Combined ballot
Every Party

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

President of the United States; Democratic Party

• John F. Kerry, Democratic
  1,975,043 votes 64.4%
• John Edwards, Democratic
  606,224 votes 19.8%
• Dennis J. Kucinich, Democratic
  143,162 votes 4.7%
• Howard Dean, Democratic
  129,063 votes 4.3%
• Al Sharpton, Democratic
  58,454 votes 2%
• Joe Lieberman, Democratic (Withdrawn)
  52,078 votes 1.6%
• Wesley Clark, Democratic (Withdrawn)
  50,455 votes 1.6%
• Carol Moseley Braun, Democratic (Withdrawn)
  24,087 votes .7%
• Dick Gephardt, Democratic (Withdrawn)
  21,613 votes .7%
• Lyndon Larouche, Democratic
  7,846 votes .2%
• Fern Penna, Democratic (Write-in)
• Katarina Dunmar, Democratic (Write-in)
• James Alexander-Pace, Democratic (Write-in)
• John Nigro, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)
• David Giacomuzzi, Democratic (Write-in)

President of the United States; Republican Party

• George W. Bush, Republican
  2,184,828 votes 100%
• Richard Allen Holtz, Republican (Write-in)
• Richard P. Bosa, Republican (Write-in)
• Bradley J. Barton, Republican (Write-in)
• Nancy Warrick, Republican (Write-in)
• Blake Ashby, Republican (Write-in)
• Bill Wyatt, Republican (Write-in)
• Doc Castellano, Republican (Write-in)

President of the United States; American Independent Party

• Michael A. Peroutka, American Independent
  25,950 votes 100%

President of the United States; Green Party

• Peter Miguel Camejo, Green
  33,255 votes 75.9%
• David Cobb, Green
  5,002 votes 11.5%
• Lorna Salzman, Green
  4,680 votes 10.6%
• Kent Mesplay, Green
  883 votes 2%

President of the United States; Libertarian Party

• Gary Nolan, Libertarian
  11,677 votes 59.3%
• Aaron Russo, Libertarian
  4,761 votes 24.2%
• Michael Badnarik, Libertarian
  3,266 votes 16.5%

President of the United States; Peace and Freedom Party

• Leonard Peltier, Peace and Freedom
  2,767 votes 59.2%
• Walter F. "Walt" Brown, Peace and Freedom
  1,914 votes 40.8%
• Israel Feuer, Peace and Freedom (Write-in)
• Mumia Abu-Jamal, Peace and Freedom

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for President of the United States)

US Senate

United States Senator; Democratic Party

• Barbara Boxer, Democratic
  2,532,621 votes 100%

United States Senator; Republican Party

• Bill Jones, Republican
  1,002,875 votes 44.9%
• Rosario Marin, Republican
  448,756 votes 20.1%
• Howard Kaloogian, Republican
  248,443 votes 11.2%
• Toni Casey, Republican
  139,835 votes 6.3%
• Tim Stoen, Republican
  123,182 votes 5.5%
• James Stewart, Republican
  77,111 votes 3.4%
• Barry L. Hatch, Republican
  70,307 votes 3.1%
• John M. Van Zandt, Republican
  56,143 votes 2.5%
• Danney Ball, Republican
  37,059 votes 1.6%
• Bill Quraishi, Republican
  32,022 votes 1.4%
• Louis E. Longoria, Republican (Write-in)

United States Senator; American Independent Party

• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  31,277 votes 100%

United States Senator; Libertarian Party

• James P. "Jim" Gray, Libertarian
  13,437 votes 57.5%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  9,959 votes 42.5%

United States Senator; Peace and Freedom Party

• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  4,778 votes 100%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Senator)

US House

United States Representative; District 11; Democratic Party

• Gerald M. "Jerry" McNerney, Democratic (Write-in)

United States Representative; District 11; Republican Party

• Richard Pombo, Republican
  64,469 votes 100%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 11)

United States Representative; District 14; Democratic Party

• Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
  81,551 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 14; Republican Party

• Chris Haugen, Republican
  33,548 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 14; Libertarian Party

• Brian Holtz, Libertarian
  871 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 14)

