Combined ballot

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United States Senator
Runoff Election 11/4/2014

• 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 12

• Nancy Pelosi, Democratic
  141,365 votes 68.5%
• Lisa Remmer, Republican
  18,771 votes 9.1%
• Shahid Buttar, Democratic
  17,597 votes 8.5%
• Stephen Jaffe, Democratic
  12,114 votes 5.9%
• Ryan A. Khojasteh, Democratic
  9,498 votes 4.6%
• Barry Hermanson, Green
  4,217 votes 2.0%
• Michael Goldstein, No Party Preference
  2,820 votes 1.4%

United States Representative; District 14

• Jackie Speier, Democratic
  123,900 votes 79.4%
• Cristina Osmeņa, Republican
  32,054 votes 20.6%

Member of the State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 19

• Phil Ting, Democratic
  86,304 votes 80.5%
• Keith Bogdon, Republican
  16,785 votes 15.7%
• David Ernst, No Party Preference
  4,084 votes 3.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 17

• David Chiu, Democratic
  93,212 votes 81.9%
• Alejandro Fernandez, Democratic
  20,639 votes 18.1%

Judicial

Superior Court Judge; County of San Francisco; Office 4

• Andrew Y.S. Cheng
  131,468 votes 63.84%
• Phoenix Streets
  73,560 votes 35.72%
• (908 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.44%)

Superior Court Judge; County of San Francisco; Office 7

• Curtis Karnow
  108,648 votes 53.78%
• Maria Evangelista
  92,425 votes 45.75%
• (951 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.47%)

Superior Court Judge; County of San Francisco; Office 9

• Cynthia Ming-Mei Lee
  126,913 votes 62.3%
• Kwixuan H. Maloof
  55,070 votes 27.03%
• Elizabeth Zareh
  20,723 votes 10.17%
• (1,001 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.49%)

Superior Court Judge; County of San Francisco; Office 11

• Jeffrey S. Ross
  119,131 votes 59.16%
• Niki Judith Solis
  81,194 votes 40.32%
• (1,050 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.52%)

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%

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• 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%

San Francisco County

Mayor; City of San Francisco
Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

• London Breed
  115977/92121 votes 50.5%
• Mark Leno
  113431/61416 votes 49.4%
• Jane Kim
  /66043/60738 votes 27.8%
• Angela Alioto
  /21981/17552 votes 8.9%
• Ellen Lee Zhou
  /10637/9576 votes 4.2%
• Richie Greenberg
  /7242/7051 votes 2.8%
• Amy Farah Weiss
  /1735/1675 votes 0.6%
• Michelle Bravo
  /900/900 votes 0.3%
• (495 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Board of Supervisors; County of San Francisco; Supervisorial District 8
Ranked choice final/initial votes (details)

• Rafael Mandelman
  20267/19996 votes 61.1%
• Jeff Sheehy
  12875/12669 votes 38.8%
• Lawrence "Stark" Dagesse
  /597/597 votes 1.7%
• (88 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.26%)

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.

Proposition 3 Bay Area Traffic Relief Plan -- City and County of San Francisco County of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and Solano (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 883,703 / 55.0% Yes votes ...... 722,971 / 45.0% No votes
   173,275 (53.89%) Yes / 148,245 (46.11%) No in Alameda County
   101070 (44.54%) Yes / 125851 (55.46%) No in Contra Costa County
   48090 (60.52%) Yes / 31366 (39.48%) No in Marin County
   17,350 (50.76%) Yes / 16,828 (49.24%) No in Napa County
   212661 (61.44%) Yes / 133488 (38.56%) No in Santa Clara County
   153,812 (65.4%) Yes / 81,383 (34.6%) No in San Francisco County
   24182 (30.0%) Yes / 56334 (70.0%) No in Solano County
   86,257 (54.88%) Yes / 70,920 (45.12%) No in San Mateo County
   67,006 (53.4%) Yes / 58,556 (46.6%) No in Sonoma County

Shall voters authorize a plan to reduce auto and truck traffic, relieve crowding on BART, unclog freeway bottlenecks, and improve bus, ferry, BART and commuter rail service as specified in the plan in this voter pamphlet, with a $1 toll increase effective in 2019, a $1 increase in 2022, and a $1 increase in 2025, on all Bay Area toll bridges except the Golden Gate Bridge, with independent oversight of all funds?

Proposition A Public Utilities Revenue Bonds -- City and County of San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 181,638 / 77.22% Yes votes ...... 53,572 / 22.78% No votes

Shall the City authorize the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to issue revenue bonds to build or improve the City's clean power facilities, with approval by two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors, and prohibit the PUC from financing construction of power plants that generate electricity from fossil fuels or nuclear power?

Proposition B Prohibiting Appointed Commissioners from Running for Office -- City and County of San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 160,214 / 69.72% Yes votes ...... 69,570 / 30.28% No votes

Shall the City require appointed members of boards and commissions established by the Charter to forfeit their appointed seat when they file to run for state or local elective office?

Proposition C Additional Tax on Commercial Rents Mostly to Fund Child Care and Education -- City and County of San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 120,199 / 50.87% Yes votes ...... 116,085 / 49.13% No votes

Shall the City impose a new gross receipts tax of 1% on revenues a business receives from leasing warehouse space in San Francisco, and 3.5% on revenues a business receives from leasing some commercial spaces in San Francisco, to fund quality early care and education for young children and for other public purposes?

Proposition D Additional Tax on Commercial Rents Mostly to Fund Housing and Homelessness Services -- City and County of San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 105,746 / 44.93% Yes votes ...... 129,611 / 55.07% No votes

Shall the City impose a new gross receipts tax of 1.7% on revenues a business receives from leasing some commercial spaces in San Francisco, to fund homeless services, housing for extremely low-to middle-income households and for other public purposes?

Proposition E Prohibiting Tobacco Retailers from Selling Flavored Tobacco Products -- City and County of San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 164,844 / 68.39% Yes votes ...... 76,193 / 31.61% No votes

Shall the City ordinance prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products in San Francisco take effect?

Proposition F City-Funded Legal Representation for Residential Tenants in Eviction Lawsuits -- City and County of San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 133,190 / 55.74% Yes votes ...... 105,774 / 44.26% No votes

Shall the City establish, fund and run a program to provide legal representation for all residential tenants in San Francisco facing eviction?

Proposition G Parcel Tax for San Francisco Unified School District -- City and County of San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 144,686 / 60.76% Yes votes ...... 93,447 / 39.24% No votes

Shall the City collect an annual tax of $298 per parcel for investment in education, subject to certain exemptions including those for senior citizens?

Proposition H Policy for the Use of Tasers by San Francisco Police Officers -- City and County of San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 90,334 / 38.06% Yes votes ...... 146,997 / 61.94% No votes

Shall the City set a policy for when police officers can use tasers and authorize the Police Department to purchase tasers for all officers, subject to specific conditions?

Proposition I Relocation of Professional Sports Teams -- City and County of San Francisco (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 97,863 / 42.78% Yes votes ...... 130,916 / 57.22% No votes

Shall the City adopt a policy not to encourage professional sports teams from other cities to move to San Francisco and to oppose any sports team ownership group attempting to avoid payment of an outstanding public debt?