Petaluma School Bonds, Sonoma Farms Election Results

PETALUMA, CA — Did Petaluma voters approve a $49.5 million school bond issue? How about the Sonoma County measures?

Early election night results showed that the Sonoma County Measure I Child Care and Children’s Health Tax was passing with 60.84 percent of votes (83,586 votes).

Meanwhile, Measure J, the controversial ballot question that sought to regulate large farms, was failing, with only 14.71 percent of voters in favor and 85.29 percent against it.

In the Petaluma City Council race, Frank Quint was leading in the race for the District 4 seat with over 62 percent of votes to Jeffrey "JJ" Jay's 37 percent.

The race for District 5 was closer: Alexander DeCarli had over 53 percent of votes while Blake Hooper had nearly 47 percent.

The District 6 race was led by Brian Barnacle with over 42 percent of votes, while Mike Healy garnered 32 percent of votes and Lance Kuehne received nearly 26 percent.

Petaluma's Measure Y, which seeks to modify and extend the city's growth boundaries, appeared to be passing with more than 70 percent of votes.

See more real-time Sonoma County election results below. Refresh this page for updated information. (Scroll to select the race of your choice in the results below.)

Here are the major races to watch in Petaluma:

• Governing Board Member, Petaluma Joint Union High School District, Trustee Area 4

• Member, Petaluma City Council, District 4

• Member, Petaluma City Council, District 5

• Member, Petaluma City Council, District 6

• Measure AA - Petaluma Joint Union High School District 55% Bond

• Measure Z - Petaluma City (Elementary) School District 55% Bond

Sonoma County Measure I, Sales Tax

Sonoma County Measure J, Farms

As of September, the California Secretary of State reported that 22,310,352 Californians were registered to vote, which accounts for almost 82.92 percent of the state's eligible voting population.

In Sonoma County, 304,906 Sonoma County residents registered to vote—over 86 percent of all eligible voters— as of Sept. 6. Of those registered, 56.8 percent were Democrats, and 18.36 percent were Republicans, a slight rise from 17.48 percent in 2022.

Sonoma County has the fifth-highest percentage of Democrats in the state, behind San Francisco, Marin, Santa Cruz and Alameda counties.

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