Combined ballot

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

Governor

• Jerry Brown, Democratic
  5,417,731 votes 53.8%
• Meg Whitman, Republican
  4,120,020 votes 40.9%
• Chelene Nightingale, American Independent
  165,928 votes 1.7%
• Dale Ogden, Libertarian
  150,547 votes 1.5%
• Laura Wells, Green
  128,419 votes 1.2%
• Carlos Alvarez, Peace and Freedom
  92,637 votes 0.9%
• Anselmo A. Chavez (Write-in)
• Jacob Vangelisti (Write-in)
• Nadia B. Smalley (Write-in)
• Rakesh Kumar Christian (Write-in)
• Cassandra A. Lieurance (Write-in)
• Rowan Millar (Write-in)
• Lea Sherman (Write-in)
• Hugh Bagley (Write-in)

Lieutenant Governor

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  4,908,216 votes 50.2%
• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  3,814,102 votes 39.0%
• Pamela Brown, Libertarian
  573,451 votes 5.9%
• Jim King, American Independent
  184,628 votes 1.9%
• James Castillo, Green
  163,341 votes 1.7%
• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  116,037 votes 1.2%
• Karen England (Write-in)

Secretary of State

• Debra Bowen, Democratic
  5,095,875 votes 53.2%
• Damon Dunn, Republican
  3,659,834 votes 38.2%
• Ann Menasche, Green
  285,333 votes 3.0%
• Christina Tobin, Libertarian
  213,784 votes 2.3%
• Marylou Cabral, Peace and Freedom
  164,189 votes 1.7%
• Merton Short, American Independent
  161,749 votes 1.6%

Controller

• John Chiang, Democratic
  5,315,196 votes 55.2%
• Tony Strickland, Republican
  3,481,167 votes 36.2%
• Andrew Favor, Libertarian
  291,657 votes 3.1%
• Karen Martinez, Peace and Freedom
  209,217 votes 2.1%
• Ross Frankel, Green
  190,323 votes 1.9%
• Lawrence Beliz, American Independent
  153,801 votes 1.5%

Treasurer

• Bill Lockyer, Democratic
  5,423,219 votes 56.5%
• Mimi Walters, Republican
  3,473,543 votes 36.2%
• Charles Crittenden, Green
  229,971 votes 2.4%
• Edward Teyssier, Libertarian
  217,818 votes 2.2%
• Robert Lauten, American Independent
  135,648 votes 1.4%
• Debra Reiger, Peace and Freedom
  125,252 votes 1.3%

Attorney General

• Kamala Harris, Democratic
  4,434,275 votes 46.1%
• Steve Cooley, Republican
  4,361,392 votes 45.3%
• Peter Allen, Green
  257,631 votes 2.7%
• Timothy Hannan, Libertarian
  245,828 votes 2.6%
• Diane Templin, American Independent
  169,628 votes 1.7%
• Robert Evans, Peace and Freedom
  160,029 votes 1.6%

Insurance Commissioner

• Dave Jones, Democratic
  4,756,969 votes 50.6%
• Mike Villines, Republican
  3,534,296 votes 37.6%
• Richard Bronstein, Libertarian
  371,633 votes 4.0%
• Dina Padilla, Peace and Freedom
  292,735 votes 3.1%
• William Balderston, Green
  251,063 votes 2.6%
• Clay Pedersen, American Independent
  197,995 votes 2.1%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tom Torlakson
  4,214,449 votes 54.7%
• Larry Aceves
  3,469,665 votes 45.1%
• Diane Lenning (Write-in)

Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization; District 1

• Betty Yee, Democratic
  1,608,581 votes 63.1%
• Kevin Scott, Republican
  793,073 votes 31.2%
• Kennita Watson, Libertarian
  77,232 votes 3.0%
• Sherill Borg, Peace and Freedom
  70,584 votes 2.7%

