Combined ballot

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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%

US Legislature

United States Representative; District 21

• David G. Valadao, Republican
  85,928 votes 50.4%
• TJ Cox, Democratic
  84,406 votes 49.6%

United States Representative; District 22

• Devin G. Nunes, Republican
  170,888 votes 54.2%
• Phil Arballo, Democratic
  144,251 votes 45.8%

United States Representative; District 23

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  190,222 votes 62.1%
• Kim Mangone, Democratic
  115,896 votes 37.9%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 23

• Jim Patterson, Republican
  177,600 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 26

• Devon Mathis, Republican
  85,005 votes 54.9%
• Drew Phelps, Democratic
  69,717 votes 45.1%

County

County Supervisor; Tulare County; Supervisorial District 1

• Larry Micari
  15,872 votes 54.81%
• Kuyler Crocker
  13,087 votes 45.19%
• (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.7%)

School

Member; Tulare County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

• Deborah Lynn Holguin
  7,185 votes 50.5%
• Rubén Macareno
  7,043 votes 49.5%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Member; Tulare County Board of Education; Trustee Area 3

• Tom Link
  14,424 votes 57.90%
• Miguel Gutierrez
  10,486 votes 42.10%
• (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.3%)

Trustee; Kern Community College District; Trustee Area 6

• Yovani Jimenez
  17,696 votes 53.5%
• Jack Lavers
  15,371 votes 46.5%

Board Member; Alpaugh Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Rafael Loera
  79 votes 27.62%
• Araseli Leal
  64 votes 22.38%
• Kristy Mitchell
  63 votes 22.03%
• William Mitchell
  49 votes 17.13%
• Jennifer Ortiz
  31 votes 10.84%

Trustee; Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Marisol Rubalcaba
  424 votes 40.85%
• Margie Salazar
  336 votes 32.37%
• Sarah Herrera
  278 votes 26.78%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

Trustee; Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

• Joni Jordan
  409 votes 62.8%
• Tony Werner
  242 votes 37.2%

Board Member; Farmersville Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Alice B. Lopez
  1,146 votes 36.08%
• John Vasquez
  1,123 votes 35.36%
• Manuel Amezcua
  907 votes 28.56%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 66.7%)

Trustee; Visalia Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Niessen E. Foster
  3,429 votes 42.40%
• Megan Casebeer Soleno
  3,341 votes 56.32%
• (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 566.7%)

Trustee; Visalia Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

• Christopher Pope
  2,145 votes 50.09%
• Lucia D. Vazquez
  2,137 votes 49.91%
• (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 28.6%)

Trustee; Visalia Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

• Jacquie Gaebe
  3,608 votes 39.95%
• Nora Allstedt
  1,991 votes 22.04%
• Colijia Feliz
  1,601 votes 17.73%
• Randy Evans
  1,169 votes 12.94%
• James R. Reynolds
  663 votes 7.34%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Trustee; Dinuba Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

• Mary Helen Villarreal
  803 votes 72.02%
• Joe T. Rivera, Sr.
  312 votes 27.98%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 50.0%)

Trustee; Porterville Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Juan Figueroa, Jr.
  1,917 votes 69.26%
• Sonia Lozano
  851 votes 30.74%
• Donna Frazier Berry
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 100.0%)

Trustee; Porterville Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

• Anthony W. Martin
  1,719 votes 38.33%
• Les Pinter
  463 votes 10.32%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 400.0%)

Board Member; Delano Joint Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Arnold W. Morrison
  8,768 votes 49.5%
• Ray Arvizu
  4,676 votes 26.4%
• Jesus M. Cardenas
  4,262 votes 24.1%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; Hanford Joint Union High School District; Trustee Area 5

• Paul Gillum
  21 votes 77.8%
• Karl R. Anderson
  6 votes 22.2%

Board Member; Allensworth Elementary School District; 4 Year Term

• Kayode Kadara
  33 votes 62.26%
• Goana Toscano
  20 votes 37.74%

Board Member; Pleasant View Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Rachele Alcantar
  243 votes 36.65%
• Davy Gobel
  168 votes 25.34%
• Yalimar Garcia
  128 votes 19.31%
• Michael L. Smith
  124 votes 18.70%

