Elections office still has large number of absentee ballots to
count
After working for most of the night, staff at the San Benito
County elections office tabulated all the precinct votes
– but as of mid-morning Wednesday they said they expected the
totals for vote-by-mail ballots would not be available until Friday
afternoon at the earliest.
Below are results from the local election, just based on
precinct totals and excluding absentee votes that could change the
outcome in some of the races.
Elections office still has large number of absentee ballots to count
After working for most of the night, staff at the San Benito County elections office tabulated all the precinct votes – but as of mid-morning Wednesday they said they expected the totals for vote-by-mail ballots would not be available until Friday afternoon at the earliest.
Below are results from the local election, just based on precinct totals and excluding absentee votes that could change the outcome in some of the races.
President and Vice President
Barack Obama (D) – 5,940 61.18 percent
John McCain (R) – 3,566 36.73 percent
Congress 17th District
Sam Farr (D) – 6,099 65.22 percent
Jeff Taylor (R) – 3,213 34.36 percent
State Assmebly 28th District
Anna Caballero (D-unopposed) – 6,732 94.33 percent
San Benito High School District (two seats)
Evelyn E. Muro – 3,893 38.36 percent
Ray Rodriguez – 3,519 34.67 percent
Joseph Gardner – 2,684 26.45 percent
Hollister Elementary School Board
Rebecca G. Salinas – 2,796 32.98 percent
Dee Brown – 2,330 27.48 percent
Chuck Spandri – 1,361 16.05 percent
Erin Gonzalez – 1,065 12.56 percent
Brandon Sowards – 892 10.52 percent
North County Elementary School Board
Frank O’Connell – 249 27.09 percent
Mark M. Wright – 247 26.88 percent
Renee Faught – 222 24.16 percent
Christie Cabrera – 201 21.87 percent
Will Grove Elementary School Board
Linda Naegle – 68 28.81 percent
Jeanette Sharp – 68 28.81 percent
Dave Hopcroft – 51 21.61 percent
(Hopcroft moved out of state after the ballots, forcing his withdrawal from the race)
Sandra G. Patterson – 48 20.34 percent
Hollister City Council District 1
Raymond Friend (unopposed) – 704 97.64 percent
Hollister City Council District 4
Doug Emerson (unopposed) – 910 95.79 percent
Hollister City Council District 5
Victor Gomez – 603 44.63 percent
Roy Iler – 395 29.24 percent
David A. Huboi – 345 25.54 percent
San Juan Baustista City Council
Rick Edge – 230 34.53 percent
Mary Margaret (Maggie) Bilich – 183 27.48 percent
Jim Pereyra – 134 20.12 percent
Jeff Bagley – 86 12.91 percent
San Juan Bautista Clerk
Linda G. McIntyre (unopposed) – 292 97.66 percent
San Juan Bautista Treasurer
Colleen Johnson – 217 54.80 percent
Charles “Chuck” Geiger – 177 44.70 percent
San Benito Health Care District
Gordon Machado – 3,344 20.9 percent
Nazhat Parveen Sharma – 3,193 19.96 percent
Ernest D. Rivas – 3,102 19.39 percent
Jim West – 2,464 15.40 percent
Beth Ivey – 2,179 13.62 percent
Janet E. Vervaecke – 1,656 10.35 percent
Tres Pinos Water District
Bobby Zaucha – 58 26.98 percent
Jeb W. Rowen – 54 25.12 percent
Cass Spencer – 53 24.65 percent
Janie Lausten – 28 13.02 percent
Greg Alvarado – 22 10.23 percent
San Benito Water District 2
Joseph A. Tonascia – 1,240 58.16 percent
Kenneth Perry – 880 41.28 percent
Measure W – City of San Juan Bautista
No – 266 64.88 percent
Yes – 144 35.12 percent
Measure X – City of San Juan Bautista
No – 262 64.06 percent
Yes – 147 35.94 percent
Measure Y – City of Hollister
Yes – 2,641 53.44 percent
No – 2,301 46.56 percent
San Benito’s votes for state measures (excluding totals from absentee ballots) compared to state results
1A Safe, reliable high-speed passanger train bond
San Benito:
Yes – 4,774 52.03 percent
No – 4,401 47.97 percent
State:
Yes – 5,050,544 52.2 percent
No – 4,637484 47.8 percent
2 – Standards for confining farm animals
San Benito:
Yes – 5,273 56.51 percent
No – 4,058 43.49 percent
State:
Yes – 6,231,157 63.2 percent
No – 3,636,609 36.8 percent
3 – Children’s hospital bond act
San Benito:
Yes – 5,056 54.94 percent
No – 4,146 45.06 percent
State:
Yes – 5,287,834 54.8 percent
No – 4,362,002 45.02 percent
4 – Waiting period for parental notification
San Benito:
No – 4,901 52.58 percent
Yes – 4,428 47.42 percent
State:
No – 5,136,053 52.1 percent
Yes – 4,731,731 47.9 percent
5 – Nonviolent drug offenses
San Benito:
No – 5,401 58.40 percent
Yes – 3,847 41.60 percent
State:
No – 5,811,967 59.9 percent
Yes – 3,891,964 40.1 percent
6 – Police and law enforcement fundign
San Benito:
No – 6,041 66.55 percent
Yes – 3,037 33.45 percent
State:
No – 6,551,035 69.3 percent
Yes 2,909,341 30.7 percent
7 – Renewable energy generation
San Benito:
No – 5,820 63.52 percent
Yes – 3,343 36.48 percent
State:
No – 6,276,945 64.9 percent
Yes – 3,400,514 35.1 percent
8 – Eliminates right of same-sex couples to marry
San Benito:
Yes – 5,243 54.76 percent
No – 4,332 45.24 percent
State:
Yes – 5,354,570 52.4 percent
No – 4,864,517 47.6 percent
9 – Criminal justice system victim rights
San Benito:
Yes – 5,357 57.86 percent
No – 3,902 42.14 percent
State:
Yes – 5,071,120 53.5 percent
No – 4,419,634 46.5 percent
10 – Alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy
San Benito:
No – 5,832 62.52 percent
Yes – 3,491 37.48 percent
State:
No – 5,735,570 59.8 percent
Yes – 3,868,056 40.2 percent
11 – Redistricting
San Benito:
No – 4,534 50.78 percent
Yes – 4,394 49.22 percent
State:
Yes – 4,641,802 50.6 percent
No – 4,544,533 49.4 percent
12 – Veterans’ bond act of 2008
San Benito:
Yes – 5,998 64.80 percent
No – 3,258 35.20 percent
State:
Yes – 5,966,799 63.5 percent
No – 3,436,467 36.5 percent
