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November 8, 2022 Election

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County Results as of Nov 23 8:07pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (176/176)
59.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (73211/123929)
Statewide Results as of Jan 18 3:44pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (25554/25554)
50.8% Statewide Voter Turnout (11,146,620/21,940,274)

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    This is a preview of the election. Candidates will be added and may change until the final certified list of names is available. Some contests or ballot questions might be added.

    State

    GovernorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gavin Newsom, Democratic
      6,470,104 votes 59.2%
    • Brian Dahle, Republican
      4,462,914 votes 40.8%

    Lieutenant GovernorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic
      6,418,119 votes 59.7%
    • Angela E. Underwood Jacobs, Republican
      4,332,602 votes 40.3%

    Secretary of StateClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Shirley N. Weber, Democratic
      6,462,164 votes 60.1%
    • Rob Bernosky, Republican
      4,298,530 votes 39.9%

    ControllerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Malia M. Cohen, Democratic
      5,936,856 votes 55.3%
    • Lanhee J. Chen, Republican
      4,789,345 votes 44.7%

    TreasurerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Fiona Ma, Democratic
      6,287,076 votes 58.8%
    • Jack M. Guerrero, Republican
      4,405,781 votes 41.2%

    Attorney GeneralClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rob Bonta, Democratic
      6,339,441 votes 59.1%
    • Nathan Hochman, Republican
      4,390,428 votes 40.9%

    Insurance CommissionerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ricardo Lara, Democratic
      6,355,915 votes 59.9%
    • Robert Howell, Republican
      4,249,391 votes 40.1%

    State Board of Equalization; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ted Gaines, Republican
      1,390,533 votes 55.5%
    • Jose S. Altamirano, Democratic
      1,114,423 votes 44.5%

    United States Senator

    United States Senator; Full TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alex Padilla, Democratic
      6,621,621 votes 61.1%
    • Mark P. Meuser, Republican
      4,222,029 votes 38.9%

    United States Senator; Unexpired Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alex Padilla, Democratic
      6,559,308 votes 60.9%
    • Mark P. Meuser, Republican
      4,212,450 votes 39.1%

    United States Representative

    United States Representative; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Doug LaMalfa, Republican
      152,839 votes 62.1%
    • Max Steiner, Democratic
      93,386 votes 37.9%

    Member of the State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • James Gallagher, Republican
      98,475 votes 65.4%
    • David Leon Zink, Democratic
      52,198 votes 34.6%

    Judicial

    California Supreme CourtClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    • Patricia Guerrero
      70.9% Yes (6,194,671) 29.1% No (2,537,627)
    • Goodwin Liu
      69.3% Yes (5,908,904) 30.7% No (2,623,045)
    • Martin J. Jenkins
      69.3% Yes (5,825,582) 30.7% No (2,576,601)
    • Joshua P. Groban
      68.0% Yes (5,664,354) 32.0% No (2,661,668)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (Yes/No)

    • Harry Hull
      65.6% Yes (687,775) 34.4% No (360,277)
    • Stacy Boulware Eurie
      64.1% Yes (679,624) 35.9% No (380,741)
    • Laurie Earl
      62.1% Yes (658,789) 37.9% No (401,262)
    • Peter Krause
      62.2% Yes (650,499) 37.8% No (394,873)

    School

    State Superintendent of Public InstructionClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tony K. Thurmond
      5,681,318 votes 63.7%
    • Lance Ray Christensen
      3,237,785 votes 36.3%

    Board Member; Biggs Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Melissa A. Atteberry
      757 votes 34.28%
    • M. America Navarro
      488 votes 22.10%
    • Sean Avram
      488 votes 22.10%
    • Vaughna Schooler
      475 votes 21.51%

    Trustee; Chico Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rebecca Konkin
      3906 votes 59.62%
    • Scott Thompson
      2645 votes 40.38%

    Trustee; Chico Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Thomas M. Lando
      4610 votes 57.71%
    • Matt Tennis
      3378 votes 42.29%

    Trustee; Chico Unified School District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Eileen L. Robinson
      4924 votes 50.98%
    • Logan Wilson
      4735 votes 49.02%

    Board Member; Durham Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Buzz Landon
      1306 votes 39.33%
    • Jennie M. Dubose
      1199 votes 36.10%
    • Lance R. Smith
      816 votes 24.57%

