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

Governor; Democratic Party

• Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Democratic
  1,948,662 votes 84.3%
• Richard William Aguirre, Democratic
  93,228 votes 4.1%
• Charles "Chuck" Pineda, Jr., Democratic
  92,161 votes 4.0%
• Vibert Greene, Democratic
  52,659 votes 2.3%
• Joe Symmon, Democratic
  52,140 votes 2.3%
• Lowell Darling, Democratic
  38,981 votes 1.6%
• Peter Schurman, Democratic
  34,438 votes 1.4%
• Nadia B. Smalley, Democratic (Write-in)

Governor; Republican Party

• Meg Whitman, Republican
  1,485,562 votes 64.4%
• Steve Poizner, Republican
  616,202 votes 26.7%
• Lawrence "Larry" Naritelli, Republican
  52,794 votes 2.3%
• Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
  37,195 votes 1.7%
• Ken Miller, Republican
  35,243 votes 1.5%
• Bill Chambers, Republican
  33,208 votes 1.4%
• Douglas R. Hughes, Republican
  25,266 votes 1.0%
• David Tully-Smith, Republican
  24,189 votes 1.0%
• Steven Paul Mozena, Republican (Write-in)

Governor; American Independent Party

• Chelene Nightingale, American Independent
  23,120 votes 58.2%
• Markham Robinson, American Independent
  16,633 votes 41.8%

Governor; Green Party

• Laura Wells, Green
  16,583 votes 79.5%
• S. Deacon Alexander, Green
  4,299 votes 20.5%

Governor; Libertarian Party

• Dale F. Ogden, Libertarian
  16,749 votes 100.0%

Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• Carlos Alvarez, Peace and Freedom
  1,835 votes 45.4%
• Stewart A. Alexander, Peace and Freedom
  1,625 votes 40.1%
• Mohammad Arif, Peace and Freedom
  589 votes 14.5%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Governor)

Lieutenant Governor; Democratic Party

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  1,252,126 votes 55.4%
• Janice Hahn, Democratic
  762,954 votes 33.6%
• Eric Korevaar, Democratic
  249,115 votes 11.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Republican Party

• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  907,533 votes 43.3%
• Sam Aanestad, Republican
  652,472 votes 31.2%
• Dave Harris, Republican
  176,589 votes 8.5%
• Bert Davis, Republican
  127,324 votes 6.1%
• Scott L. Levitt, Republican
  123,214 votes 5.8%
• Yvonne R. Girard, Republican
  108,844 votes 5.1%

Lieutenant Governor; American Independent Party

• Jim King, American Independent
  37,100 votes 100.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Green Party

• James "Jimi" Castillo, Green
  18,398 votes 100.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Libertarian Party

• Pamela J. Brown, Libertarian
  17,508 votes 100.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  3,659 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor)

Secretary of State; Democratic Party

• Debra Bowen, Democratic
  1,971,948 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Republican Party

• Damon Dunn, Republican
  1,435,573 votes 74.4%
• Orly Taitz, Republican
  495,034 votes 25.6%
• Roy V. Allmond, Jr., Republican (Write-in)

Secretary of State; American Independent Party

• Merton D. Short, American Independent
  38,968 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Green Party

• Ann Menasche, Green
  20,611 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Libertarian Party

• Christina Tobin, Libertarian
  17,437 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Peace and Freedom Party

• Marylou Cabral, Peace and Freedom
  3,883 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Secretary of State)

Controller; Democratic Party

• John Chiang, Democratic
  1,992,075 votes 100.0%

Controller; Republican Party

• Tony Strickland, Republican
  1,188,555 votes 60.2%
• David Evans, Republican
  788,121 votes 39.8%

Controller; American Independent Party

• Lawrence G. Beliz, American Independent
  23,423 votes 56.2%
• Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
  18,315 votes 43.8%

Controller; Green Party

• Ross D. Frankel, Green
  19,691 votes 100.0%

Controller; Libertarian Party

• Andrew "Andy" Favor, Libertarian
  17,489 votes 100.0%

Controller; Peace and Freedom Party

• Karen Martinez, Peace and Freedom
  3,692 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Controller)

Treasurer; Democratic Party

• Bill Lockyer, Democratic
  1,978,882 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Republican Party

• Mimi Walters, Republican
  1,711,917 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; American Independent Party

• Robert Lauten, American Independent
  38,104 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Green Party

• Charles "Kit" Crittenden, Green
  19,795 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Libertarian Party

• Edward M. Teyssier, Libertarian
  17,287 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Peace and Freedom Party

• Debra L. Reiger, Peace and Freedom
  3,693 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Treasurer)

Attorney General; Democratic Party

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  736,179 votes 33.5%
• Chris Kelly, Democratic
  341,715 votes 15.6%
• Alberto Torrico, Democratic
  338,986 votes 15.5%
• Ted W. Lieu, Democratic
  229,645 votes 10.4%
• Rocky Delgadillo, Democratic
  216,377 votes 9.8%
• Pedro Nava, Democratic
  214,612 votes 9.7%
• Mike Schmier, Democratic
  122,360 votes 5.5%