US Legislature

United States Senator

• Barbara Boxer, Democratic
  5,208,389 votes 52.2%
• Carly Fiorina, Republican
  4,209,812 votes 42.2%
• Gail Lightfoot, Libertarian
  174,671 votes 1.8%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  134,729 votes 1.4%
• Duane Roberts, Green
  127,854 votes 1.2%
• Edward Noonan, American Independent
  125,154 votes 1.2%
• Jerry Leon Carroll (Write-in)
• Connor Vlakancic (Write-in)
• Hans J. Kugler (Write-in)
• James E. Harris (Write-in)

United States Representative; District 17

• Sam Farr, Democratic
  118,734 votes 66.7%
• Jeff Taylor, Republican
  47,133 votes 26.5%
• Mary Larkin, Libertarian
  8,753 votes 4.9%
• Eric Petersen, Green
  3,429 votes 1.9%
• Ron Kabat (Write-in)

State Senate

State Senator; District 12

• Anthony Cannella, Republican
  92,270 votes 51.5%
• Anna Caballero, Democratic
  86,923 votes 48.5%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 27

• Bill Monning, Democratic
  102,124 votes 66.8%
• Linda Black, Republican
  50,831 votes 33.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 28

• Luis Alejo, Democratic
  56,098 votes 62.8%
• Robert Bernosky, Republican
  33,264 votes 37.2%

Judicial

California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Tani Cantil-Sakauye
  67.1% Yes (4,764,829) 32.9% No (2,340,721)
• Carlos Moreno
  67.7% Yes (4,739,562) 32.3% No (2,258,060)
• Ming Chin
  65.5% Yes (4,592,594) 34.5% No (2,422,435)

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

• Conrad Rushing
  75.7% Yes (351,197) 24.3% No (112,997)

Councilmember; City of Del Rey Oaks (2 Elected)

• Jeff Cecilio
  512 votes 51.77%
• Dennis Allion
  477 votes 48.23%

Mayor; City of Del Rey Oaks

• Jerry B. Edelen
  563 votes 100.00%

Councilmember; City of Greenfield (2 Elected)

• Randy Hurley
  676 votes 20.37%
• Annie G. Moreno
  602 votes 18.14%
• Christopher Smith
  548 votes 16.52%
• Francisco Garcia
  505 votes 15.22%
• Jessica Madrid-Bautista
  376 votes 11.33%
• Carla Mullanix-Ackerman
  298 votes 8.98%
• Stephanie J. Garcia

Mayor; City of Greenfield

• John Huerta, Jr.
  1,076 votes 50.80%
• John Martinez
  1,042 votes 49.20%

Councilmember; City of King City (2 Elected)

• Terry Hughes
  742 votes 33.33%
• Carlos Victoria
  603 votes 27.09%
• Marcelino Nuno, Jr.
  495 votes 22.24%
• Mike LeBarre
  386 votes 17.34%

Councilmember; City of Marina (2 Elected)

• Nancy Amadeo
  2,392 votes 34.60%
• David W. Brown
  2,337 votes 33.80%
• David Burnett
  2,185 votes 31.60%

Mayor; City of Marina

• Bruce Carlos Delgado
  2,802 votes 59.05%
• Dave McCall
  1,943 votes 40.95%

Councilmember; City of Pacific Grove (3 Elected)

• Kenneth Cuneo
  2,870 votes 27.69%
• Alan Cohen
  2,854 votes 27.54%
• Rudy Fischer
  2,481 votes 23.94%
• Richard Ahart
  2,158 votes 20.82%

Councilmember; City of Pacific Grove; 2 Year Short Term (2 Elected)

• Daniel Miller
  3,107 votes 50.31%
• Robert Huitt
  3,069 votes 49.69%

Mayor; City of Pacific Grove

• Carmelita Garcia
  5,092 votes 100.00%

Councilmember; City of Salinas; District 2

• Tony R. Barrera
  1,993 votes 100.00%

Councilmember; City of Salinas; District 3

• Steve McShane
  3,172 votes 43.68%
• Joe Gunter
  1,881 votes 25.90%
• Janet V. Barnes
  1,705 votes 23.48%
• Joel Panzer
  504 votes 6.94%

