

The November 2012 Presidential Election occured on Tuesday the 6th. President Barack Obama of the Democratic Party and challenger Mitt Romney of the Republican Party were the two leading candidates, and President Obama won. As usual, an assortment of controversial propositions also shared the ballot space.

This was the first election in which Californians could http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm register to vote online  you had to register by October 22, 2012 to vote in this election. You could also check your http://www.yoloelections.org/regdb/ voter registration status and http://www.yoloelections.org/voting/polling_place polling place online, which is a good thing to do since polling places may have changed since the last time you voted. If you had chosen to vote by mail, you could also turn your mailin ballot in at any polling place in your county on Election Day or at the elections office in your county.

This is also the first election in which Davis had been assigned to the new districts that came about as a result of the passage of Proposition 11 in 2008. This had had an impact on the eligibility of some candidates. Perhaps most notably, Mike Thompson  could no longer run for reelection in our district, whereas John Garamendi could.

Measure E, Prop. 30, and Garamendi all won handily.  Oh, and Barack Obama.  Props. 32, 34, and 37 were rejected.  Apparently, Californians like schools, unions, GMOs, and governmentsponsored deaths.  78.8 percent of Davis residents cast a ballot this election, the highest percentage for any community in Yolo County.





Candidates and measures in bold were elected and approved, respectively.
 U.S. Senator 

  Dianne Feinstein (Democratic Party)
  Elizabeth Emken (Republican Party)

 U.S. House of Representatives, 3rd District 

  John Garamendi (Democratic Party).  53.7% of the vote.
  Kim Vann (Republican Party). 46.3% of the vote.

State Senate, 3rd District

 Lois Wolk (Democratic Party)
  Frank Miranda (Republican Party)

 State Assembly, 4th District 

  Mariko Yamada (Democratic Party)
  John Munn (Republican Party)

State Propositions

  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 30 Proposition 30  The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 31 Proposition 31  Establishes twoyear state budget.
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 32 Proposition 32  Prohibits unions from using payrolldeducted funds for political purposes.
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 33 Proposition 33  Changes current law to allow insurance companies to set prices based on whether the driver previously carried auto insurance with any insurance company.
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 34 Proposition 34  Repeals death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole.
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 35 Proposition 35  Increases prison sentences and fines for human trafficking convictions. Note, this will unfairly make anyone convicted of Lewd Conduct register as a sex offender, including former prostitutes. http://againstthecaseact.com/ More info here.
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 36 Proposition 36  Revises law to impose life sentence only when new felony conviction is serious or violent.
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 37 Proposition 37   Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Initiative
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 38 Proposition 38  Increases taxes on earnings using sliding scale, for twelve years. Revenues go to K–12 schools and early childhood programs, and for four years to repaying state debt.
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 39 Proposition 39  Requires multistate businesses to pay income taxes based on percentage of their sales in California.
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Proposition 40 Proposition 40  A Yes vote approves, and a No vote rejects, new State Senate districts drawn by the Citizens Redistricting Commission.


 Local Measures 

  November 2012 Presidential Election/Measure E Measure E  Davis Joint Unified School District Special Tax Proposal.  Passed with 68.9% of the vote. (2/3 required for passage)
  November 2012 Presidential Election/Measure H Measure H  A Yolo County Measure.  Creation of a Department of Finance.  Passed with 65.8% of the vote.

 Governing Board Member, Davis Joint Unified School District 

Two seats were open.



