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Cynthia Van Auken
Cynthia Van Auken was a candidate seeking an at-large seat on the Chico Unified School District Board of Education in California. She ran against two incumbents and one fellow candidate in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Though Van Auken tried to remove herself as a candidate from this race, Butte County election officials did not have time to take her name off the ballot. Because her name was still on the ballot, she was still considered a candidate.[1][2] Cynthia Van Auken lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Van Auken is an educator.[1]
Elections
2014
Three at-large seats on the Chico Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Eileen Robinson and Kathleen E. Kaiser ran for re-election against candidates Gary M. Loustale and Cynthia Van Auken. Robinson and Kaiser won their bids for re-election, and Loustale joined them on the board after also winning the election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Gary M. Loustale |
28.6% | 15,068 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eileen Robinson Incumbent |
28.2% | 14,844 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathleen E. Kaiser Incumbent |
24.3% | 12,824 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cynthia Van Auken | 18.5% | 9,728 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 248 | |
| Total Votes | 52,712 | |||
| Source: Butte County Registrar of Voters, "General Election - November 4, 2014, Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Van Auken filed Form 470 with the Butte County Registrar of Voters, indicating she did not intend to raise or spend more than $1,000 for her 2014 campaign. Because of this, Van Auken did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[3]
Endorsements
Van Auken did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Cynthia + Van + Auken + Chico + Unified + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butte County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List, General Election," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ ChicoER, "Candidates for Chico school board still need to get votes," September 4, 2014
- ↑ Butte County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Van Auken, Cynthia," accessed October 24, 2014
| 2014 Chico Unified School District Elections | |
| Butte County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | • Incumbent, Kathleen E. Kaiser • Incumbent, Eileen Robinson • Gary M. Loustale • Cynthia Van Auken |
| Important information: | • What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
