Combined ballot

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

President/Vice President of the United States

• Joseph R. Biden/Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  11,109,764 votes 63.5%
• Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence, Republican
  6,005,961 votes 34.3%
• Jo Jorgensen/Jeremy "Spike" Cohen, Libertarian
  187,885 votes 1.1%
• Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker, Green
  81,025 votes 0.5%
• Roque De La Fuente "Rocky" Guerra/Kanye Omari West, American Independent
  60,155 votes 0.3%
• Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman, Peace and Freedom
  51,036 votes 0.3%

United States Representative

United States Representative; District 4

• Tom McClintock, Republican
  247,291 votes 55.9%
• Brynne S. Kennedy, Democratic
  194,731 votes 44.1%

State Senator

State Senator; District 1

• Brian Dahle, Republican
  326,836 votes 59.7%
• Pamela Dawn Swartz, Democratic
  220,563 votes 40.3%

Member of the State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 5

• Frank Bigelow, Republican
  165,624 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 6

• Kevin Kiley, Republican
  178,559 votes 59.0%
• Jackie Smith, Democratic
  124,294 votes 41.0%

School

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

• John R. Knight
  42,428 votes 39.8%
• Chris Yatooma
  36,421 votes 34.2%
• Susan Didriksen
  27,759 votes 26.0%

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

• Crystal Miller
  3,847 votes 44.34%
• Joe Scroggins
  2,792 votes 32.18%

Governing Board Member; Buckeye Union Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Gloria Silva
  8,741 votes 16.29%
• Kirk Seal
  7,868 votes 14.66%
• Jennifer Magee
  7,411 votes 13.81%
• Kevin Jarrett-Lee
  6,738 votes 12.56%
• Joellene J. Vakulich
  2,186 votes 4.07%
• Rahull Kumar Dutta
  777 votes 1.45%

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

• Cathy E. Wilson
  4,759 votes 24.02%
• Glen Sellers
  2,761 votes 13.93%
• Cory Cahill
  1,953 votes 9.86%

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

• Taggart F. "Tagg" Neal
  8,060 votes 17.01%
• Michael R. Gordon
  7,341 votes 15.50%
• Dan Anzini
  4,514 votes 9.53%
• Sheila Fruge
  3,269 votes 6.90%
• Jenney Robles
  2,580 votes 5.45%
• Rebecca Weinstein-Hamilton

County

Supervisor; El Dorado County; Supervisorial District 1

• John Hidahl
  16,092 votes 60.86%
• Ron Briggs
  6,106 votes 23.09%

Supervisor; El Dorado County; Supervisorial District 2

• George Turnboo
  11,921 votes 44.78%
• Ken Pimlott
  11,685 votes 43.89%

City Council Member; City of Placerville (2 Elected)

• Michael Saragosa
  2,126 votes 19.18%
• Jackie Neau
  1,834 votes 16.55%
• Tracy M. Bunch
  1,818 votes 16.40%
• Mandi Rodriguez
  1,207 votes 10.89%
• Jackie Yepez
  394 votes 3.55%

City Treasurer; City of Placerville

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

• Cristi Creegan
  3,033 votes 15.69%
• John Friedrich
  2,716 votes 14.05%
• Scott Robbins
  2,277 votes 11.78%
• Bruce Grego
  1,612 votes 8.34%
• Leonard Carter
  1,230 votes 6.36%
• Luca Genasci
  1,172 votes 6.06%
• Douglas Williams
  942 votes 4.87%
• Stacey Ballard
  925 votes 4.78%
• Keith Roberts
  617 votes 3.19%
• Daniel P. Browne, Jr.
  366 votes 1.89%

District

Director; Cameron Park Airport District (2 Elected)

• Terry Bohlen
  174 votes 39.91%
• Jeff Robertson
  149 votes 34.17%
• Joe Fuller
  36 votes 8.26%

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

• Noelle Mattock
  12,807 votes 21.44%
• Benjamin Paulsen
  12,499 votes 20.93%
• Sita Burgess
  11,379 votes 19.05%
• Dan Sozzi
  3,491 votes 5.84%

Director; El Dorado Hills County Water/Fire Protection District

• Charles Jim Hartley
  18,225 votes 58.61%
• Gatha I. Willyard
  5,496 votes 17.67%

Director; Lake Valley Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Ronald Sitton
  2,823 votes 16.88%
• John A. Rice
  2,366 votes 14.14%
• Leona Allen
  2,349 votes 14.04%
• Robert Bettencourt
  2,056 votes 12.29%

