Combined ballot

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

Governor
Runoff Election 11/4/2014

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  2,341,815 votes 33.7%
• John H. Cox, Republican
  1,764,919 votes 25.4%
• Antonio Villaraigosa, Democratic
  926,018 votes 13.3%
• Travis Allen, Republican
  657,147 votes 9.4%
• John Chiang, Democratic
  655,590 votes 9.4%
• Delaine Eastin, Democratic
  234,641 votes 3.4%
• Amanda Renteria, Democratic
  93,376 votes 1.3%
• Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
  44,628 votes 0.6%
• Michael Shellenberger, Democratic
  31,666 votes 0.5%
• Peter Y. Liu, Republican
  27,297 votes 0.4%
• Yvonne Girard, Republican
  21,817 votes 0.3%
• Gloria Estela La Riva, Peace and Freedom
  19,059 votes 0.3%
• J. Bribiesca, Democratic
  18,027 votes 0.3%
• Josh Jones, Green
  16,092 votes 0.2%
• Zoltan Istvan, Libertarian
  14,447 votes 0.2%
• Albert Caesar Mezzetti, Democratic
  12,010 votes 0.2%
• Nickolas Wildstar, Libertarian
  11,547 votes 0.2%
• Robert Davidson Griffis, Democratic
  11,094 votes 0.2%
• Akinyemi Agbede, Democratic
  9,373 votes 0.1%
• Thomas Jefferson Cares, Democratic
  8,940 votes 0.1%
• Christopher N. Carlson, Green
  7,310 votes 0.1%
• Klement Tinaj, Democratic
  5,363 votes 0.1%
• Hakan "Hawk" Mikado, No Party Preference
  5,338 votes 0.1%
• Johnny Wattenburg, No Party Preference
  4,961 votes 0.1%
• Desmond Silveira, No Party Preference
  4,630 votes 0.1%
• Shubham Goel, No Party Preference
  4,017 votes 0.1%
• Jeffrey Edward Taylor, No Party Preference
  3,967 votes 0.1%
• Veronika Fimbres (Write-In)

Lieutenant Governor

• Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
  1,586,576 votes 24.2%
• Ed Hernandez, Democratic
  1,346,848 votes 20.6%
• Cole Harris, Republican
  1,142,957 votes 17.5%
• Jeff Bleich, Democratic
  647,335 votes 9.9%
• David Fennell, Republican
  515,347 votes 7.9%
• Lydia Ortega, Republican
  419,092 votes 6.4%
• David R. Hernandez, Republican
  404,663 votes 6.2%
• Gayle McLaughlin, No Party Preference
  263,049 votes 4.0%
• Tim Ferreira, Libertarian
  99,835 votes 1.5%
• Cameron Gharabiklou, Democratic
  78,144 votes 1.2%
• Danny Thomas, No Party Preference
  44,068 votes 0.7%

Secretary of State

• Alex Padilla, Democratic
  3,473,183 votes 52.6%
• Mark P. Meuser, Republican
  2,046,084 votes 31.0%
• Ruben Major, Democratic
  354,733 votes 5.4%
• Raul Rodriguez, Jr., Republican
  330,040 votes 5.0%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  155,659 votes 2.4%
• Michael Feinstein, Green
  136,571 votes 2.1%
• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  61,310 votes 0.9%
• Erik Rydberg, Green
  48,647 votes 0.7%

Controller

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  4,030,136 votes 62.1%
• Konstantinos Roditis, Republican
  2,198,777 votes 33.9%
• Mary Lou Finley, Peace and Freedom
  261,573 votes 4.0%

Treasurer

• Fiona Ma, Democratic
  2,898,389 votes 44.5%
• Greg Conlon, Republican
  1,356,535 votes 20.8%
• Jack M. Guerrero, Republican
  1,256,007 votes 19.3%
• Vivek Viswanathan, Democratic
  847,342 votes 13.0%
• Kevin Akin, Peace and Freedom
  148,118 votes 2.3%

Attorney General

• Xavier Becerra, Democratic
  3,022,467 votes 45.8%
• Steven C. Bailey, Republican
  1,614,150 votes 24.5%
• Dave Jones, Democratic
  1,016,556 votes 15.4%
• Eric Early, Republican
  942,308 votes 14.3%

Insurance Commissioner

• Steve Poizner, No Party Preference
  2,566,849 votes 41.0%
• Ricardo Lara, Democratic
  2,536,923 votes 40.5%
• Asif Mahmood, Democratic
  845,113 votes 13.5%
• Nathalie Hrizi, Peace and Freedom
  315,828 votes 5.0%

