FINAL CALIFORNIA ELECTION RETURNS
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GOVERNOR
How California Voted
Returns in the “How California Voted” columns represent vote totals from the entire state.
How L.A. County Voted
Returns in the “How Los Angeles County Voted” columns represent vote totals from Los Angeles County only.
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Gray Davis (D): 4,305,746 (58%)
Dan Lungren (R): 2,842,173 (38%)
Dan Hamburg (G): 92,613 (1%)
Steve W. Kubby (L): 65,113 (1%)
Gloria E. LaRiva (P): 52,218 (1%)
Nathan E. Johnson (A): 33,760 (0%)
Harold H. Bloomfield (N): 27,267 (0%)
How L. A. County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Gray Davis (D): 1,160,552 (66%)
Dan Lungren (R): 543,579 (31%)
Dan Hamburg (G): 16,713 (1%)
Steve W. Kubby (L): 14,254 (1%)
Gloria E. LaRiva (P): 12,663 (1%)
Nathan E. Johnson (A): 6,213 (0%)
Harold H. Bloomfield (N): 5,370 (0%)
U. S. SENATE
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Barbara Boxer* (D): 3,910,981 (53%)
Matt Fong (R): 3,154,036 (43%)
Ted Brown (L): 84,453 (1%)
Timothy R. Erich (M): 73,540 (1%)
H. Joseph Perrin (A): 49,230 (1%)
Ophie C. Beltran (P): 43,668 (1%)
Brian M. Rees (N): 41,505 (1%)
How L. A. County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Barbara Boxer* (D): 1,074,102 (61%)
Matt Fong (R): 622,548 (35%)
Ted Brown (L): 17,528 (1%)
Timothy R. Erich (M): 13,566 (1%)
Ophie C. Beltran (P): 11,122 (1%)
H. Joseph Perrin (A): 8,986 (1%)
Brian M. Rees (N): 8,302 (0%)
LT. GOVERNOR
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Cruz M. Bustamante (D): 3,806,737 (53%)
Tim Leslie (R): 2,787,321 (39%)
Sara Amir (G): 218,994 (3%)
Thomas M. Tryon (L): 148,949 (2%)
Jaime L. Gomez (P): 99,350 (1%)
George M. McCoy (A): 83,463 (1%)
James J. Mangia (M): 66,087 (1%)
How L. A. County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Cruz M. Bustamante (D): 1,064,247 (62%)
Tim Leslie (R): 515,335 (30%)
Sara Amir (G): 43,001 (3%)
Thomas M. Tryon (L): 28,424 (2%)
Jaime L. Gomez (P): 24,349 (1%)
George M. McCoy (A): 15,435 (1%)
James J. Mangia (M): 13,992 (1%)
SECRETARY OF STATE
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Bill Jones* (R): 3,340,005 (47%)
Michela Alioto (D): 3,281,496 (46%)
Gail K. Lightfoot (L): 194,829 (3%)
Jane A. Bialosky (N): 92,870 (1%)
Carolyn R. Short (A): 90,323 (1%)
Israel Feuer (P): 70,436 (1%)
Valli Sharpe-Geisler (M): 65,093 (1%)
How L. A. County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Michela Alioto (D): 909,889 (54%)
Bill Jones* (R): 665,211 (39%)
Gail K. Lightfoot (L): 40,143 (2%)
Jane A. Bialosky (N): 22,176 (1%)
Israel Feuer (P): 18,262 (1%)
Carolyn R. Short (A): 17,242 (1%)
Valli Sharpe-Geisler (M): 13,889 (1%)
CONTROLLER
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Kathleen Connell* (D): 4,316,693 (61%)
Ruben Barrales (R): 2,344,805 (33%)
Pamela J. Pescosolido (L): 131,495 (2%)
Alfred L. Burgess (A): 98,174 (1%)
Denise L. Jackson (M): 89,687 (1%)
C.T. Weber (P): 61,268 (1%)
Iris Adam (N): 45,831 (1%)
How L. A. County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Kathleen Connell* (D): 1,175,697 (69%)
Ruben Barrales (R): 438,441 (26%)
Pamela J. Pescosolido (L): 27,014 (2%)
Denise L. Jackson (M): 18,568 (1%)
Alfred L. Burgess (A): 16,349 (1%)
C.T. Weber (P): 11,881 (1%)
Iris Adam (N): 8,594 (1%)
TREASURER
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Phil Angelides (D): 3,696,494 (53%)
Curt Pringle (R): 2,788,826 (40%)
