2014 Election Roundup: California Props, Offices, and Interesting Local Measures
Statewide Ballot Measures
Prop 1, Water Bond - PASSED
Yes 66.8 percent
No 33.2 percent
Prop 2, State "Rainy Day" Fund - PASSED
Yes 68.7 percent
No 31.3 percent
Prop 45, Health Insurance Rates - FAILED
No 59.8 percent
Yes 40.2 percent
Prop 46, Drug Testing Doctors, Medical Malpractice - FAILED
No 67.1 percent
Yes 32.9 percent
Prop 47, Reducing Low-Level Felonies to Misdemeanors - PASSED
Yes 58.5 percent
No 41.5 percent
Prop 48, Indian Gaming - FAILED
No 60.9 percent
Yes 39.1 percent
Local Ballot Measures of Note
Los Angeles County
- Prop P, Parks and Facilities Tax - Passed
Yes 62.04 percent
No 37.96
Anti-Fracking Measures
Santa Barbara County
- Prop P, Countywide Fracking Ban - PASSED
Yes 62.04 percent
No 37.96
San Benito County
- Measure J, Countywide Fracking Ban - PASSED
Mendocino County
- Measure S, Countywide Fracking Ban - PASSED
Various Marijuana Measures
La Mesa
- City Measure to Allow Dispensaries - FAILED
Encinitas
- City Measure to Allow Dispensaries - FAILED
Blythe
- City Measure to Tax Dispensaries - FAILED
Cathedral City
- City Measure to Tax Dispensaries - PASSED
Desert Hot Springs
- City Measure to Tax Dispensaries - PASSED
Statewide Offices
Governor
Gov. Jerry Brown 58.7 percent
Neel Kashkari 41.3 percent
Lieutenant Governor
Gavin Newsom 55.9 percent
Ron Nehring 44.1 percent
Secretary of State
Alex Padilla 52.5 percent
Pete Peterson 47.5 percent
Controller
Berry T. Yee 52.8 percent
Ashley Swearengin 47.2 percent
Treasurer
John Chiang 57.7 percent
Greg Conlon 42.3 percent
Attorney General
Kamala D. Harris 56.3 percent
Ronald Gold 43.7 percent
Los Angeles County Offices
County Supervisor
Sheila Kuehl 52.78 percent
Bobby Shriver 47.22 percent
Sheriff
Jim McDonnell 75.83 percent
Paul Tanaka 25.17 percent