State Board of Equalization; District 2

• Malia Cohen, Democratic
  719,446 votes 38.6%
• Mark Burns, Republican
  499,736 votes 26.8%
• Cathleen Galgiani, Democratic
  472,531 votes 25.4%
• Barry Chang, Democratic
  170,711 votes 9.2%

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  2,945,177 votes 44.2%
• Kevin De Leon, Democratic
  804,965 votes 12.1%
• James P. Bradley, Republican
  555,738 votes 8.3%
• Arun K. Bhumitra, Republican
  350,554 votes 5.3%
• Paul A. Taylor, Republican
  323,313 votes 4.9%
• Erin Cruz, Republican
  267,213 votes 4.0%
• Tom Palzer, Republican
  204,924 votes 3.1%
• Alison Hartson, Democratic
  146,909 votes 2.2%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Republican
  135,209 votes 2.0%
• Pat Harris, Democratic
  126,837 votes 1.9%
• John "Jack" Crew, Republican
  93,702 votes 1.4%
• Patrick Little, Republican
  89,800 votes 1.3%
• Kevin Mottus, Republican
  87,569 votes 1.3%
• Jerry Joseph Laws, Republican
  67,060 votes 1.0%
• Derrick Michael Reid, Libertarian
  59,922 votes 0.9%
• Adrienne Nicole Edwards, Democratic
  56,119 votes 0.8%
• Douglas Howard Pierce, Democratic
  42,574 votes 0.6%
• Mario Nabliba, Republican
  39,177 votes 0.6%
• David Hildebrand, Democratic
  30,259 votes 0.5%
• Donnie O. Turner, Democratic
  30,075 votes 0.5%
• Herbert G. Peters, Democratic
  27,411 votes 0.4%
• David Moore, No Party Preference
  24,601 votes 0.4%
• Ling Ling Shi, No Party Preference
  23,499 votes 0.4%
• John Thompson Parker, Peace and Freedom
  22,788 votes 0.3%
• Lee Olson, No Party Preference
  20,378 votes 0.3%
• Gerald Plummer, Democratic
  18,167 votes 0.3%
• Jason M. Hanania, No Party Preference
  18,157 votes 0.3%
• Don J. Grundmann, No Party Preference
  15,096 votes 0.2%
• Colleen Shea Fernald, No Party Preference
  13,512 votes 0.2%
• Rash Bihari Ghosh, No Party Preference
  12,542 votes 0.2%
• Tim Gildersleeve, No Party Preference
  8,469 votes 0.1%
• Michael Fahmy Girgis, No Party Preference
  2,982 votes 0.0%

United States Representative

United States Representative; District 20

• Jimmy Panetta, Democratic
  102,828 votes 80.7%
• Ronald Paul Kabat, No Party Preference
  19,657 votes 15.4%
• Douglas Deitch, Democratic
  4,956 votes 3.9%

State Senator

State Senator; District 12

• Anna Caballero, Democratic
  46,970 votes 43.3%
• Rob Poythress, Republican
  28,512 votes 26.3%
• Johnny Tacherra, Republican
  24,088 votes 22.2%
• Daniel Parra, Democratic
  8,740 votes 8.1%

Member of the State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 29

• Mark Stone, Democratic
  86,641 votes 72.4%
• Vicki L. Nohrden, Republican
  33,073 votes 27.6%

Member of the State Assembly; District 30

• Robert Rivas, Democratic
  30,379 votes 45.5%
• Neil G. Kitchens, Republican
  20,099 votes 30.1%
• Peter Leroe-Muņoz, Democratic
  7,099 votes 10.6%
• Trina Coffman-Gomez, Democratic
  5,003 votes 7.5%
• Bill Lipe, Democratic
  4,217 votes 6.3%

Judicial

School

State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Runoff Election 11/4/2014

• Marshall Tuck
  2,221,908 votes 37.0%
• Tony K. Thurmond
  2,135,591 votes 35.6%
• Lily "Espinoza" Ploski
  984,039 votes 16.4%
• Steven Ireland
  658,037 votes 11.0%

Monterey County Superintendent of Schools; Monterey County Schools

• Deneen Guss
  47,132 votes 100.00%

Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools; Santa Cruz County Schools

• Faris Sabbah
  46,662 votes 97.8%
• (1,049 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.2%)

County

County Supervisor; Monterey County; Supervisorial District 2

• John M. Phillips
  6,971 votes 58.31%
• Regina Gage
  4,985 votes 41.69%

County Supervisor; Monterey County; Supervisorial District 3

• Chris Lopez
  4,273 votes 58.83%
• Alejandro Chavez
  2,368 votes 32.60%
• Edgar Alcantara
  622 votes 8.56%

