
Elections Statistics are in
for Amador County. With all precincts counted in
the county and nearly 97% of precincts counted for the state, Amador topped the
state turn-out by more than 20%, with 66% of registered voters compared to the statewide
turnout of only 45%. The majority of Amador voters voted “NO” on ALL the
propositions. Statewide, voters agreed with Amador on the issues of
Transportation Funds, Term Limits and Community Colleges. These propositions
did not pass. But the majority
of California voters did not agreed with Amador regarding the Indian Gaming
Compact Referendums,
which were all passed by approximately 56% of the votes FOR and 44% of the
votes AGAINST. The Presidential Primary
results in Amador were consistent
with the rest of state. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton beat
Obama by almost 10%.
In the Republican race, John McCain bested Mitt Romney by an
almost 8% margin. Nationwide, John McCain was the clear favorite for the
Republican Party with more than double the delegates of Mitt Romney. It’s still a coin toss
for the Democratic Party. Although Clinton took
the majority of delegates in California,
Obama has so far won more states overall. Obama currently has 13 states to Clinton's eight. There
are still 8 state Primary elections to go, plus the District of Columbia and US Virgin Islands.
Of the less notable parties, Ralph Nader ran and won both the Green and Peace
and Freedom party races; while the American Independent front runner was Don J.
Grundmann and Christine Smith placed first in the Libertarian Party
race.