Attorney General; Republican Party

• Steve Cooley, Republican
  983,848 votes 47.3%
• John Eastman, Republican
  716,061 votes 34.4%
• Tom Harman, Republican
  382,644 votes 18.3%

Attorney General; American Independent Party

• Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
  37,580 votes 100.0%

Attorney General; Green Party

• Peter Allen, Green
  19,727 votes 100.0%

Attorney General; Libertarian Party

• Timothy J. Hannan, Libertarian
  17,211 votes 100.0%

Attorney General; Peace and Freedom Party

• Robert J. Evans, Peace and Freedom
  3,728 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General)

Insurance Commissioner; Democratic Party

• Dave Jones, Democratic
  1,210,048 votes 62.9%
• Hector De La Torre, Democratic
  714,570 votes 37.1%

Insurance Commissioner; Republican Party

• Mike Villines, Republican
  958,852 votes 50.4%
• Brian Fitzgerald, Republican
  946,833 votes 49.6%

Insurance Commissioner; American Independent Party

• Clay Pedersen, American Independent
  38,295 votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner; Green Party

• William Balderston, Green
  19,689 votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner; Libertarian Party

• Richard S. Bronstein, Libertarian
  17,265 votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner; Peace and Freedom Party

• Dina Josephine Padilla, Peace and Freedom
  3,845 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Insurance Commissioner)

State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Runoff Election 11/2/2010

• Larry Aceves
  807,940 votes 19.2%
• Tom Torlakson
  779,857 votes 18.6%
• Gloria Romero
  712,186 votes 17.0%
• Lydia A. Gutierrez
  371,623 votes 8.9%
• Grant McMicken
  297,293 votes 7.1%
• Karen Blake
  290,056 votes 6.9%
• Diane A. Lenning
  262,423 votes 6.3%
• Daniel M. Nusbaum
  209,964 votes 4.9%
• Alexia L. Deligianni
  205,869 votes 4.8%
• Henry Williams, Jr.
  121,539 votes 2.8%
• Leonard James Martin
  120,297 votes 2.8%
• Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor
  32,471 votes 0.7%

United States Senator; Democratic Party

• Barbara Boxer, Democratic
  1,887,629 votes 80.8%
• Brian Quintana, Democratic
  328,248 votes 14.1%
• Robert M. "Mickey" Kaus, Democratic
  120,394 votes 5.1%

United States Senator; Republican Party

• Carly Fiorina, Republican
  1,284,291 votes 56.7%
• Tom Campbell, Republican
  482,823 votes 21.3%
• Chuck DeVore, Republican
  440,723 votes 19.4%
• Al Ramirez, Republican
  41,074 votes 1.8%
• Tim Kalemkarian, Republican
  19,176 votes 0.8%

United States Senator; American Independent Party

• Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
  16,056 votes 39.5%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  13,672 votes 33.6%
• Al Salehi, American Independent
  10,962 votes 26.9%

United States Senator; Green Party

• Duane Roberts, Green
  18,937 votes 100.0%

United States Senator; Libertarian Party

• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  17,052 votes 100.0%

United States Senator; Peace and Freedom Party

• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  3,903 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Senator)

US Representative

United States Representative; District 22; Republican Party

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  77,140 votes 100.0%

(Only Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 22)

United States Representative; District 23; Democratic Party

• Lois Capps, Democratic
  50,320 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 23; Republican Party

• Tom Watson, Republican
  14,633 votes 36.1%
• John A. Davidson, Republican
  9,217 votes 22.8%
• Dave Stockdale, Republican
  6,789 votes 16.7%
• Clark Vandeventer, Republican
  6,372 votes 15.7%
• Carole Lee Miller, Republican
  3,537 votes 8.7%

United States Representative; District 23; Libertarian Party

• Darrell M. Stafford, Libertarian
  411 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 23)

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 33; Democratic Party

• Hilda Zacarias, Democratic
  28,264 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 33; Republican Party

• K. H. "Katcho" Achadjian, Republican
  18,697 votes 36.7%
• Etta Waterfield, Republican
  16,623 votes 32.6%
• Matt Kokkonen, Republican
  14,072 votes 27.5%
• Fred Strong, Republican
  1,637 votes 3.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 33; Libertarian Party

• Paul K. Polson, Libertarian
  355 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 33)

Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Democratic Party

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  525,412 votes 74.8%
• Ted Ford, Democratic
  138,008 votes 19.6%
• G. Alan Montgomery, Democratic
  39,758 votes 5.6%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Republican Party

• Kevin R. Scott, Republican
  249,782 votes 68.7%
• Rae Williams, Republican
  114,140 votes 31.3%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Libertarian Party

• Kennita Watson, Libertarian
  5,084 votes 100.0%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Peace and Freedom Party

• Sherill Borg, Peace and Freedom
  1,380 votes 100.0%

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

Judicial

County

Assessor; County of San Luis Obispo

• Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr.
  37340 votes 98.64%
• (515 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.36%)

Auditor-Controller; County of San Luis Obispo

• Gere W. Sibbach
  36388 votes 99.31%
• (253 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.69%)