United States Representative; District 15; Democratic Party

• Mike Honda, Democratic
  58,076 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 15; Republican Party

• Raymond L. Chukwu, Republican
  26,577 votes 100%
• Peter Sundin Soule, Republican (Write-in)

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 15)

United States Representative; District 16; Democratic Party

• Zoe Lofgren, Democratic
  49,716 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 16; Republican Party

• Douglas Adams McNea, Republican
  20,178 votes 100%

United States Representative; District 16; Libertarian Party

• Markus Welch, Libertarian
  340 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 16)

State Senate

State Senator; District 11; Democratic Party

• Joe Simitian, Democratic
  65,306 votes 57.5%
• Ted Lempert, Democratic
  48,360 votes 42.5%

State Senator; District 11; Republican Party

• Jon Zellhoefer, Republican
  42,704 votes 100%

State Senator; District 11; Libertarian Party

• Allen M. Rice, Libertarian
  1,058 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 11)

State Senator; District 13; Democratic Party

• Elaine Alquist, Democratic
  34,702 votes 50.1%
• Manny Diaz, Democratic
  31,832 votes 45.9%
• Jose Medeiros, Democratic
  2,838 votes 4%

State Senator; District 13; Republican Party

• Shane Patrick Connolly, Republican
  21,012 votes 85.6%
• Andrew Abe Diaz, Republican
  3,563 votes 14.4%

State Senator; District 13; Libertarian Party

• Michael Laursen, Libertarian
  285 votes 50.4%
• John Webster, Libertarian
  281 votes 49.6%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 13)

State Senator; District 15; Democratic Party

• Peg Pinard, Democratic
  70,973 votes 100%

State Senator; District 15; Republican Party

• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  79,994 votes 100%

State Senator; District 15; Green Party

• Brook Madsen, Green
  1,397 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Green, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 15)

Member of the State Assembly; District 20; Democratic Party

• Alberto Torrico, Democratic
  12,201 votes 31.5%
• Tom Pico, Democratic
  10,841 votes 28%
• Dennis Hayashi, Democratic
  8,922 votes 23%
• Henry C. Manayan, Democratic
  5,556 votes 14.3%
• Ash Bhatt, Democratic
  1,267 votes 3.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 20; Republican Party

• Cliff Williams, Republican
  14,587 votes 100%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 20)

Member of the State Assembly; District 21; Democratic Party

• Ira Ruskin, Democratic
  20,922 votes 37.4%
• John Carcione, Democratic
  20,142 votes 36%
• John Barton, Democratic
  8,319 votes 14.8%
• Barbara Nesbet, Democratic
  6,618 votes 11.8%

Member of the State Assembly; District 21; Republican Party

• Steve Poizner, Republican
  26,978 votes 100%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 21)

Member of the State Assembly; District 22; Democratic Party

• Sally J. Lieber, Democratic
  33,342 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 22; Republican Party

• Marie Dominguez-Gasson, Republican
  14,449 votes 100%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 22)

Member of the State Assembly; District 23; Democratic Party

• Joe Coto, Democratic
  11,923 votes 42.7%
• Kathy Chavez Napoli, Democratic
  8,736 votes 31.3%
• Patricia Martinez-Roach, Democratic
  3,723 votes 13.3%
• Khanh D. Tran, Democratic
  3,548 votes 12.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 23; Republican Party

• Mark Patrosso, Republican
  8,466 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 23; Green Party

• Warner S. Bloomberg, III, Green
  183 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Green, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 23)

Member of the State Assembly; District 24; Democratic Party

• Rebecca Cohn, Democratic
  38,347 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 24; Republican Party

• Ernest "Ernie" Konnyu, Republican
  15,262 votes 63.8%
• David Redick, Republican
  7,067 votes 29.5%
• Fred Jankowiak, Republican
  1,629 votes 6.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 24; Libertarian Party

• Zander Y. Collier, III, Libertarian
  397 votes 100%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 24)

Member of the State Assembly; District 27; Democratic Party

• John Laird, Democratic
  55,190 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 27; Republican Party

• Jack D. Barlich, Republican
  26,041 votes 100%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 27)