Councilmember; City of Salinas; District 5

• Kimbley Craig
  2,143 votes 51.15%
• Steven Villegas
  1,574 votes 37.57%
• Jesse Santibanez
  473 votes 11.29%

Mayor; City of Salinas

• Dennis Donohue
  16,258 votes 63.61%
• Margaret Serna Bonetti
  5,094 votes 19.93%
• William J. "Bill" Freeman
  4,207 votes 16.46%

Councilmember; City of Sand City (2 Elected)

• Craig Hubler
  66 votes 51.56%
• Jerry Blackwelder
  62 votes 48.44%

Mayor; City of Sand City

• David K. Pendergrass
  64 votes 100.00%

Councilmember; City of Seaside (2 Elected)

• Alvin Edwards
  3,358 votes 35.91%
• Dennis Alexander
  2,479 votes 26.51%
• Thomas M. Mancini
  1,806 votes 19.31%
• Annalisa Mitchell
  1,709 votes 18.27%

Mayor; City of Seaside

• Felix Bachofner
  2,947 votes 50.18%
• Ralph Rubio
  2,926 votes 49.82%

Councilmember; City of Soledad (2 Elected)

• Christopher K. Bourke
  1,208 votes 31.66%
• Alejandro Chavez
  1,056 votes 27.68%
• Martha Camacho
  626 votes 16.41%
• Juan Saavedra
  604 votes 15.83%
• Sam Martinez
  321 votes 8.41%

Mayor; City of Soledad

• Fred J. Ledesma
  1,649 votes 65.67%
• Richard V. Ortiz
  862 votes 34.33%

County

Sheriff/Coroner; County of Monterey

• Scott Miller
  51,431 votes 55.67%
• Mike Kanalakis
  40,958 votes 44.33%

Treasurer/Tax Collector; County of Monterey

• Mary Mangels Zeeb
  47,126 votes 54.00%
• John McPherson
  40,150 votes 46.00%

School

Trustee; Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Jeffrey Howard Hancock
  434 votes 46.3%
• Magdalena Medina
  301 votes 32.1%
• Lou Fiori
  203 votes 21.6%

Trustee; Aromas-San Juan Unified School District; 2 Year Short Term

• Bill Hunter
  267 votes 38.3%
• Tammy Springer
  218 votes 31.2%
• Patricia Rainey
  213 votes 30.5%

Trustee; Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Katrina Griffen
  7,297 votes 21.6%
• W. Jay Packer
  5,767 votes 21.9%
• Field R. Gibson
  5,590 votes 21.2%
• Jeanne Dugger
  5,398 votes 20.5%
• Joe E. Quiroz
  5,027 votes 19.1%
• Robert Welty
  4,548 votes 17.3%
• (129 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Trustee; San Luis Obispo County Community College District; Trustee Area 4

• Charlotte Alexander
  40,841 votes 55.4%
• Peter J. Sysak
  32,513 votes 44.1%
• (342 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.5%)

Trustee; Santa Cruz County Board of Education; Trustee Area 7

• Gina Locatelli
  3,766 votes 54.7%
• Robert Chacanaca
  3,047 votes 44.3%
• (66 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.0%)

Trustee; Shandon Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (3 Elected)

• Jack Cook
  245 votes 29.4%
• Amy Russell
  239 votes 28.7%
• Michael Wimmer
  175 votes 21.0%
• Ester C. Garcia
  174 votes 20.9%
• (16 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.9%)

Special District

Board of Directors; Aromas County Water District (3 Elected)

• Bonnie Mahler
  313 votes 30.07%
• Marcus V. Dutra
  272 votes 26.13%
• Sylvia Borchard
  255 votes 24.50%
• Stuart Cardott
  201 votes 19.31%

Board of Directors; Marina Coast Water District (3 Elected)

