FINAL CALIFORNIA ELECTION RETURNS / PROPOSITIONS

Key to Election Tables

* An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent candidate; a dagger (**) denotes an appointed incumbent.

* A double dagger (***) indicates a race where a runoff election will be held between the top two candidates if no one receives more than half of the vote.

* Elected candidates and approved measures--or those leading with 99% of precincts reporting--are in bold type. Runoff elections may be required in nonpartisan races where no candidate receives over 50% of the vote. Results are not official and could be affected by absentee ballots.

* For primary races, candidates are grouped by party; for other races, party affiliation is indicated in parentheses:

(A) American Independent

(D) Democrat

(G) Green

(I) Independent

(N) Natural Law

(P) Peace and Freedom

(M) Reform

(R) Republican

* 0% indicates returns were unavailable at edition time or only absentee ballots had been counted.

* District locations are identified by county. In Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Ventura counties, they are identified by community.

* Uncontested local offices are not included in the tables.

How California Voted

100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)

192--Seismic retrofit bond act of 1996.

Yes: 3,078,701 (60%)

No: 2,066,821 (40%)

193--Property appraisal. Exception. Grandparent-grandchild transfer. Legislative constitutional amendment.

Yes: 3,429,761 (67%)

No: 1,670,651 (33%)

194--Prisoners. Joint venture program. Unemployment benefits. Parole. Legislative initiative amendment.

Yes: 3,790,596 (74%)

No: 1,352,632 (26%)

195--Punishment. Special circumstances. Carjacking. Murder of juror. Legislative initiative amendment.

Yes: 4,458,972 (86%)

No: 744,497 (14%)

196--Punishment for murder. Special circumstances. Drive-by shootings. Legislative initiative amendment.

Yes: 4,484,563 (86%)

No: 748,165 (14%)

197--Amendment of California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 (Proposition 117). Mountain lions. Legislative initiative amendment.

Yes: 2,176,601 (42%)

No: 3,027,886 (58%)

198--Elections. Open primary. Initiative statute.

Yes: 3,072,737 (59%)

No: 2,097,968 (41%)

199--Limits on mobile home rent control. Low-income rental assistance. Initiative statute.

Yes: 1,982,468 (39%)

No: 3,095,438 (61%)

200--No-fault motor vehicle insurance. Initiative statute.

Yes: 1,841,212 (35%)

No: 3,463,959 (65%)

201--Attorneys’ fees. Shareholder actions. Class actions. Initiative statute.

Yes: 2,131,863 (41%)

No: 3,126,552 (60%)

202--Attorneys’ contingent fees. Limits. Initiative statute.

Yes: 2,546,419 (49%)

No: 2,685,989 (51%)

203--Public education facilities bond act of 1996.

Yes: 3,258,669 (62%)

No: 2,010,050 (38%)

How L. A. County Voted

100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%)

192--Seismic retrofit bond act of 1996.

Yes: 743,912 (65%)

No: 397,709 (35%)

193--Property appraisal. Exception. Grandparent-grandchild transfer. Legislative constitutional amendment.

Yes: 776,049 (69%)

No: 345,619 (31%)

194--Prisoners. Joint venture program. Unemployment benefits. Parole. Legislative initiative amendment.

Yes: 802,735 (71%)

No: 328,272 (29%)

195--Punishment. Special circumstances. Carjacking. Murder of juror. Legislative initiative amendment.

Yes: 969,381 (85%)

No: 173,122 (15%)

196--Punishment for murder. Special circumstances. Drive-by shootings. Legislative initiative amendment.

Yes: 983,376 (85%)

No: 169,095 (15%)

197--Amendment of California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 (Proposition 117). Mountain lions. Legislative initiative amendment.

Yes: 427,596 (38%)

No: 709,863 (62%)

198--Elections. Open primary. Initiative statute.

Yes: 637,881 (56%)

No: 496,940 (44%)

199--Limits on mobile home rent control. Low-income rental assistance. Initiative statute.

Yes: 435,958 (39%)

No: 686,849 (61%)

200--No-fault motor vehicle insurance. Initiative statute.

Yes: 393,821 (34%)

No: 778,819 (66%)

201--Attorneys’ fees. Shareholder actions. Class actions. Initiative statute.

Yes: 426,704 (37%)

No: 733,465 (63%)

202--Attorneys’ contingent fees. Limits. Initiative statute.

Yes: 523,007 (45%)

No: 638,980 (55%)

203--Public education facilities bond act of 1996.

Yes: 744,514 (64%)

No: 422,179 (36%)

Contributing to The Times’ election coverage:

* Technical assistance: Systems architect Victor I. Pulver, systems analyst Jane Hwa, deputy systems editor James D. Angius.

* Compiled by: Times editorial researchers Nona Yates and Tracy Thomas.

* Contributing: Cecilia Rasmussen, Lilia Thompson, Michael D. Alvarez, Margaret Keefer, Christina Kelch, Anthony Kelker, Adrienne Lynch, Roshawn Mathias, Ed Saguin, Monika Torres, Rachel Vargas.

Sources: Election returns provided by the office of the secretary of state, county registrars of voters and the Associated Press.