Member of the State Assembly; District 28; Democratic Party

• Simon Salinas, Democratic
  25,890 votes 100%

Member of the State Assembly; District 28; Republican Party

• Bob Perkins, Republican
  15,862 votes 100%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 28)

Party Committee

Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; State Assembly District 22 (6 Elected)

• Anna E. Song
  19,954 votes 16.87%
• Alyson L. Abramowitz
  19,051 votes 16.11%
• Vince Cortese
  18,166 votes 15.36%
• Herb Engstrom
  17,932 votes 15.16%
• Aldyth Parle
  16,958 votes 14.34%
• Scott Joseph Rafferty
  13,467 votes 11.39%
• Brandon Sulser
  12,729 votes 10.76%

Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; State Assembly District 24 (6 Elected)

• David Cohen
  22,699 votes 15.79%
• Phyllis A. Ward
  22,627 votes 15.74%
• Hope Cahan
  22,407 votes 15.59%
• Jacqueline I. Heffner
  22,293 votes 15.51%
• Kevin Michael Moore
  21,027 votes 14.63%
• Jim Brady
  16,680 votes 11.60%
• Jennifer M. Myronuk
  16,033 votes 11.15%

Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 1 (6 Elected)

• Donna Courtright
  13,356 votes 15.83%
• Mike Davis
  13,324 votes 15.79%
• Mark A. Zappa
  12,849 votes 15.23%
• Jeffrey L. Parrott
  11,922 votes 14.13%
• Jane Howard
  11,396 votes 13.51%
• Steve Moore
  11,037 votes 13.08%
• Matthew Mo
  10,475 votes 12.42%

Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 4 (5 Elected)

• Gordon G. Abbott
  8,652 votes 14.91%
• Jack E. Davis
  7,925 votes 13.66%
• Betty Quick
  7,473 votes 12.88%
• Joyce Rabourn
  7,218 votes 12.44%
• Ed Rowen
  6,863 votes 11.83%
• Keith C. De Filippis
  6,554 votes 11.29%
• Theri Rowen
  6,110 votes 10.53%
• Norma L. Schilling
  4,426 votes 7.63%
• Dennis Rowen
  2,808 votes 4.84%

Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 5 (6 Elected)

• Andy Foster
  11,690 votes 13.81%
• Bob Burnett
  11,654 votes 13.77%
• Louis E. Becker
  11,533 votes 13.62%
• D. Joann Barr
  10,966 votes 12.95%
• Kay Young
  10,678 votes 12.61%
• Keen Butcher
  10,659 votes 12.59%
• Richard Treakle
  9,306 votes 10.99%
• Roger Riffenburgh
  8,178 votes 9.66%

Judicial

Judge - Superior Court; County of Santa Clara; Office 7

• Griffin Bonini
  105,022 votes 45.55%
• Enrique Colin
  75,153 votes 32.59%
• Lance Burrow
  50,408 votes 21.86%
• (1,058 Writein Votes 0.47%)

Judge - Superior Court; County of Santa Clara; Office 18

• Teresa Guerrero-Daley
  138,186 votes 58.78%
• William J. Monahan
  96,902 votes 41.22%
• (1,032 Writein Votes 0.45%)

County

County Supervisor; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 2

• Blanca Alvarado
  27,592 votes 100.00%
• (522 Writein Votes 1.91%)

County Supervisor; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 3

• Pete "Primo" McHugh
  35,133 votes 100.00%
• (419 Writein Votes 1.21%)

County Supervisor; County of Santa Clara; Supervisorial District 5

• Liz Kniss
  62,306 votes 100.00%
• (516 Writein Votes 0.84%)

City

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 2

• Forrest Williams
  9,417 votes 70.75%
• Ted Scarlett
  3,894 votes 29.25%
• (53 Writein Votes 0.40%)

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 4

• Chuck Reed
  10,220 votes 86.11%
• Dale Warner
  1,649 votes 13.89%
• (53 Writein Votes 0.46%)

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 6

• Ken Yeager
  14,880 votes 85.64%
• Daniel L. Beasworrick
  2,495 votes 14.36%
• (57 Writein Votes 0.33%)

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 8

• David D. Cortese
  12,853 votes 100.00%
• (117 Writein Votes 0.92%)

Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 10

• Rich De La Rosa
  8,327 votes 48.60%
• Nancy Pyle
  6,207 votes 36.23%
• Ronald Siporen
  1,687 votes 9.85%
• William J. Garbett
  913 votes 5.33%
• (34 Writein Votes 0.20%)

Special District

Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 2

• Joe Judge
  26,198 votes 100.00%
• (360 Writein Votes 1.39%)

Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 3

• Richard P. Santos
  34,839 votes 100.00%
• (357 Writein Votes 1.04%)

Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 5

• Gregory A. Zlotnick
  58,190 votes 100.00%
• (403 Writein Votes 0.70%)

Proposition 55 Kindergarten -University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004
3,181,725 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 3,076,099 / 49.2% No votes

Should the state sell twelve billion three hundred million dollars ($12,300,000,000) in general obligation bonds for construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities and higher education facilities?

Proposition 56 State Budget, Related Taxes, Reserve, Voting Requirements, Penalties
2,151,359 / 34.3% Yes votes ...... 4,113,036 / 65.7% No votes

Should the State Constitution and certain statutes be amended to allow the state legislature to pass the state budget and budget-related tax and appropriation bills with a 55 percent vote, and to make other changes to the budget process?

Proposition 57 The Economic Recovery Bond Act
3,991,044 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 2,312,254 / 36.7% No votes

Should the state of California borrow 15 billion dollars ($15,000,000,000) through the sale of bonds to provide financing for California's budget deficit?

Proposition 58 The California Balanced Budget Act
4,461,157 / 71.1% Yes votes ...... 1,813,507 / 28.9% No votes

Should the state Constitution be amended to require that the state adopt a balanced budget and provide for mid-year adjustments if the budget falls out of balance? Should the Constitution also include state budget reserve requirements and limits on future borrowing to finance budget deficits?

Measure 2 Regional Traffic Relief Plan -- County of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Solano (Regional Measure - Majority Vote)
631,304 / 58.5% Yes votes ...... 448,771 / 41.5% No votes
   178,464 (59.55%) Yes / 121,206 (40.45%) No in Santa Clara County
   164,497 (55.6%) Yes / 131,098 (44.4%) No in Alameda County
   121,167 (51.4%) Yes / 114,766 (48.6%) No in Contra Costa County
   51285 (64.29%) Yes / 28487 (35.71%) No in Marin County
   115,891 (68.53%) Yes / 53,214 (31.47%) No in San Francisco County
   Yes / No in Solano County

Shall voters authorize a Regional Traffic Relief Plan that does the following:

(1) Directs revenues generated through the collection of bridge tolls to provide the following projects:
(A) Expand and extend BART.
(B) New transbay commuter rail crossing south of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
(C) Comprehensive Regional Express bus network.
(D) New expanded ferry service.
(E) Better connections between BART, buses, ferries, and rail.

(2) Approves a one dollar ($1) toll increase effective July 1, 2004, on all toll bridges in the bay area, except the Golden Gate Bridge?

Measure A Juvenile Hall and Probation Department Charter Amendments -- County of Santa Clara (County Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
177,227 / 60.44% Yes votes ...... 116,008 / 39.56% No votes

To improve safety and conditions for children at Juvenile Hall, based on independent audit recommendations, shall Supervisors establish an Advisory Board of Juvenile Hall to include: a Juvenile Court judge, the District Attorney, Public Defender, Sheriff, health professionals, Probation employee organization members, previous Hall residents, and parents of persons incarcerated at Juvenile Hall AND shall the County Charter be amended to allow the County Executive to appoint, supervise, and remove the Chief Probation Officer?

YES
NO

Measure B Special Tax -- Santa Clara County Library District Joint Powers Authority (Special Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
51,742 / 61.17% Yes votes ...... 32,852 / 38.83% No votes

To maintain community library open hours and provide updated books, materials, and computer technology, shall the Santa Clara County Library District Joint Powers Authority levy an annual special tax on lands within Community Facilities District No. 1, with an annual appropriations limit of $7,274,850? This tax, exclusively for local libraries, automatically expires after seven years. The amount for single-family residences shall be $42 annually, with a corresponding amount for other property classifications, it shall be audited annually, and it cannot be increased.

