Combined ballot

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

Governor; State of California

• Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican
  4,261,248 votes 56.1%
• Phil Angelides, Democratic
  2,956,489 votes 38.9%
• Peter Miguel Camejo, Green
  173,318 votes 2.3%
• Art Olivier, Libertarian
  100,523 votes 1.4%
• Janice Jordan, Peace and Freedom
  59,504 votes 0.7%
• Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
  52,660 votes 0.6%
• Donald "Dr Don" Etkes, Independent (Write-in)
• Dealphria Christina Tarver, Independent (Write-in)
• Elisha Shapiro, Independent (Write-in)
• Robert C. Newman, II, Republican (Write-in)
• Vibert Greene, Independent (Write-in)
• James E. Harris, Independent (Write-in)

Lieutenant Governor; State of California

• John Garamendi, Democratic
  3,673,027 votes 49.2%
• Tom McClintock, Republican
  3,378,791 votes 45.3%
• Donna J. Warren, Green
  203,434 votes 2.8%
• Lynnette Shaw, Libertarian
  122,297 votes 1.6%
• Jim King, American Independent
  59,598 votes 0.7%
• Stewart A. Alexander, Peace and Freedom
  37,211 votes 0.4%

Secretary of State; State of California

• Debra Bowen, Democratic
  3,541,949 votes 48.2%
• Bruce McPherson, Republican
  3,306,626 votes 45.0%
• Forrest Hill, Green
  154,791 votes 2.2%
• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  149,738 votes 2.0%
• Glenn McMillon, Jr., American Independent
  118,518 votes 1.6%
• Margie Akin, Peace and Freedom
  77,982 votes 1.0%

Controller; State of California

• John Chiang, Democratic
  3,713,780 votes 50.7%
• Tony Strickland, Republican
  2,954,128 votes 40.3%
• Laura Wells, Green
  222,222 votes 3.1%
• Elizabeth Cervantes Barron, Peace and Freedom
  183,287 votes 2.5%
• Donna Tello, Libertarian
  164,795 votes 2.2%
• Warren Mark Campbell, American Independent
  92,655 votes 1.2%

Treasurer; State of California

• Bill Lockyer, Democratic
  3,970,555 votes 54.5%
• Claude Parrish, Republican
  2,721,353 votes 37.3%
• Marian Smithson, Libertarian
  290,982 votes 4.0%
• Mehul M. Thakker, Green
  170,430 votes 2.3%
• E. Justin Noonan, American Independent
  81,162 votes 1.1%
• Gerald Sanders, Peace and Freedom
  61,661 votes 0.8%

Attorney General; State of California

• Jerry Brown, Democratic
  4,167,439 votes 56.3%
• Chuck Poochigian, Republican
  2,831,519 votes 38.3%
• Michael S. Wyman, Green
  166,065 votes 2.3%
• Kenneth A. Weissman, Libertarian
  155,213 votes 2.0%
• Jack Harrison, Peace and Freedom
  86,593 votes 1.1%

Insurance Commissioner; State of California

• Steve Poizner, Republican
  3,718,911 votes 51.0%
• Cruz M. Bustamante, Democratic
  2,810,416 votes 38.5%
• Dale F. Ogden, Libertarian
  267,695 votes 3.7%
• Larry Cafiero, Green
  232,035 votes 3.1%
• Tom Condit, Peace and Freedom
  161,232 votes 2.2%
• Jay Earl Burden, American Independent
  111,077 votes 1.5%

Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization; District 1

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  1,275,356 votes 64.6%
• David J. Neighbors, Republican
  584,634 votes 29.7%
• Kennita Watson, Libertarian
  57,876 votes 2.9%
• David Campbell, Peace and Freedom
  57,111 votes 2.8%

US Senate

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  4,445,123 votes 59.5%
• Richard "Dick" Mountjoy, Republican
  2,630,300 votes 35.2%
• Todd Chretien, Green
  124,507 votes 1.7%
• Michael S. Metti, Libertarian
  116,720 votes 1.5%
• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  101,021 votes 1.3%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  65,614 votes 0.8%
• Connor Vlakancic, Independent (Write-in)
• Kent P. Mesplay, Green (Write-in)
• Jeffrey Mackler, Independent (Write-in)
• Lea Sherman, Independent (Write-in)

US Representative

United States Representative; District 14

• Anna G. Eshoo, Democratic
  123,280 votes 71.0%
• Rob Smith, Republican
  42,451 votes 24.5%
• Brian Holtz, Libertarian
  4,117 votes 2.3%
• Carol Brouillet, Green
  3,967 votes 2.2%

