Ecco un esempio di votazioni nello Stato di S.Francisco.Oltre ad eleggere una serie di rappresentanti, hanno votato su numerose questioni, fra quella del tabacco. Interessante il commento del giornalista sul peso delle lobby.
1994 San Francisco Election Returns
Courtesy: San Francisco Registrar of Voters
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GOVERNOR
Kathleen Brown 163,606 69.1%
Pete Wilson 65,901 27.8%
Gloria Estela De La Riva 3,646 1.5%
Richard Rider 2,543 1.1%
Jerome "Jerry" McCready 1,054 0.4%
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Gray Davis 156,976 69.7%
Cathie Wright 38,142 16.9%
Daniel Moses 19,051 8.5%
J. Luis Gomez 5,711 2.5%
Bob New 3,690 1.6%
Robert W. Lewis 1,605 0.7%
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SECRETARY OF STATE
Tony Miller 146,320 68.2%
Bill Jones 37,864 17.6%
Margaret Garcia 15,017 7.0%
Dorothy Kreiss Robbins 6,108 2.8%
Peggy Christensen 5,452 2.5%
Israel Feuer 3,938 1.8%
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CONTROLLER
Kathleen Connell 153,964 71.8%
Tom McClintock 42,760 20.0%
Elizabeth Nakano 9,665 4.5%
Cullene Marie Lang 4,260 2.0%
Nathan E. Johnson 3,661 1.7%
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TREASURER
Phil Angelides 130,932 61.7%
Matt Fong 61,891 29.2%
Jon Petersen 8,164 3.8%
Jan B. Tucker 6,977 3.3%
George M. McCoy 4,251 2.0%
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
Tom Umberg 124,658 58.5%
Dan Lungren 66,816 31.3%
Robert J. Evans 13,683 6.4%
Richard N. Burns 8,082 3.8%
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INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Art Torres 147,086 68.9%
Chuck Quackenbush 48,214 22.6%
Ted Brown 9,205 4.3%
Tom Condit 6,406 3.0%
A. Jacques 2,568 1.2%
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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Johan Klehs 123,909 69.2%
Robert "Bob" Strawn 39,061 21.8%
Kennita Watson 16,171 9.0%
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U.S. SENATOR
Dianne Feinstein 183,721 79.2%
Michael Huffington 35,764 15.4%
Barbara Blong 4,510 1.9%
Elizabeth C. Barron 4,377 1.9%
Richard Benjamin Boddie 2,444 1.1%
Paul Meeuwenberg 1,249 0.5%
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U.S. CONGRESS, 8th
Nancy Pelosi 136,203 81.8%
Elsa C. Cheung 30,219 18.2%
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U.S. CONGRESS, 12th
Tom Lantos 35,353 71.7%
Deborah Wilder 13,976 28.3%
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STATE SENATE, 8th
Quentin Lewis Kopp 66,145 66.9%
Patrick C. Fitzgerald 19,300 19.5%
Tom Spinosa 10,927 11.1%
Mark Valverde 2,496 2.5%
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STATE ASSEMBLY, 12th
John L. Burton 67,536 70.8%
Philip Louis Wing 23,083 24.2%
Anton Sherwood 4,794 5.0%
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STATE ASSEMBLY, 13th
Willie L. Brown, Jr. 79,259 72.9%
Marc Wolin 21,263 19.6%
Mark Read Pickens 8,157 7.5%
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BOOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Kevin Shelley 105,930 12.2%
Carole Migden 105,519 12.2%
Susan Leal 101,563 11.7%
Tom Ammiano 96,385 11.1%
Mabel Teng 91,262 10.5%
Annemarie Conroy 83,499 9.6%
Bruce Quan 43,216 5.0%
Sylvia Courtney 41,003 4.7%
Alicia Wang 35,161 4.1%
Josh Newman 18,593 2.1%
Arthur M. Jackson 17,929 2.1%
Thomas Adams 14,231 1.6%
Maria Martinez 14,140 1.6%
Cesar Ascarrunz 13,978 1.6%
Wardell "Shoe" Fincher 13,338 1.5%
Joyce E. Jordan 10,663 1.2%
Norbert Nichols 10,228 1.2%
Della Johnson 10,191 1.2%
Jacquelyn Garrison 9,824 1.1%
Chuck Hollom 9,259 1.1%
Larry T. Victoria 8,031 0.9%
Phyllis Tolliver 6,024 0.7%
Ron C. Loftin 4,367 0.5%
Ellis L.A. Keyes 3,173 0.4%
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
Dan Kelly 108,703 24.6%
Carlota Del Portillo 89,941 20.3%
Keith Jackson 71,824 16.2%
Mauricio E. Vela 57,003 12.9%
Anthony Chow 50,923 11.5%
