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Election Results

November 4, 2008 General Election

Lincoln County, Oregon

The following election results are for the November 4 General Election in Lincoln County, Oregon. These results will first be posted at approximately 8:00 p.m. on November 4, and updated throughout the night until all of the votes have been counted.
These results are now final and official.

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Final Official Results
Total Number Voting 24,087
Approximate % Counted 100.00%
Turnout 86.68%
United States President and Vice President
Ralph Nader/              Matt Gonzalez Peace 334
Cynthia McKinney/        Rosa Clemente Pacific Green 73
John McCain/             Sarah Palin Republican 8,791
Bob Barr/                     Wayne A Root Libertarian 127
Chuck Baldwin/           Darrell L Castle Constitution 83
Barack Obama/               Joe Biden Democrat 14,258
United States Senator
Gordon H Smith Republican 9,464
Jeff Merkley Democrat 12,097
Dave Brownlow Constitution 1,598
U.S. Representative in Congress, 5th District
Kurt Schrader Democrat 13,148
Mike Erickson Republican 7,444
Steve Milligan Libertarian 398
Sean Bates Independent 544
Douglas Patterson Constitution 444
Alex Polikoff Pacific Green 603
Secretary of State
Kate Brown Democrat 12,457
Seth Alan Woolley Pacific Green 870
Rick Dancer Republican 9,385
State Treasurer
Allen Alley Republican 8,798
Michael Marsh Constitution 940
Ben Westlund Democrat 12,306
Attorney General
John R Kroger Democrat 15,127
J Ashlee Albies Working Families 2,284
Walter F (Walt) Brown Pacific Green 1,167
James E Leuenberger Constitution 1,648
State Senator - 5th District
Joanne Verger Democrat 15,519
State Representative - 10th District
Jean Cowan Democrat 15,564
Lincoln County Commissioner, Position 2
Bill Hall Democrat 14,587
Tom Runions Republican 7,018
 
