FINAL ELECTION RETURNS
State Propositions
How California Voted
Returns in the “How California Voted” columns represent vote totals from the entire state.
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)
168--Low Rent Housing Projects. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 1,822,243 (40%) No: 2,705,366 (60%)
169--Budget Implementation. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 1,692,725 (39%) No: 2,682,170 (61%)
170--Property Taxes. Schools. Majority Vote. Development-Fee Limits. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 1,417,446 (31%) No: 3,190,810 (69%)
171--Property Taxation. Transfer of Base Year Value. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 2,280,338 (52%) No: 2,148,959 (49%)
172--Local Public Safety Protection and Improvement Act of 1993. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 2,699,521 (58%) No: 1,977,097 (42%)
173--California Housing and Jobs Investment Bond Act. Legislative Bond Act. Yes: 1,905,958 (42%) No: 2,606,711 (58%)
174--Education. Vouchers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 1,451,721 (30%) No: 3,335,385 (70%)
How Orange County Voted Returns in the “How Orange County Voted” columns represent vote totals from Orange County only.
100% Precincts Reporting: Votes (%)
168--Low Rent Housing Projects. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 125,046 (33.1) No: 252,671 (66.9)
169--Budget Implementation. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 119,864 (32.4) No: 250,310 (67.6)
170--Property Taxes. Schools. Majority Vote. Development-Fee Limits. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 93,099 (24.1) No: 293,759 (75.9)
171--Property Taxation. Transfer of Base Year Value. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 204,096 (54.3) No: 171,890 (45.7)
172--Local Public Safety Protection and Improvement Act of 1993. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 203,791 (52.1) No: 187,228 (47.9)
173--California Housing and Jobs Investment Bond Act. Legislative Bond Act. Yes: 132,918 (35.3) No: 244,095 (64.7)
174--Education. Vouchers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Yes: 154,142 (38.7) No: 243,710 (61.3)
ORANGE COUNTY
Municipal Elections
Irvine City Council (Short Term) 100% Precincts Reporting: Votes (%) Greg Smith: 10,070 (53.4) Marc Goldstone: 7,865 (41.7) Alireza Jazayeri: 919 (4.9)
Newport Beach
Measure A--Land Purchase / Improvements 100% Precincts Reporting: Votes (%) Yes: 7,219 (35.2) No: 13,295 (64.8)
School Districts
Orange Unified School District 100% Precincts Reporting: Votes (%)
Trustee Area 1 Martin Jacobson: 15,996 (59.2) John Hurley*: 11,006 (40.8)
Trustee Area 4 James H. Fearns: 14,134 (52.3) William L. Parker: 8,394 (31.0) Frank C. Noble: 4,508 (16.7)
Trustee Area 5 Max Reissmueller: 11,581 (42.5) Mara R. Brandman: 10,101 (37.1) Terri Sargeant: 5,557 (20.4)
Trustee Area 7 Rick Ledesma: 11,143 (40.2) Marvella McAllister: 10,412 (37.5) Alan E. Irish*: 6,175 (22.3)
Santa Ana Unified School District 100% Precincts Reporting: Votes (%) 2 Elected Rob Balen*: 5,424 (27.8) Tom Chaffee: 4,415 (22.6) Richard C. Hernandez*: 4,027 (20.6) Colleen Coombs: 3,537 (18.1) James Albert Colon: 810 (4.2) Alfonso Alvarez: 694 (3.6) Cesar M. Castillo: 598 (3.1)
Special Districts
Los Alisos Water District 2 Elected 100% Precincts Reporting: Votes (%) Rod Jewell: 119,356,130 (38.6) Preston Bishop: 100,511,314 (32.5) Harry C. Johnson*: 89,613,589 (28.9)
Santa Margarita Water District 3 Elected 100% Precincts Reporting: Votes (%) Jim Mizell: 605,729,436 (25.2) Betty K. Olson: 429,483,187 (17.9) Bob Lay: 353,052,356 (14.7) Sean Barrett*: 327,001,653 (13.6) Brent R. Beasley: 227,427,758 (2.1) Roger A. Johnson: 227,427,758 (9.5) Jim Neidert*: 178,956,249 (7.4) Bill Wachal: 154,790,826 (6.4) Richard F. Boultinghouse* ***: 41,503,832 (1.7) Richard William Hintz: 35,302,528 (1.5)
Short Term Jim Holmes: 336,376,621 (53.5) William F. Krasho**: 291,879,498 (46.5)
Note: Both water districts conducted a land owner’s election where owners get one vote for each dollar of assessed property valuation.
Key to Election Tables -- An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent candidate; a double asterisk (**) denotes an appointed incumbent; a triple asterisk (***) denotes a candidate who withdrew from race.
-- 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.
Contributing to Times’ Election Coverage:
-- Technical assistance: Deputy systems editor James D. Angius, systems architects Paul Orwig and Victor I. Pulver, systems analyst Alma Cook.
-- Orange County results: Jim Carr, O.C. system editor Jackson Sellers, assistant systems editor Jim Marchant, systems analyst Terry Anderson. *
Sources: Election returns provided by the Office of the Secretary of State, county Registrars of Voters and the Associated Press.
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