Combined ballot
Every Party

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

Governor; Democratic Party

• Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Democratic
  1,948,662 votes 84.3%
• Richard William Aguirre, Democratic
  93,228 votes 4.1%
• Charles "Chuck" Pineda, Jr., Democratic
  92,161 votes 4.0%
• Vibert Greene, Democratic
  52,659 votes 2.3%
• Joe Symmon, Democratic
  52,140 votes 2.3%
• Lowell Darling, Democratic
  38,981 votes 1.6%
• Peter Schurman, Democratic
  34,438 votes 1.4%
• Nadia B. Smalley, Democratic (Write-in)

Governor; Republican Party

• Meg Whitman, Republican
  1,485,562 votes 64.4%
• Steve Poizner, Republican
  616,202 votes 26.7%
• Lawrence "Larry" Naritelli, Republican
  52,794 votes 2.3%
• Robert C. Newman, II, Republican
  37,195 votes 1.7%
• Ken Miller, Republican
  35,243 votes 1.5%
• Bill Chambers, Republican
  33,208 votes 1.4%
• Douglas R. Hughes, Republican
  25,266 votes 1.0%
• David Tully-Smith, Republican
  24,189 votes 1.0%
• Steven Paul Mozena, Republican (Write-in)

Governor; American Independent Party

• Chelene Nightingale, American Independent
  23,120 votes 58.2%
• Markham Robinson, American Independent
  16,633 votes 41.8%

Governor; Green Party

• Laura Wells, Green
  16,583 votes 79.5%
• S. Deacon Alexander, Green
  4,299 votes 20.5%

Governor; Libertarian Party

• Dale F. Ogden, Libertarian
  16,749 votes 100.0%

Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• Carlos Alvarez, Peace and Freedom
  1,835 votes 45.4%
• Stewart A. Alexander, Peace and Freedom
  1,625 votes 40.1%
• Mohammad Arif, Peace and Freedom
  589 votes 14.5%

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

Lieutenant Governor; Democratic Party

• Gavin Newsom, Democratic
  1,252,126 votes 55.4%
• Janice Hahn, Democratic
  762,954 votes 33.6%
• Eric Korevaar, Democratic
  249,115 votes 11.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Republican Party

• Abel Maldonado, Republican
  907,533 votes 43.3%
• Sam Aanestad, Republican
  652,472 votes 31.2%
• Dave Harris, Republican
  176,589 votes 8.5%
• Bert Davis, Republican
  127,324 votes 6.1%
• Scott L. Levitt, Republican
  123,214 votes 5.8%
• Yvonne R. Girard, Republican
  108,844 votes 5.1%

Lieutenant Governor; American Independent Party

• Jim King, American Independent
  37,100 votes 100.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Green Party

• James "Jimi" Castillo, Green
  18,398 votes 100.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Libertarian Party

• Pamela J. Brown, Libertarian
  17,508 votes 100.0%

Lieutenant Governor; Peace and Freedom Party

• C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom
  3,659 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor)

Secretary of State; Democratic Party

• Debra Bowen, Democratic
  1,971,948 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Republican Party

• Damon Dunn, Republican
  1,435,573 votes 74.4%
• Orly Taitz, Republican
  495,034 votes 25.6%
• Roy V. Allmond, Jr., Republican (Write-in)

Secretary of State; American Independent Party

• Merton D. Short, American Independent
  38,968 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Green Party

• Ann Menasche, Green
  20,611 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Libertarian Party

• Christina Tobin, Libertarian
  17,437 votes 100.0%

Secretary of State; Peace and Freedom Party

• Marylou Cabral, Peace and Freedom
  3,883 votes 100.0%

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

Controller; Democratic Party

• John Chiang, Democratic
  1,992,075 votes 100.0%

Controller; Republican Party

• Tony Strickland, Republican
  1,188,555 votes 60.2%
• David Evans, Republican
  788,121 votes 39.8%

Controller; American Independent Party

• Lawrence G. Beliz, American Independent
  23,423 votes 56.2%
• Nathan E. Johnson, American Independent
  18,315 votes 43.8%

