Combined ballot

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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%
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (Write-In)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (Write-In)
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (Write-In)
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (Write-In)
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (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 1

• Doug La Malfa, Republican
  165,125 votes 57.3%
• Jim Reed, Democratic
  123,241 votes 42.7%

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 Senator; District 4-2010

• Jim Nielsen, Republican
  188,207 votes 49.8%
• Michael "Mickey" Harrington, Democratic
  104,572 votes 27.7%
• Dan Logue, Republican (Withdrawn)
  43,303 votes 11.5%
• Jann Reed, No Party Preference
  24,966 votes 6.6%
• Dan Levine, No Party Preference
  9,882 votes 2.6%
• Benjamin "Ben" Emery, No Party Preference (Withdrawn)
  7,146 votes 1.9%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 1

• Brian Dahle, Republican
  112,065 votes 65.5%
• Rick Bosetti, Republican
  59,071 votes 34.5%

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%

School

Member; Placer County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1

• Susan Goto
  41,528 votes 72.8%
• Kevin Knauss
  8,855 votes 15.5%
• CJ Jawahar
  6,462 votes 11.3%
• (175 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%, 1,833 Under Votes 3.1%, 4 Over Votes 0.0%)

Member; Placer County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

• Lynn M. Oliver
  20,392 votes 51.0%
• Pam Robie Hart
  13,998 votes 35.0%
• Anthony W. Palmer
  5,475 votes 13.7%
• (156 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

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

• Scott Tim Leslie
  94,757 votes 66.6%
• John Edward Z'Berg
  47,005 votes 33.0%
• (517 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%, 4,047 Under Votes 2.8%, 4 Over Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Center Joint Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Nancy Anderson
  3,928 votes 39.9%
• Delrae Pope
  2,399 votes 24.4%
• Cynthia S. Nelson
  1,757 votes 17.8%
• Libby A. Williams
  1,751 votes 17.8%
• (14 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.1%, 7,076 Under Votes 41.7%, 46 Over Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; East Nicolaus Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Bruce Wanner
  26 votes 29.89%
• Debbie Coupe
  17 votes 19.54%
• Tom Almond
  14 votes 16.09%
• Matthew R. Conant
  9 votes 10.34%
• Jennifer Wells
  9 votes 10.34%
• Thomas Hanson
  7 votes 8.05%
• Theresa Leach
  5 votes 5.75%

Board Member; Placer Union High School District; Trustee Area 1

• Lynn Macdonald
  18732 votes 57.54%
• Dennis T. Fox
  13603 votes 41.79%
• (217 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.67%)

Board Member; Roseville Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• R. Jan Pinney
  29,775 votes 25.5%
• Rene Aguilera
  29,396 votes 25.2%
• Paige K. Stauss
  29,360 votes 25.1%
• Garry L. Genzlinger
  27,743 votes 23.8%
• (479 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%, 12,752 Under Votes 9.8%)

Board Member; Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Scott B. Otsuka
  9,072 votes 40.2%
• Jeff Randall
  7,306 votes 32.4%
• Stephanie Dement
  6,093 votes 27.0%
• (77 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%, 7,660 Under Votes 25.4%, 2 Over Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Eureka Union School District (2 Elected)

• Ryan R. Jones
  7270 votes 36.74%
• Renee C. Nash
  6397 votes 32.33%
• Kristie Greiss
  6063 votes 30.64%
• (57 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.29%)

Board Member; Placer Hills Union School District (2 Elected)

• Mary D'Amour
  3085 votes 33.18%
• Jeff Duer
  2652 votes 28.52%
• Ron Franscella
  1882 votes 20.24%
• Laurel Kathleen Klein
  1660 votes 17.85%
• (20 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.22%)

Special District

Board Member; Ackerman Charter District (3 Elected)

• Kim Williamson
  571 votes 29.19%
• David P. Slane
  528 votes 26.99%
• Stacy M. Clement
  520 votes 26.58%
• Janet Hunt Benson
  326 votes 16.67%
• (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.56%)

Director; Truckee-Tahoe Airport District (3 Elected)

• J. Thomas Van Berkem
  2681 votes 29.05%
• Mary Hetherington
  2495 votes 27.03%
• Lisa Wallace
  2260 votes 24.49%
• Gregory Jellinek
  1731 votes 18.76%
• (62 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.67%)

Director; San Juan Water District (2 Elected)

• Pam Tobin
  30,302 votes 38.0%
• Kenneth H. Miller
  25,715 votes 32.2%
• Joseph Alessandri
  23,598 votes 29.6%
• (183 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%, 53,541 Under Votes 40.1%, 20 Over Votes 0.0%)

Director; Alta Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Karen Calvert
  273 votes 38.18%
• Tom Booth
  162 votes 22.66%
• William David Hart, II
  154 votes 21.54%
• Campbell G. Gillies
  116 votes 16.22%
• (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.40%)

Board Member; Foresthill Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Christopher R. Reams
  1582 votes 25.94%
• Richard Joe Arthur
  1336 votes 21.91%
• Tyler L. Harkness
  1122 votes 18.40%
• Joan E. Elliott
  1032 votes 16.92%
• Gary V. Hall
  1003 votes 16.45%
• (23 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.38%)

Board Member; Newcastle Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Dave Ward
  1495 votes 24.80%
• Jonita T. Elder
  1126 votes 18.68%
• Jimmie D. Jordan
  1123 votes 18.63%
• Robert W. Stearns, Jr.
  781 votes 12.95%
• David S. Poore
  741 votes 12.29%
• Yvonne Louise Lewis
  741 votes 12.29%
• (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Board Member; North Tahoe Fire Protection District; Division 1

• Mike Baffone
  317 votes 53.37%
• Scott Meyer
  273 votes 45.96%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.67%)

Director; Penryn Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Randy Neifer
  1049 votes 49.98%
• Aaron T. Willson
  751 votes 35.78%
• F. "Travis" Travnikar
  285 votes 13.58%
• (14 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.67%)

Board Member; Talmont Resort Improvement Landowner District (3 Elected)

• John Pang
  81 votes 32.79%
• Kymberly Pipkin
  63 votes 25.51%
• Leigh Cullen
  60 votes 24.29%
• James A. Henderson
  39 votes 15.79%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.62%)

Director; Citrus Heights Water District; Division 1

• David L. Goforth
  9,094 votes 51.3%
• Charles T. Rose
  8,611 votes 48.5%
• (37 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%, 6,919 Under Votes 28.1%, 2 Over Votes 0.0%)

Director; Nevada Irrigation District; Division 3

• W. Scott Miller
  937 votes 65.75%
• Guy Tortorici
  485 votes 34.04%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.21%)

Board Member; Auburn Area Recreation & Park District (3 Elected)

• Jim Gray
  10526 votes 27.85%
• Jim Ferris
  9589 votes 25.37%
• H. Gordon Ainsleigh
  9579 votes 25.34%
• Monique Margaux
  7919 votes 20.95%
• (189 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.50%)

Board Member; Foresthill Public Utility District; 2 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Tamra A. West
  1541 votes 31.00%
• Linda Cholcher
  1313 votes 26.41%
• Robert "Nolan" Vroege
  1126 votes 22.65%
• Suzon Kaye Lucore
  948 votes 19.07%
• (43 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.87%)

Board Member; Foresthill Public Utility District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Joe Anderson
  1133 votes 26.80%
• Helen Rogers West
  999 votes 23.63%
• Sherry T. Wicks
  791 votes 18.71%
• Dianne Foster
  592 votes 14.01%
• Rose Perez
  410 votes 9.70%
• Hans Allan Rasmussen
  289 votes 6.84%
• (13 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.31%)

Board Member; North Tahoe Public Utility District; Seat 1

• Phil Thompson
  1233 votes 65.00%
• Ernie Dambach
  661 votes 34.84%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.16%)

Board Member; North Tahoe Public Utility District; Seat 2

• Tim Ferrell
  1069 votes 57.32%
• Teresa O'Dette
  792 votes 42.47%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.21%)

Board Member; North Tahoe Public Utility District; Seat 5

• John Bergmann
  1063 votes 56.60%
• Ramona Cruz
  814 votes 43.34%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.05%)

Board Member; Tahoe City Public Utility District; Seat 3

• Judy Friedman
  1,214 votes 53.7%
• Kevin Fenley
  1,041 votes 46.0%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Board Member; Tahoe City Public Utility District; Seat 4

• Erik Henrikson
  1,266 votes 56.2%
• Kay Williams
  980 votes 43.5%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Board Member; Truckee-Donner Public Utility District (3 Elected)

• Jeff Bender
  246 votes 32.67%
• Joseph R. Aguera
  191 votes 25.37%
• Bob Ellis
  182 votes 24.17%
• David Gravell
  129 votes 17.13%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.66%)

Board Member; Placer County Water Agency; Division 5

• Joshua Alpine
  11592 votes 42.49%
• Cheryl Maki
  10981 votes 40.25%
• Otis Wollan
  4633 votes 16.98%
• (76 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.28%)

