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March 2, 2004 Election

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County Results as of Mar 5 3:53pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (787/787)
53.9% Countywide Voter Turnout (244,456/453,036)

Statewide Results as of Mar 26 4:14pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (21830/21830)
43.6% Statewide Voter Turnout (6,585,111/15,091,160)

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    State Senate

    State Senator; District 9; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Peace and Freedom party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 9)

    State Senator; District 7; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tom Torlakson, Democratic
      104,450 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 7)

    State Senator; District 9; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 9; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; District 9; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Peter Von Pinnon, Libertarian
      545 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for State Senator; District 9)

    President

    President of the United States; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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    • Joe Lieberman, Democratic (Withdrawn)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    • Wesley Clark, Democratic (Withdrawn)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    • Carol Moseley Braun, Democratic (Withdrawn)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    • Dick Gephardt, Democratic (Withdrawn)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%
    • James Alexander-Pace, Democratic (Write-in)
    • Fern Penna, Democratic (Write-in)
    • David Giacomuzzi, Democratic (Write-in)
    • Katarina Dunmar, Democratic (Write-in)
    • John Nigro, Jr., Democratic (Write-in)

    President of the United States; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    President of the United States; American Independent PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    President of the United States; Green PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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 PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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 PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    (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 PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    United States Senator; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • 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 PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    United States Senator; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Senator; Peace and Freedom PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (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 7; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • George Miller, Democratic
      69,686 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 7; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 7)

    United States Representative; District 10; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ellen O. Tauscher, Democratic
      74,811 votes 100%

    United States Representative; District 10; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jeff Ketelson, Republican
      45,032 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for United States Representative; District 10)

    United States Representative; District 11; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    United States Representative; District 11; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Richard Pombo, Republican
      64,469 votes 100%

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

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 11; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Member of the State Assembly; District 11; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Paul Santiago, Republican
      18,965 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 11; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Frank Manske, Libertarian
      300 votes 100%

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

    Member of the State Assembly; District 14; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Loni Hancock, Democratic
      70,394 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 14; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lance Montauk, Republican
      15,225 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 14; Libertarian PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    (Only Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 14)

    Member of the State Assembly; District 15; Democratic PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Elaine D. Shaw, Democratic
      39,400 votes 100%

    Member of the State Assembly; District 15; Republican PartyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Guy S. Houston, Republican
      48,088 votes 100%

    (Only Democratic and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for Member of the State Assembly; District 15)

    Judicial

    Superior Court Judge; County of Contra CostaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    County

    Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Federal Glover
      18,871 votes 55.4%
    • Erik Nunn
      15,191 votes 44.6%

    City

    Member, City Council; City of OakleyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Pat Anderson
      3,182 votes 31.4%
    • Brad Nix
      2,882 votes 28.4%
    • Kevin Romick
      2,555 votes 25.2%
    • Carlos Gustavo Fierros
      1,520 votes 15.0%

    Party Committee

    Democratic Party Central Committee; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (5 Elected)

    Green Party County Council At Large; County of Contra CostaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (7 Elected)

    State Propositions

    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?

    Local Measures

    Measure 2 Regional Traffic Relief Plan -- County of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Solano (Majority Approval Require)
    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

    Measure B College Bond -- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (2/3 Approval Required)
    65,195 / 59.0% Yes votes ...... 45,398 / 41.0% No votes
       65,155 (59.0%) Yes / 45,364 (41.0%) No in Alameda County
       40 (54.1%) Yes / 34 (45.9%) No in Contra Costa County
    To prepare students for jobs/four-year colleges, improve safety, accommodate increasing enrollment at Chabot and Las Positas Colleges by:

    • Repairing leaky roofs;
    • Upgrading fire safety, campuss security, plumbing/ventilation systems and electrical wiring for computer technology;
    • Removing asbestos;
    • Upgrading nursing/paramedics/job training classrooms;
    • Repairing, constructing, acquiring, equipping classrooms, labs, sites and facilities;

    shall Cahbot-Las Positas Community College District issue $498,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with guaranteed annual audits, citizen oversight, and no money for administrators' salaries?

    Measure J Parcel Tax -- West Contra Costa Unified School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    28,785 / 62.7% Yes votes ...... 17,138 / 37.3% No votes
    To maintain reduced class sizes; purchase textbooks and teaching materials, attract and retain qualified teachers, aides and counselors; enhance core subjects including reading, writing, math and science, and improve custodial services, shall West Contra Costa Unified School District be authorized to levy, for 5 years only beginning July 1, 2004, an annual tax of 6.8 cents per square foot of total building area or $6.80 per vacant parcel, with an exemption for eligible seniors?

    Measure K Parcel Tax -- Moraga School District (2/3 Approval Required)
    4,443 / 66.8% Yes votes ...... 2,208 / 33.2% No votes
    To provide funding for Moraga's K-8 schools to maintain small class sizes, to protect strong academics, and to hire and retain qualified teachers and staff; shall the Moraga School District be authorized to replace its existing parcel tax with a levy of $325.00 per year per taxable parcel of real property with an annual independent audit and exemption for eligible low-income seniors?

    Measure L Large Scale Retail Business Ordinance -- County of Contra Costa (Majority Approval Required)
    108,770 / 46.3% Yes votes ...... 126,055 / 53.7% No votes
    Shall the Large-Scale Retail Businesses Ordinance, Contra Costa County Ordinance No. 2003-18, be adopted?

    Measure M Redevelopement Agency -- City of Martinez (Advisory Measure Only)
    6,336 / 51.9% Yes votes ...... 5,877 / 48.1% No votes
    Shall Martinez City Council establish a Redevelopment Agency within the City of Martinez in accordance with State law, including the statutory provisions requiring public notice and hearing before the Redevelopment Agency can be established and its goals implemented?

    Measure N Expand Los Vaqueros -- Contra Costa County Water District (Advisory Measure Only)
    59,094 / 61.8% Yes votes ...... 36,578 / 38.2% No votes
    Shall Contra Costa Water District work with public water agencies to expand Los Vaqueros Reservoir, at no cost to District ratepayers, to: (1) increase water supplies for drought protection; (2) improve drinking water quality; and (3) protect endangered fish in the Delta, on condition that: (a) CCWD water rates will not increase; (b) no water will be exported to Southern California or a peripheral canal; and (c) CCWD will still operate the expanded reservoir?

    Measure O Parcel Tax, Blackhawk Police Services -- County Service Area P-2, Zone A (2/3 Approval Required)
    1,095 / 50.7% Yes votes ...... 1,065 / 49.3% No votes
    Shall Contra Costa County Ordinance 2003-31 be approved to authorize a special tax increase on property in County Service Area P-2 (Zone A), to a maximum of $270 per parcel for residential property (single and multiple), a maximum of $1620 per parcel for commercial/industrial/institutional property, and a maximum of $8100 per parcel for commercial/theater property, to provide additional funding for police protection?

    Measure P Appropriations Limit, Alamo Park & Recreation -- County Service Area R-7, Zone A (Majority Approval Require)
    3,444 / 73.5% Yes votes ...... 1,239 / 26.5% No votes
    Shall the appropriations limit under California Article XII-B for County Service Area R-7A (Alamo Parks and Recreation) be increased to $675,000 and adjusted for changes in the cost-of-living and population, with the increase effective for the fiscal years 2002/2003 through 2005/2006 (inclusive) to provide for the expenditure of funds that will be available to the Service Area during the stated fiscal years?


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