Jon Petersen (L): 163,983 (2%)
Carlos Aguirre (N): 156,920 (2%)
Jan B. Tucker (P): 131,141 (2%)
Edmon V. Kaiser (A): 82,631 (1%)
How L. A. County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Phil Angelides (D): 1,021,409 (61%)
Curt Pringle (R): 535,151 (32%)
Carlos Aguirre (N): 42,059 (3%)
Jon Petersen (L): 32,534 (2%)
Jan B. Tucker (P): 25,941 (2%)
Edmon V. Kaiser (A): 15,343 (1%)
ATTORNEY GENERAL
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Bill Lockyer (D): 3,659,013 (52%)
Dave Stirling (R): 2,992,586 (42%)
Diane B. Templin (A): 171,671 (2%)
Joseph S. Farina (L): 134,588 (2%)
Robert J. Evans (P): 130,223 (2%)
How L. A. County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Bill Lockyer (D): 1,017,551 (61%)
Dave Stirling (R): 569,442 (34%)
Diane B. Templin (A): 31,631 (2%)
Joseph S. Farina (L): 29,731 (2%)
Robert J. Evans (P): 26,000 (2%)
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Chuck Quackenbush* (R): 3,540,537 (50%)
Diane Martinez (D): 3,125,378 (44%)
Dale F. Ogden (L): 150,514 (2%)
Barbara Bourdette (N): 116,674 (2%)
Gary R. Ramos (P): 105,257 (1%)
Merton D. Short (A): 83,331 (1%)
How L. A. County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Diane Martinez (D): 861,749 (51%)
Chuck Quackenbush* (R): 740,432 (44%)
Gary R. Ramos (P): 29,839 (2%)
Dale F. Ogden (L): 29,258 (2%)
Barbara Bourdette (N): 22,758 (1%)
Merton D. Short (A): 14,726 (1%)
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Delaine Eastin*: 3,349,845 (53%)
Gloria M. Tuchman: 2,917,071 (47%)
How L. A. County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Delaine Eastin*: 830,378 (55%)
Gloria M. Tuchman: 683,356 (45%)
PROPOSITIONS
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
1--Property Taxes: Contaminated Property.
Yes: 4,726,350 (71%)
No: 1,968,346 (29%)
2--Transportation: Funding.
Yes: 4,864,838 (75%)
No: 1,631,931 (25%)
3--Partisan Presidential Primary Elections.
Yes: 3,029,233 (46%)
No: 3,549,187 (54%)
4--Trapping Practices. Bans Use of Specified Traps and Animal Poisons.
Yes: 3,973,868 (57%)
No: 2,949,660 (43%)
5--Tribal-State Gaming Compacts. Tribal Casinos.
Yes: 4,518,824 (63%)
No: 2,709,986 (37%)
6--Criminal Law. Prohibition on Slaughter of Horses and Sale of Horsemeat for Human Consumption.
Yes: 4,133,446 (59%)
No: 2,836,387 (41%)
7--Air Quality Improvement. Tax Credits.
Yes: 2,928,959 (43%)
No: 3,807,426 (57%)
8--Public Schools. Permanent Class Size Reduction. Parent-Teacher Councils. Teacher Credentialing. Pupil Suspension for Drug Possession. Chief Inspector’s Office.
Yes: 2,584,710 (37%)
No: 4,417,215 (63%)
9--Electric Utilities. Assessments. Bonds.
Yes: 1,832,423 (27%)
No: 5,060,196 (73%)
10--State and County Early Childhood Development Programs. Additional Tobacco Surtax.
Yes: 3,550,483 (50%)
No: 3,537,269 (50%)
11--Local Sales and Use Taxes--Revenue Sharing.
Yes: 3,439,333 (53%)
No: 3,049,134 (47%)
1A--Class Size Reduction Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1998
Yes: 4,318,508 (62%)
No: 2,605,477 (38%)
How L. A. County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
1--Property Taxes: Contaminated Property.
Yes: 1,114,714 (70%)
No: 474,656 (30%)
2--Transportation: Funding.
Yes: 1,159,496 (76%)
No: 374,713 (24%)
3--Partisan Presidential Primary Elections.
Yes: 806,698 (52%)
No: 731,608 (48%)
4--Trapping Practices. Bans Use of Specified Traps and Animal Poisons.
Yes: 1,040,421 (64%)
No: 579,619 (36%)
5--Tribal-State Gaming Compacts. Tribal Casinos.
