Live Thread - California General Election - 7 November 2006

[CounterCounterCulture]

Welcome to the live thread for the California Primary Election. Polls are open until 8pm tonight. If you are a registered voter, it is your duty to vote and defend your rights and civil liberties, protect your pocketbook, and vote the bums out where applicable.

Feel free to discuss issues key to your local area that others may be interested in. Post your polling place experiences if you like. And post numbers as they come in later tonight.

[lawdog]

Voted a week ago-absentee-voted straight "R" and voted against almost any damn thing that will raise taxes or "sell" more bonds!

California is a poster child for what happens when liberals control the legislature...

California was better off when the legislature was a part time job...In fact I would vote to have it return to a "part time" status.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Polls closed.

[calcowgirl]

Drum roll, please . . .

[newzjunkey]

KFI/AP declares Arnold WINNER.

San Diego Registrar of Voters

CA Secretary of State

[GOP Poet]

Thanks for posting! Can't wait to kick some butt!

[newzjunkey]

Garamendi opens with 50 vote lead over McClintock.

[newzjunkey]

*SHOCK* Feinstein won (61 vs 34) :P

[calcowgirl]

Only 8 million votes to go!

  John Garamendi (Dem)     83,493 47.7 %  
  Tom McClintock (Rep)     83,354 47.6 %  
  James D. King (AI)        1,162 0.6 %  
  Donna J. Warren (Grn)     4,114 2.3 %  
  Lynnette Marie Shaw (Lib) 2,743 1.5 %  
  Stewart A. Alexander (NP)   539 0.3 %  

[newzjunkey]

Arnold opens at 61 vs 35

[newzjunkey]

It's going to be a long night for that race.

[ThomasThomas]

My poll still had a line around 7:00 pm it could be an hour just to finish the people that were in line.

Is this just riverside or rest of California. Before I could vote this morning one of the poll workers had to go outside the front door a yell "THE POLL IS OPEN" and announce closing tonight when they close

[hoosierham]

ALL states were better off when legislator was a part-time job.

[calcowgirl]

Arnold opens at 61 vs 35

I call a TKO

[calcowgirl]

Tom now up by a nose . . .

  John Garamendi (Dem)       277,281 47.6 %  
  Tom McClintock (Rep)       279,850 48.0 %  
  James D. King (AI)           3,948  0.6 %  
  Donna J. Warren (Grn)       12,038  2.1 %  
  Lynnette Marie Shaw (Lib)    8,035  1.4 %  
  Stewart A. Alexander (NP)    2,048  0.3 %  

[CounterCounterCulture]

I like the results from San Diego County... too bad we have to consider the whole state. :-(

[newzjunkey]

 	Jerry Brown (Dem)	322,127	56.0 %	
 	Chuck Poochigian (Rep)	226,546	39.4 %	
 

[Names Ash Housewares]

NO kidding.

San Diego is very different then the rest of this effed up state.

[newzjunkey]

Debra Bowen (Dem)	369,447	47.0 %	
Bruce McPherson (Rep)	370,976	47.2 %	

[William Tell]

ThomasThomas asks: "Is this just riverside or rest of California. "

Announcing that the poll is open is probably part of the process. This takes place after the head poll worker shows the empty ballot box to everyone in the polling place and then applies the seal to close the box.

When the closing time for voting arrives, everyone who is in line is permitted to continue to cast ballots, but anyone arriving after that instant is turned away.

[newzjunkey]

Cruz Bustamante (Dem)	283,856	36.5 %	
Steve Poizner (Rep)	412,567	53.0 %	

[CounterCounterCulture]

Grrrr...

John Chiang (Dem) 388,719 49.6 %
Tony Strickland (Rep) 329,620 42.1 %

2.0% ( 508 of 25229 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 7, 2006 at 8:15 pm

[calcowgirl]

Sorry Charley... (roughly 200,000 voters in this district.)
Go Doolittle!