United States Representative; District 17

• Sam Farr, Democratic
  86,617 votes 77.0%
• Anthony R. De Maio, Republican
  26,013 votes 23.0%
• Jeff Edward Taylor, Independent (Write-in)

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 27

• John Laird, Democratic
  76,633 votes 69.8%
• Michael Morrison, Republican
  33,192 votes 30.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 28

• Anna Caballero, Democratic
  32,568 votes 57.9%
• Ignacio Velazquez, Republican
  23,688 votes 42.1%

Judicial

California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Joyce L. Kennard
  74.5% Yes (3,870,014) 25.5% No (1,323,418)
• Carol A. Corrigan
  74.4% Yes (3,790,356) 25.6% No (1,307,174)

California State Court of Appeal; District 6 (Yes/No)

• Wendy Clark Duffy
  80.1% Yes (294,604) 19.9% No (73,141)
• Nathan D. Mihara
  76.2% Yes (279,205) 23.8% No (87,234)
• Conrad L. Rushing
  75.1% Yes (276,292) 24.9% No (91,742)
• Richard J. McAdams
  75.4% Yes (273,820) 24.6% No (89,524)

County Superintendent of Schools; County of Santa Cruz

• Michael Watkins
  43,020 votes 57.1%
• Rowland Baker
  31,882 votes 42.3%
• (434 Total Write-In Votes 0.6%)

Member; Santa Clara County Board of Education; Trustee Area 2

• T. N. Ho
  24,021 votes 41.2%
• Charlie Ahern
  18,257 votes 31.3%
• Lynette Lee Eng
  16,046 votes 27.5%
• (17 Total Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; Cabrillo Community College District; Trustee Area 1

• Claudine Wildman
  8,063 votes 67.72%
• Michael Bini
  3,749 votes 31.49%
• (95 Total Write-In Votes 0.80%)

Trustee; Cabrillo Community College District; Trustee Area 6

• Alan J. Smith
  8,796 votes 70.41%
• Juan G. Escamilla
  3,624 votes 29.01%
• (73 Total Write-In Votes 0.58%)

Board Member; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Jack Lucas
  40,519 votes 32.6%
• Don A. Cordero
  35,147 votes 28.3%
• John Feemster
  25,683 votes 20.7%
• David Montagna
  22,834 votes 18.4%
• (14 Total Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; West Valley-Mission Community College District; Area 2

• Buck Polk
  44,620 votes 58.1%
• Mark Little
  32,136 votes 41.9%
• (22 Total Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Trustee; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 1

• Libby Wilson
  2,727 votes 49.44%
• Bruce Mathias
  1,712 votes 31.04%
• David Wright
  1,050 votes 19.04%
• (27 Total Write-In Votes 0.49%)

Trustee; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

• William "Willie" Yahiro
  867 votes 52.74%
• Aurelio Gonzalez
  771 votes 46.90%
• (6 Total Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Trustee; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

• Leslie L. De Rose
  1,159 votes 51.72%
• Rhea De Hart
  1,062 votes 47.39%
• (20 Total Write-In Votes 0.89%)

Trustee; Pajaro Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 7

• Kim Turley
  2,960 votes 52.74%
• Sharon Gray
  2,070 votes 36.89%
• John Brough
  533 votes 9.50%
• (49 Total Write-In Votes 0.87%)

Board Member; Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Cynthia Chang
  11,304 votes 29.3%
• Michele Van Zuiden
  8,918 votes 23.1%
• Roger Mason
  7,273 votes 18.9%
• Steven Patrick Kahl
  6,866 votes 17.8%
• Bill Chiocchi
  4,189 votes 10.9%
• (19 Total Write-In Votes 0.0%)

Board Member; Santa Cruz City High School District; Area 1 (2 Elected)

• Rachel Dewey Thorsett
  19,500 votes 41.65%
• Wendy Strimling
  14,365 votes 30.68%
• Jim Logsdon
  12,702 votes 27.13%
• (248 Total Write-In Votes 0.53%)

Board Member; Santa Cruz City High School District; Area 2

• Don Maxwell
  18,079 votes 58.75%
• Michael Routh
  8,905 votes 28.94%
• G. Richard Arnold
  3,637 votes 11.82%
• (154 Total Write-In Votes 0.50%)

