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Beatriz Leyva-Cutler

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Beatriz Leyva-Cutler is an at-large representative on the Berkeley Unified Board of Education in California. Leyva-Cutler won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Judith Appel and Beatriz Leyva-Cutler defeated challenger Abdur Sikder in their bids for re-election.[1][2]
Results
Berkeley Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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50.60% | 39,461 |
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38.61% | 30,116 |
Abdur Sikder | 10.30% | 8,032 |
Write-in votes | 0.49% | 383 |
Total Votes | 77,992 | |
Source: Alameda County, "General Election (Certified Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed December 22, 2016 |
Funding
Leyva-Cutler reported no contributions or expenditures to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters in the election.[3]
Endorsements
Leyva-Cutler was endorsed by the Alameda County Democratic Party, the East Bay Young Democrats, and the community organization Evolve.[4][5][6]
2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Nonpartisan | ![]() |
42.1% | 30,013 | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
31.2% | 22,267 | |
Nonpartisan | Norma J.F. Harrison | 4.7% | 3,332 | |
Nonpartisan | Tracy Hollander | 21.8% | 15,528 | |
Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 166 | |
Total Votes | 71,306 | |||
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Certified Final Results: General Election November 6, 2012," accessed July 14, 2014 |
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Berkeley City Clerk, "Roster of Candidate Activity - November 8, 2016," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County, "General Election (Unofficial Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "County of Alameda Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 7, 2017
- ↑ Alameda County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "East Bay Young Democrats (EBYD) post from September 30, 2016 at 2:40pm," accessed October 3, 2016
2016 Berkeley Unified School District Elections | |
Alameda County, California | |
Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Judith Appel • Incumbent, Beatriz Leyva-Cutler • Abdur Sikder |
Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |