Seifert Wins Re-Election Bid, Measure L Wins

Supervisor Linda Seifert has won re-election to her District Two seat of the Board of Supervisors with a strong showing in yesterday’s Presidential Primary Election where she got the support of 66 percent of the district voters who cast ballots.  Seifert defeated her challenger, former Benicia Mayor and current school board member Steve Messina.

The outcome was never really in question after the absentee ballot results were posted shortly after the polls closed at 8 p.m.  Seifert had a commanding 2,800 vote among absentee voters and had increased that lead to 4,000 votes by the time ballots from all precincts had been counted.

Candidate for Solano County Supervisor

Absentee

Election Day

Total

Percentage

District 2

Linda Seifert

5,474

2,477

7,963

66

Steve Messina

2,640

1,290

3,937

33

District 1

Tony Intintoli

1,980

627

2,620

29

Erin Hannigan

1,715

717

2,432

27

Katy Miessner

1,538

707

2,245

25

Susan B. Anthony

953

353

1,306

14

Lee Simmons

332

134

466

5

District 5

Skip Thomson

4,713

2,020

6,733

56

Mike Reagan

3,700

1,526

5,226

44

Benicia voters also cast ballots in the Congressional District 1 race where Representative Mike Thompson, a Democrat far outpaced his challengers grabbing 73 percent of the vote.

Candidate for Congress Fifth District

Absentee

Election Day

Total

Percentage

Mike Thompson

9,726

4,036

13,762

74

Randy Loftin

2,111

1,071

3,182

17

Stewart Cilley

1,180

456

1,636

9

Measure L, the extension of an existing .015 percent sales tax to support county libraries was favored by 80 percent of voters countywide.  Measure L needed the approval of 67.7 percent of voters to pass.

Proposition 29, which would add $1.00 to the cost of a pack of cigarettes, passed in Solano County but lost statewide.  Proposition 28, which changes the term limit rules for members of the state legislature won in Solano County and statewide.

Measures

Absentee

Election Day

Total

Percentage

Prop 28
Term Limits

Yes 26,089
No   11,631

9,011
6,712

35,100
18,343

Yes  66
No    34

Prop 29
Cigarette Tax

Yes  19,776
No    18,546

7,629
8,351

27,405
26,897

Yes  50.5
No    49.5

Measure L
Libraries

Yes 30,475
No     7,633

12,641
  3,242

43,116
10,875

Yes  80
No    20

Susan Bonilla ran unopposed for the State Assembly in District 14 and Lois Wolk ran unopposed for the State Senate in District 1.  Both won handily.

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