Board Member; Richgrove Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Diego Paniagua
  179 votes 35.66%
• Hipolito "Paul" Cervantes
• Yaneli Villagomez Carrillo

Board Member; Stone Corral Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Deborah C. Roberts
  68 votes 33.33%
• Tom Redemer
  68 votes 33.33%
• Erik Gonzalez
  68 votes 33.33%

Board Member; Terra Bella Union Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Alfredo Beltran
  627 votes 40.87%
• Mariana Lopez
  586 votes 38.20%
• Rachel J. Eala
  321 votes 20.93%

Trustee; Tulare City School District; Trustee Area 2

• Daniel J. Enriquez
  3,513 votes 60.74%
• Brian Spencer
  2,271 votes 39.26%
• (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 1000.0%)

Trustee; Tulare City School District; Trustee Area 5

• Connie Diaz
  1,137 votes 51.87%
• Teresa M. Garcia
  1,055 votes 48.13%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.5%)

Board Member; Woodville Union Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Armando Lopez
  222 votes 40.36%
• Larry Vasquez
  125 votes 22.73%
• Amanda Medina
  74 votes 13.45%
• Diana Oceguera-Martinez

Trustee; Woodlake Unified School District; Trustee Area F

• Edmund Pena
  343 votes 45.07%
• Veronica J. Gonzalez
  235 votes 30.88%
• Dean R. Taylor
  183 votes 24.05%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.8%)

City

City Council Member; City of Dinuba; Ward 1

• Rachel Nerio-Guerrero
  554 votes 54.21%
• Joshua L. Huerta
  468 votes 45.79%

City Council Member; City of Dinuba; Ward 5

• Linda Marie Launer
  671 votes 50.45%
• Andrea McComb Sotelo
  360 votes 27.07%
• Geno Gomez
  299 votes 22.48%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 100.0%)

Council Member; City of Porterville; Council District 3

• Martha A. Flores
  1,554 votes 54.24%
• Michael A. Smith
  1,311 votes 45.76%
• (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 100.0%)

Council Member; City of Porterville; Council District 5

• Kellie Carrillo
  1,086 votes 48.35%
• Jerry Hall
  989 votes 44.03%
• Josh Sulier
  171 votes 7.61%

Council Member; City of Tulare; Area 1

• Jose Sigala
  1,751 votes 61.72%
• Clara L. Bernardo
  1,086 votes 38.28%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 200.0%)

Council Member; City of Tulare; Area 3

• Steve Harrell
  1,823 votes 50.10%
• Carlton Jones
  1,816 votes 49.90%
• (17 Total Other Write-In Votes 340.0%)

Council Member; City of Tulare; Area 5

• Patrick Isherwood
  2,712 votes 38.36%
• Mario Flores
  1,564 votes 22.12%
• Grady Dodson
  1,503 votes 21.26%
• Greg Nunley
  889 votes 12.58%
• Courtney C. Oliver
  401 votes 5.67%
• (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 700.0%)

Council Member; City of Woodlake; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Joe Martinez
  1,013 votes 41.64%
• Rudy Mendoza
  816 votes 33.54%
• Maria Esther Varela
  604 votes 24.83%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 600.0%)

Council Member; City of Woodlake; 2 Year Short Term (2 Elected)

• Florencio Guerra, Jr.
  821 votes 34.02%
• Emmanuel Llamas
  566 votes 23.46%
• William "Memo" Valero
  425 votes 25.56%
• Jack Persall
  400 votes 16.58%
• (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.8%)

Director; Tipton Community Services District (2 Elected)

• Douglas Cardoza
  201 votes 39.11%
• Anthony J. Mendonsa
  197 votes 38.33%
• Steve Hunt
  116 votes 22.57%
• (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 42.9%)

Director; Kaweah Delta Health Care District; Zone 5

• Ambar M. Rodriguez
  5,309 votes 53.16%
• Nevin House
  4,677 votes 46.84%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.9%)

Director; Kingsburg Tri-County Health Care District (2 Elected)

• Lori Ewert
  4,614 votes 48.7%
• Todd Thompson
  2,687 votes 28.4%
• Lejf E. Knutson
  2,164 votes 22.9%

