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California election results: Who won? Which propositions passed? CALMATTERS| CONTRIBUTED
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tfter tens of millions of dollars in spending, thousands of door knocks and hundreds of attack ads, voting ended Tuesday at 8pm in California — and we’ll soon know the verdict of voters.
Which of the seven ballot measures pass? Will a Republican win statewide office for the first time since 2006, or even come close? Will Democrats keep their stranglehold on the Legislature with super-majorities? Did either party flip any congressional seats, and will it
matter for overall control of the U.S. House? Some answers will become clear sooner than others. In blowouts, projected winners will be called tonight, soon after the polls close at 8 p.m. and early voting results are announced. But very close contests
may not be decided for days, if not weeks. California now sends mail ballots to all registered voters, and any ballots postmarked by Tuesday will still be counted through Nov. 15, which can delay final results. As of Monday, nearly 5.5 million of the 22.2
million ballots mailed had been returned. California’s election results will be certified in early December, and the secretary of state will publish the official vote counts by mid-December. Here’s a roundup of the key contests on the ballot:
Governor: Smooth sailing for Newsom
Results (updated at Wed at 12pm) Gavin Newsow, 58% Brian Dahle, 42% After months on the national stage playing the liberal warrior and tussling with his Republican counterparts, Gov. Gavin Newsom was looking toward reconciliation Tuesday night as he easily won re-election. During brief remarks at a Sacramento victory party for the abortion rights initiative Proposition 1, Newsom suggested that he would aim in his second term to be a unifier in a cruel and highly polarized political landscape, where many leaders have prioritized bullying people and taking away their freedoms. “The dream is predicated on all of us living and advancing together across every conceivable difference,” Newsom said. “We all
have a responsibility to do a little bit more to meet people where they are.” His race was called shortly after the polls closed in California at 8 p.m. Newsom appears headed toward another victory in line with his first campaign in 2018 and his defeat of a recall attempt last year, both of which the governor won by nearly 24 percentage points. But you could be forgiven for forgetting that Newsom was on the ballot again this year. After waltzing through the June primary, the Democratic incumbent barely acknowledged his campaign for a second and final term as California governor, outside of one low-wattage debate against Republican challeng-
er Brian Dahle. With his focus turned to national fights — and perhaps higher office — Newsom spent more time and money helping supporters of Proposition 1. Even in a year where the electorate is expected to tilt toward Republicans, Dahle struggled to gain traction in heavily Democratic California. The state senator from Bieber raised less than $1 million since the summer — a fraction of the nearly $6 million Newsom pulled in during the same time period — make it difficult to share his campaign message sharply criticizing Democratic policies that he argues have made California unaffordable for most residents.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom cast their ballots on election day at the California Museum in Sacramento on Nov. 8, 2022.| Courtesy Photos of CalMatters
Attorney general: Bonta battles Hochman, crime fears Results (updated at Wed at 12pm) Rob Bonta, 57%, Nathan Hochman, 43%
Democrat Rob Bonta, appointed to the job in April 2021, faced Republican Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor, in a race that focused on California’s crime rate, which has risen rela-
tive to recent years, but remains well below the rates of the early 1990s. Hochman’s focus on homelessness, fentanyl and the homicide rate in California’s largest cities
played the foil to Bonta’s image as a progressive reformer who was unwinding the state’s punishment-heavy criminal justice policies of the 1980s and ’90s — first as a legislator and then as attorney
general. Hochman, who defeated a Republican and former Republican in the June primary, also seized on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response to California’s rising crime rate and
voters’ doubts about his ability to control it. The year began with an ugly push-and-pull over railroad crime. Television stations aired
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For Teacher Grant Winners, Soboba Preschoolers Enjoy It’s All About the Students Trunk-or-Treat Event SUE BREYER | VICE-PRESIDENT CALRTA DIVISION 33
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he California Retired Teachers Association State Teacher Grant program held its Round #1 drawing in October, with 35 lucky California public school teachers each receiving a $100 check from the organization. Hemet Elementary School 3rd grade teacher Nicole Flanagan was a lucky $100 Teacher Grant winner in the State drawing. Because Nicole is a teacher in the CalRTA Division 33 area, at a recent staff meeting Division President Gayle Mattson matched the state’s $100 prize, presenting Nicole with a crisp $100 bill from Division 33 for a total of $200! “I will use the money to buy my class more STEAM materials for their STEAM bins. During stations they are given time to create things and then write a story about what they cre-
S WINNER: CalRTA Div. 33 President Gayle Mattson (L). Nicole Flanagan, Hemet Elementary School (R) | Courtesy Photos of CalRTA Division 33 ated. My kids would love to have new materials such as Legos, building blocks, playdough, and many other things,” Flanagan says. Nicole seems to have found the secret to winning as she was
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oboba Tribal Preschool students arrived at the Soboba Sports Complex parking lot by bus to make their way through the row of displays full of friendly faces and lots of candy at a Trunkor-Treat event on Halloween, Oct. 31. The children had drivethrough events the past two years due to pandemic cautionary measures, so they were happy to be able to show off their costumes in person this time around. The parking lot was lined on two sides with trunks/tables set up by Soboba departments and Tribal member families who welcomed the youngsters during the early morning event. Later that night, the kids would be trickor-treating around the Soboba Indian Reservation at houses that were designated on a map as being available to visit.
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Alice Helms shares candy with Scooby-Doo during the Soboba Tribal Preschool Trunk-or-Treat event on Halloween. | Courtesy Photos of Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
One of those expecting about 200 kids that evening was Marian Chacon, who offered candy to the preschoolers while dressed as a friendly witch. She planned to visit St. Jude Mission School that
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