Combined ballot

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

Governor

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

Lieutenant Governor

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

Secretary of State

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

Controller

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

Treasurer

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

Attorney General

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

Insurance Commissioner

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

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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

State Board of Equalization; District 2

• Sally J. Lieber, Democratic
  2,146,948 votes 69.8%
• Peter Coe Verbica, Republican
  927,700 votes 30.2%

US Legislature

United States Senator; Full Term

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

United States Senator; Unexpired Short Term

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

United States Representative; District 2

• Jared Huffman, Democratic
  229,720 votes 74.4%
• Douglas Brower, Republican
  79,029 votes 25.6%

State Senate

State Senator; District 2

• Mike McGuire, Democratic
  283,689 votes 73.3%
• Gene Yoon, Republican
  103,333 votes 26.7%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 2

• Jim Wood, Democratic
  129,356 votes 68.9%
• Charlotte Svolos, Republican
  58,330 votes 31.1%

Judicial

California Supreme Court (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 1, Division 2 (Yes/No)

• Therese M. Stewart
  80.3% Yes (1,184,234) 19.7% No (290,036)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 3 (Yes/No)

• Alison M. Tucher
  80.0% Yes (1,171,137) 20.0% No (293,229)
• Victor A. Rodriguez
  79.1% Yes (1,152,490) 20.9% No (303,740)
• Carin T. Fujisaki
  79.7% Yes (1,151,100) 20.3% No (293,733)
• Ioana Petrou
  78.5% Yes (1,131,991) 21.5% No (309,142)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 4 (Yes/No)

• Tracie L. Brown
  80.8% Yes (1,166,496) 19.2% No (277,431)
• Jeremy M. Goldman
  77.6% Yes (1,112,130) 22.4% No (320,594)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1, Division 5 (Yes/No)

• Teri L. Jackson
  80.1% Yes (1,156,097) 19.9% No (287,070)
• Gordon B. Burns
  78.5% Yes (1,119,838) 21.5% No (307,239)

Council Member; City of Fort Bragg (3 Elected)

• Jason Godeke
  1,421 votes 26.14%
• Marcia Rafanan
  874 votes 16.08%
• Tess Albin-Smith (Write-in)
  655 votes 12.05%
• Michelle Roberts
  652 votes 11.99%
• Blanca E. Pena
  578 votes 10.63%
• Mary Rose Kaczorowski
  428 votes 7.87%
• Scott Taubold
  374 votes 6.88%
• Richard Mohr
  246 votes 4.52%
• Richard Garcia
  209 votes 3.84%
• (1,391 Under Votes, 3 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Fort Bragg; Unexpired Short Term

• Lindy Peters
  1,430 votes 78.31%
• Alberto Aldaco
  396 votes 21.69%
• (452 Under Votes, 1 Over Votes)

Council Member; City of Point Arena (3 Elected)

• Barbara Burkey
  109 votes 53.96%
• Anna Dobbins
  93 votes 46.04%
• (206 Under Votes)

Council Member; City of Ukiah (3 Elected)

• Susan Sher
  2,210 votes 22.61%
• Juan V. Orozco
  2,087 votes 21.35%
• Mari Rodin
  2,068 votes 21.16%
• Jim O. Brown
  1,909 votes 19.53%
• Thao Phi
  1,500 votes 15.35%
• (4,065 Under Votes, 2 Over Votes)

School

Board Member; Potter Valley Community Unified School District (2 Elected)

• John March
  593 votes 48.77%
• Karen Riordan
  327 votes 26.89%
• Ronnie Odneal
  296 votes 24.34%
• (440 Under Votes, 1 Over Votes)

Board Member; Round Valley Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Amanda Britton
  353 votes 27.84%
• Cynthia E. O'Ferrall
  344 votes 27.13%
• Peter Bauer
  342 votes 26.97%
• Douglas E. Hutt, Jr.
  229 votes 18.06%
• (409 Under Votes)

Board Member; Willits Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Jeanne King
  1,774 votes 17.79%
• Paula Nunez
  1,590 votes 15.94%
• Jennifer M. Sookne
  1,580 votes 15.84%
• Robert Chavez
  1,434 votes 14.38%
• David Lilker
  1,218 votes 12.21%
• Colby Friend
  927 votes 9.30%
• Jeffrey Ritchley
  661 votes 6.63%
• (3,956 Under Votes, 2 Over Votes)

Special District

Board Member; Albion/Little River Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Steven Acker
  600 votes 40.49%
• Pamela S. Linstedt
  546 votes 36.84%
• Dan Gates
  336 votes 22.67%
• (400 Under Votes, 2 Over Votes)

Board Member; Brooktrails Township Community Services District (3 Elected)

• Joanne Cavallari
  622 votes 26.26%
• Ed Horrick
  582 votes 24.57%
• R. Richard Williams
  568 votes 23.98%
• Charles "Tony" Orth
  564 votes 23.81%
• (1,663 Under Votes, 1 Over Votes)

Board Member; Hopland Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Jim Mastin
  370 votes 37.79%
• David Roderick
  326 votes 33.30%
• Bruce P. Jensen
  283 votes 28.91%
• (451 Under Votes)

Board Member; Mendocino Coast Health Care District (3 Elected)

• James Jade Tippett
  5,330 votes 27.78%
• Lee Finney
  4,170 votes 21.73%
• Susan K. Savage
  3,830 votes 19.96%
• Dawnmarie Risley-Childs
  3,434 votes 17.90%
• John Redding
  2,425 votes 12.64%
• (7,943 Under Votes, 10 Over Votes)

Board Member; Redwood Valley Water District (2 Elected)

• Cassie Taaning
  877 votes 36.41%
• Ken Todd
  812 votes 33.71%
• Bree Klotter
  720 votes 29.89%
• (1,107 Under Votes)

Board Member; Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Tony Howard
  1,592 votes 54.28%
• Stephanie Dunken
  776 votes 26.46%
• Shannon Johnson
  565 votes 19.26%
• (1,643 Under Votes)

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.

Measure N Special Tax -- Hopland Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 398 / 56.70% Yes votes ...... 304 / 43.30% No votes

To maintain rapid response times, provide/enhance Emergency Medical Services; enhance fire protection to homes/businesses; hire and retain firefighters; replace outdated fire equipment; shall Hopland Fire Protection District replace and repeal the current tax, adopt a new annual special tax: $85 per parcel plus $85 per residential unit and $0.10/sq. ft. for commercial buildings; other rates for other land-uses; generating approximately $542,000 annually (increaseing receipts by $146,000), no annual increase until ended by voters.

Measure O Library Initiative -- County of Mendocino (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 18,165 / 60.82% Yes votes ...... 11,703 / 39.18% No votes

Shall the Citizens of Mendocino County amend Chapter 5.170 of Title 5 of Mendocino County Code, adopting a permanent one-quarter cent (0.25%) sales tax, raising approximately $4.2 million annually, for th especific purpose of maintaining and improving library services in Mendocino County; and reate a special fund to ensure these funds cannot be used for any other purpose. At least 40% is reserved for capital investments such as builing improvements.

Measure P Sales Tax -- County of Mendocino (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 16,468 / 55.27% Yes votes ...... 13,330 / 44.73% No votes

Shall Ordinance No. 4510 be adopted to impose as general tax, an additional transactions (sales) and use tax of one quarter cent (0.25%) within Mendocino County to fund essential services, including fire protection and prevention? Such tax is estimated to raise $4,000,000 annually for ten (10) years, after which it will expire.