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Berniece Spivey Bass
Berniece Spivey Bass was a candidate for the Trustee Area 1 seat on the Stockton Unified School District school board in California. Bass was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Stockton Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Five newcomers filed for the Trustee Area 1 seat that was left open due to term limits: Berniece Spivey Bass, Cecilia Mendez, Jennifer Kuan, Ramiro Reyes, and Minerva Garcia. Mendez won election to the seat. In Trustee Area 3, board incumbent Kathleen Garcia defeated challengers Alicia Rico, Martin Rodriguez, and Ytzel Gonzalez Arroyo to win another term. Four newcomers—Lange Luntao, Carmen Garcia, Douglas Vigil, and Regina Varela—ran for the open Trustee Area 4 seat, and Luntao won the election.[1][2][3]
Results
| Stockton Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cecilia Mendez |
44.88% | 2,302 |
| Minerva Garcia | 18.02% | 924 |
| Berniece Spivey Bass | 16.32% | 837 |
| Jennifer Kuan | 10.63% | 545 |
| Ramiro Reyes | 9.88% | 507 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 14 |
| Total Votes | 5,129 | |
| Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "November 8, 2016 Official Final Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Bass filed an exemption form detailing she would not spend or receive more than $2,000 for this campaign. Because of this, she did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[4][5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ '"Stockton Record, "Record Endorsements, Stockton Unified: Incumbent, two newcomers deserve seats," October 13, 2016
- ↑ San Joaquin Registrar of Voters, "Registrar of Voters Department," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "San Joaquin County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed November 4, 2016
| 2016 Stockton Unified School District Elections | |
| San Joaquin County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Berniece Spivey Bass • Minerva Garcia • Jennifer Kuan • Cecilia Mendez • Ramiro Reyes Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Kathleen Garcia • Ytzel Gonzalez Arroyo • Alicia Rico • Martin Rodriguez Trustee Area 4: • Carmen Garcia • Lange Luntao • Regina Varela • Douglas Vigil |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