Assessor-County Clerk/Recorder; County of Monterey

• Stephen L. Vagnini
  40,385 votes 69.81%
• Larry D. Tack
  17,468 votes 30.19%

Auditor/Controller; County of Monterey

• Rupa Shah
  38,739 votes 69.83%
• Darren Huber
  16,737 votes 30.17%

District Attorney; County of Monterey

• Jeannine Pacioni
  50,660 votes 100.00%

Sheriff/Coroner; County of Monterey

• Steve Bernal
  39,438 votes 64.06%
• Scott Davis
  22,125 votes 35.94%

Treasurer/Tax Collector; County of Monterey

• Mary A. Zeeb
  52,283 votes 100.00%

Proposition 68 Bonds for Natural Resources Protection
Pass: 3,455,226 / 57.6% Yes votes ...... 2,544,854 / 42.4% No votes

Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for: parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection. Fiscal Impact: Increased state bond repayment costs averaging $200 million annually over 40 years. Local government savings for natural resources-related projects, likely averaging several tens of millions of dollars annually over the next few decades.

Proposition 69 Transportation Funding
Pass: 4,886,924 / 81.3% Yes votes ...... 1,121,924 / 18.7% No votes

Requires that certain revenues generated by a 2017 transportation funding law be used only for transportation purposes and generally prohibits Legislature from diverting funds to other purposes. Fiscal Impact: No direct effect on the amount of state and local revenues or costs but could affect how some monies are spent.

Proposition 70 Cap-and-Trade Reserve Fund
Fail: 2,017,549 / 35.0% Yes votes ...... 3,746,434 / 65.0% No votes

Beginning in 2024, requires that cap-and-trade revenues accumulate in a reserve fund until the Legislature, by a two-thirds majority, authorizes use of the revenues. Fiscal Impact: Beginning in 2024, potential temporary increase in state sales tax revenue, ranging from none to a few hundred million dollars annually, and possible changes in how revenue from sale of greenhouse gas emission permits is spent.

Proposition 71 Sets Effective Sate for Ballot Measures
Pass: 4,527,073 / 77.8% Yes votes ...... 1,288,385 / 22.2% No votes

Provides that ballot measures approved by a majority of voters shall take effect five days after the Secretary of State certifies the results of the election. Fiscal Impact: Likely little or no effect on state and local finances.

Proposition 72 Legislature to Exclude Newly Constructed Rain-Capture Systems From Property-Tax Reassessment Requirement
Pass: 4,979,651 / 84.2% Yes votes ...... 932,263 / 15.8% No votes

Permits Legislature to allow construction of rain-capture systems, completed on or after January 1, 2019, without requiring property-tax reassessment. Fiscal Impact: Probably minor reduction in annual property tax revenues to local governments.

Measure G School District Bond -- Soledad Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 849 / 57.79% Yes votes ...... 620 / 42.21% No votes

To renovate classrooms and schools including repair of leaky roofs, replacement of outdated plumbing and completion of Main Street Middle School improvements, shall Soledad Unified School District issue $25.21 million in general obligation bonds at legal rates, raising between $1.0 to $2.5 million annually for 27 years to repay bonds from tax levies estimated at 6 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, with citizen oversight, annual audits, and no projected increase in the District's current bond tax rate?

Measure H Cannabis Business Tax -- Monterey County Regional Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 6,317 / 66.87% Yes votes ...... 3,129 / 33.13% No votes

Shall Monterey County Regional Fire District impose an annual tax only on commercial cannabis businesses within its boundaries to fund impacts upon fire prevention services, and response to fires, hazardous materials, and other emergencies at the following rates: $0.18 per square foot on cannabis cultivation; $0.10 per square foot on cannabis nurseries; and $1.00 per square foot on cannabis manufacturing and retailers, adjusting all rates annually based on the Consumer Price Index, potentially generating $350,000 annually with no termination?

Measure I School District Bond -- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 11,087 / 70.19% Yes votes ...... 4,708 / 29.81% No votes

To repair/update classrooms, science labs/school facilities for 21st century learning, make essential school safety/security improvements, replace aging plumbing, gas, sewer/electrical systems, repair, acquire, construct classrooms, athletic facilities, science labs, equipment, sites/facilities, shall this Monterey Peninsula Unified School District measure be adopted to issue $213,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levy approximately 6 cents/$100 assessed value ($12,500,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight, audits, no funds for administrators, all for local schools?