 votes 34.3%
• Adam Smith
  1,983 votes 24.5%

Board Member; Yorba Linda Water District (2 Elected)

• Richard P. "Ric" Collett
  19,192 votes 38.2%
• Michael James Beverage
  19,150 votes 38.2%
• David M. Rosenberger
  11,846 votes 23.6%

Board Member; Municipal Water District of Orange County; Division 6

• Ergun "Eric" Bakall
  35,179 votes 41.4%
• Glenn Acosta
  32,258 votes 37.9%
• Donald Ritze
  17,577 votes 20.7%

Board Member; Municipal Water District of Orange County; Division 7

• Susan Hinman
  59,402 votes 54.2%
• Mike Whipple
  50,108 votes 45.8%

Proposition 1A Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train
Pass: 6,512,189 / 52.5% Yes votes ...... 5,887,181 / 47.5% No votes

To provide Californians a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices; to provide good-paying jobs and improve California's economy while reducing air pollution, global warming greenhouse gases, and our dependence on foreign oil, shall $9.95 billion in bonds be issued to establish a clean, efficient high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects, with federal and private matching funds required, all bond funds subject to an independent audit?

Proposition 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals
Pass: 8,009,556 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,622,352 / 36.6% No votes

Shall certain farm animals be allowed, for the majority of every day, to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up and turn around?

Proposition 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program
Pass: 6,805,649 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 5,536,987 / 44.9% No votes

Shall $980,000,000 in general obligation bonds be authorized for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping of eligible children's hospitals?

Proposition 4 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
Fail: 6,071,863 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,570,777 / 52.0% No votes

Shall the California Constitution be changed to prohibit abortion for an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent, legal guardian, or, in limited cases, substitute adult relative?

Proposition 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
Fail: 5,015,080 / 40.4% Yes votes ...... 7,407,454 / 59.6% No votes

Shall $460,000,000 be allocated annually to improve and expand treatment programs?

Proposition 6 Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
Fail: 3,728,495 / 30.8% Yes votes ...... 8,365,052 / 69.2% No votes

Shall of minimum of $965,000,000 of state funding be required each year for police and local law enforcement?

Proposition 7 Renewable Energy Generation
Fail: 4,376,814 / 35.4% Yes votes ...... 7,984,617 / 64.6% No votes

Shall government-owned utilities be required to generate 20% of their electricity from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable to private electrical corporations? Shall all utilities be required to generate 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025?

Proposition 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
Pass: 6,838,107 / 52.3% Yes votes ...... 6,246,463 / 47.7% No votes

Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?

Proposition 9 Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole
Pass: 6,518,511 / 53.8% Yes votes ...... 5,602,596 / 46.2% No votes

Shall notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole be required? Shall victim safety be a consideration for bail or parole?

Proposition 10 Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds
Fail: 4,966,867 / 40.5% Yes votes ...... 7,303,418 / 59.5% No votes

Shall $5 billion in bonds paid from state's General Fund be authorized to help consumers and others purchase certain vehicles, and to help research in renewable energy and alternative fuel vehicles?

Proposition 11 Redistricting
Pass: 5,957,057 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 5,759,932 / 49.2% No votes

Shall the authority for establishing state office boundaries be changed from elected representatives to a commission comprised of Democrats, Republicans, and representatives of neither party selected from the registered voter pool in a multilevel process?

Proposition 12 Veteran's Bond Act of 2008
Pass: 7,618,136 / 63.5% Yes votes ...... 4,385,715 / 36.5% No votes

Shall a nine hundred million dollar ($900,000,000) bond be issued to provide farm and home aid for California veterans?

Measure J Voter Approval of Pension Benefits -- County of Orange (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 768,374 / 75.2% Yes votes ...... 253,331 / 24.8% No votes

Shall the ordinance amending the County Charter to require voter approval for certain increases in retirement benefits for County employees and officials be adopted?

Measure K School Repair and Improvement Measure -- Los Alamitos Unified School Facilities Improvement District 1 (Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 13,740 / 65.4% Yes votes ...... 7,275 / 34.6% No votes

To maintain excellent local schools, improve educational opportunities and ensure students gain the skills needed to succeed, shall Los Alamitos Unified School District repair and upgrade outdated classrooms, science labs, libraries, restrooms, and technology infrastructure, improve safety and security, improve student access to technology and construct additional facilities by issuing $126,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, with mandatory annual audits and independent citizen oversight?

