On Wednesday, June 7 things may not have seemed different; however, in the political arena, there was definite change. Results for most of the items on the June 6 ballot were in.
Residents of California's 50th Congressional District now have a representative in Washington, D.C. after months of uncertainty and a vacant seat. Republican Brian Bilbray defeated Democrat Francine Busby 49.5% to 45.26% in the Special Election to decide who would finish former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham term.
Although Bilbray will finish Duke's term, he and Busby, along with Libertarian Paul King and Peace & Freedom member Miriam Clark, will have to run in November to see who will be our representative in the 110th session of Congress.
Locally, Supervisor Bill Horn was narrowly re-elected to his fourth term, defeating former state Assemblyman Bruce Thompson to remain San Diego County's 5th District Supervisor. In other county races, Supervisor Ron Roberts, Sheriff Bill Kolender and Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Greg Smith easily beat their opponents, and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Treasurer/Tax Collector Dan McAllister were re-elected without opposition.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger captured his party's bid to run for governor, and will face termed-out state treasurer, Democrat Phil Angelides in November. Assemblyman Mark Wyland, who ran unopposed in the primary, will now face Libertarian Brian Klea in November to replace termed-out State Senator Bill Morrow. As for Wyland's old seat as Assemblymember, Martin Garrick pulled out a victory against Marie Waldron and Scott Packard, son of former Congressman Ron Packard, to face Democrat Roxana Folescu in November. To view a list of all statewide candidates, visit the Secretary of State's webpage at http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm.
Both Propositions 81 and 82 were handily defeated. Locally, Proposition F, which was put on the ballot asking the citizens who live in the Tri-City Medical district to approve a $596 million dollar bond to build a new hospital, lost by .09%, just short of the 66% of votes needed to pass.
With the exception of Bill Horn narrowly winning and Proposition F's narrow defeat, none of the results for this election were a real surprise. However, if you think that the TV ads and political mailers will stop you'd be wrong.
In just 5 short months it will be time to revisit the ballot boxes to elect a member of congress, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner, state senator, an assembly member, three Carlsbad City Council members and face at least 7 statewide propositions. Big sigh.
Residents of California's 50th Congressional District now have a representative in Washington, D.C. after months of uncertainty and a vacant seat. Republican Brian Bilbray defeated Democrat Francine Busby 49.5% to 45.26% in the Special Election to decide who would finish former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham term.
Although Bilbray will finish Duke's term, he and Busby, along with Libertarian Paul King and Peace & Freedom member Miriam Clark, will have to run in November to see who will be our representative in the 110th session of Congress.
Locally, Supervisor Bill Horn was narrowly re-elected to his fourth term, defeating former state Assemblyman Bruce Thompson to remain San Diego County's 5th District Supervisor. In other county races, Supervisor Ron Roberts, Sheriff Bill Kolender and Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Greg Smith easily beat their opponents, and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Treasurer/Tax Collector Dan McAllister were re-elected without opposition.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger captured his party's bid to run for governor, and will face termed-out state treasurer, Democrat Phil Angelides in November. Assemblyman Mark Wyland, who ran unopposed in the primary, will now face Libertarian Brian Klea in November to replace termed-out State Senator Bill Morrow. As for Wyland's old seat as Assemblymember, Martin Garrick pulled out a victory against Marie Waldron and Scott Packard, son of former Congressman Ron Packard, to face Democrat Roxana Folescu in November. To view a list of all statewide candidates, visit the Secretary of State's webpage at http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm.
Both Propositions 81 and 82 were handily defeated. Locally, Proposition F, which was put on the ballot asking the citizens who live in the Tri-City Medical district to approve a $596 million dollar bond to build a new hospital, lost by .09%, just short of the 66% of votes needed to pass.
With the exception of Bill Horn narrowly winning and Proposition F's narrow defeat, none of the results for this election were a real surprise. However, if you think that the TV ads and political mailers will stop you'd be wrong.
In just 5 short months it will be time to revisit the ballot boxes to elect a member of congress, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner, state senator, an assembly member, three Carlsbad City Council members and face at least 7 statewide propositions. Big sigh.