Controller; Green Party

• Ross D. Frankel, Green
  19,691 votes 100.0%

Controller; Libertarian Party

• Andrew "Andy" Favor, Libertarian
  17,489 votes 100.0%

Controller; Peace and Freedom Party

• Karen Martinez, Peace and Freedom
  3,692 votes 100.0%

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

Treasurer; Democratic Party

• Bill Lockyer, Democratic
  1,978,882 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Republican Party

• Mimi Walters, Republican
  1,711,917 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; American Independent Party

• Robert Lauten, American Independent
  38,104 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Green Party

• Charles "Kit" Crittenden, Green
  19,795 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Libertarian Party

• Edward M. Teyssier, Libertarian
  17,287 votes 100.0%

Treasurer; Peace and Freedom Party

• Debra L. Reiger, Peace and Freedom
  3,693 votes 100.0%

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

Attorney General; Democratic Party

• Kamala D. Harris, Democratic
  736,179 votes 33.5%
• Chris Kelly, Democratic
  341,715 votes 15.6%
• Alberto Torrico, Democratic
  338,986 votes 15.5%
• Ted W. Lieu, Democratic
  229,645 votes 10.4%
• Rocky Delgadillo, Democratic
  216,377 votes 9.8%
• Pedro Nava, Democratic
  214,612 votes 9.7%
• Mike Schmier, Democratic
  122,360 votes 5.5%

Attorney General; Republican Party

• Steve Cooley, Republican
  983,848 votes 47.3%
• John Eastman, Republican
  716,061 votes 34.4%
• Tom Harman, Republican
  382,644 votes 18.3%

Attorney General; American Independent Party

• Diane Beall Templin, American Independent
  37,580 votes 100.0%

Attorney General; Green Party

• Peter Allen, Green
  19,727 votes 100.0%

Attorney General; Libertarian Party

• Timothy J. Hannan, Libertarian
  17,211 votes 100.0%

Attorney General; Peace and Freedom Party

• Robert J. Evans, Peace and Freedom
  3,728 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Attorney General)

Insurance Commissioner; Democratic Party

• Dave Jones, Democratic
  1,210,048 votes 62.9%
• Hector De La Torre, Democratic
  714,570 votes 37.1%

Insurance Commissioner; Republican Party

• Mike Villines, Republican
  958,852 votes 50.4%
• Brian Fitzgerald, Republican
  946,833 votes 49.6%

Insurance Commissioner; American Independent Party

• Clay Pedersen, American Independent
  38,295 votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner; Green Party

• William Balderston, Green
  19,689 votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner; Libertarian Party

• Richard S. Bronstein, Libertarian
  17,265 votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner; Peace and Freedom Party

• Dina Josephine Padilla, Peace and Freedom
  3,845 votes 100.0%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Insurance Commissioner)

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Democratic Party

• Betty T. Yee, Democratic
  525,412 votes 74.8%
• Ted Ford, Democratic
  138,008 votes 19.6%
• G. Alan Montgomery, Democratic
  39,758 votes 5.6%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Republican Party

• Kevin R. Scott, Republican
  249,782 votes 68.7%
• Rae Williams, Republican
  114,140 votes 31.3%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Libertarian Party

• Kennita Watson, Libertarian
  5,084 votes 100.0%

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Peace and Freedom Party

• Sherill Borg, Peace and Freedom
  1,380 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Board of Equalization; District 1)

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Democratic Party

• Chris Parker, Democratic
  215,721 votes 49.4%
• Paul Vincent Avila, Democratic
  135,945 votes 31.0%
• Mark L. Stebbins, Democratic
  85,740 votes 19.6%

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Republican Party

• George Runner, Republican
  228,758 votes 35.4%
• Alan Nakanishi, Republican
  192,475 votes 29.8%
• Barbara Alby, Republican
  164,527 votes 25.4%
• Edward C. Streichman, Republican
  60,987 votes 9.4%

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Libertarian Party

• Willard D. Michlin, Libertarian
  4,604 votes 100.0%

State Board of Equalization; District 2; Peace and Freedom Party

• Toby Mitchell-Sawyer, Peace and Freedom
  874 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Board of Equalization; District 2)

United States Senator; Democratic Party

• Barbara Boxer, Democratic
  1,887,629 votes 80.8%
• Brian Quintana, Democratic
  328,248 votes 14.1%
• Robert M. "Mickey" Kaus, Democratic
  120,394 votes 5.1%