Measure L School Facilities Improvement -- Tustin Unified School Facilities Improvement District 2008-1 (Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 18,304 / 58.5% Yes votes ...... 12,962 / 41.5% No votes

To improve student learning, provide safe and modern schools, and qualify for State matching funds, shall Tustin Unified School District repair/replace deteriorated roofs, plumbing, lighting and electrical systems, modernize science labs, upgrade educational technology in classrooms and libraries, improve school safety-security, replace aging portables with permanent classrooms, and upgrade inadequate classrooms/school facilities, by issuing $95,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with mandatory audits, independent oversight, no administrator salaries, and all funds benefiting Tustin neighborhood schools?

Measure M General Obligation Bond of 2008 -- Cypress School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 12,493 / 69.2% Yes votes ...... 5,552 / 30.8% No votes

To improve student learning and safety in neighborhood schools, shall Cypress School District rehabilitate 40-year old classrooms and school facilities, upgrade fire/safety/security systems, repair or replace aging roofs, restrooms, plumbing, electrical, heating, and ventilation, improve classroom teaching tools/equipment, and upgrade technology; by issuing $53,600,000 in bonds at legal rates, qualifying for State matching funds, with mandatory audits, independent oversight, no money for administrator salaries, and all funds benefiting Cypress elementary schools?

Measure N Bond Proposition of the Savanna Elementary School District -- Savanna School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 5,728 / 72.5% Yes votes ...... 2,172 / 27.5% No votes

To improve student learning and safety in neighborhood schools, shall Savanna Elementary School District rehabilitate 46-50-year old classrooms and school facilities, upgrade fire/safety/security systems, repair or replace deteriorated roofs, electrical, plumbing, restrooms, heating, and ventilation, and improve classroom technology and school libraries; by issuing $24,935,000 in bonds at legal rates, qualifying for State matching funds, with independent citizens' oversight, mandatory audits, no administrator salaries, and all funds benefiting Savanna elementary schools?

Measure O School District School Safety, Teacher Recruitment/Fiscal Responsibility -- Westminster School District (Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 15,947 / 63.0% Yes votes ...... 9,374 / 37.0% No votes

To improve health/safety and recruit/retain teachers at elementary/middle schools by improving student safety at drop-off zones, upgrading computer technology, math/science labs and energy efficiency, installing emergency communication systems, expanding after-school tutoring/mentoring space, replacing outdated bathroom plumbing, and achieving eligibility for grant funding, shall Westminster School District issue $130,000,000 in bonds, at legal interest rates, requiring Independent Citizens' Oversight, audits and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure P Initiative to Adopt A Charter City Form of Government -- City of Buena Park (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 13,129 / 58.5% Yes votes ...... 9,307 / 41.5% No votes

Shall the Charter be adopted making the City of Buena Park a charter city--instead of remaining a general law city--so the City of Buena Park, rather than the State, has more control over its municipal affairs?

Measure Q Modification of City Council Member Term Limits -- City of Garden Grove (Majority Approval Required)
22,365 / 50.0% Yes votes ...... 22,344 / 50.0% No votes

Shall the ordinance amending the City of Garden Grove's term limits requirements to allow a City Council Member who has served two (2) consecutive terms in that office to run for the office of City Council Member after a two (2) year absence, instead of the current four (4) year absence, be adopted?

Measure R Orange County Great Park Ratification and Implementation Act -- City of Irvine (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 39,056 / 55.9% Yes votes ...... 30,828 / 44.1% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted to ratify and implement certain policies relating to the Orange County Great Park project with regard to the governing structures and responsibilities of the City of Irvine and the Orange County Great Park Corporation, funding and construction, operation and maintenance considerations, and major policies and programs?

Measure S Personal Information Privacy Act -- City of Irvine (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 45,425 / 63.7% Yes votes ...... 25,863 / 36.3% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted to protect individual privacy interests and guide the City in its determinations on a case-by-case basis whether to disclose or to withhold individuals' personal information upon a public request for such information where the information is requested by the City for a limited specific purpose and with the representation that the information will be maintained in confidence?

Measure T Vital City Services -- City of La Habra (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,855 / 54.8% Yes votes ...... 8,145 / 45.3% No votes

To maintain funding for essential City programs including household hazardous waste; natural disaster preparedness; skilled 9-1-1 dispatch/police officers; youth anti-gang/anti-drug programs; street paving, sidewalk/pothole repair; senior/disabled transportation and meals-on-wheels services; graffiti removal; storm drain maintenance to prevent pollution; and other general city services, shall the City sales tax be increased by one-half cent requiring annual independent financial audits, public expenditure reports, expiring after 20 years?

Measure V Redesignate Open Space Lands to Non-Open Space Uses -- City of San Clemente (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 20,486 / 71.8% Yes votes ...... 8,056 / 28.2% No votes

Shall an ordinance amending the Land Use Element of the City of San Clemente General Plan to require City voter approval of General Plan Amendments, Specific Plan Amendments, Specific Plan adoptions and Zoning Amendments that change the permitted uses of open space lands to non-open space uses be adopted?

