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March 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Apr 9 3:26pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (480/480)
42.7% Countywide Voter Turnout (106,210/248,637)

Statewide Results as of Apr 10 12:24pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (22976/22976)
34.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (5,285,587/15,280,808)

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    • State Executive

    Governor; State of California; Democratic Party

    Governor; State of California; Republican Party

    • Bill Simon, Republican
      1,126,197 votes 49.5%
    • Richard J. Riordan, Republican
      713,233 votes 31.4%
    • Bill Jones, Republican
      386,346 votes 17%
    • Nick Jesson, Republican
      19,251 votes .8%
    • Edie Bukewihge, Republican
      14,413 votes .6%
    • Danney Ball, Republican
      13,134 votes .5%
    • Jim Dimov, Republican
      5,582 votes .2%

    Governor; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Reinhold Gulke, American Independent
      26,233 votes 100%

    Governor; State of California; Green Party

    Governor; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Governor; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Governor; State of California)

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Democratic Party

    • Cruz M. Bustamante, Democratic
      1,931,980 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Republican Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Jim King, American Independent
      25,206 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Green Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • Kalee Przybylak, Natural Law
      4,130 votes 100%

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California; Reform Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor; State of California)

    Secretary of State; State of California; Democratic Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Republican Party

    • Keith Olberg, Republican
      1,223,393 votes 62.1%
    • Mike Schaefer, Republican
      408,189 votes 20.7%
    • Barbara Jean Marr, Republican
      340,995 votes 17.2%

    Secretary of State; State of California; American Independent Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Green Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Natural Law Party

    Secretary of State; State of California; Reform Party

    • Valli Sharpe-Geisler, Reform
      7,225 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, Reform, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Secretary of State; State of California)

    State Controller; State of California; Democratic Party

    State Controller; State of California; Republican Party

    • Tom McClintock, Republican
      945,706 votes 45.8%
    • Dean Andal, Republican
      733,486 votes 35.5%
    • W. Snow Hume, Republican
      194,370 votes 9.4%
    • Nancy Beecham, Republican
      194,136 votes 9.3%

    State Controller; State of California; American Independent Party

    State Controller; State of California; Green Party

    • Laura Wells, Green
      29,374 votes 84.2%
    • David Delano Blanco, Green
      5,550 votes 15.8%

    State Controller; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • J. Carlos Aguirre, Natural Law
      4,452 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Controller; State of California)

    State Treasurer; State of California; Democratic Party

    • Philip Angelides, Democratic
      1,879,813 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Republican Party

    State Treasurer; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
      26,692 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Green Party

    State Treasurer; State of California; Libertarian Party

    • Marian Smithson, Libertarian
      19,172 votes 100%

    State Treasurer; State of California; Natural Law Party

    • Sylvia Valentine, Natural Law
      4,300 votes 100%

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Treasurer; State of California)

    Attorney General; State of California; Democratic Party

    Attorney General; State of California; Republican Party

    • Dick Ackerman, Republican
      1,831,813 votes 100%

    Attorney General; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
      27,085 votes 100%

    Attorney General; State of California; Green Party

    Attorney General; State of California; Libertarian Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General; State of California)

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Democratic Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Republican Party

    • Gary Mendoza, Republican
      804,772 votes 41.8%
    • Stefan "Watchdog" Stitch, Republican
      702,479 votes 36.4%
    • Wes Bannister, Republican
      422,132 votes 21.8%

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; American Independent Party

    • Steve Klein, American Independent
      27,066 votes 100%

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Green Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Libertarian Party

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California; Natural Law Party

    (Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Insurance Commissioner; State of California)

    State Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 2; Democratic Party

    • Tom Y. Santos, Democratic
      237,609 votes 54.7%
    • Norman R. Angelo, Democratic
      197,020 votes 45.3%

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 2; Republican Party

    • Bill Leonard, Republican
      368,441 votes 60%
    • Edward J. "Ted" Costa, Republican
      246,084 votes 40%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 2)

    US Congress

    United States Representative; District 20; Democratic Party

    • Cal Dooley, Democratic
      27,422 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 20; Republican Party

    • Andre Minuth, Republican
      8,807 votes 52.6%
    • Ricky Martin, Republican
      7,949 votes 47.4%

    United States Representative; District 20; Libertarian Party

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 20)

    United States Representative; District 22; Democratic Party

    • Jaime A. Corvera, Democratic
      29,949 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 22; Republican Party

    • Bill Thomas, Republican
      70,738 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 22; Libertarian Party