YES
NO

Measure C Residential Growth Control -- City of Morgan Hill (Amendment to General Plan and Municipal Code - Majority Approval Required)
5,281 / 76.12% Yes votes ...... 1,657 / 23.88% No votes

Shall a measure be adopted to amend the Morgan Hill General Plan and Municipal Code to update Measure P, the City's Residential Development Control System (RDCS) to extend the RDCS to 2020, establish a population ceiling of 48,000 for the year 2020 consistent with the current growth rate allowed under Measure P, and refine RDCS policies to encourage more efficient land use, sustainable transit-oriented development, and address difficulties in implementing the RDCS allotment system?

YES
NO

Measure D Design-Build Procurement Process -- City of San Jose (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
72,215 / 54.91% Yes votes ...... 59,294 / 45.09% No votes

DESIGN-BUILD PROCUREMENT PROCESS To create taxpayer savings, prevent cost overruns and improve efficiency, may the Charter be amended to allow the design-build procurement process as an exemption to public bidding, wherein the design and construction of a public works project is provided by the same entity, be utilized for public works contracts that cost over $5,000,000, when the City Council finds doing so would save money or result in faster project completion?

YES
NO

Measure E Gavilan College Job Training, Overcrowding, Repair/Safety Measure -- Gavilan Joint Community College District (Bond Measure - 55% Approval Required)
11,217 / 56.75% Yes votes ...... 8,550 / 43.25% No votes

Gavilan College Job Training, Overcrowding, Repair/Safety Measure: To prepare students for jobs/four-year colleges, accommodate increasing enrollment and upgrade Gavilan College campuses in Gilroy, San Benito and the Morgan Hill area by: · Improving fire safety and security; · Upgrading plumbing/sewer systems; · Upgrading wiring for computer technology; · Repairing, acquiring, constructing, equipping classrooms, buildings, libraries and sites shall Gavilan Joint Community College District issue $108,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with citizen oversight, guaranteed annual audits, no money for administrators' salaries?"

BONDS YES
BONDS NO

Measure G Parcel Tax -- Union School District (2/3 Approval Required)
8,333 / 64.38% Yes votes ...... 4,610 / 35.62% No votes

"To avoid closing two neighborhood elementary schools and to minimize further reduction in staff, programs and supplies, shall the Union Elementary School District collect an education tax of $195/year per taxable parcel for four years, with exemptions for parcels owned/occupied by seniors (65+), with citizen oversight, and shall the District's annual appropriations limit be raised by such amount?"

YES
NO

Measure H Parcel Tax Extension -- Cambrian School District (Majority Approval Required)
5,075 / 74.06% Yes votes ...... 1,778 / 25.94% No votes

"In order to maintain improved instructional quality for children by providing training for teachers, retention of quality teachers, continuation of art, science, music, technology, physical education programs, and reduced class sizes shall the Gann Appropriation Limit increase approved by 69 percent of the voters in 2001 be continued (commencing June 30, 2005), thus allowing the Cambrian School District to continue to expend the funds generated by Measure A with no increase in property taxes?"

YES
NO

Measure I Parcel Tax Extension -- Loma Prieta Joint Union School District (Majority Approval Required)
244 / 64.38% Yes votes ...... 135 / 35.62% No votes

"Shall the Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District continue for four years (July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2008) the Gann appropriations Limit increase approved by the voters in 2000, thus allowing the district to continue to use the revenue generated by the existing special tax of $150 per parcel?"

YES
NO

Measure J Parcel Tax -- Mountain View-Whisman School District (2/3 Approval Required)
9,493 / 69.91% Yes votes ...... 4,085 / 30.09% No votes

"To reduce the impact of budget cuts on Mountain View-Whisman School District schools and protect quality education by providing resources for small schools/small classes, retaining teachers/staff, restoring music/art education, keeping school libraries open, and preserving essential educational programs, shall Mountain View-Whisman School District levy a temporary tax based on square footage of parcels of property, as described in the voter pamphlet, for 5 years with independent citizen oversight, an exemption for seniors and all funds benefiting Mountain View- Whisman School District children?"

YES
NO