House of Representatives
District 4 

   Charles Brown (Dem)     18,695  43.8 %  
*  John T. Doolittle (Rep) 21,969  51.5 %  
   Dan Warren (Lib)         2,014   4.7 %  

[CounterCounterCulture]

      Propositions         Yes     %Yes  No      %No
1A Y  Transp Fund Protect  609,928 79.1% 161,571 20.9% Map 
1B Y  Hwy/Air/Port Bond    479,200 62.1% 292,826 37.9% Map 
1C Y  Housing Shelter Fund 432,717 56.2% 337,628 43.8% Map 
1D Y  School Facility Bond 410,621 53.1% 363,382 46.9% Map 
1E Y  Disaster/Flood Bond  491,179 64.0% 276,385 36.0% Map 
83 Y  Sex Offender Reform  549,891 70.8% 227,198 29.2% Map 
84 Y  Water/Flood/Park     405,289 53.3% 355,877 46.7% Map 
85 N  Parental Notificat.  356,798 45.9% 419,197 54.1% Map 
86 N  Cigarette Tax        384,597 48.3% 410,082 51.7% Map 
87 N  Energy/Oil Tax       350,432 44.3% 439,351 55.7% Map 
88 N  Educ. Fund/Prop. Tax 162,484 20.9% 614,190 79.1% Map 
89 N  Campaign Public Fund 192,426 25.1% 573,413 74.9% Map 
90 N  Eminent Domain       368,636 47.8% 401,066 52.2% Map 
2.0% ( 508 of 25229 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 7, 2006 at 8:15 pm 

[newzjunkey]

1A	Y 	 Transp Fund Protect	1,105,323	80.2%	273,911	19.8%	Map
1B	Y 	 Hwy/Air/Port Bond	841,766		61.1%	537,589	38.9%	Map
1C	Y 	 Housing Shelter Fund	754,678		54.9%	621,146	45.1%	Map
1D	Y 	 School Facility Bond	707,303		51.3%	672,301	48.7%	Map
1E	Y 	 Disaster/Flood Bond	869,061		63.4%	503,531	36.6%	Map
83	Y 	 Sex Offender Reform	1,005,481	72.3%	386,036	27.7%	Map
84	Y 	 Water/Flood/Park	704,132		51.7%	658,682	48.3%	Map
85	N 	 Parental Notificat.	671,855		48.3%	717,445	51.7%	Map
86	N 	 Cigarette Tax		661,216		46.5%	758,058	53.5%	Map
87	N 	 Energy/Oil Tax		589,012		41.7%	820,748	58.3%	Map
88	N 	 Educ. Fund/Prop. Tax	280,094		20.1%	1,108,077	79.9%	Map
89	N 	 Campaign Public Fund	323,204		23.5%	1,049,083	76.5%	Map
90	Y 	 Eminent Domain		704,662		51.3%	671,501	48.7%	

[CounterCounterCulture]

Grrrrr..

U.S. Congress District 11
3.4% ( 30 of 870 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 7, 2006 at 8:20 pm

   Jerry McNerney (Dem)   12,654 53.1 %  
*  Richard W. Pombo (Rep) 11,217 46.9 % 

[calcowgirl]

Prop	Leading	Description	YES	Percent	NO	Percent
Prop 1A	Y	Transp Fund Protect	1,105,323	80.2%	273,911	19.8%
Prop 1B	Y	Hwy/Air/Port Bond	841,766	61.1%	537,589	38.9%
Prop 1C	Y	Housing Shelter Fund	754,678	54.9%	621,146	45.1%
Prop 1D	Y	School Facility Bond	707,303	51.3%	672,301	48.7%
Prop 1E	Y	Disaster/Flood Bond	869,061	63.4%	503,531	36.6%
Prop 83	Y	Sex Offender Reform	1,005,481	72.3%	386,036	27.7%
Prop 84	Y	Water/Flood/Park	704,132	51.7%	658,682	48.3%
Prop 85	N	Parental Notificat.	671,855	48.3%	717,445	51.7%
Prop 86	N	Cigarette Tax	661,216	46.5%	758,058	53.5%
Prop 87	N	Energy/Oil Tax	589,012	41.7%	820,748	58.3%
Prop 88	N	Educ. Fund/Prop. Tax	280,094	20.1%	1,108,077	79.9%
Prop 89	N	Campaign Public Fund	323,204	23.5%	1,049,083	76.5%
Prop 90	Y	Eminent Domain	704,662	51.3%	671,501	48.7%

