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November 8, 2022 Election

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County Results as of Jun 18 11:31am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (133/133)
66.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (121,156/182,340)
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

    Governor

    Lieutenant Governor

    Secretary of State

    Controller

    Treasurer

    Attorney General

    Insurance Commissioner

    State Board of Equalization; District 2

    United States Senator

    United States Senator; Full Term

    United States Senator; Unexpired Short Term

    United States Representative

    United States Representative; District 19

    United States Representative; District 24

    Member of the State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 30

    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

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction

    Trustee; San Luis Obispo County Community College District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Adrienne Garcia-Specht
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Peter J. Sysak
      0 votes 0.0%

    Board Member; Atascadero Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Tracy Ellis-Weit
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Dan L. Hathaway
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Vy Pierce
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Scott Staton
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Denise McGrew Kane
      0 votes 0.0%
    • George R. Shoemaker
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Tami Gunther
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Rebekah Koznek
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Chris Collins
      0 votes 0.0%

    Trustee; Coast Unified School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Lee McFarland
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Susan Dever
      0 votes 0.0%

    Trustee; Lucia Mar Unified School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ashley Smeester
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Daevin Thomas
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Andrea Naemi-Vergne
      0 votes 0.0%

    Trustee; Lucia Mar Unified School District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gary Joralemon
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Colleen Martin
      0 votes 0.0%

    Trustee; Lucia Mar Unified School District; Trustee Area 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Eilene T. Pham
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Roxana Maldonado
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Scott Bloom
      0 votes 0.0%

    Trustee; Lucia Mar Unified School District; Trustee Area 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Donna Kandel
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Luke Davis
      0 votes 0.0%

    Trustee; Paso Robles Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Peter Byrne
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Jim Cogan
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Christopher Arend
      0 votes 0.0%

    Trustee; Paso Robles Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Catherine Reimer
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Frank Triggs
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Sondra Williams
      0 votes 0.0%

    Board Member; Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jim Irving
      33 votes 35.9%
    • Laurene D. McCoy
      33 votes 35.9%
    • Adelita Hiteshew
      26 votes 28.3%

    Trustee; San Luis Coastal Unified School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marilyn Rodger
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Loren Leidinger
      0 votes 0.0%

    Trustee; San Luis Coastal Unified School District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rob Banfield
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Jim Quesenberry
      0 votes 0.0%

    Trustee; San Luis Coastal Unified School District; Trustee Area 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Tony Evans
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Mark Buchman
      0 votes 0.0%

    Board Member; Templeton Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Jennifer Grinager
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Fiona Bond
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Jason Tesarz
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Jay L. Raftery, Jr.
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Janel Armet
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Matt Allison
      0 votes 0.0%

    Trustee; Cayucos Elementary School District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Chloe Phillips
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Kerry Friend
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Steve Geil
      0 votes 0.0%

    County

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

    • Bruce Gibson
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Bruce Jones
      0 votes 0.0%

    City

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

    • Caren Ray Russom
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Gaea Powell
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Dale T. Hanson
      0 votes 0.0%

    Council Member; City of Arroyo Grande; Council District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kathleen P. Secrest
      0 votes 0.0%

    Council Member; City of Arroyo Grande; Council District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ben Franco
      0 votes 0.0%
    • James Robert Guthrie
      0 votes 0.0%

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

    • Heather L. Moreno
      0 votes 0.0%

    Council Member; City of AtascaderoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Susan Funk
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Heather Newsom
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Bret Heinemann
      0 votes 0.0%

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

    • Gere W. Sibbach
      0 votes 0.0%

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

    • Stacy A. Korsgaden
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Karen Bright
      0 votes 0.0%

    Council Member; City of Grover Beach; Council District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert Robert
      0 votes 0.0%

    Council Member; City of Grover Beach; Council District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ron Arnoldsen
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Daniel Rushing
      0 votes 0.0%

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

    • Carla Wixom
      0 votes 0.0%
    • John Headding
      0 votes 0.0%

    Council Member; City of Morro BayClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • David "Dave" Duringer
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Cyndee Edwards
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Robin "Zara" Landrum
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Casey G. Cordes
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Sarah Smith Robinson
      0 votes 0.0%

    Mayor; City of El Paso De RoblesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steven W. Martin
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Michael Rivera
      0 votes 0.0%