    Trustee; Gridley Unified School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Drew Becker
      1715 votes 33.13%
    • Joseph H. Dewsnup
      1397 votes 26.98%
    • Kirsten Storne-Piazza
      1048 votes 20.24%
    • Stacy Anthony
      1017 votes 19.64%

    Trustee; Marysville Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Brett Butler
      65 votes 53.28%
    • Seth Stemen
      57 votes 46.72%

    Board Member; Manzanita Elementary School District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Jake Wilson
      218 votes 41.44%
    • Brenda Roach Donnahoe
      178 votes 33.84%
    • Marc Tillotson
      130 votes 24.71%

    Board Member; Palermo Union Elementary School District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Cody Nissen
      1021 votes 28.98%
    • Kimberly Tyler
      944 votes 26.80%
    • Justin K. Younger
      874 votes 24.81%
    • William Bynum
      684 votes 19.42%

    Board Member; Palermo Union Elementary School District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark McClarren
      956 votes 56.24%
    • Loretta Long
      744 votes 43.76%

    Board Member; Thermalito Union Elementary School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Darlene Fultz
      1338 votes 27.51%
    • Jaymes Lackey
      1270 votes 26.12%
    • Mark W. Walker
      1232 votes 25.33%
    • Robert E. Stevens
      1023 votes 21.04%

    City

    Council Member; City of Biggs; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Chuck Nuchols
      316 votes 29.10%
    • Brian Bassett
      308 votes 28.36%
    • James Theo "Bo" Sheppard
      290 votes 26.70%
    • Edmund Punzo
      172 votes 15.84%

    Council Member; City of Biggs; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael Buck
      228 votes 50.67%
    • Anita Wilks
      222 votes 49.33%

    Council Member; City of Chico; Council District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kasey Reynolds
      2470 votes 55.79%
    • Morgan Kennedy
      1957 votes 44.21%

    Council Member; City of Chico; Council District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Addison Winslow
      2333 votes 57.70%
    • Nichole Nava
      1710 votes 42.30%

    Council Member; City of Chico; Council District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tom Van Overbeek
      3441 votes 58.77%
    • Jesica Giannola
      2414 votes 41.23%

    Council Member; City of Chico; Council District 3-2020Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dale Bennett
      3156 votes 51.92%
    • Monica McDaniel
      2922 votes 48.08%

    Mayor; City of OrovilleClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • David Pittman
      2226 votes 51.23%
    • Chuck Reynolds
      2119 votes 48.77%

    Council Member; City of Oroville; Council District AClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tracy Johnstone
      329 votes 54.74%
    • Art Hatley
      272 votes 45.26%

    Council Member; City of Oroville; Council District FClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Shawn Webber
      331 votes 51.96%
    • Natalie Sheard
      306 votes 48.04%

    Treasurer; City of OrovilleClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Karolyn Fairbanks
      3001 votes 76.38%
    • August Lincoln
      928 votes 23.62%

    Council Member; Town of ParadiseClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Steve Crowder
      2700 votes 47.90%
    • Ron Lassonde
      1747 votes 30.99%
    • Stuart Lee Bannister
      1190 votes 21.11%

    District

    Director; Paradise Recreation and Park District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Mary Bellefeuille
      4341 votes 26.31%
    • Steve Rodowick
      3662 votes 22.20%
    • Albert "Al" McGreehan
      3256 votes 19.74%
    • Donna Yutzy
      1939 votes 11.75%
    • Kathleen T. Hiatt
      1899 votes 11.51%
    • William H. "Bill" Reeves
      1401 votes 8.49%

    Director; Paradise Recreation and Park District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jenni Goodlin
      3443 votes 57.41%
    • Tony Everts
      2554 votes 42.59%

    Director; North Yuba Water District; Division 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Alton Wright
      48 votes 64.86%
    • Douglas J. Neilson
      20 votes 27.03%
    • Renee Wood
      6 votes 8.11%

    Director; South Feather Water and Power Agency; Division 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Brad Hemstalk
      3769 votes 52.64%
    • Tod Hickman
      3391 votes 47.36%

    Special District

    State Propositions

    Proposition 1 Reproductive Freedom
    Pass: 7,176,888 / 66.9% Yes votes ...... 3,553,564 / 33.1% No votes
    Amends California Constitution to expressly include an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment does not narrow or limit the existing rights to privacy and equal protection under the California Constitution. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect because reproductive rights already are protected by state law.