United States Senator; Republican Party

• Carly Fiorina, Republican
  1,284,291 votes 56.7%
• Tom Campbell, Republican
  482,823 votes 21.3%
• Chuck DeVore, Republican
  440,723 votes 19.4%
• Al Ramirez, Republican
  41,074 votes 1.8%
• Tim Kalemkarian, Republican
  19,176 votes 0.8%

United States Senator; American Independent Party

• Edward C. Noonan, American Independent
  16,056 votes 39.5%
• Don J. Grundmann, American Independent
  13,672 votes 33.6%
• Al Salehi, American Independent
  10,962 votes 26.9%

United States Senator; Green Party

• Duane Roberts, Green
  18,937 votes 100.0%

United States Senator; Libertarian Party

• Gail K. Lightfoot, Libertarian
  17,052 votes 100.0%

United States Senator; Peace and Freedom Party

• Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom
  3,903 votes 100.0%

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

United States Representative

United States Representative; District 23; Democratic Party

• Lois Capps, Democratic
  50,320 votes 100.0%

United States Representative; District 23; Republican Party

• Tom Watson, Republican
  14,633 votes 36.1%
• John A. Davidson, Republican
  9,217 votes 22.8%
• Dave Stockdale, Republican
  6,789 votes 16.7%
• Clark Vandeventer, Republican
  6,372 votes 15.7%
• Carole Lee Miller, Republican
  3,537 votes 8.7%

United States Representative; District 23; Libertarian Party

• Darrell M. Stafford, Libertarian
  411 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 23)

United States Representative; District 24; Democratic Party

• Timothy J. Allison, Democratic
  19,586 votes 47.4%
• Marie T. Panec, Democratic
  12,411 votes 30.0%
• Shawn Stern, Democratic
  9,381 votes 22.6%

United States Representative; District 24; Republican Party

• Elton Gallegly, Republican
  70,117 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 24)

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 33; Democratic Party

• Hilda Zacarias, Democratic
  28,264 votes 100.0%

Member of the State Assembly; District 33; Republican Party

• K. H. "Katcho" Achadjian, Republican
  18,697 votes 36.7%
• Etta Waterfield, Republican
  16,623 votes 32.6%
• Matt Kokkonen, Republican
  14,072 votes 27.5%
• Fred Strong, Republican
  1,637 votes 3.2%

Member of the State Assembly; District 33; Libertarian Party

• Paul K. Polson, Libertarian
  355 votes 100.0%

(Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 33)

Member of the State Assembly; District 35; Democratic Party

• Das Williams, Democratic
  23,536 votes 61.3%
• Susan Jordan, Democratic
  14,893 votes 38.7%

Member of the State Assembly; District 35; Republican Party

• Mike Stoker, Republican
  21,075 votes 74.0%
• Daniel Goldberg, Republican
  7,417 votes 26.0%

(Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 35)

School

State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Runoff Election 11/2/2010

• Larry Aceves
  807,940 votes 19.2%
• Tom Torlakson
  779,857 votes 18.6%
• Gloria Romero
  712,186 votes 17.0%
• Lydia A. Gutierrez
  371,623 votes 8.9%
• Grant McMicken
  297,293 votes 7.1%
• Karen Blake
  290,056 votes 6.9%
• Diane A. Lenning
  262,423 votes 6.3%
• Daniel M. Nusbaum
  209,964 votes 4.9%
• Alexia L. Deligianni
  205,869 votes 4.8%
• Henry Williams, Jr.
  121,539 votes 2.8%
• Leonard James Martin
  120,297 votes 2.8%
• Faarax Dahir Sheikh-Noor
  32,471 votes 0.7%

County Superintendent of Schools; County of Santa Barbara

• Bill Cirone
  64783 votes 98.47%

County

County Board of Supervisors; Santa Barbara County; Supervisorial District 2

• Janet Wolf
  12526 votes 53.23%
• Dan B. Secord
  10975 votes 46.64%

County Board of Supervisors; Santa Barbara County; Supervisorial District 5

• Steve Lavagnino
  6433 votes 61.73%
• Alice M. Patino
  3951 votes 37.91%

Auditor-Controller; County of Santa Barbara

• Robert W. Geis
  63431 votes 98.99%

Clerk-Recorder-Assessor; County of Santa Barbara

• Joseph E. Holland
  65625 votes 99.28%

District Attorney; County of Santa Barbara

• Joyce Dudley
  41767 votes 54.23%
• Josh Lynn
  35006 votes 45.45%

Sheriff-Coroner; County of Santa Barbara

• Bill Brown
  65806 votes 98.43%

Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator; County of Santa Barbara