    Council Member; City of El Paso De Robles; Council District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John R. Hamon, Jr.
      0 votes 0.0%

    Council Member; City of El Paso De Robles; Council District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Chris Bausch
      0 votes 0.0%

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

    • Ed Waage
      0 votes 0.0%

    Council Member; City of Pismo BeachClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Erik Howell
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Kevin Carl Kreowski
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Debora Ann Lossing
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Mary Ann Reiss
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Stacy Inman
      0 votes 0.0%

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

    • Jeffery Specht
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Richard Orcutt
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Erica A. Stewart
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Donald E. Hedrick
      0 votes 0.0%

    Council Member; City of San Luis ObispoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Michelle Shoresman
      0 votes 0.0%
    • James Papp
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Joe Benson
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Emily Francis
      0 votes 0.0%

    District

    Director; Cambria Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Jim Bahringer
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Debra Scott
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Michael Thomas
      0 votes 0.0%

    Director; Ground Squirrel Hollow Community Services District; 4 Year TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • James Scott Durian
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Pam Fulmer
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Edmond Martinson
      0 votes 0.0%

    Director; Heritage Ranch Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Michael Camou
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Martin Rowley
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Masen Yaffee
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Steven Lovick
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Reg Cousineau
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Bill Gene Barker
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Miriam Merrill
      0 votes 0.0%

    Director; Oceano Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steve Montes
      0 votes 0.0%
    • Charles Varni
      0 votes 0.0%

    Special District

    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 B-22 Parcel Tax -- City of Morro Bay (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 0 / 0.0% Yes votes ...... 0 / 0.0% No votes
    Shall the measure, to exclusively fund City of Morro Bay owned harbor infrastructure (such as docks, piers, Harbor walk, sea walls, public restroom, revetments, launch ramps) through preventative maintenance and capital improvements, revenues used only for these purposes and unable to be used for any other purpose providing approximately $680,000 annually, through annual $120 special parcel tax on all parcels of taxable real property, adjusted for inflation, until ended by voters, be adopted?

    Measure C-22 School Bond -- San Luis Coastal Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Fail: 0 / 0.0% Yes votes ...... 0 / 0.0% No votes
    To improve the quality of education; repair/replace roofs; upgrade and renovate 50 to 60-year-old classrooms, restrooms, and school facilities; provide equity at sites; and make safety/security improvements; shall San Luis Coastal Unified School District's measure be approved authorizing $349,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, levying an estimated 4.9 cents per $100 of assessed value generating on average $17,970,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries and all funds spent locally?

    Measure D-22 Sales Tax -- City of Arroyo Grande (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 0 / 0.0% Yes votes ...... 0 / 0.0% No votes
    To provide funding for general governmental use in Arroyo Grande, including maintenance and repair of streets, sidewalks, stormwater and drainage facilities, and for other City programs and facilities, shall an ordinance establishing a one percent sales tax be adopted, providing approximately $5,600,000 annually until ended by the City Council and requiring annual reports on revenues and expenditures, and review and public hearing by the City Council every five years on its necessity?

    Measure E-22 City Treasurer Appointive -- City of El Paso De Robles (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 0 / 0.0% Yes votes ...... 0 / 0.0% No votes
    Shall the Office of City Treasurer be Appointive?

    Measure F-22 Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of El Paso De Robles (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 0 / 0.0% Yes votes ...... 0 / 0.0% No votes
    Shall the measure to help maintain quality of life for residents; retain local small businesses, jobs; address homelessness; maintain wildfire prevention; keep public areas/ Downtown Paso Robles safe/clean; upgrade infrastructure; other general services, by increasing the transient occupancy tax (paid by hotel, motel, shortterm rental guests) from 10% to 11%, providing $750,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring public spending disclosure, all funds for Paso Robles, be adopted?

    Measure G-22 Bond -- Cambria Community Healthcare District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 0 / 0.0% Yes votes ...... 0 / 0.0% No votes
    To improve the ambulance station/ healthcare facility; replace 65-year-old building with modern one meeting current County codes and standards; and improve safety/ security for residents and visitors; shall Cambria Community Healthcare District's measure be adopted authorizing $8,500,000 of bonds at legal rates, generating on average $560,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 1.0 cent per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight committee, NO money for salaries and all funds spend locally?

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    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.


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