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November 5, 2002 Election

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County Results as of Nov 5 10:36pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (134/134)
54.3% Countywide Voter Turnout (41,594/76,514)

Statewide Results as of Nov 14 11:14am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (24726/24726)
48.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (7,424,799/15,303,469)

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  • State Executive

    Governor; State of California

    Lieutenant Governor; State of California

    Secretary of State; State of California

    State Controller; State of California

    State Treasurer; State of California

    Attorney General; State of California

    Insurance Commissioner; State of California

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction; State of California

    US Congress

    United States Representative; District 1

    • Mike Thompson, Democratic
      110,883 votes 64.1%
    • Lawrence R. Wiesner, Republican
      56,169 votes 32.5%
    • Kevin Bastian, Libertarian
      6,047 votes 3.4%

    State Senate

    State Senator; District 2

    • Wesley Chesbro, Democratic
      139,626 votes 63.4%
    • Peggy Redfearn, Republican
      71,517 votes 32.5%
    • Laura Jean Likover, Libertarian
      9,089 votes 4.1%

    State Assembly

    Member; California State Assembly; District 1

    • Patty Berg, Democratic
      58,183 votes 48.4%
    • Rob Brown, Republican
      48,218 votes 40.1%
    • Doug Thron, Green
      13,961 votes 11.5%

    State Board of Equalization

    Member; California State Board of Equalization; District 1

    Judicial

    California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

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

    California State Court of Appeal; District 1 Division 2 (Yes/No)

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

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

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

    County

    Supervisor; County of Humboldt; Supervisorial District 5

    • Jill Geist
      4816 votes 56.1%
    • Ben Shepherd
      3750 votes 43.6%
    • (26 Writein Votes 0.3%, 545 Under Votes, 1 Over Votes)

    City

    Member, City Council; City of Arcata (2 Elected)

    Member, City Council; City of Blue Lake (2 Elected)

    • Sherman Schapiro
      253 votes 28.4%
    • Marlene Smith
      198 votes 22.2%
    • Jean Lynch
      194 votes 21.8%
    • Alexander Ricca
      125 votes 14.0%
    • Chris Woody
      117 votes 13.1%
    • (3 Writein Votes 0.3%, 138 Under Votes)

    Mayor; City of Eureka

    • Peter LaVallee
      3099 votes 38.7%
    • Cherie Arkley
      3057 votes 38.1%
    • Joel Agnew
      475 votes 5.9%
    • Jack McKellar
      404 votes 5.0%
    • T. Great Razooly
      378 votes 4.7%
    • Marshall Spalding
      322 votes 4.0%
    • Mary Mahoney
      265 votes 3.3%
    • (18 Writein Votes 0.2%, 242 Under Votes)

    Member, City Council; City of Eureka; Ward 1

    Member, City Council; City of Eureka; Ward 3

    Member, City Council; City of Eureka; Ward 5

    • Mike Jones
      3799 votes 58.2%
    • Steve Anderson
      2672 votes 41.0%
    • (53 Writein Votes 0.8%, 1736 Under Votes)

    Mayor; City of Ferndale

    • Frank Taubitz
      322 votes 50.4%
    • Jeffrey Farley
      316 votes 49.5%
    • (1 Writein Votes 0.2%, 20 Under Votes)

    Member, City Council; City of Ferndale (2 Elected)

    • James Moore
      395 votes 33.7%
    • Carlos Benemann
      306 votes 26.1%
    • Todd Sanborn
      277 votes 23.6%
    • Rachel J. Harrison
      122 votes 10.4%
    • Jonathan Zaugg, Jr.
      63 votes 5.4%
    • (9 Writein Votes 0.8%, 146 Under Votes)

    School

    Member, Governing Board; Jacoby Creek School District

    • Sue Goss
      650 votes 67.1%
    • Karen Brooks
      311 votes 32.1%
    • (7 Writein Votes 0.7%, 418 Under Votes)

    Special Districts

    Director; Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District (3 Elected)

    • Corinne Stromstad
      1475 votes 27.5%
    • David Kirby
      1381 votes 25.7%
    • James Lamport
      1366 votes 25.5%
    • David Fidjeland
      589 votes 11.0%
    • William McClure
      543 votes 10.1%
    • (13 Writein Votes 0.2%, 2919 Under Votes)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 46 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002
    3,895,071 / 57.5% Yes votes ...... 2,880,506 / 42.5% No votes
    Should the state create a trust fund by selling two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) in general obligation funds to fund twenty-one types of housing programs--including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing?

