Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of El Dorado
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President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
  7,737,735 votes 60.3%
• Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
  4,778,337 votes 37.2%
• Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
  140,220 votes 1.1%
• Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
  83,234 votes 0.6%
• Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan, Peace and Freedom
  52,742 votes 0.4%
• Thomas Hoefling/Robert Ornelas, American Independent
  37,754 votes 0.3%
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (Write-In)
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (Write-In)
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (Write-In)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (Write-In)
• Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (Write-In)

US Congress

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  7,748,994 votes 62.5%
• Elizabeth Emken, Republican
  4,650,994 votes 37.5%

United States Representative; District 4

• Tom McClintock, Republican
  175,460 votes 61.0%
• Jack Uppal, Democratic
  112,104 votes 39.0%

State Senate

State Senator; District 1

• Ted Gaines, Republican
  245,796 votes 63.6%
• Julie Griffith-Flatter, Democratic
  140,762 votes 36.4%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 5

• Frank Bigelow, Republican
  80,896 votes 52.3%
• Rico Oller, Republican
  73,813 votes 47.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 6

• Beth B. Gaines, Republican
  110,027 votes 69.4%
• Andy Pugno, Republican
  48,533 votes 30.6%

Judicial

Judge of the Superior Court; County of El Dorado; Office 7

• Warren "Curt" Stracener
  38826 votes 52.59%
• Joseph Hoffman
  34640 votes 46.92%

School

Board Member; Placer County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

• Lynn M. Oliver
  20,392 votes 51.2%
• Pam Robie Hart
  13,998 votes 35.1%
• Anthony W. Palmer
  5,475 votes 13.7%
• (156 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; Los Rios Community College District; Trustee Area 3

• Terry Cochran
  47,094 votes 60.8%
• Sanjay K. Dutta
  30,313 votes 39.2%
• (39 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%, 8,158 Under Votes 9.5%, 8 Over Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Sierra Joint Community College District; Trustee Area 3

• Scott Tim Leslie
  94,757 votes 66.8%
• John Edward Z'Berg
  47,005 votes 33.2%
• (517 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%, 4,047 Under Votes 2.8%, 4 Over Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Black Oak Mine Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Darcy C. Knight
  3835 votes 66.46%
• Mel J. Allen
  1917 votes 33.22%

Board Member; Black Oak Mine Unified School District; Trustee Area 2; Unexpired Short Term

• Steve M. DE PUE
  2875 votes 51.04%
• Jim Brown
  2738 votes 48.61%

Board Member; Black Oak Mine Unified School District; Trustee Area 2; Full Term

• Joseph Scroggins
  2871 votes 51.60%
• William "Bill" Drescher
  2676 votes 48.09%

Governing Board Member; El Dorado Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Lori M. Veerkamp
  34985 votes 39.58%
• David John DEL RIO
  26603 votes 30.10%
• Mary T. Muse
  26421 votes 29.89%

Governing Board Member; Latrobe Union School District

• Janet Saitman
  929 votes 60.36%
• Paul H. Ayres
  607 votes 39.44%

Governing Board Member; Mother Lode Union School District; Full Term (2 Elected)

• John M. "Pat" Nordquist
  2441 votes 26.56%
• Richard J. Boylan
  2392 votes 26.03%
• Gene R. Bist, Sr.
  1777 votes 19.33%
• Henry J. Sandigo
  1639 votes 17.83%
• Terri Ballesteros
  910 votes 9.90%

Governing Board Member; Mother Lode Union School District; Unexpired Short Term (2 Elected)

• Janet VANDER LINDEN
  2860 votes 34.57%
• Chuck Wolfe
  2144 votes 25.92%
• Joe Fisher
  1683 votes 20.35%
• Aaron Huckeba
  1546 votes 18.69%

Governing Board Member; Rescue Union School District (2 Elected)