• Howard Gustafson
  2,188 votes 24.33%
• Bill Lee
  2,100 votes 23.35%
• Jan Shriner
  1,970 votes 21.91%
• Thomas P. Moore
  1,712 votes 19.04%
• George Eads
  1,023 votes 11.38%

Board of Directors; Monterey Peninsula Airport District (2 Elected)

• Carl M. Miller
  11,475 votes 29.23%
• Matthew Nelson
  8,492 votes 21.63%
• Denis Horn
  7,468 votes 19.02%
• Dan Presser
  6,823 votes 17.38%
• Patrick Healy
  5,001 votes 12.74%

Board of Directors; Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System (3 Elected)

• Deborah "Debby" Nelson
  19,005 votes 33.83%
• Harry Wardwell
  14,930 votes 26.57%
• Jim Gattis
  14,796 votes 26.33%
• Ken Scherpinski
  7,454 votes 13.27%

Proposition 19 Legalizes Marijuana Under California But Not Federal Law. Permits Local Governments to Regulate and Tax Commercial Production, Distribution, and Sale of Marijuana
Fail: 4,634,383 / 46.5% Yes votes ...... 5,322,716 / 53.5% No votes

Should California legalize the possession and cultivation of marijuana for personal use of adults 21 years and older, and allow state and local governments to regulate and tax related commercial activities?

Proposition 20 Redistricting of Congressional Districts
Pass: 5,733,104 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 3,628,769 / 38.8% No votes

Should the state Constitution be amended to have the Citizens Redistricting Commission redistrict for the U.S. House of Representatives, to change existing redistricting criteria, and to reduce the redistricting timeline?

Proposition 21 Establishes $18 Annual Vehicle License Surcharge to Help Fund State Parks and Wildlife Programs. Grants Surcharged Vehicles Free Admission to All State Parks
Fail: 4,181,226 / 42.7% Yes votes ...... 5,605,610 / 57.3% No votes

Should the state levy an additional annual $18 vehicle license surcharge to provide funds to operate and maintain California's state parks and wildlife protection programs?

Proposition 22 Prohibits the State From Borrowing Or Taking Funds Used for Transportation, Redevelopment, Or Local Government Projects and Services
Pass: 5,722,627 / 60.6% Yes votes ...... 3,717,765 / 39.4% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to prohibit the state, even during a severe fiscal hardship, from redirecting certain tax revenues dedicated to transportation or local governments?

Proposition 23 Suspends Implementation Of Air Pollution Control Law (AB 32) Requiring Major Sources Of Emissions To Report And Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions That Cause Global Warming, Until Unemployment Drops To 5.5 Percent Or Less For Full Year
Fail: 3,727,076 / 38.5% Yes votes ...... 5,962,305 / 61.5% No votes

Should the AB 32 air pollution control law be suspended until unemployment drops to 5.5 percent or less for a full year?

Proposition 24 Repeals Recent Legislation That Would Allow Businesses to Lower Their Tax Liability
Fail: 3,939,118 / 41.9% Yes votes ...... 5,461,674 / 58.1% No votes

Should recent tax law changes that allow some businesses to pay lower state income tax be repealed?

Proposition 25 Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass Budget and Budget-Related Legislation From Two-Thirds to A Simple Majority. Retains Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes
Pass: 5,251,319 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 4,284,852 / 44.9% No votes

Should the state Constitution be amended to allow passage of budget bills by a simple majority in each house of the state Legislature and should legislators be required to forfeit their pay if a budget is not passed on time?

Proposition 26 Requires That Certain State and Local Fees Be Approved By Two-Thirds Vote. Fees Include Those That Address Adverse Impacts on Society Or the Environment Caused By the Fee-Payer's Business
Pass: 4,915,262 / 52.4% Yes votes ...... 4,460,681 / 47.6% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds vote approval for the imposition of certain state and local fees that now require majority vote approval?

Proposition 27 Eliminates State Commission on Redistricting. Consolidates Authority for Redistricting With Elected Representatives
Fail: 3,729,612 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 5,457,940 / 59.4% No votes

Should the state Constitution and state laws be amended to eliminate the Citizens Redistricting Commission established by the voters in 2008, return all redistricting to the state Legislature, and change the redistricting criteria?

