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West Basin Municipal Water District District 5
Tenure

2001 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

24

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Donald Dear (also known as Don) is a member of the West Basin Municipal Water District in California, representing District 5. Dear assumed office in 2001. Dear's current term ends on December 1, 2028.

Dear ran for re-election to the West Basin Municipal Water District to represent District 5 in California. Dear won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024)

General election

General election for West Basin Municipal Water District District 5

Incumbent Donald Dear defeated Hugo Rojas in the general election for West Basin Municipal Water District District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Donald Dear (Nonpartisan)
 
56.4
 
24,461
Hugo Rojas (Nonpartisan)
 
43.6
 
18,872

Total votes: 43,333
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2020)

General election

General election for West Basin Municipal Water District District 5

Incumbent Donald Dear defeated Eva Rivera, Hugo Rojas, and George Louie Gutierrez in the general election for West Basin Municipal Water District District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Donald Dear (Nonpartisan)
 
38.0
 
22,447
Eva Rivera (Nonpartisan)
 
29.7
 
17,538
Hugo Rojas (Nonpartisan)
 
25.3
 
14,951
George Louie Gutierrez (Nonpartisan)
 
7.1
 
4,203

Total votes: 59,139
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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2016)

Los Angeles County held elections for county commission, district attorney, and special districts in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on July 7, 2016. The candidate filing deadline for this election was on March 11, 2016. Incumbent Donald Dear defeated Ryan Richard in the general election for District 5 of the West Basin Municipal Water District.[1]

West Basin Municipal Water District, District 5 General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Donald Dear Incumbent 73.32% 20,067
Ryan Richard 26.68% 7,301
Total Votes 27,368
Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, "2016 General Election Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 2016

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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