County Clerk-Recorder; County of San Luis Obispo

• Julie L. Rodewald
  39734 votes 99.56%
• (174 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.44%)

County Supervisor; County of San Luis Obispo; District 2

• Bruce S. Gibson
  7671 votes 69.65%
• Marshall Ochylski
  3318 votes 30.13%
• (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

County Supervisor; County of San Luis Obispo; District 4

• Mike Zimmerman
  4025 votes 37.06%
• Paul Teixeira
  3482 votes 32.06%
• Jim Guthrie
  3328 votes 30.64%
• (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

District Attorney; County of San Luis Obispo

• Gerald T. Shea
  36479 votes 99.06%
• (347 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.94%)

Sheriff-Coroner; County of San Luis Obispo

• Ian Parkinson
  18077 votes 40.65%
• Joe Cortez
  8168 votes 18.37%
• Jerry Lenthall
  7419 votes 16.68%
• Michael "Tex" Teixeira
  4653 votes 10.46%
• Ben Hall
  3359 votes 7.55%
• Mark J. Adams
  2717 votes 6.11%
• (77 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.17%)

Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator; County of San Luis Obispo

• Frank L. Freitas
  37068 votes 99.14%
• (323 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.86%)

School

County Superintendent of Schools; San Luis Obispo County Board of Education

• Julian Crocker
  36753 votes 98.95%
• (391 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.05%)

City

Mayor; City of Morro Bay

• Betty Winholtz
  978 votes 34.44%
• William Yates
  921 votes 32.43%
• Richard "Rick" Grantham
  573 votes 20.18%
• Neil Farrell
  360 votes 12.68%
• (8 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.28%)

Member, City Council; City of Morro Bay (2 Elected)

• Nancy Johnson
  1399 votes 31.77%
• George Leage
  1137 votes 25.82%
• Jack Smith
  1128 votes 25.62%
• D'Onna Kennedy
  721 votes 16.38%
• (18 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.41%)

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of San Luis Obispo; Supervisorial District 2 (6 Elected)

• John Ashbaugh
  2406 votes 15.13%
• Marcia L. Munson
  1997 votes 12.56%
• Walter Heath
  1663 votes 10.46%
• E. Dennis Hughes
  1618 votes 10.18%
• Ronald Sampson
  1598 votes 10.05%
• John Barta
  1479 votes 9.30%
• Gail G. Wilson
  1473 votes 9.26%
• William Carlson
  1460 votes 9.18%
• R. Pepper Hughes
  1085 votes 6.82%
• Maria M. Kelly
  1055 votes 6.64%
• (66 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.42%)

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

• Stewart Jenkins
  1740 votes 16.59%
• Pat Harris
  1639 votes 15.63%
• Andrea Devitt
  1631 votes 15.55%
• Kimberly Daniels
  1478 votes 14.09%
• Susan Devine
  1462 votes 13.94%
• Saro Rizzo
  1295 votes 12.35%
• Marilyn Armstrong
  1214 votes 11.57%
• (30 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.29%)

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of San Luis Obispo; Supervisorial District 4 (4 Elected)

• Frank L. Freitas
  2121 votes 28.08%
• Nanci Parker
  1519 votes 20.11%
• Susan Stenovec
  1498 votes 19.83%
• Tom Murray
  1223 votes 16.19%
• John De Yulia
  1162 votes 15.38%
• (31 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.41%)

Proposition 13 Limits on Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Buildings
Pass: 4,310,719 / 84.9% Yes votes ...... 764,423 / 15.1% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to provide that all earthquake safety upgrades be exempt from property tax reassessment until the property is sold?

Proposition 14 Elections. Increases Right to Participate in Primary Elections
Pass: 2,760,477 / 53.6% Yes votes ...... 2,387,356 / 46.4% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require that all candidates for statewide or congressional office run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with only the top two vote-getters, regardless of their political party preference, advancing to the general election?

Proposition 15 California Fair Elections Act
Fail: 2,130,147 / 42.5% Yes votes ...... 2,878,694 / 57.5% No votes

Should California lift the ban on public funding of political campaigns and establish public funding for Secretary of State candidates in the 2014 and 2018 elections?

Proposition 16 Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers
Fail: 2,449,993 / 47.5% Yes votes ...... 2,705,131 / 52.5% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds voter approval before local governments can start up or expand electric service?

Proposition 17 Allows Auto Insurance Companies to Base Their Prices in Part on a Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
Fail: 2,491,026 / 48.2% Yes votes ...... 2,672,729 / 51.8% No votes

Should insurance companies be permitted to reduce or increase the cost of auto insurance depending on whether a driver has a history of continuous insurance coverage?

Measure A-10 Police & Fire Station Funding -- City of Arroyo Grande (Bond Measure - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2756 / 64.66% Yes votes ...... 1506 / 35.34% No votes

Shall the City of Arroyo Grande fund construction of a new Police Station and refinance the 2003 Fire Station bonds by issuing 30-year bonds not to exceed $6,000,000 provided that the tax rate is maintained at or below the existing tax rate for the Fire Station bonds and a portion of the bond payments will be paid by revenues from the 2006 Local Sales Tax Measure?