Director; Lindsay Local Hospital District (3 Elected)

• Ivet Soria
  1,969 votes 27.65%
• J. Roxanne Serna
  1,857 votes 26.08%
• Greg McQueen
  1,677 votes 23.55%
• Richie Hernandez
  1,618 votes 22.72%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 400.0%)

Director; Sierra View Local Health Care District; Zone 1

• Bindu Sagar Reddy
  3,023 votes 58.90%
• Jyotsana G. Pandya
  1,611 votes 31.39%
• Kiran Sandhu
  498 votes 9.70%
• (12 Total Other Write-In Votes 600.0%)

Director; Sierra View Local Health Care District; Zone 2

• Gaurang Pandya
  3,015 votes 73.59%
• Kuldeep Jagpal
  1,082 votes 26.41%
• (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 550.0%)

Director; Sierra View Local Health Care District; Zone 4

• Liberty Lomeli
  2,127 votes 37.91%
• Rakesh Jindal
  1,839 votes 32.77%
• Victoria Porter
  1,645 votes 29.32%
• (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 600.0%)

Director; Alta Irrigation District; Division 4

• Domenic Fino
  1,567 votes 72.68%
• Marco Rinaldi
  589 votes 27.32%

Director; Lindsay/Strathmore Irrigation District; Division 3

• Mike George
  991 votes 74.91%
• Thomas Keith Cribbs
  332 votes 25.09%

Director; Lower Tule River Irrigation District; Division 4

• Frank Mendonsa
  76 votes 65.52%
• Garrison Fernandes
  40 votes 34.48%

Veteran Director; Visalia Memorial District; Seat 3

• Neal J. Schneider
  32,646 votes 65.71%
• Dennis Sirkin
  17,037 votes 34.29%
• (29 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.2%)

Director; Orosi Public Utility District; Seat 4

• Johnny Sandoval
  775 votes 77.27%
• Chad Widman
  228 votes 22.73%

Special District

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 O School Bonds -- Sunnyside Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 347 / 59.11% Yes votes ...... 240 / 40.89% No votes

To improve the quality of Sunnyside Elementary School; repair/replace leaky roofs; modernize classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; and make health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements; shall the measure of Sunnyside Union School District be adopted authorizing $2,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating approximately $124,000 annually while bonds are outstanding with levies of approximately 3 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, no money for salaries and all money for local projects?

Measure P 1-cent Sales Tax -- City of Exeter (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,769 / 69.78% Yes votes ...... 1,199 / 30.22% No votes

To protect Exeter's long-term financial stability; maintain 911 emergency response; keep the community safe; prevent crime; repair streets/potholes; help retain local businesses; keep public areas and parks clean/safe; support youth/senior programs, and other general City services; shall the measure establishing a 1˘ sales tax providing approximately $800,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring public disclosure of spending, audits, all funds used locally, be adopted?

Measure Q Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Farmersville (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1,070 / 48.97% Yes votes ...... 1,115 / 51.03% No votes

Shall the measure enacting a ten percent (10%) Transient Occupancy Tax to be paid by hotel guests in the City of Farmersville providing funding for general purposes such as city services, programs, economic development, and capital improvements, which is expected to generate an estimated $185,000 annually per hotel and is effective until repealed by the voters, be adopted?

Measure R Cannabis Business Tax -- City of Porterville (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,529 / 59.11% Yes votes ...... 6,591 / 40.89% No votes

Shall Ordinance No. 1875 be enacted, imposing a local general tax on cannabis businesses at a rate not exceeding $25 per square foot (annually adjusted by CPI) or 10% of gross receipts, to maintain public safety and general City services for Porterville residents; generating undetermined revenue until repealed?

Measure S Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Porterville (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 7,571 / 47.45% Yes votes ...... 8,384 / 52.55% No votes

To provide funding that cannot be taken away by the State of California for general fund infrastructure and City services such as economic development, the promotion of tourism, and the Mighty 190 campaign, shall a City Ordinance be adopted to increase the hotel/motel tax by four percent, update language and confirm equal treatment of traditional and online bookings?