Board Member; Santa Cruz City High School District; Area 3

• Cynthia Hawthorne
  14,127 votes 44.50%
• John Wasserburger
  9,046 votes 28.50%
• Bruce Neustadter
  8,222 votes 25.90%
• (348 Total Write-In Votes 1.10%)

Board Member; Scotts Valley Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Allison Clark Niday
  3,353 votes 31.47%
• Jondi Gumz
  3,220 votes 30.23%
• Marshall Wolf
  2,249 votes 21.11%
• Dominic Passanisi
  1,797 votes 16.87%
• (33 Total Write-In Votes 0.31%)

Board Member; Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Jeff Hancock
  599 votes 46.1%
• Louis Fiori
  367 votes 28.2%
• Robert Quaid
  326 votes 25.1%
• (8 Total Write-In Votes 0.6%)

Board Member; Live Oak Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Karen Palmer
  3,484 votes 33.65%
• Paul Franklin
  2,751 votes 26.57%
• Michael J. Pisenti
  2,039 votes 19.69%
• James D. Bresnahan
  2,026 votes 19.57%
• (54 Total Write-In Votes 0.52%)

Board Member; Loma Prieta Joint Union School District (3 Elected)

• Diane Matlock
  1,007 votes 24.7%
• Corey Q. Kidwell
  991 votes 24.3%
• Mario Montana
  822 votes 20.1%
• Julie Gouldsberry
  703 votes 17.2%
• Neil H. Hollander
  547 votes 13.4%
• (13 Total Write-In Votes 0.3%)

City

Council Member; City of Capitola (3 Elected)

• Robert "Bob" Begun
  1,513 votes 18.22%
• Sam Storey
  1,494 votes 17.99%
• Ronald Graves
  1,351 votes 16.27%
• Maureen O'Malley-Moore
  1,348 votes 16.24%
• Ed Newman
  1,087 votes 13.09%
• Daniel Passino
  761 votes 9.17%
• Boris Seibert
  416 votes 5.01%
• Gail Levey (Withdrawn)
  310 votes 3.73%
• (23 Total Write-In Votes 0.28%)

Council Member; City of Santa Cruz (3 Elected)

• Cynthia Mathews
  12,748 votes 25.27%
• Mike Rotkin
  11,580 votes 22.96%
• Lynn Robinson
  10,223 votes 20.27%
• Bruce Van Allen
  6,763 votes 13.41%
• Simba Kenyatta
  4,873 votes 9.66%
• Chris Cobb
  4,125 votes 8.18%
• (126 Total Write-In Votes 0.25%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 3

• Antonio Rivas
  788 votes 91.42%
• (74 Total Write-In Votes 8.58%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 4

• Kimberly K. Petersen
  701 votes 51.77%
• Nick Rivera
  647 votes 47.78%
• (6 Total Write-In Votes 0.44%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 5

• Greg Caput
  396 votes 49.87%
• Daniel Dodge
  390 votes 49.12%
• (8 Total Write-In Votes 1.01%)

Council Member; City of Watsonville; Council District 7

• Dale Skillicorn
  1,193 votes 61.34%
• Mireya Gomez
  748 votes 38.46%
• (4 Total Write-In Votes 0.21%)

City; City of Watsonville; Council District 6

• Edward Din
  378 votes 41.91%
• Tony Gomez
  267 votes 29.60%
• George V. Erickson
  254 votes 28.16%
• (3 Total Write-In Votes 0.33%)

Special District

Director; Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Rudy A. Lopez
  2,007 votes 47.13%
• Grant Estrada
  1,779 votes 41.78%
• Ed Wiens
  456 votes 10.71%
• (16 Total Write-In Votes 0.38%)

Director; Scotts Valley Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Richard Clark
  3,921 votes 37.91%
• Jon C. Walsh
  3,458 votes 33.43%
• Rudy J. Cabigas
  2,928 votes 28.31%
• (37 Total Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Director; Lompico County Water District (2 Elected)

• Rob Hansel
  193 votes 30.78%
• Chris R. Kilgus
  186 votes 29.67%
• Fred Stevens
  136 votes 21.69%
• Patrice Ballou
  112 votes 17.86%

Director; San Lorenzo Valley Water District (3 Elected)

• James Rapoza
  4,295 votes 27.95%
• Lawrence A. Prather
  4,220 votes 27.46%
• Terry Vierra
  4,057 votes 26.40%
• Paul Storm
  2,740 votes 17.83%
• (53 Total Write-In Votes 0.34%)

Director; Scotts Valley Water District (3 Elected)