Director; Mosquito Fire Protection District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• James A. Young
  434 votes 28.67%
• Connell F. Persico
  300 votes 19.82%
• Diane M. Brady
  269 votes 17.77%

Director; Mosquito Fire Protection District; 2 Year Short Term

• Gerald "Jerry" Pullin
  462 votes 61.03%
• Kathleen Pico
  210 votes 27.74%

Director; Rescue Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Matt Koht
  2,264 votes 24.97%
• Scott Thorne
  2,126 votes 23.45%
• Kevin Patrick McBride, II
  960 votes 10.59%

Director; El Dorado Irrigation District; Division 1

• George W. Osborne
  6,933 votes 46.33%
• Sue Taylor
  5,971 votes 39.91%

Director; El Dorado Irrigation District; Division 3

• Brian K. Veerkamp
  5,704 votes 36.75%
• Craig A. Schmidt
  3,943 votes 25.40%
• Michael Raffety
  3,611 votes 23.26%

Director; Georgetown Divide Public Utility District (2 Elected)

• Mike Thornbrough
  3,963 votes 26.52%
• Mitch Mac Donald
  3,408 votes 22.81%
• Dane Wadle
  1,963 votes 13.14%
• David Halpin
  1,851 votes 12.39%

Director; South Tahoe Public Utility District; 4 Year Full Term (2 Elected)

• David Peterson
  6,970 votes 22.91%
• Kelly M. Sheehan
  6,490 votes 21.33%
• Duane Wallace
  4,831 votes 15.88%

Director; South Tahoe Public Utility District; 2 Year Short Term

• Shane Romsos
  5,928 votes 38.96%
• Jennifer Peterson
  2,516 votes 16.54%
• Geraldine "Gerri" Grego
  1,773 votes 11.65%
• Margie Kovarik-Maxhimer

Proposition 14 Authorizes Bonds Continuing Stem Cell Research
Pass: 8,588,156 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 8,221,692 / 48.9% No votes

Authorizes $5.5 billion state bonds for: stem cell and other medical research, including training; research facility construction; administrative costs. Dedicates $1.5 billion to brain-related diseases. Appropriates General Fund moneys for repayment. Expands related programs. Fiscal impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds estimated at about $260 million per year over the next roughly 30 years.

Proposition 15 Increases Funding Sources for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property
Fail: 8,212,641 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 8,885,052 / 52.0% No votes

Taxes such as properties based on current market value, instead of purchase price. Fiscal impact: Increased property taxes on commercial properties worth more than $3 million providing $6.5 billion to $11.5 billion in new funding to local government and schools.

Proposition 16 Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions
Fail: 7,216,721 / 42.8% Yes votes ...... 9,655,024 / 57.2% No votes

Permits government decision-making policies to consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in order to address diversity by repealing constitutional provision prohibiting such policies. Fiscal impact: No direct fiscal effect on state and local entities. The effects of the measure depend on the future choices of state and local government entities and are highly uncertain.

Proposition 17 Restores Right to Vote After Completion of Prison Term
Pass: 9,985,065 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 7,068,706 / 41.4% No votes

Restores voting rights upon completion of prison term to persons who have been disqualified from voting while serving a prison term. Fiscal impact: Annual county costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars statewide, for voter registration and ballot materials. One-time state costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, for voter registration cards and systems.

Proposition 18 Amends California Constitution to Permit 17-year-olds to Vote in Primary and Special Elections if They will Turn 18 by the Next General Election and Be Otherwise Elegible to Vote
Fail: 7,513,957 / 44.0% Yes votes ...... 9,577,238 / 56.0% No votes

Fiscal Impact: Increased statewide county costs likely between several hundreds of thousands of dollars and $1 million every two years. Increased one-time costs to the state of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Proposition 19 Changes Certain Property Tax Rules
Pass: 8,545,393 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 8,175,618 / 48.9% No votes

Allows homeowners who are over 55, disabled, or wildfire/disaster victims to transfer primary residence's tax base to replacement residence. Changes of taxation of family-property transfers. Establishes fire protection services fund. Fiscal impact: Local governments could gain tens of millions of dollars of property tax revenue per year, probably growing over time to a few hundred million dollars per year. Schools could receive similar property tax gains.

Proposition 20 Restricts Parole for Non-violent Offenders. Authorizes Felony Sentences for Certain Offenses Currently Treated Only as Misdemeanors
Fail: 6,385,421 / 38.3% Yes votes ...... 10,293,563 / 61.7% No votes

Limits access to parole program established for non-violent offenders who have completed the full term of their primary offense by eliminating eligibility for certain offenses. Fiscal impact: Increase in state and local correctional, court, and law enforcement costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on implementation.

