Non-partisan county races
Supervisor
Don Gage, incumbent
Assessor
Larry Stone, incumbent
Pete McHugh, county supervisor
Sheriff
Laurie Smith
District Attorney
Marc Buller, assistant district attorney
Dolores Carr, superior court judge
Jim Shore, deputy district attorney
Karyn Sinunu, chief deputy district attorney
Santa Clara Valley Water District 1
Johne Baird, Morgan Hill rancher
Rosemary Kamei, incumbent
Terry Mahurin, retired engineer
Ram Singh, San Jose State University professor
Measures
Measure A
Shall a one-half cent sales tax be enacted, for 30 years, for general county purposes?
Measure B
Without increasing taxes, shall the Santa Clara County charter be extended to provide for the acquisition, development, maintenance and operation of parks by continuing the annual transfer from the general fund of an amount estimated to equal $0.01425 per $100 of assessed valuation of all real and personal property commencing on July 1, 2009 for 12 years?
Measure E
Shall Morgan Hill Unified School District collect a $96 (per parcel) yearly education tax for five years, providing an exemption for seniors, no money for administration with citizen oversight and all money benefiting Morgan Hill Schools?
Measure H
Should the prohibition on grocery supermarkets in Cochrane Plaza center be removed to allow such stores to be placed in the shopping center?
State Offices
State Assembly District 27
John Laird, Democrat, incumbent
Michael Morrison, Republican, Marina City Council member
Governor
Phil Angelides, Democrat, treasurer
Steve Westly, Democrat, controller
Peter Camejo, Green, no ballot designation
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican, incumbent
Propositions
81 – Provides for a bond issue in amount not to exceed a total of $600 million to provide funds for the construction and renovation of public libraries.
82 – Establishes voluntary preschool for all 4-year-olds. Funded by 1.7 percent tax on individual income over $400,000; couples’ income over $800,000.
Federal Offices
U.S. Senate
Dianne Feinstein, Democrat, incumbent
Tian Harter, Green, community volunteer
Richard Mountjoy, Republican, no ballot designation