Board Member; Meadow Vista County Water District

• Derek D'Amour
  842 votes 54.50%
• George E. Dunham
  696 votes 45.05%
• (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.45%)

Council Member; City of Auburn (2 Elected)

• Keith A. Nesbitt
  3181 votes 33.29%
• Bill Kirby
  3181 votes 33.29%
• Gary A. Moffat
  3143 votes 32.89%
• (50 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.52%)

City Clerk; City of Auburn

• Stephanie Snyder
  2840 votes 50.55%
• Joseph Labrie
  2763 votes 49.18%
• (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.27%)

City Treasurer; City of Auburn

• George E. Williams
  4789 votes 98.40%
• (78 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.60%)

Council Member; City of Colfax (2 Elected)

• Kim A. Douglass
  342 votes 40.91%
• Tom Parnham
  243 votes 29.07%
• Stephen L. Harvey
  242 votes 28.95%
• (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.08%)

City Treasurer; City of Colfax

• Robin Faires
  474 votes 97.53%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.47%)

Council Member; City of Lincoln (3 Elected)

• Paul Joiner
  10853 votes 21.96%
• Peter Gilbert
  6474 votes 13.10%
• Spencer Short
  6472 votes 13.10%
• Allen S. Cuenca
  6049 votes 12.24%
• David Kawas
  5907 votes 11.95%
• Dan Cross
  5332 votes 10.79%
• Christine Colvin
  3637 votes 7.36%
• Scott Glaser
  2551 votes 5.16%
• Candi Schipper
  1979 votes 4.01%
• (158 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.32%)

City Treasurer; City of Lincoln

• Terrence "Terry" Dorsey
  14309 votes 97.23%
• (407 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.77%)

Council Member; Town of Loomis (2 Elected)

• David "Dave" Wheeler
  2168 votes 42.50%
• Rhonda Nelthorpe Morillas
  1683 votes 32.99%
• Gary Liss
  1221 votes 23.94%
• (29 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.57%)

Town Clerk; Town of Loomis

• Charleen "Crickett" Strock
  2476 votes 98.76%
• (31 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.24%)

Town Treasurer; Town of Loomis

• Roger Carroll
  2450 votes 98.87%
• (28 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.13%)

Council Member; City of Rocklin (3 Elected)

• Greg Janda
  11732 votes 21.79%
• Dave Butler
  8611 votes 15.99%
• George A. Magnuson
  8559 votes 15.90%
• Dan Defoe
  8291 votes 15.40%
• Ken Broadway
  7240 votes 13.45%
• Julie Millard-Stadel
  7058 votes 13.11%
• Jack Lento-Edrich
  1096 votes 2.04%
• Wijaya "Vj" Perera
  1023 votes 1.90%
• (226 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.42%)

Council Member; City of Roseville (3 Elected)

• Carol Chilton Garcia
  22633 votes 20.33%
• Pauline Roccucci
  21824 votes 19.60%
• Bonnie Gore
  21053 votes 18.91%
• Phil Ozenick
  18568 votes 16.68%
• Scott Alvord
  16555 votes 14.87%
• Tracy Mendonsa
  5831 votes 5.24%
• John Schwartz
  4657 votes 4.18%
• (225 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.20%)

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 H Proposal to Appoint Treasurer -- City of Lincoln (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 7637 / 41.81% Yes votes ...... 10627 / 58.19% No votes

Shall the office of the City Treasurer be appointive? Yes ___ No ____

If the above measure fails, which of the following candidates do you vote for to hold the office of City Treasurer? Terrence "Terry" Dorsey

Measure J Proposal to Issue and Sell Bonds -- Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 266 / 52.99% Yes votes ...... 236 / 47.01% No votes

To improve arts and recreation and create jobs and economic activity in Truckee-Donner by replacing the 40-year old swimming pool with a safe and efficient aquatic center for lessons, lap swimming, senior exercise and therapy programs; providing performing arts center for music, dance, film and other programs, shall Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District issue $8.52 million in bonds that cannot be taken by the State and require annual audits, independent oversight and no money for administrator salaries?

Measure K Proposal to Modify Measure B Special Tax -- Newcastle Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 1520 / 60.27% Yes votes ...... 1002 / 39.73% No votes

Shall Measure B, which established a parcel tax for Newcastle FPD so it could provide fire protection and rapid response services, be altered so that starting in Fiscal Year 2015-16 the parcel tax shall be reduced from $146.46 per taxable parcel (with an additional charge for structures starting at 3,000 square feet), to simply $30.00 per parcel (without any additional charge for larger structures and without increases based on the consumer price index)?