• Serena Posner
  6501 votes 35.51%
• Erike Young
  4675 votes 25.54%
• David Michael
  3666 votes 20.03%
• George W. Kucera
  3368 votes 18.40%

County Supervisor; County of El Dorado; Supervisorial District 3

• Brian Keith Veerkamp
  8846 votes 55.15%
• Richard Barb
  7157 votes 44.62%

City

City Council Member; City of Placerville (2 Elected)

• Trisha Wilkins
  1893 votes 35.52%
• Carol Anne Patton
  1809 votes 33.95%
• George Lowry
  1601 votes 30.04%

City Treasurer; City of Placerville

• Kathleen M. Trumbly
  3085 votes 98.63%

City Council Member; City of South Lake Tahoe (2 Elected)

• Hal Cole
  2481 votes 26.25%
• Joann Conner
  2396 votes 25.35%
• Austin Sass
  1900 votes 20.10%
• Bruce Grego
  1754 votes 18.56%
• Clinton John Schue
  847 votes 8.96%

Special District

Director; Cameron Park Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Vicky Neibauer
  4804 votes 43.07%
• Sean Tucker
  3440 votes 30.84%
• Joe Thuesen
  2856 votes 25.60%

Director; El Dorado Hills Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Noelle Mattock
  5390 votes 20.96%
• Terry Crumpley
  5389 votes 20.95%
• Charles E. "Chuck" Hammond
  4682 votes 18.20%
• Guy Gertsch
  3768 votes 14.65%
• Don Clark
  3587 votes 13.95%
• Bill Tobin
  2811 votes 10.93%

Director; Greenstone Country Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Rod R. Rozman
  348 votes 30.31%
• Daniel Schmidt
  344 votes 29.97%
• Bertram C. Drouin
  305 votes 26.57%
• Aaron Huckeba
  136 votes 11.85%

Board Member; El Dorado County Fire Protection District; Division 1

• Mark Brunton
  2995 votes 56.87%
• Dennis Edwards
  2247 votes 42.67%

Board Member; El Dorado County Fire Protection District; Division 2

• Dennis Thomas
  1820 votes 56.28%
• Michael Dennis
  1401 votes 43.32%

Board Member; El Dorado County Fire Protection District; Division 4

• Chris R. Swarbrick
  3159 votes 66.93%
• Tom Mahach
  1545 votes 32.73%

Director; El Dorado Hills County Water/Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Charles Jim Hartley
  8031 votes 28.00%
• John W. Hidahl
  6944 votes 24.21%
• Sherry Petersen
  5133 votes 17.90%
• John Peterson
  4303 votes 15.00%
• Craig Petersen
  4193 votes 14.62%

Director; Garden Valley Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Mark Spaugh
  1362 votes 44.02%
• Edwin Hawkins
  1191 votes 38.49%
• Philip Northcutt
  516 votes 16.68%

Director; Georgetown Fire Protection District; Full Term (3 Elected)

• Patti Smith
  1011 votes 30.54%
• Craig Wayland Davis
  912 votes 27.55%
• Rod Williams
  740 votes 22.36%
• Brook Rother
  624 votes 18.85%

Director; Mosquito Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Thomas Michael Harris
  330 votes 38.02%
• Ken Joseph
  280 votes 32.26%
• Ron Ralphs
  247 votes 28.46%

Director; Georgetown Divide Public Utility District; Seat 4

• Maria Capraun
  3046 votes 58.93%
• Bonnie Lee Neeley
  2106 votes 40.74%

Director; Georgetown Divide Public Utility District; Seat 5

• Norman A. Krizl
  2971 votes 57.51%
• Patricia Snelling
  2182 votes 42.24%

Director; Tahoe City Public Utility District; Seat 3

• Judy Friedman
  1,214 votes 53.8%
• Kevin Fenley
  1,041 votes 46.2%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Director; Tahoe City Public Utility District; Seat 4