Measure E Bonds -- Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3 / 100.00% Yes votes ...... 0 / 0.00% No votes

To improve the quality of education; modernize, upgrade, and renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms, and school facilities; replace inadequate electrical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; upgrade computers and technology; improve energy efficiency; and make health and safety improvements; shall the Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District issue $16,100,000 of existing bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have NO money used for administrative or teacher salaries or be taken by the state?

Measure M Temporary 1% Sales Tax -- City of Marina (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,966 / 62.69% Yes votes ...... 1,765 / 37.31% No votes

To preserve funding for general city services, including but not limited to, maintaining firefighters and police officers for adequate emergency response, reducing crime and criminal gang and drug activity, maintaining city streets and parks, senior programs and youth after-school programs, shall the City of Marina adopt an ordinance enacting a temporary one percent (1%) transactions and use (sales) tax to automatically expire in five years, with all money staying locally to preserve Marina city services.

Measure N Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Marina (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,385 / 71.98% Yes votes ...... 1,318 / 28.02% No votes

To preserve funding for general city services, including maintaining firefighters and police officers for adequate emergency response, reducing crime, maintaining city streets and parks, and senior and youth programs, shall the City of Marina temporarily increase the transient occupancy tax (hotel tax) rate from ten percent to twelve percent with the increase to expire in five years and tax to revert to ten percent with all money staying locally to preserve Marina city services?

Measure O Proposed Charter -- City of King City (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 802 / 60.94% Yes votes ...... 514 / 39.06% No votes

Shall the proposed charter for the City of King received and filed by the City Clerk on June 22, 2010 be adopted?

Measure P Bonds -- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 15,558 / 71.55% Yes votes ...... 6,187 / 28.45% No votes

To improve local neighborhood elementary, middle/ high schools, make funds available to attract/ retain quality teachers and offset State cuts, repair/ replace aging heating, plumbing and wiring, install educational classroom technology, improve utility and energy efficiency to save money for academic programs, improve school/ student safety, acquire, repair, construct and equip classrooms/ sites/ school facilities, shall Monterey Peninsula Unified School District issue $110,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, with citizen oversight, annual audits and NO money for administrator salaries?

Measure Q Parcel Tax -- City of Pacific Grove (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 4,109 / 61.78% Yes votes ...... 2,542 / 38.22% No votes

Shall a new Chapter 6.70 be added to the Pacific Grove Municipal Code to impose a tax at the rate of $90.00 per year for all Owners of Parcels in the City of Pacific Grove as well as $45.00 per year per unit for multi-Common Household units, in order to create a dedicated and restricted revenue source solely to provide, maintain, and improve core library services for the Pacific Grove public Library in the City of Pacific Grove such?

Measure R Retirement Benefits Charter Amendments -- City of Pacific Grove (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 4,390 / 73.63% Yes votes ...... 1,572 / 26.37% No votes

Shall the Pacific Grove City Charter be amended to conform to the "Voter Initiative Limiting the Ability of the City of Pacific Grove to Approve or Modify Agreements That Provide Retirement Benefits to City Employees," provide City officers/employees do not hold rights to future employment or future employment benefits, and amend the Pacific Grove Municipal Code to clarify that voter- approved limits relating to long-term City debt or financial liabilities apply only to retirement plans or agreements?

Measure Z Bonds -- Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 596 / 53.79% Yes votes ...... 512 / 46.21% No votes

To improve the quality of public education, attract qualified teachers, provide up- to-date science labs/classrooms/technology without increasing current tax rates, shall Aromas San Juan Unified School District equip classrooms with effective heating and cooling systems, upgrade aging plumbing, lighting/electrical systems, renovate restrooms, cafeteria, pay off facilities loans, repair, construct school facilities/acquire equipment, by issuing $9,700,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with mandatory audits, independent citizen oversight, no administrator salaries, and all money staying local?