• Dave Hodgin
  1,890 votes 28.72%
• William "Bill" Kassis
  1,676 votes 25.47%
• Ken Kannegaard
  1,550 votes 23.55%
• Roger R. Kern
  1,451 votes 22.05%
• (14 Total Write-In Votes 0.21%)

Director; Soquel Creek Water District (3 Elected)

• Don Hoernschemeyer
  7,838 votes 30.47%
• Bruce Jaffe
  7,746 votes 30.11%
• Daniel F. Kriege
  7,359 votes 28.61%
• Don Heichel
  2,722 votes 10.58%
• (57 Total Write-In Votes 0.22%)

Director; Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency; Division A

• Warren Koenig
  2,910 votes 67.16%
• Joe Pendry
  1,369 votes 31.59%
• (54 Total Write-In Votes 1.25%)

Director; Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency; Division C

• Dennis Osmer
  2,526 votes 76.85%
• David McCabe
  733 votes 22.30%
• (28 Total Write-In Votes 0.85%)

Commissioner; Santa Cruz County Port District (2 Elected)

• Thomas C. "Toby" Goddard
  9,454 votes 23.14%
• Bill Geisreiter
  8,526 votes 20.87%
• Dennis L. "Denny" Smith
  8,401 votes 20.56%
• Robert "Bob" Vallerga
  7,790 votes 19.06%
• Kaycee Beames
  3,104 votes 7.60%
• Lou Mata
  2,391 votes 5.85%
• David A. Kranz
  1,063 votes 2.60%
• (133 Total Write-In Votes 0.33%)

Proposition 1A Transportation Funding Protection
Pass: 5,607,554 / 76.9% Yes votes ...... 1,686,478 / 23.1% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to further protect the state sales tax revenues for transportation purposes from general-purpose use and require any funds borrowed to be repaid to the transportation fund?

Proposition 1B Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security
Pass: 4,475,784 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 2,835,618 / 38.8% No votes

Should the state sell $19.9 billion in general obligation bonds to fund state and local transportation improvement projects to relieve congestion, improve movement of goods, improve air quality, and enhance safety and security of the transportation system?

Proposition 1C Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006
Pass: 4,197,435 / 57.4% Yes votes ...... 3,115,894 / 42.6% No votes

Should the state sell $2.9 billion in general obligation bonds to fund housing for lower-income residents and development in urban areas near public transportation?

Proposition 1D Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities
Pass: 4,143,502 / 56.5% Yes votes ...... 3,187,911 / 43.5% No votes

Should the state sell $10.4 billion in general obligation bonds to fund repair and upgrade of public schools, including kindergarten through grade 12, community colleges, and state universities?

Proposition 1E Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention
Pass: 4,638,636 / 64.0% Yes votes ...... 2,613,728 / 36.0% No votes

Should the state sell $4.1 billion in general obligation bonds to finance disaster preparedness and flood prevention projects at the state and local levels?

Proposition 83 Sex Offenders. Sexually Violent Predators. Punishment, Residence Restrictions and Monitoring
Pass: 5,200,908 / 70.5% Yes votes ...... 2,176,147 / 29.5% No votes

Should California amend existing laws relating to violent and habitual sex offenders and child molesters to increase penalties and monitoring?

Proposition 84 Water Quality, Safety and Supply. Flood Control. Natural Resource Protection. Park Improvements
Pass: 3,879,523 / 53.7% Yes votes ...... 3,351,357 / 46.3% No votes

Should the state issue $5.4 billion in bonds for a wide variety of projects related to water safety, rivers, beaches, levees, watersheds, and parks and forests?

Proposition 85 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
Fail: 3,405,458 / 46.0% Yes votes ...... 4,000,442 / 54.0% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require notification of the parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated pregnant minor at least 48 hours before performing an abortion?

Proposition 86 Tax on Cigarettes
Fail: 3,607,506 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 3,902,558 / 52.0% No votes

Should the state impose an additional tax of $2.60 per cigarette pack to fund new and expanded health services, health insurance for children, and expand tobacco use prevention programs?

Proposition 87 Alternative Energy. Research, Production, Incentives. Tax on California Oil Producers
Fail: 3,372,394 / 45.3% Yes votes ...... 4,079,106 / 54.7% No votes

Should California establish a $4 billion Clean Alternative Energy Program to reduce California's oil and gasoline consumption by 25 percent through incentives for alternative energy, education, and training?

