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November 8, 2022 Election

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County Results as of Jun 18 9:25am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (297/297)
56.71% Countywide Voter Turnout (134,826/237,759)
Statewide Results as of Jan 18 3:44pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (25554/25554)
50.8% Statewide Voter Turnout (11,146,620/21,940,274)

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    State Executive

    Governor

    Lieutenant Governor

    Secretary of State

    Controller

    Treasurer

    Attorney General

    Insurance Commissioner

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction

    State Board of Equalization; District 2

    US Legislature

    United States Senator; Full Term

    United States Senator; Unexpired Short Term

    United States Representative; District 24

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 37

    Judicial

    California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 1 (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 2 (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 3 (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 4 (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 5 (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 6 (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 7 (Yes/No)

    Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 8 (Yes/No)

    School

    Trustee; Santa Maria Joint Union High School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Diana Perez
      2,114 votes 63.18%
    • Raymond Acosta
      1,193 votes 35.65%
    • (39 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.17%)

    Trustee; Guadalupe Union Elementary School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lourdes Ramirez
      136 votes 54.84%
    • Raul Rodriguez, Jr.
      112 votes 45.16%

    City

    Mayor; City of GuadalupeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ariston Julian
      1,011 votes 94.75%
    • (56 Total Other Write-In Votes 5.25%)

    Council Member; City of GuadalupeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Christina Hernandez
      878 votes 58.65%
    • Eugene Costa, Jr.
      578 votes 38.61%
    • (41 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.74%)

    Treasurer; City of GuadalupeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Anna Marie Santillan Michaud
      981 votes 95.52%
    • (46 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.48%)

    Special District

    Board Member; Santa Maria Public Airport District; Division 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ignacio "Nash" Moreno
      2,693 votes 58.47%
    • Hugh Rafferty
      1,811 votes 39.32%
    • (102 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.21%)

    State Propositions

    Proposition 1 Reproductive Freedom
    Pass: 7,176,888 / 66.9% Yes votes ...... 3,553,564 / 33.1% No votes
    Amends California Constitution to expressly include an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment does not narrow or limit the existing rights to privacy and equal protection under the California Constitution. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect because reproductive rights already are protected by state law.

    Proposition 26 Sports Betting in Casinos
    Fail: 3,514,597 / 33.0% Yes votes ...... 7,129,127 / 67.0% No votes
    Also allows: sports wagering at certain horseracing tracks; private lawsuits to enforce certain gambling laws. Directs revenues to General Fund, problem-gambling programs, enforcement. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly reaching tens of millions of dollars annually. Some of these revenues would support increased state regulatory and enforcement costs that could reach the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

    Proposition 27 Online Sports Betting
    Fail: 1,906,342 / 17.7% Yes votes ...... 8,849,206 / 82.3% No votes
    Allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/ mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, nonparticipating tribes. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly in the hundreds of millions of dollars but not likely to exceed $500 million annually. Some revenues would support state regulatory costs, possibly reaching the mid-tens of millions of dollars annually.

    Proposition 28 Funding Arts and Music Education
    Pass: 6,924,618 / 64.4% Yes votes ...... 3,827,971 / 35.6% No votes
    Provides additional funding from state General Fund for arts and music education in all K+12 public schools (including charter schools). Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $1 billion annually, beginning next year, for arts education in public schools.

    Proposition 29 Kidney Dialysis Clinics
    Fail: 3,364,407 / 31.6% Yes votes ...... 7,281,201 / 68.4% No votes
    Requires physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site during treatment. Requires clinics to: disclose physicians' ownership interests; report infection data. Fiscal Impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually.

    Proposition 30 Income Tax on Millionaires for Electric Cars
    Fail: 4,560,488 / 42.4% Yes votes ...... 6,203,810 / 57.6% No votes
    Allocates tax revenues to zero-emission vehicle purchase incentives, vehicle charging stations, and wildfire prevention. Fiscal Impact: Increased state tax revenue ranging from $3.5 billion to $5 billion annually, with the new funding used to support zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire response and prevention activities.

    Proposition 31 Yes or No to Banning Flavored Tobacco Products
    Pass: 6,803,431 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 3,923,385 / 36.6% No votes
    A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, a 2020 law prohibiting retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products. Fiscal Impact: Decreased state tobacco tax revenues ranging from tens of millions of dollars annually to around $100 million annually.

    Local Measures

    Measure V2022 General Obligation Bond -- Guadalupe Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 854 / 70.06% Yes votes ...... 365 / 29.94% No votes
    To improve the quality of education; construct a new junior high school with a community gymnasium; build classrooms and science labs; make health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvements, shall Guadalupe Elementary School District's measure be adopted to issue $8,500,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $439,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 3¢ per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries and all funds spent locally?

    Measure W2022 General Obligation Bond -- Guadalupe Union Elementary School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 830 / 68.26% Yes votes ...... 386 / 31.74% No votes
    To improve the quality of education; construct, upgrade, and modernize classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; repair/replace roofs; make health/safety improvements; renovate/replace plumbing and HVAC systems, shall Guadalupe Elementary School District's measure be adopted to issue $8,490,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $438,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 2.95¢ per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries and all funds spent locally?

    Measure Z2022 Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Guadalupe (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 581 / 48.02% Yes votes ...... 629 / 51.98% No votes
    Shall the measure be adopted to increase the City of Guadalupe's Transient Occupancy Tax from 6% to 10% until repealed by city voters, and to add short-term rentals of any type, RV Parks, and campgrounds as lodgings subject to the tax, which is anticipated to raise $20,000 annually, and more if additional lodging facilities commence operations in the City?

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