Yes: 1,191,856 (70%)
No: 522,695 (30%)
6--Criminal Law. Prohibition on Slaughter of Horses and Sale of Horsemeat for Human Consumption.
Yes: 1,052,822 (64%)
No: 592,402 (36%)
7--Air Quality Improvement. Tax Credits.
Yes: 756,402 (47%)
No: 840,308 (53%)
8--Public Schools. Permanent Class Size Reduction. Parent-Teacher Councils. Teacher Credentialing. Pupil Suspension for Drug Possession. Chief Inspector’s Office.
Yes: 607,324 (37%)
No: 1,046,996 (63%)
9--Electric Utilities. Assessments. Bonds.
Yes: 393,029 (24%)
No: 1,245,098 (76%)
10--State and County Early Childhood Development Programs. Additional Tobacco Surtax.
Yes: 920,616 (55%)
No: 750,609 (45%)
11--Local Sales and Use Taxes--Revenue Sharing.
Yes: 845,686 (55%)
No: 687,262 (45%)
1A--Class Size Reduction Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1998
Yes: 1,091,313 (66%)
No: 556,468 (34%)
APPEALS COURT
DISTRICT 1, DIVISION 1
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Associate Justice
Douglas E. Swager*
Confirm: 653,231 (74%)
Reject: 224,676 (26%)
DISTRICT 1, DIVISION 2
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Associate Justice
James R. Lambden*
Confirm: 641,046 (74%)
Reject: 220,544 (26%)
Ignazio J. Ruvolo*
Confirm: 621,586 (73%)
Reject: 232,681 (27%)
DISTRICT 1, DIVISION 3
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Presiding Justice
Michael J. Phelan*
Confirm: 643,671 (75%)
Reject: 210,789 (25%)
Associate Justice
Wes Walker*
Confirm: 631,896 (75%)
Reject: 213,193 (25%)
Carol A. Corrigan*
Confirm: 658,493 (77%)
Reject: 199,316 (23%)
Joanne C. Parrilli*
Confirm: 651,306 (76%)
Reject: 204,891 (24%)
DISTRICT 1, DIVISION 4
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Presiding Justice
Daniel M. Hanlon*
Confirm: 636,872 (75%)
Reject: 211,171 (25%)
Associate Justice
William R. McGuiness*
Confirm: 634,119 (75%)
Reject: 209,491 (25%)
Timothy A. Reardon*
Confirm: 645,136 (76%)
Reject: 206,893 (24%)
DISTRICT 1, DIVISION 5
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Associate Justice
Lawrence T. Stevens
Confirm: 637,102 (76%)
Reject: 201,207 (24%)
DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 1
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Presiding Justice
Vaino Spencer*
Confirm: 1,119,014 (78%)
Reject: 314,150 (22%)
DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 2
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Associate Justice
John Zebrowski*
Confirm: 1,053,926 (75%)
Reject: 350,445 (25%)
Morio L. Fukuto*
Confirm: 1,043,309 (74%)
Reject: 359,444 (26%)
DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 3
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Associate Justice
Walter Croskey*
Confirm: 1,071,366 (77%)
Reject: 316,050 (23%)
DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 4
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Presiding Justice
Charles S. Vogel*
Confirm: 1,089,184 (78%)
Reject: 303,158 (22%)
Associate Justice
Daniel A. Curry
Confirm: 1,088,006 (79%)
Reject: 294,688 (21%)
DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 5
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Associate Justice
Orville Armstrong*
Confirm: 1,121,601 (80%)
Reject: 284,644 (20%)
DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 6
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Associate Justice
Paul H. Coffee*
Confirm: 1,121,866 (80%)
Reject: 286,899 (20%)
Arthur Gilbert*
Confirm: 1,112,779 (79%)
Reject: 291,151 (21%)
DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 7
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Associate Justice
Richard C. Neal*
Confirm: 1,093,002 (79%)
Reject: 295,806 (21%)
Earl Johnson Jr.*
Confirm: 1,105,678 (79%)
Reject: 291,918 (21%)
DISTRICT 3
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Associate Justice
Connie Callahan*
Confirm: 479,644 (76%)
Reject: 154,593 (24%)
George Nicholson*
Confirm: 470,093 (75%)
Reject: 159,190 (25%)
Harry Hull*
Confirm: 448,203 (72%)
Reject: 170,800 (28%)
DISTRICT 4, DIVISION 1
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Presiding Justice
Daniel J. Kremer*
Confirm: 918,884 (75%)