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries
Pavel Goberman 2,793
Brad Avakian 8,852
Mark Welyczko 2,011
Judge of the Supreme Court, Position 7
Martha L  Walters       (Incumbent) 13,813
Judge of the Court of Appeals, Position 4
Timothy J  Sercombe   (Incumbent) 13,479
Judge of the Circuit Court, 17th District, Position 1
Sheryl Bachart             (Incumbent) 14,500
Lincoln County Sheriff
Dennis Dotson 15,808
Lincoln County Treasurer
Linda Pilson 13,990
Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District, Zone 3
Sterling L Grant 13,004
Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District, Zone 4
Wayne DeMoray 12,495
Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District, Zone 5
W G (Rennie) Ferris 12,600
Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District, At Large
Wayne Hoffman 12,418
Central Lincoln PUD, Subdivision 3
Larry Nixon 1,460
Curt Abbott 2,099
City of Depoe Bay Mayor
James L White 524
Monte DeMaris 182
City of Depoe Bay Council Member, Position 1
Dan (Booner) Zimmerman 488
City of Depoe Bay Council Member, Position 2
Pete Cameron 473
City of Depoe Bay Council Member, Position 3
Carol Connors 457
City of Depoe Bay Council Member, Position 4 (2 year)
Barbara Leff 525
City of Lincoln City Council Member, Ward I
Rick Brissette 762
City of Lincoln City Council Member, Ward II
Chester Noreikis 692
City of Lincoln City Council Member, Ward II (2 year)
Dick Anderson 501
Erick Feuerborn 427
City of Lincoln City Council Member, Ward III
Timothy J Crenshaw 568
City of Newport Mayor
William D Bain 2,243
Patricia Patrick-Joling 2,028
City of Newport Council Members (vote for 3)
Mark McConnell 2,921
Jeff Bertuleit 2,457
Lon Brusselback 2,577
John A Rehfuss 1,843
City of Siletz Mayor
Leslie Button 336
City of Siletz Council Member, Position 2
Ronald L Hervey 321
City of Siletz Council Member, Position 3
No Candidate filed --
Write-in - Daniel Smith 37
City of Toledo Mayor
Mark D Camara 517
Rod Cross 771
City of Toledo Council Members (vote for 3)
Mary Young 827
Julie Rockwell 642
Nancy Lynne 722
Monica Lyons 753
City of Waldport Mayor
Herman Welch 732
City of Waldport Council Members (vote for 3)
Shirley Hanes 635
Peter J Kelly 662
Mark Campbell 638
City of Waldport Council Member (2 year)
Charles Ray Havens 668
City of Yachats Mayor
Ronald Brean 338
City of Yachats Council Members (vote for 2)
Annette Howarth 305
David W Rieseck 269
State Measures Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly
Measure 54 Amends Constitution: Standardizes Voting Eligibility for School Board Elections With Other State and Local Elections.
Yes 15,760
No 6,205
Measure 55 Amends Constitution: Changes Operative Date of Redistricting Plans; Allows Affected Legislators to Finish Term in Original District.
Yes 16,441
No 5,098
Measure 56 Amends Constitution: Provides That May and November Property Tax Elections are Decided by Majority of Voters Voting.
Yes 12,523
No 10,058
# Measure 57 Increases Sentences for Drug Trafficking, Theft Against Elderly and Specified Repeat Property and Identity Theft Crimes; Requires Addiction Treatment for Certain Offenders.
Yes 14,217
No 8,529
State Measures Proposed by Initiative Petition
Measure 58 Prohibits Teaching Public School Student in Language Other Than English for More Than Two Years.
Yes 10,496
No 12,404
Measure 59 Creates an Unlimited Deduction for Federal Income Taxes on Individual Taxpayers' Oregon Income-Tax Returns.
Yes 7,804
No 14,781
Measure 60 Teacher "Classroom Performance," Not Seniority, Determines Pay Raises; "Most Qualified" Teachers Retained, Regardless of Seniority.
Yes 9,333
No 13,615
Measure 61 Creates Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences for Certain Theft, Identity Theft, Forgery, Drug, and Burglary Crimes.
Yes 11,183
No 11,746
Measure 62 Amends Constitution: Allocates 15% of Lottery Proceeds to Public Safety Fund for Crime Prevention, Investigation, Prosecution.
Yes 8,305
No 14,270
Measure 63 Exempts Specified Property Owners from Building Permit Requirements for Improvements Valued At/Under 35,000 Dollars.
Yes 10,564
No 12,240
Measure 64 Penalizes Person, Entity for Using Funds Collected With "Public Resource" (Defined) for "Political Purpose" (Defined).
Yes 11,316
No 11,131
# Measure 65 Changes General Election Nomination Processes for Major/Minor Party, Independent Candidates for Most Partisan Offices.
Yes 7,729
No 14,040
Local Measures
Measure No. 21-123 - Lincoln County Library District - Local Option Tax for Library Funding
Yes 5,948
No 6,815
Measure No. 21-124 - City of Newport - General Obligation Bonds for Water System Improvements
Yes 3,163
No 1,374
Measure No. 21-125 - City of Depoe Bay - Local Option Tax Levy Authorization for Law Enforcement
Yes 290
No 467
Measure No. 21-126 - City of Depoe Bay - Amend Depoe Bay City Charter - Section 9, Mayor
Yes 279
No 469
Measure No. 21-127 - Bear Creek Hideout No 2 Road District - Formation of Bear Creek Hideout No 2 Special Road District
Yes 20
No 0
Measure No. 21-128 - Tawn Mar Road District - Formation of Tawn Mar Special Road District
Yes 4
No 4
Measure No. 21-129 - Port of Alsea - Port of Alsea General Obligation Bond Authorization
Yes 1,513
No 2,459
Measure No. 21-130 - Yachats Rural Fire Protection District - Renewal of Local Option Tax for the Yachats Fire District
Yes 860
No 510
Measure No. 21-131 - Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection District - Five Year Local Option Tax for Seal Rock RFPD
Yes 732
No 728
Measure No. 21-132 - Port of Toledo - Port of Toledo, Oregon General Obligation Bond Authorization
Yes 1,721
No 2,199

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Dana W. Jenkins
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