    • Frank Coates, Libertarian
      452 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 22)

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 16; Democratic Party

    • Dean Florez, Democratic
      36,209 votes 100%

    State Senator; District 16; Republican Party

    • Blair Knox, Republican
      22,582 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 16)

    State Senator; District 18; Republican Party

    • Roy Ashburn, Republican
      80,858 votes 100%

    (Only Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 18)

    District

    Member; California State Assembly; District 30; Democratic Party

    • Nicole M. Parra, Democratic
      10,402 votes 55%
    • Jim Crettol, Democratic
      5,048 votes 26.7%
    • Dolores Gallegos, Democratic
      1,853 votes 9.7%
    • Ed Martin, Democratic
      1,644 votes 8.6%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 30; Republican Party

    • Dean Gardner, Republican
      10,147 votes 66%
    • Jerry Salazar, Republican
      5,249 votes 34%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 30)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 32; Democratic Party

    • Michael A. Shea, III, Democratic
      19,450 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 32; Republican Party

    • Kevin McCarthy, Republican
      26,662 votes 50.1%
    • Mike Maggard, Republican
      22,895 votes 43%
    • Sam Thomas, Republican
      3,688 votes 6.9%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 32)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 34; Republican Party

    • Bill Maze, Republican
      30,092 votes 100%

    (Only Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 34)

    Member; California State Assembly; District 37; Democratic Party

    • Bruce J. Thomas, Democratic
      20,938 votes 100%

    Member; California State Assembly; District 37; Republican Party

    • Tony Strickland, Republican
      37,437 votes 88.6%
    • James F. Duzick, Republican
      4,833 votes 11.4%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member; California State Assembly; District 37)

    Judicial

    School

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    County Superintendent of Schools; County of Kern

    • Larry E. Reider
      86,365 votes 100.0%

    Board Member; Southern Kern Unified School District (2 Elected)

    • Olaf Landsgaard
      757 votes 20.8%
    • Jim Payne
      682 votes 18.8%
    • Jean Brazeal
      559 votes 15.4%
    • Walter "Wally" Kline
      532 votes 14.6%
    • Bill Hughes
      517 votes 14.2%
    • James "JD" Moshier
      302 votes 8.3%
    • Timothy "T. J." Schank, Jr.
      288 votes 7.9%

    County

    Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 2

    • Linda White
      6,117 votes 30.8%
    • Don Maben
      5,865 votes 29.6%
    • Mary Beth Garrison
      3,930 votes 19.8%
    • Bernita Jenkins
      2,212 votes 11.1%
    • Mac Askari
      957 votes 4.8%
    • Louis L. Litwin
      762 votes 3.8%

    Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 3

    • Barbara Patrick
      22,343 votes 100.0%

    Assessor-Recorder; County of Kern

    • Jim Fitch
      62,447 votes 62.3%
    • Trice J. Harvey
      37,772 votes 37.7%

    Auditor-Controller-County Clerk; County of Kern

    • Ann Barnett
      86,761 votes 100.0%

    District Attorney; County of Kern

    • Ed Jagels
      78,836 votes 100.0%

    Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator; County of Kern

    • Mack Wimbish
      42,355 votes 42.5%
    • Steve A. Perez
      35,653 votes 35.8%
    • Hal Chealander
      21,683 votes 21.8%

    Treasurer-Tax Collector; County of Kern

    • Phil Franey
      87,582 votes 100.0%

    Party Committee

    Democratic Party Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 1 (5 Elected)

    • Bernice A. Bonillas, Democratic
      3,347 votes 18.7%
    • Douglas L. Zimmerman, Democratic
      3,272 votes 18.2%
    • Renee Westa Lusk, Democratic
      3,192 votes 17.8%
    • Williams K. Webster, Democratic
      2,867 votes 16.0%
    • Robert Ray Simmons, Democratic
      2,654 votes 14.8%
    • Daniel Olguin, Jr., Democratic
      2,605 votes 14.5%

    Democratic Party Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 2 (4 Elected)

    • Charles E. White, Democratic
      3,276 votes 24.7%
    • George Wright Quick, Democratic
      2,861 votes 21.6%
    • William H. Pinckard, Democratic
      2,769 votes 20.9%
    • Edward J. Herrera, Democratic
      2,519 votes 19.0%
    • Nick Altieri, Democratic
      1,813 votes 13.7%

    Republican Party Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 1 (4 Elected)