    Proposition 47 Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2002
    4,044,743 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 2,809,844 / 41.0% No votes
    Should the state sell thirteen billion fifty million dollars ($13,050,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

    Proposition 48 Court Consolidation
    4,642,292 / 72.8% Yes votes ...... 1,735,074 / 27.2% No votes
    Should the California Constitution be amended to delete references to the municipal courts?

    Proposition 49 Before and After School Programs. State Grants
    3,857,409 / 56.6% Yes votes ...... 2,958,458 / 43.4% No votes
    Should funding for before and after school programs be substantially increased, and starting in 2004-05, should general funds be permanently earmarked for this program?

    Proposition 50 Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection
    3,727,561 / 55.4% Yes votes ...... 3,006,792 / 44.6% No votes
    Should the state borrow three billion four hundred forty million dollars ($3,440,000,000) through the sale of general obligation bonds for a variety of water projects including coastal protection, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, integrated regional water management, safe drinking water, and water quality?

    Proposition 51 Distribution of Existing Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax
    2,712,675 / 41.4% Yes votes ...... 3,839,788 / 58.6% No votes
    Should the sales and use taxes raised from the sale or lease of motor vehicles be permanently allocated to specific transportation projects?

    Proposition 52 Election Day Voter Registration
    2,745,473 / 40.6% Yes votes ...... 4,019,211 / 59.4% No votes
    Should legally eligible California residents presenting proof of current residence be allowed to register to vote on Election Day?

    Local Measures

    Measure A Southern Humboldt Jt. Unified School District Special Tax -- South Humboldt Unified School District (Special Tax Assessment for Support of Educational Programs)
    1500 / 55.9% Yes votes ...... 1181 / 44.1% No votes
    Shall the Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District provide funds for the purpose of reduction of class size and maintentance and enhancement of academic and educational programs by levying a special tax on each assessor's parcel of $75.00 per year ($37.50 semi-annual payment) for a period of seven years, beginning July 1, 2003 and increase its appropriation limit by the amount of revenue generated by that special tax, with certain specific exemptions as set forth in the Resolution and Order of Elections?

    Measure B County Transient Occupancy Tax -- Humboldt County
    24714 / 61.3% Yes votes ...... 15612 / 38.7% No votes
    Should the County continue to assess and collect the 2% increase of the Transient Occupancy Tax (from persons staying in motels, hotels, or similar structures in the county) from the rate of 8% to 10% thereby continuing to collect the Transient Occupancy Tax at the current rate of 10% which has been in effect within the unincorporated area of the County of Humboldt since 1993 adoption of the Humboldt County Ordinance No. 2005, which is codified in Humboldt County Code Title 7, Division One, Chapter Two Sections 712-1 through 712-14?

    Measure C Veterans Memorial Building Special Tax -- Humboldt County (Special Tax Measure - Veterans Memorial Buildings)
    17810 / 44.0% Yes votes ...... 22633 / 56.0% No votes
    Should the County of Humboldt provide funds for the purposes of maintenance, operation, restoration, construction and/or acquisition of county veterans memorial buildings, and for purposes as defined in Military and Veterans Code Section 1262 by levying a $10.00 per annum special tax on each qualified parcel of real property, beginning July 1, 2003 and continuing for a period of ten years, and reducing said levy to $5.00 per annum on each qualified parcel of real property thereafter?

    Measure W Transient Occupany Tax -- City of Fortuna
    2098 / 67.2% Yes votes ...... 1026 / 32.8% No votes
    Sall the City of Fortuna amend the Transient Occupancy Tax (for staying in motels/ RV parks) from 8% to 10% and allocate 1% of Transient Occupancy Tax collected annually for the Fortuna Chamber of Commerce to be used for the promotion of tourism?

    Measure X Utility User Tax -- City of Eureka
    3818 / 51.2% Yes votes ...... 3637 / 48.8% No votes
    Shall the Eureka Municipal Code be amended to extend the currently assessed three percent (3%) utility user tax, the general tax on the use of certain utility services used to fund essential services such as police, fire, street maintenance, and parks and recreation?

    Measure Y Charter Amendment -- City of Eureka
    5008 / 72.1% Yes votes ...... 1941 / 27.9% No votes
    Shall the Municipal Charter of the City of Eureka be amended to provide that the City Council shall declare the results of the General Municipal Election at its first regular meeting after the election returns have been certified, and to specify that newly elected officers shall take office at the meeting of the City Council at which the results are declared?

    Measure Z Increase Board Members -- Blue Lake Fire Protection District
    592 / 71.2% Yes votes ...... 239 / 28.8% No votes
    Shall the Board of Directors of the Blue Lake Fire Protection District be increased from three to five?


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