Gwenolyn M. Carmen 38,862 8.8%
Marijo Danielson 24,792 5.6%
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Robert E. Burton 88,043 20.6%
Lawrence Wong 84,558 19.8%
Leslie Rachel Katz 83,509 19.5%
Lee S. Dolson 77,108 18.0%
Ahimsa Porter Sumchai 71,853 16.8%
Rebecca Villareal 23,058 5.4%
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8TH BART DISTRICT
James Fang 32,396 51.8%
Victor Makras 18,572 29.7%
Michael P. Barrett 6,630 10.6%
George Koyuly 4,926 7.9%
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PROP. 181 - RAIL/CLEAN AIRYes 130,301 63.4%
No 75,190 36.6%
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PROP. 183 - RECALL ELECTIONS
Yes 153,769 77.1%
No 45,594 22.9%
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PROP 184 - THREE STRIKES
Yes 92,622 42.7%
No 124,170 57.3%
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PROP 185 - GASOLINE TAX
Yes 104,275 49.6%
No 105,753 50.4%
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PROP 186 - HEALTH SERVICE
Yes 122,793 55.1%
No 100,222 44.9%
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PROP 187 - UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
Yes 68,697 29.3%
No 165,793 70.7%
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PROP 188 - SMOKING AND TOBACCO
Yes 52,326 22.9%
No 176,215 77.1%
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PROP 189 - BAIL EXCEPTION
Yes 134,593 67.9%
No 63,619 32.1%
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PROP 190 - JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
Yes 117,001 65.4%
No 62,020 34.6%
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PROP 191 - JUSTICE COURTS
Yes 110,258 65.6%
No 57,931 34.4%
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PROP A - JAIL BONDS
Yes 113,029 54.1%
No 96,081 45.9%
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PROP B - LIBRARY IMPROVMENT
Yes 154,365 70.8%
No 63,716 29.2%
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PROP C - CITY HALL BONDS
Yes 133,163 64.6%
No 73,089 35.4%
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PROP D - SEWER BONDS
Yes 128,875 63.6%
No 73,769 36.4%
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PROP E - STATUS OF WOMEN
Yes 132,141 66.8%
No 65,623 33.2%
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PROP F - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Yes 152,394 77.0%
No 45,561 23.0%
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PROP G - BUILDING INSPECTIONS
Yes 103,392 53.5%
No 90,004 46.5%
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PROP H - DOMESTIC PARTNERS
Yes 122,300 58.2%
No 87,988 41.8%
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PROP I - RENT CONTROL
Yes 105,755 50.9%
No 101,987 49.1%
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PROP J - NEWSPAPER BID
Yes 106,311 55.6%
No 85,014 44.4%
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PROP K - REFUSE
Yes 72,120 35.4%
No 131,499 64.6%
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PROP L - ELECTIONS TASK FORCE
Yes 101,653 52.4%
No 92,281 47.6%
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PROP M - PUBLIC SIDEWALKS
Yes 107,165 49.4%
No 109,933 50.6%
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PROP N - HOUSING PROVIDER PAYMENT
Yes 104,691 51.3%
No 99,484 48.7%
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PROP O - TRANSIT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
Yes 91,118 44.8%
No 112,172 55.2%
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PROP P - WATEFRONT AMENDMENT
Yes 125645 64.4%
No 69335 35.6%
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PROP Q - CRIME PREVENTION
Yes 140883 68.7%
No 64067 31.3%
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PROP R - COMMISSION OF YOUTH
Yes 127685 62.2%
No 77470 37.8%
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Election results courtesy of the San Francisco Registrar of Voters office.