Proposition 88 Education Funding. Real Property Parcel Tax
Fail: 1,687,614 / 23.1% Yes votes ...... 5,631,590 / 76.9% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to levy an annual $50 real property tax on most parcels with the funds allocated to five K-12 education programs?

Proposition 89 Political Campaigns. Public Financing. Corporate Tax Increase. Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Limits
Fail: 1,847,919 / 25.5% Yes votes ...... 5,394,826 / 74.5% No votes

Should eligible candidates for state elective offices receive public campaign funding that is supported by new taxes on corporations and financial institutions, and should contribution limits be imposed on those candidates that do not receive public campaign funding?

Proposition 90 Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property
Fail: 3,456,431 / 47.7% Yes votes ...... 3,790,344 / 52.3% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require government to pay property owners for substantial economic losses resulting from some new laws and rules, and limit government authority to take ownership of private property?

Measure G Minimum Wage Increase -- City of Santa Cruz (Initiative)
8,693 / 39.05% Yes votes ...... 13,571 / 60.95% No votes

Shall the City adopt an ordinance requiring employers in the City of Santa Cruz to pay a minimum wage of $9.25 per hour rather than the $6.75 per hour minimum wage required by State law?

Measure H Sales Tax Replacement -- City of Santa Cruz
12,310 / 58.04% Yes votes ...... 8,901 / 41.96% No votes

Shall the one-quarter of one percent City of Santa Cruz General Fund sales tax that was approved in 2004 for a five-year period be replaced with a one-half of one percent General Fund sales tax for local use only, without a sunset provision, to help limit future budget cuts, repair the City's streets, support public safety, and provide additional security and maintenance for City parks?

Measure I UCSC Growth Ordinance -- City of Santa Cruz
16,486 / 76.65% Yes votes ...... 5,021 / 23.35% No votes

Shall the Santa Cruz Municipal Code be amended to add an ordinance that promotes sustainable growth in the City by opposing the negative impacts of proposed University of California at Santa Cruz ("UCSC") growth and by prohibiting the City from providing services to the University necessary for University expansion until the University has fully implemented mitigation measures intended to offset the negative environmental impacts that will otherwise result from that expansion?

Measure J Water and Sewer Service Area Expansion -- City of Santa Cruz (Charter Amendment)
16,585 / 79.98% Yes votes ...... 4,152 / 20.02% No votes

In order to preserve the City's limited remaining water capacity that is available to current utility users and to conserve capacity in the City's wastewater treatment plant, shall the City of Santa Cruz Charter be amended to require a vote of the people before the City Council will be allowed to initiate an annexation to the City's water service area or sewer service area?

Measure K Marijuana Law Enforcement Priority -- City of Santa Cruz (Initialtive)
13,969 / 63.88% Yes votes ...... 7,900 / 36.12% No votes

Shall the Santa Cruz Municipal Code be amended by adding an ordinance that requires Santa Cruz police officers and other law enforcement officers in the City of Santa Cruz to make enforcement of state and federal laws pertaining to the distribution, sale, cultivation or use of marijuana by adults their lowest law enforcement priority?

Measure L Sales Tax -- City of Watsonville
4,159 / 59.97% Yes votes ...... 2,776 / 40.03% No votes

In order to maintain critical City services such as police, parks, fire and community services, neighborhood crime prevention, building code enforcement, gang prevention programs, road and pothole repair and other services provided by the City of Watsonville, shall the sales tax in Watsonville be increased by one quarter of one percent (0.25%) to be effective if the voters also cap the City's retirement tax collection rate at 7.7 cents per $100.00 of assessed value?

Measure M Retirement Tax Rate -- City of Watsonville
3,477 / 50.96% Yes votes ...... 3,346 / 49.04% No votes

Shall the City of Watsonville amend Subdivision (b) of Section 1122 of Article XI of the Charter of the City of Watsonville by adding a new Subdivision (3) which caps the retirement tax rate at 7.7 cents per $100.00 of assessed value, to be effective on July 1, 2007, if the voters also approve a one quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales tax increase?

Measure N Bond -- Scotts Valley Fire Protection District
3,874 / 52.27% Yes votes ...... 3,537 / 47.73% No votes

SCOTTS VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOND MEASURE. Shall the Scotts Valley Fire Protection District be authorized to issue general obligation bonds (no bond exceeding 30 years from issuance) in a principal amount not exceeding $5,200,000, bearing interest at legal rates, to assist in constructing a new fire station, pay costs of issuance, and levy an ad valorem tax on taxable property in the District at a rate sufficient to pay for the bonds and the administration thereof?