2006 California Courts of Appeal election

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The 2006 California Courts of Appeal election was held November 7. The judges of the California Courts of Appeal are either approved to remain in their seat or rejected by the voters. All of the judges kept their seats.

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Results

The following results are from the California Secretary of State. [1]

District 1

Division 1

Presiding Justice James Marchiano
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes792,38144.21%
No240,40713.41%
Invalid or blank votes759,43742.37%
Totals1,792,225100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Sandra Margulies
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes813,71245.40%
No220,60712.31%
Invalid or blank votes757,90642.29%
Totals1,792,225100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

Division 2

Associate Justice Paul Haerle
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes743,10241.46%
No257,67214.38%
Invalid or blank votes791,45144.16%
Totals1,792,225100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice James Richman
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes750,34541.87%
No247,22213.79%
Invalid or blank votes794,65844.34%
Totals1,792,225100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

Division 3

Presiding Justice William McGuiness
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes769,96242.96%
No234,75413.10%
Invalid or blank votes787,50943.94%
Totals1,792,225100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Peter Siggins
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes735,31941.03%
No256,57614.32%
Invalid or blank votes800,33044.66%
Totals1,792,225100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

Division 4

Presiding Justice Ignazio Ruvolo
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes733,26640.91%
No265,70614.83%
Invalid or blank votes793,25344.26%
Totals1,792,225100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Patricia Sepulveda
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes776,79243.34%
No227,69212.70%
Invalid or blank votes787,74143.95%
Totals1,792,225100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Maria Rivera
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes779,40843.49%
No229,52112.81%
Invalid or blank votes783,29643.71%
Totals1,792,225100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

Division 5

Presiding Justice Barbara Jones
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes807,48945.06%
No202,91711.32%
Invalid or blank votes781,81943.62%
Totals1,792,225100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

District 2

Division 1

Associate Justice Robert Mallano
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes1,031,86341.55%
No462,71118.63%
Invalid or blank votes988,84239.82%
Totals2,483,416100.00%
Voter turnout 53.47%
Associate Justice Frances Rothschild
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes989,96539.86%
No482,82819.44%
Invalid or blank votes1,010,62340.69%
Totals2,483,416100.00%
Voter turnout 53.47%

Division 2

Presiding Justice Roger W. Boren
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes1,028,38841.41%
No430,77417.35%
Invalid or blank votes1,024,25441.24%
Totals2,483,416100.00%
Voter turnout 53.47%
Associate Justice Victoria Chavez
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes1,100,74444.32%
No398,16616.03%
Invalid or blank votes984,50639.64%
Totals2,483,416100.00%
Voter turnout 53.47%

Division 3

Associate Justice Patti Kitching
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes1,055,07342.48%
No404,99616.31%
Invalid or blank votes1,023,34741.21%
Totals2,483,416100.00%
Voter turnout 53.47%
Associate Justice Richard Aldrich
Vote on retentionVotesPercentage
Yes1,037,86741.79%
No413,86516.67%
Invalid or blank votes1,031,68441.54%
Totals2,483,416100.00%
Voter turnout 53.47%

Division 4

Presiding Justice Norman L. Epstein
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes953,10771.1%
No388,24628.9%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Thomas L. Willhite
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes931,55870.4%
No392,95729.6%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Nora M. Manella
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes979,47972.2%
No377,89627.8%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Steven Suzukawa
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes946,48671.7%
No375,31828.3%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

Division 5

Associate Justice Richard M. Mosk
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes875,28366.7%
No437,33633.3%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Sandy R. Kriegler
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes950,65873.0%
No352,28727.0%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

Division 6

Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes922,47370.6%
No385,86129.4%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

Division 7

Presiding Justice Dennis M. Perluss
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes870,68366.8%
No433,82633.2%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Fred Woods
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes943,27472.2%
No364,49527.8%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Laurie D. Zelon
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes924,52970.1%
No394,64629.9%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

Division 8

Presiding Justice Candace D. Cooper
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes966,66872.7%
No363,24027.3%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Madeleine Flier
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes937,36570.5%
No393,78929.5%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

District 3

Associate Justice Coleman A. Blease
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes423,82770.2%
No179,94729.8%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Fred K. Morrison
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes445,01573.8%
No158,13426.2%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Kathleen Butz
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes435,60672.0%
No169,50628.0%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes419,23070.4%
No176,79529.6%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

District 4

Division 1

Presiding Justice Judith McConnell
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes1,039,05173.5%
No375,58926.5%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Patricia D. Benke
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes1,040,01075.2%
No343,89024.8%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Richard D. Huffman
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes1,017,12774.3%
No353,21125.7%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Judith L. Haller
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes1,016,79074.5%
No348,45425.5%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Cynthia G. Aaron
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes967,67271.2%
No393,08228.8%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Joan K. Irion
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes943,35769.8%
No410,05930.2%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

Division 2

Associate Justice Art W. McKinster
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes994,09373.9%
No352,63726.1%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Betty A. Richli
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes1,001,62774.3%
No347,53725.7%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Jeffrey King
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes942,36570.4%
No398,05129.6%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Douglas P. Miller
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes1,001,26174.7%
No340,15325.3%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

Division 3

Associate Justice Kathleen E. O’Leary
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes987,56673.0%
No367,11027.0%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Raymond J. Ikola
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes962,12072.0%
No375,42828.0%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

District 5

Associate Justice Thomas A. Harris
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes331,10374.2%
No115,20725.8%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Rebecca A. Wiseman
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes329,73373.6%
No118,78226.4%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Betty L. Dawson
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes307,23769.1%
No137,81130.9%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Stephen J. Kane
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes328,61773.9%
No116,46126.1%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Brad R. Hill
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes328,02074.3%
No113,78525.7%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

District 6

Presiding Justice Conrad L. Rushing
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes286,12075.0%
No95,71125.0%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Nathan D. Mihara
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes288,96176.1%
No91,10123.9%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Richard J. McAdams
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes283,54975.3%
No93,30524.7%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%
Associate Justice Wendy Clark Duffy
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes305,08380.0%
No76,28920.0%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals 100.00%
Voter turnout 70.24%

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References

  1. "Statement of Vote: 2006 General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.

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