    Proposition 26 Sports Betting in Casinos
    Fail: 3,514,597 / 33.0% Yes votes ...... 7,129,127 / 67.0% No votes
    Also allows: sports wagering at certain horseracing tracks; private lawsuits to enforce certain gambling laws. Directs revenues to General Fund, problem-gambling programs, enforcement. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly reaching tens of millions of dollars annually. Some of these revenues would support increased state regulatory and enforcement costs that could reach the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

    Proposition 27 Online Sports Betting
    Fail: 1,906,342 / 17.7% Yes votes ...... 8,849,206 / 82.3% No votes
    Allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/ mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, nonparticipating tribes. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly in the hundreds of millions of dollars but not likely to exceed $500 million annually. Some revenues would support state regulatory costs, possibly reaching the mid-tens of millions of dollars annually.

    Proposition 28 Funding Arts and Music Education
    Pass: 6,924,618 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 3,827,971 / 35.6% No votes
    Provides additional funding from state General Fund for arts and music education in all K+12 public schools (including charter schools). Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $1 billion annually, beginning next year, for arts education in public schools.

    Proposition 29 Kidney Dialysis Clinics
    Fail: 3,364,407 / 31.6% Yes votes ...... 7,281,201 / 68.4% No votes
    Requires physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site during treatment. Requires clinics to: disclose physicians' ownership interests; report infection data. Fiscal Impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually.

    Proposition 30 Income Tax on Millionaires for Electric Cars
    Fail: 4,560,488 / 42.4% Yes votes ...... 6,203,810 / 57.6% No votes
    Allocates tax revenues to zero-emission vehicle purchase incentives, vehicle charging stations, and wildfire prevention. Fiscal Impact: Increased state tax revenue ranging from $3.5 billion to $5 billion annually, with the new funding used to support zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire response and prevention activities.

    Proposition 31 Yes or No to Banning Flavored Tobacco Products
    Pass: 6,803,431 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 3,923,385 / 36.6% No votes
    A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a 2020 law prohibiting retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products. Fiscal Impact: Decreased state tobacco tax revenues ranging from tens of millions of dollars annually to around $100 million annually.

    Local Measures

    Measure H Sales and Use Tax -- City of Chico (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 17320 / 52.72% Yes votes ...... 15530 / 47.28% No votes
    To support vital city services including: maintaining/repairing streets, storm drains, sidewalks, and fixing potholes; addressing homelessness; protecting 911 emergency response times; preserving the number of on-duty police officers and fire fighters; maintaining/improving Bidwell Park, neighborhood parks, and funding other general services and essential activity; shall an ordinance establishing a 1 percent sales tax, providing approximately $24,000,000 annually until ended by voters, subject to annual audits, with all funds staying local, be adopted?

    Measure J School Bond -- Gridley Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 1922 / 60.19% Yes votes ...... 1271 / 39.81% No votes
    To improve educational facilities at Gridley High School; repair/replace leaky roofs; modernize/renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; and replace outdated heating, ventilation and cooling systems; shall the Gridley Unified School District measure authorizing $16,300,000 of bonds at legal rates, levying approximately 4 cents per $100 assessed value, generating on average $870,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, be adopted, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries and no money taken by the State?

    Measure K Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program -- County of Butte (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 49121 / 71.25% Yes votes ...... 19822 / 28.75% No votes
    Should the Butte County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program and associated fees (one dollar per vehicle and an additional three dollars for certain commercial vehicles) be renewed for a ten year term under California Vehicle Code Sections 9250.7 and 22710, or any successor statutes thereto, for purposes of removal and disposal of abandoned and wrecked vehicles?

    Measure L Public Nuisance Law -- City of Chico (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 18934 / 60.08% Yes votes ...... 12582 / 39.92% No votes
    Shall an ordinance which requires the City of Chico be held to abide by the same public nuisance laws it imposes on private landowners by establishing a right for residents uniquely harmed by a public nuisance to demand the abatement of public nuisances by the City on City-owned public property; and requires the City to respond to the demand by abating the alleged nuisance or providing the reason for its refusal, limited to prescribed justifications, be adopted?

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