• Erik Henrikson
  1,266 votes 56.4%
• Kay Williams
  980 votes 43.6%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Director; Georgetown Divide Recreation District; Area 2

• Kenneth Spencer
  3137 votes 60.08%
• Patrick Shane Hansen
  2070 votes 39.65%

Director; Georgetown Divide Recreation District; Area 5

• Kris Syversen
  1553 votes 53.68%
• Greg Loop
  1328 votes 45.90%

Proposition 30 Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding
Pass: 6,902,562 / 55.3% Yes votes ...... 5,584,785 / 44.7% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to (a) temporarily increase sales and personal income tax rates; (b) guarantee certain revenue transfers to local governments; and (c) eliminate state funding of certain mandates to local governments?

Proposition 31 State Budget. State and Local Government
Fail: 4,579,061 / 39.5% Yes votes ...... 7,014,491 / 60.5% No votes

Should the state constitution and law be amended to require government performance reviews and two-year budget cycles, to prohibit the Legislature from creating certain expenditures unless offsetting revenues or spending cuts are identified, and to make changes in certain responsibilities of local governament, the Legislature and the Governor?

Proposition 32 Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates
Fail: 5,328,207 / 43.4% Yes votes ...... 6,940,282 / 56.6% No votes

Should unions, corporations, government contractors and state and local government employers be prohibited from using payroll-deducted funds, or in some instances their own funds, for political expenditures?

Proposition 33 Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based on Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
Fail: 5,441,219 / 45.1% Yes votes ...... 6,633,713 / 54.9% No votes

Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained their insurance coverage, even if they change their insurance company?

Proposition 34 Death Penalty
Fail: 5,885,080 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,372,996 / 52.0% No votes

Should the death penalty be repealed and replaced with life imprisonment without possibility of parole when someone is convicted of murder with specified special circumstances?

Proposition 35 Human Trafficking. Penalties
Pass: 9,935,574 / 81.4% Yes votes ...... 2,277,560 / 18.6% No votes

Should the definition of human trafficking be expanded, penalties for traffickers be increased, convicted sexual traffickers be required to register as sex offenders, and additional training for law enforcement officers be required?

Proposition 36 Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties
Pass: 8,447,576 / 69.3% Yes votes ...... 3,750,222 / 30.7% No votes

Should California law be amended to provide that a life sentence should not be imposed for a third felony conviction unless the third conviction is for a serious or violent felony?

Proposition 37 Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling
Fail: 5,986,652 / 48.5% Yes votes ...... 6,365,236 / 51.5% No votes

Should labeling be required on foods containing genetically modified ingredients when such foods (whether raw or processed, plant or animal) are offered for sale to consumers in California?

Proposition 38 Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs
Fail: 3,485,443 / 28.7% Yes votes ...... 8,671,851 / 71.3% No votes

Should California's personal income tax rates be increased during 2013-24 to provide funds for public schools, early childhood education programs, and state debt payments?

Proposition 39 Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding
Pass: 7,273,367 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 4,641,745 / 39.0% No votes

Should the California tax code be changed to require multistate firms to pay income taxes based on a percentage of their sales in California, with roughly half of the resulting tax increase to be used to fund clean/efficient energy projects for five years?

Proposition 40 Redistricting. State Senate Districts
Pass: 8,235,698 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 3,215,335 / 28.1% No votes

Should the current state Senate districts be retained?

Measure L Special Tax for Library System -- County Service Area 10 Library (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 37745 / 45.04% Yes votes ...... 46050 / 54.96% No votes

To maintain library services, shall El Dorado County levy a special tax within CSA10, commencing in fiscal year 2013/2014, and expiring after 15 years, at the following rates (with annual increases up to 3%): base tax of $17.58 per parcel, 80% of the base tax per multi-family residential dwelling unit, 50% of the base tax per mobilehome for parcels containing mobilehome parks, 50% of the base tax for unimproved parcels, and $1.00 per timeshare?