Election Returns

Alameda County has 814,009 registered voters.
366,599 ballots were cast for a 45% turnout.

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Berkeley Municipal Elections

• City Council District 1 – Linda Maio 54.54%
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• City Council District 4 – Jesse Arreguin 95.4%
• City Council District 7 – Kriss Worthington 55.5%
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• City Council District 8 – Lori Droste 29.15%
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• School Board (three positions) – Ty Alper 26.62%, Josh Daniels 25.26%, Karen Hemphill 21.85%
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• Rent Stabilization Board (five positions) – Katherine Harr 20.78%, James Chang 20.67%, Jesse Townley 19.86%, John T. Selawsky 19.16%, Paola Laverde-Levine 18.76%
• City Auditor – Ann-Marie Hogan 98.43%

• Measure D – Berkeley Soda Tax 76.17% yes
• Measure F – Berkeley Parks Tax 75.08% yes 
• Measure O – Amend Charter Recall 90.57% yes
• Measure P – Constitutional Amendment to Eliminate Corporate Personhood 84.67% yes
  
• Measure Q – Flexible Work Time 78.79% yes
• Measure R – The 2014 Downtown Initiative 74.09% no
• Measure S – Referendum on City Council Redistricting Plan 63.81% yes

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Albany Municipal Elections

• Members, Board of Education (three positions) – Blanchard 31.65%, Black 28.87%, Stapleton-Gray 24.87%
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• Measure LL – Albany School Parcel Tax 84.07% yes

Emeryville Municipal Elections

• City Council (two positions) – Dianne Martinez 33.32%, Scott Donahue 31.19%
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• School Board (three positions) – John Affeldt 32.53%, Christian Robin Patz 29.86%, Donn Lee Merriam 18.92%
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• Measure K – Parcel Tax Renewal for Emery Schools 85.65% yes
• Measure U – Change Emeryville to a Charter City 57.61% yes
• Measure V – Adopt a Local Real Property Tax and Set a New Rate 59.5% yes

Peralta Community College Trustee

• Area 7 – Julina Bonilla 51.71%
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Alameda County Elections

• Superintendent of Education – Karen Monroe 56.33%
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•  Measure BB – Transportation Sales Tax 70.76% yes (requires 2/3)

State Assembly Election

• District 15 – Tony Thurmond 54.3%
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Statewide Elections

• Governor – Jerry Brown – 60.0%
• Lieutenant Governor – Gavin Newsom, 57.2%
• Attorney General – Kamala Harris 57.5%
• Controller – Betty Yee 54.0%
• Insurance Commissioner – Dave Jones 57.5%
• Secretary of State – Alex Padilla 53.6%
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• Superintendent of Public Instruction – Tom Torlakson 52.1%
• Treasurer – John Chiang 58.8%

• Proposition 1 – Water Bond 71.26% yes
  
• Proposition 2 – Budget 72.13% yes
  
• Proposition 45 – Health Insurance 53.53% yes
  
• Proposition 46 – Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors; Medical Negligence Lawsuits 63.73% no
  
• Proposition 47 – Criminal Sentences 73.92% yes
• Proposition 48 – Indian Gaming 59.37% no
  

U.S. House of Representatives

• District 13 – Barbara Lee 88.5%