• Harry E. Hagen
  39702 votes 58.56%
• Gregory Gandrud
  10583 votes 15.61%
• Michael Cheng
  10579 votes 15.60%
• Polly E. Holcombe
  6687 votes 9.86%

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Barbara; Supervisorial District 1 (5 Elected)

• David Pritchett, Democratic
  3536 votes 19.63%
• Nancy Miller, Democratic
  3265 votes 18.13%
• Miriam "Mickey" Flacks, Democratic
  3248 votes 18.03%
• Daraka Larimore-Hall, Democratic
  3160 votes 17.54%
• Joe Allen, Democratic
  2384 votes 13.24%
• Mike Getto, Democratic
  2332 votes 12.95%

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Santa Barbara; Supervisorial District 3 (4 Elected)

• Cheryl Hermann, Democratic
  2508 votes 24.11%
• Bill Rosen, Democratic
  2375 votes 22.83%
• Pam Kinsley, Democratic
  2294 votes 22.05%
• Nicole Leopardo, Democratic
  2051 votes 19.71%
• Alma Soriano, Democratic
  1067 votes 10.26%

Proposition 13 Limits on Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Buildings
Pass: 4,310,719 / 84.9% Yes votes ...... 764,423 / 15.1% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to provide that all earthquake safety upgrades be exempt from property tax reassessment until the property is sold?

Proposition 14 Elections. Increases Right to Participate in Primary Elections
Pass: 2,760,477 / 53.6% Yes votes ...... 2,387,356 / 46.4% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require that all candidates for statewide or congressional office run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with only the top two vote-getters, regardless of their political party preference, advancing to the general election?

Proposition 15 California Fair Elections Act
Fail: 2,130,147 / 42.5% Yes votes ...... 2,878,694 / 57.5% No votes

Should California lift the ban on public funding of political campaigns and establish public funding for Secretary of State candidates in the 2014 and 2018 elections?

Proposition 16 Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers
Fail: 2,449,993 / 47.5% Yes votes ...... 2,705,131 / 52.5% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds voter approval before local governments can start up or expand electric service?

Proposition 17 Allows Auto Insurance Companies to Base Their Prices in Part on a Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
Fail: 2,491,026 / 48.2% Yes votes ...... 2,672,729 / 51.8% No votes

Should insurance companies be permitted to reduce or increase the cost of auto insurance depending on whether a driver has a history of continuous insurance coverage?

Measure J2010 Paredon Oil and Gas Development Initiative -- City of Carpinteria (Initiative - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1174 / 29.03% Yes votes ...... 2870 / 70.97% No votes

Shall the General Plan/Local Coastal Land Use Plan of the City of Carpinteria be amended and a Specific Plan adopted to authorize development of the Paredon Project, a private development project to explore, develop, produce and gather offshore and onshore oil and natural gas resources and transmit them to the Carpinteria Oil and Gas Processing Facility operated by Venoco, Inc.?

Measure K2010 Transient Occupancy tax rate -- County of Santa Barbara (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 54169 / 71.56% Yes votes ...... 21528 / 28.44% No votes

Shall an ordinance to continue Section 32-12 of the Santa Barbara County Code to sustain the current transient occupancy tax rate of ten percent (10%) upon transients occupying defined hotels located only within the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County be approved?

Measure L2010 General Obligation Bond -- Hope School District (School bonds - 55% Approval Required)
Pass: 3278 / 69.07% Yes votes ...... 1468 / 30.93% No votes

To improve the quality of education, shall Hope School District be authorized to acquire, construct, and imprve facilities, increasing student access to computers and modern technology, providing comparable school libraries, and installing solar panels to qualify for over $900,000 in savings and reimbursements and reduce operating costs, by issuing $8,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, with an independent citizens' oversight committee, annual audits, and provided bonds are only issued with NO estimated increase in tax rate?