[calcowgirl]

Hey... It got better! I looked at the Pombo race when there were only 3000 votes int.
Hopefully it will keep turning in his favor... and Doolittle holds.

[goldstategop]

I'm glad to see Prop. 90 ahead and the parcel tax going down to defeat along with Prop. 87. Too bad about the bonds and Prop. 85 though.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[rivercat]

nothing out of Alameda county yet, and you know they'll be voting the opposite of us.

[ThomasThomas]

Riverside county still hasn't report they vote with us!

[calcowgirl]

WooHoo!!!!

  Tom McClintock (Rep)     813,173 51.7 %  
  John Garamendi (Dem)     687,666 43.8 %  
  James D. King (AI)        10,727  0.6 %  
  Donna J. Warren (Grn)     34,672  2.3 %  
  Lynnette Marie Shaw (Lib) 21,917  1.3 %  
  Stewart A. Alexander (NP)  5,378  0.3 % 

[BurbankKarl]

McClintock is even in LA County...I think he will get in

[newzjunkey]

That's more like it!

[calcowgirl]

I sure hope so!

How are things lookin' on the national front?
I can't handle those mega live threads! LOL

[SmithL]

What's the percentage of the vote, so far?

[BurbankKarl]

bad...dems win the house and might be a tied senate

[newzjunkey]

State Controller,  10.6% reporting. 

John Chiang (Dem)	706,873	45.2 %	
Tony Strickland (Rep)	735,681	47.0 %

[goldstategop]

The Democrats did distressingly well nationally and underperformed in California.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[newzjunkey]

Secretary of State,  10.6% reporting. 

Bill Lockyer (Dem)	772,819	49.4 %	
Claude Parrish (Rep)	676,225	43.2 %

[newzjunkey]

Just my off-the-cuff view? Arnold knew how to win; Bush knew how to lose.

The House did not deserve to go Rat. With the Senate, how can you tell the GOP are the majority?

[calcowgirl]

About 10%. But it does include a good amount of the SF area and Los Angeles.

[goldstategop]

Washington has always been a liberal town. Its good for conservatives to get the hell out of that stinkin' Rat Hole.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[ThomasThomas]

Sex Offender Reform 18,536 56.4% 14,369 43.6%

San Francisco County passing 83! By lowest margin in the state.

[goldstategop]

Do you think Prop. 90 will pass? I hope so.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[CounterCounterCulture]

So far in the city of San Jose, Chuck Reed is leading Cindy Chavez by almost 2-1. And that is a good thing. :-)

[CounterCounterCulture]

So far in the city of San Jose, Chuck Reed is leading Cindy Chavez by almost 2-1. And that is a good thing. :-)

And that's the run-off contest for San Jose Mayor.

[newzjunkey]

Arnold (63 vs 33) is doing much better than Feinstein (55 vs 41)

[calcowgirl]

Secretary of State
10.8% ( 2717 of 25090 ) precincts reporting as of Nov 7, 2006 at 8:45 pm

   Debra Bowen (Dem)          683,300 42.2 %  
*  Bruce McPherson (Rep)      841,737 52.0 %  
   Glenn McMillon, Jr. (AI)    23,754  1.4 %  
   Forrest Hill (Grn)          26,882  1.7 %  
   Gail Lightfoot (Lib)        29,898  1.9 %  
   Margie Akin (NP)            14,145  0.8 %  

[goldstategop]

Every one hates pedophiles next to smokers.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[CounterCounterCulture]

Nancy Pelosi easily re-elected (no surprise)