Clark McCartney
Clark McCartney was a candidate for the Trustee Area 2 seat on the Desert Sands Unified School District Board of Education in California. He ran against one incumbent in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1]
McCartney ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Desert Sands Unified Board of Education in 2012. Clark McCartney lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
Two seats on the Desert Sands Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In Trustee Area 2, incumbent Donald B. Griffith faced challenger Clark McCartney and won re-election. Trustee Area 5 incumbent Michael Alexander Duran ran unopposed and won re-election by default.
This election was the first time the Desert Sands Unified School District elected members from trustee areas. Prior to this election, board of education members were elected at-large.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Donald B. Griffith Incumbent |
61.6% | 5,593 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clark McCartney | 38.4% | 3,482 | |
| Total Votes | 9,075 | |||
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated General Election, November 4, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
McCartney reported $620.00 in contributions and $601.00 in expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters as of October 31, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
McCartney received endorsements from the Riverside County Democratic Party and the Central Labor Council of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.[3][4]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Wendy S. Jonathan |
19.9% | 23,240 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Tomak |
14.3% | 16,667 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matt Monica Incumbent |
14.2% | 16,602 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Wright | 9.4% | 10,925 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Garrett Koedyker | 10.3% | 12,000 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clark McCartney | 11.2% | 13,033 | |
| Nonpartisan | D.J. Risk | 8.7% | 10,119 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott A. Baily | 12.2% | 14,202 | |
| Total Votes | 116,788 | |||
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Presidential Election: November 6, 2012," accessed July 17, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Clark + McCartney + Desert + Sands + Unified + School + District"
See also
- Desert Sands Unified School District, California
- Desert Sands Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Consolidated General Election," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Email correspondence between Ballotpedia and the Riverside County Registrar of Voters
- ↑ Riverside County Democratic Party, "2014 RCDP Non-Partisan Endorsements," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Central Labor Council of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, "COPE Endorsed List 2014," accessed October 29, 2014
| 2014 Desert Sands Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Donald B. Griffith • Clark McCartney Trustee Area 5: • Incumbent, Michael Alexander Duran |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