    • Fred Starrh, II, Republican
      5,954 votes 23.6%
    • Ray Karpe, Republican
      5,854 votes 23.2%
    • Pauline Addison, Republican
      5,501 votes 21.8%
    • Robin Lake Foster, Republican
      4,628 votes 18.3%
    • Jim Lopez, Republican
      3,341 votes 13.2%

    Republican Party Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 3 (6 Elected)

    • Jeff Berchtold, Republican
      10,588 votes 17.2%
    • Tom Larwood, Republican
      10,040 votes 16.3%
    • Joy Stewart, Republican
      9,269 votes 15.0%
    • Conni Brunni, Republican
      8,793 votes 14.3%
    • Regina M. Johnston, Republican
      8,598 votes 14.0%
    • Treva J. Elliott, Republican
      7,888 votes 12.8%
    • Karen R. Schuett, Republican
      6,415 votes 10.4%

    State Propositions

    Proposition 40 The California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002
    2,769,178 / 56.9% Yes votes ...... 2,101,516 / 43.1% No votes
    Should the state borrow two billion six hundred million dollars ($2,600,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for development, restoration, and acquisition of state and local parks, recreation areas and historical resources, and for land, air, and water conservation programs?

    Proposition 41 Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002
    2,474,372 / 51.6% Yes votes ...... 2,325,348 / 48.4% No votes
    Should the state borrow $200 million ($200,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds to assist counties in the purchase of updated voting systems?

    Proposition 42 Transportation Congestion Improvement Act
    3,345,877 / 69.1% Yes votes ...... 1,499,475 / 30.9% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require gasoline and diesel fuel sales tax revenues be allocated for specified transportation purposes, including highways, streets and roads, and transit improvements?

    Proposition 43 Right to Have Vote Counted
    3,382,174 / 71.5% Yes votes ...... 1,346,926 / 28.5% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require that every vote legally cast in an election be counted?

    Proposition 44 Chiropractors. Unprofessional Conduct
    3,758,718 / 79.8% Yes votes ...... 952,790 / 20.2% No votes
    Should the Chiropractic Act be amended to alter procedures and penalties in cases of various specified offenses, including insurance fraud?

    Proposition 45 Legislative Term Limits. Local Voter Petitions
    2,043,448 / 42.3% Yes votes ...... 2,782,039 / 57.7% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to allow voters to submit petitions to permit their incumbent legislators to run for reelection and to serve for a maxiumum of four more years beyond their presently allowed terms?

    Local Measures

    Measure A School Bond -- Greenfield Union School District (55% Approval Required)
    2,242 / 65.5% Yes votes ...... 1,181 / 34.5% No votes
    Shall Greenfield Unified School District build a new elementary school, renovate McKee intermediate as a middle school, modernize Planz and Plantation Elementary Schools, construct a Family/Community Center, make health and safety improvements, upgrade classroom electrical systems, repair and renovate the deteriorating facilities to eliminate safety hazards, reduce overcrowding in classrooms, libraries, and computer labs, provide handicapped access, by issuing $5 million of bonds at interest rates below the legal limit?

    Measure B Parcel Tax -- Mojave Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    1,772 / 68.5% Yes votes ...... 813 / 31.5% No votes
    To maintain existing school programs, improve the quality of education, and to provide funds to modernize and update school faciltities, shall the Mojave Unified School District levy a parcel tax in the amount of $25.50 to be levied annually for a period of five years commencing July 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2007.

    Measure C School Bond -- Mojave Unified School Facilities Improvement District 1 (2/3 Approval Required)
    1,365 / 71.2% Yes votes ...... 552 / 28.8% No votes
    Shall the Mojave Unified School District School Facilities Improvement District No. 1 issue bonds not to exceed $16,000,000 for the purpose of acquiring real property for, and financing the construction of, a new high school and new elementary school in California City, and with bonds sold at an interest rate not to exceed the statutory limit?

    Measure D Transient Occupancy Tax -- County of Kern (Majority Approval Required)
    34,758 / 35.7% Yes votes ...... 62,719 / 64.3% No votes
    Shall the proposed county ordinance be enacted in order to maintain the existing increase in the rate from six percent to ten (10%) for the transient occupancy tax charged on room rental in hotels, motels, and similar establishments located in the unincorporated areas of the County of Kern?

    Measure E Parcel Tax -- North Edwards Water District (2/3 Approval Required)
    67 / 54.9% Yes votes ...... 55 / 45.1% No votes
    Shall a special tax of up to $35.00 per lot or parcel and concurrent raise in the appropriations limit be approved for each of four fiscal years beginning July 1, 2002?

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