Measure W Advisory Vote on LAB North Beach project -- City of San Clemente (Advisory Vote Only)
Pass: 15,726 / 53.4% Yes votes ...... 13,734 / 46.6% No votes

Should the City approve the LAB North Beach project, with Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, consisting of retail and restaurant uses, and public areas on City-owned property, including the triangular North Beach parking lot area, subject to: conforming to North Beach Parking and Traffic Master Plans, City scenic view policies, and land sale price based on City-approved direction?

Measure X General Plan Open Space Initiative -- City of San Juan Capistrano (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 10,556 / 78.8% Yes votes ...... 2,839 / 21.2% No votes

Shall the voters of the City of San Juan Capistrano adopt an ordinance adding section 9-2.104 to the Municipal Code requiring that any pending or future proposed General Plan designation change for any land presently designated as "Open Space" in the City's General Plan to another allowable use shall not become legally effective unless the proposed General Plan change is approved by the city electorate at a special or general city election?

Measure Y Open Space, Natural Areas, and Clean Water Protection and Preservation -- City of San Juan Capistrano (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 9,618 / 70.3% Yes votes ...... 4,072 / 29.7% No votes

To acquire and improve land to protect and preserve open space, natural areas, creeks and streams, historic areas, undeveloped hillsides and natural ridges from potential residential and commercial development and to provide additional recreational amenities such as bike and walking trails, equestrian facilities, parks and sports fields, shall the City of San Juan Capistrano issue 30 million dollars in bonds, at legal rates, with guaranteed annual independent audits, public expenditure review and no money for City administrators' salaries?

Measure Z Uniform Height Limit on Residential Development In Old Town Area -- City of Seal Beach (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 10,441 / 72.4% Yes votes ...... 3,976 / 27.6% No votes

Shall the Seal Beach Municipal Code be amended to limit the maximum height of residential development in the Old Town Area to 25 feet?

Measure AA Display of National Motto -- City of Villa Park (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,791 / 77.3% Yes votes ...... 821 / 22.7% No votes

Should the City of Villa Park display the national motto "In God We Trust" in the City Council Chambers?

Measure BB Limitations on the Use of Eminent Domain -- City of Yorba Linda (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 24,665 / 79.0% Yes votes ...... 6,572 / 21.0% No votes

Shall the voters of the City of Yorba Linda adopt Ordinance No. 2008-920 relating to the elimination of eminent domain for private economic development purposes?

Measure CC Classroom Repair, Education Improvement, Public Safety/Job Training -- Mount San Antonio Community College District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 164,177 / 69.9% Yes votes ...... 70,540 / 30.1% No votes
   164,135 (69.95%) Yes / 70,510 (30.05%) No in Los Angeles County
   42 (58.3%) Yes / 30 (41.7%) No in Orange County

To maintain academic excellence for students/nurses/firefighters by upgrading classrooms/laboratories/fire alarms, repairing roofs/plumbing, removing lead paint/asbestos, retrofitting buildings for earthquake safety/handicap accessibility, increasing energy efficiency, expanding job training, shall Mt. San Antonio Community College District repair, acquire, construct, equip buildings/sites/facilities by issuing $353,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, with annual audits, citizens’ oversight, no money for administrators’ salaries, and no tax rate increase?

Measure U-A Incorporation and Utility Tax -- Proposed City of Rossmoor (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1,746 / 28.4% Yes votes ...... 4,412 / 71.6% No votes

Shall the Order adopted on May 22, 2008, by the Local Agency Formation Commission, ordering the incorporation of the territory described and designated in the Order as the City of Rossmoor be confirmed subject to the terms and conditions specified in the Order, including a utility users tax as described in the Order?
YES / NO

Measure U-B Incorporation and Utility Tax -- Proposed City of Rossmoor (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1,763 / 29.3% Yes votes ...... 4,244 / 70.7% No votes

Shall the Rossmoor City Council levy and collect a utility users tax on electricity, natural gas and water of 7% to fund general City services, including, but not limited to, police, street maintenance, senior citizen, library and parks and recreation services as described in the Order adopted on May 22, 2008 by the Local Agency Formation Commission?
YES / NO

Measure U-C Incorporation and Utility Tax -- Proposed City of Rossmoor (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1,204 / 20.1% Yes votes ...... 4,775 / 79.9% No votes

Shall the Rossmoor City Council levy and collect a utility users tax on electricity, natural gas and water of 9% to fund general City services, including, but not limited to, police, street maintenance, senior citizen, library and parks and recreation services as described in the Order adopted on May 22, 2008 by the Local Agency Formation Commission?
YES / NO