Reject: 311,918 (25%)
Associate Justice
James A. McIntyre*
Confirm: 903,624 (74%)
Reject: 312,652 (26%)
Alex C. McDonald*
Confirm: 896,425 (74%)
Reject: 320,427 (26%)
DISTRICT 4, DIVISION 2
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Presiding Justice
Manuel A. Ramirez*
Confirm: 897,838 (73%)
Reject: 337,817 (27%)
Associate Justice
Barton C. Gaut*
Confirm: 844,016 (71%)
Reject: 349,392 (29%)
James D. Ward*
Confirm: 904,455 (75%)
Reject: 302,937 (25%)
DISTRICT 4, DIVISION 3
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Presiding Justice
David G. Sills*
Confirm: 889,119 (75%)
Reject: 300,230 (25%)
Associate Justice
W.F. Rylaarsdam*
Confirm: 819,979 (70%)
Reject: 354,903 (30%)
Edward J. Wallin*
Confirm: 838,828 (71%)
Reject: 342,414 (29%)
William W. Bedsworth*
Confirm: 863,323 (74%)
Reject: 309,454 (26%)
DISTRICT 5
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Presiding Justice
Jim Ardaiz*
Confirm: 291,093 (74%)
Reject: 101,441 (26%)
Associate Justice
Steve Vartabedian*
Confirm: 276,923 (72%)
Reject: 108,755 (28%)
Becky Wiseman*
Confirm: 293,092 (75%)
Reject: 97,307 (25%)
Bert Levy*
Confirm: 290,941 (75%)
Reject: 96,571 (25%)
DISTRICT 6
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Presiding Justice
Christopher C. Cottle*
Confirm: 276,172 (79%)
Reject: 75,455 (21%)
SUPREME COURT
Chief Justice
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Ronald M. George*
Confirm: 4,131,213 (75%)
Reject: 1,354,994 (25%)
Associate Justice
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Stanley Mosk*
Confirm: 3,695,777 (70%)
Reject: 1,557,390 (30%)
Ming W. Chin*
Confirm: 3,723,584 (69%)
Reject: 1,669,841 (31%)
Janice R. Brown*
Confirm: 3,884,203 (76%)
Reject: 1,255,502 (24%)
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
DISTRICT 1
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Johan Klehs* (D): 1,268,956 (78%)
Kennita Watson (L): 364,687 (22%)
DISTRICT 2
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Dean Andal* (R): 917,824 (55%)
Tom Y. Santos (D): 750,940 (45%)
DISTRICT 3
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
Claude Parrish (R): 894,879 (53%)
Mary Christian-Heising (D): 704,233 (42%)
J.R. Graham (L): 63,037 (4%)
Maxine B. Quirk (P): 26,598 (2%)
DISTRICT 4
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
John Chiang (D): 788,933 (60%)
Joe H. Adams Jr. (R): 385,115 (30%)
Glenn T. Bailey (G): 52,778 (4%)
Shirley R. Isaacson (P): 40,587 (3%)
William R. Jennings (L): 37,440 (3%)
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Key to Election Tables
* An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent candidate; a dagger () denotes an appointed incumbent.
* A double dagger () indicates a district is shared by two or more counties. The individual tables do not reflect the total vote.
* Elected candidates and approved measures--or those leading with 99% of precincts reporting--are in bold type. Results are not official and could be affected by absentee ballots.
* Uncontested local offices and write-in candidates are not included in the tables
* Party affiliation is indicated in parentheses:
(A) American Independent
(D) Democrat
(G) Green
(I) Independent
(L) Libertarian
(M) Reform
(N) Natural Law
(P) Peace and Freedom
(R) Republican
* 0% indicates information was unavailable at edition time or only absentee ballots had been counted.
* District locations are identified by county. In Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Ventura counties, they are identified by community.
Contributing to The Times’ election coverage:
* Technical assistance: Victor I. Pulver, Stephen Bergens, Dony Hu and Martin Leadman.
* Compiled by: Times editorial researchers Nona Yates and Tracy Thomas.
Sources: Election returns provided by California Secretary of State and county registrars of voters.
Contributing to The Times’ election coverage:
Justin Blumhoff, Wendy Cota, Sheila Dixon-Howard, Susan Gil, John Hernandez, Elsa Luna, Adrienne Lynch, Mario Munoz, Cecilia Rasmussen, Arthur Serrano, Lilia Thompson, Jack Torres and Tomas Torres.
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