Proposition 21 Expands Local Goverments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
Fail: 6,770,958 / 40.1% Yes votes ...... 10,094,634 / 59.9% No votes

Allows local governments to establish rent control on residential properties over 15 years old. Local limits on rate increases may differ from statewide limit. Fiscal impact: Overall, a potential reduction in state and local revenues in the highs of tens of millions of dollars per year over time. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or more.

Proposition 22 Exempts App-basedd Transportation and Delivery Companies From Providing Employee Benefits to Certain Drivers
Pass: 9,957,858 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 7,027,467 / 41.4% No votes

Classifies app-based drivers as "independent contractors," instead of "employees," and provides independent-contractor drivers other compensation, unless certain criteria are met. Fiscal impact: Minor increase in state income taxes paid by rideshare and delivery company drivers and investors.

Proposition 23 Establishes State Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Requires On-site Medical Professional
Fail: 6,161,109 / 36.6% Yes votes ...... 10,683,606 / 63.4% No votes

Requires physician or other specified medical professional on site during dialysis treatment. Prohibits clinics from reducing services without state approval. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition 24 Amends Consumer Privacy Laws
Pass: 9,384,125 / 56.2% Yes votes ...... 7,305,026 / 43.8% No votes

Permits consumers to: prevent businesses from sharing personal information, correct inaccurate personal information, and limit businesses' use of "sensitive personal information," including precise geolocation, race, ethnicity, and health information. Establishes California Privacy Protection Agency. Fiscal impact: Increased annual state costs of at least $10 million, but unlikely exceeding low tens of millions of dollars, to enforce expanded consumer privacy laws. Some costs would be offset by penalties for violating these laws.

Proposition 25 Referendum on Law that Replaced Money Bail with System Based on Public Safety and Flight Risk
Fail: 7,231,044 / 43.6% Yes votes ...... 9,356,096 / 56.4% No votes

A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, law replacing money bail with system based on public safety and flight risk. Fiscal impact: Increased costs possibly in mid hundreds of millions of dollars annually for a new process for release from jail prior to trial. Decreased county jail costs, possibly in high tens of millions of dollars annually.

Measure N Special Tax -- Hickok Road Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
46 / 50.00% Yes votes ...... 41 / 44.57% No votes

Shall an amendment to the bylaws of the Hickok Road Community Services District to increase the maximum annual Special Tax by $200 per parcel per year, such that the total Special Tax could increase from $200 to $400 per parcel per year, be adopted? The maximum resulting gain could increase from $12,400 to $24,800 per year. The increase would be in effect until amended or the board deems additional funds are no longer required to maintain, upgrade, or improve District roads.

Measure P Special Tax -- Cameron Park Airport District (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 134 / 61.47% Yes votes ...... 80 / 36.70% No votes

Shall the measure increasing the Cameron Park Airport District annual special tax from $300 to $1,200 per parcel for an unlimited duration for airport maintenance, operations, and residential street maintenance, increasing current total annual revenue of $39,300 to $157,600 commencing fiscal year 2021/2022, be adopted?

Measure Q Special Tax -- Mortara Circle Community Services District (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 14 / 22.58% Yes votes ...... 46 / 74.19% No votes

Shall the measure providing for an annual special tax of $600.00 on each parcel of real property for an unlimited duration be levied within the Mortara Circle Community Services District, which would be an increase to the current special tax of $350.00 per year, to be used only for road improvement and maintenance services and generating an annual revenue of $18,600.00, commencing fiscal year 2021/2022, be adopted?

Measure R City Treasurer -- City of Placerville (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,860 / 51.61% Yes votes ...... 1,757 / 31.70% No votes

Shall the office of City Treasurer be appointed with the first appointment to be made upon the (i) expiration of the term of office of the person elected to serve as City Treasurer at the November 3, 2020, General Municipal Election; or (ii) the office becoming vacant, whichever occurs first?

Measure S Transactions and Use Tax -- City of South Lake Tahoe (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5,804 / 60.04% Yes votes ...... 3,303 / 34.17% No votes

Shall the measure to maintain fire protection, 9-1-1 emergency response, public safety, snow removal; reduce wildfire threats; prevent Lake pollution; repair streets/potholes, keep public areas safe/clean; retain local jobs/businesses; protect long-term financial stability; provide other City services by establishing a 1¢ transactions/use ("sales") tax providing approximately $5,400,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring audits, all funds only for South Lake Tahoe, be adopted?