Elk Grove Unified School District elections (2016)
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Four of the seven seats on the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. In his bid for re-election, Area 1 incumbent Tony Perez ran unopposed and won re-election by default. In Area 3, incumbent Chet Madison Sr. defeated Chris Baker to win another term. Area 6 incumbent Nancy Chaires Espinoza also won re-election, defeating challenger Marlon Hill. In the Area 7 race, Nikita Kostyuk was defeated by incumbent Carmine Forcina.[1][2] On top of choosing members for the board of education, citizens of the school district also voted on a $476 million bond measure in this election.
Baker and Kostyuk participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. Click here to read their responses.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Elk Grove Unified Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Three seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and four seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[3]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to register with the county elections office by August 12, 2016. If incumbents did not file by that deadline, the filing deadline was extended for non-incumbent candidates until August 17, 2016. In order to qualify as candidates, they had to be at least 18 years old, citizens of California, residents of the school district, registered voters, and "not legally disqualified from holding civil office," according to the bylaws of the Elk Grove Unified Board of Education. Once they took office, school board members could not be employed by the school district.[4][5]
To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[7]
Candidates and results
Area 1
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Tony Perez won re-election to the board by default.[1]
Candidates
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Area 3
Results
| Elk Grove Unified School District, Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Chet Madison Sr. Incumbent |
66.53% | 62,408 |
| Chris Baker | 33.18% | 31,121 |
| Write-in votes | 0.29% | 272 |
| Total Votes | 93,801 | |
| Source: Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Chet Madison Sr.
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Area 6
Results
| Elk Grove Unified School District, Area 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nancy Chaires Espinoza Incumbent |
64.27% | 59,245 |
| Marlon Hill | 35.44% | 32,665 |
| Write-in votes | 0.29% | 269 |
| Total Votes | 92,179 | |
| Source: Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Nancy Chaires Espinoza
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Area 7
Results
| Elk Grove Unified School District, Area 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Carmine Forcina Incumbent |
67.15% | 61,458 |
| Nikita Kostyuk | 32.52% | 29,764 |
| Write-in votes | 0.34% | 307 |
| Total Votes | 91,529 | |
| Source: Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
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| Carmine Forcina
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
The district's school board election shared the ballot with a bond measure for the school district, a bond measure for Sacramento County, a number of statewide ballot measures, and elections for the following offices:[8][9]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[10][11]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 1, 2016 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
| August 10, 2016 - November 8, 2016 | 24-hour campaign contribution reporting period |
| August 12, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 17, 2016 | Extended filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates for open seats |
| September 29, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 24, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 27, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 31, 2017 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
Endorsements
The Democratic Party of Sacramento County endorsed Area 6 incumbent Nancy Chaires Espinoza and Area 7 incumbent Carmine Forcina, and the Sacramento County Republican Party endorsed Area 7 challenger Nikita Kostyuk.[12][13] CCSA Advocates endorsed Area 3 challenger Chris Baker and Area 6 challenger Marlon Hill.[14]
Do you know of an official or organization that endorsed a candidate in this race? Let Ballotpedia know by email at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Campaign finance
Candidates in this race were required to file two pre-election reports. The first was due on September 29, 2016, and the second was due on October 27, 2016. If candidates received more than $1,000 from a single source between August 10, 2016, and November 8, 2016, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours of receiving the contribution.[11]
Candidates who did not raise or spend more than $2,000 on their campaigns had to file an exemption form by September 29, 2016. They did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[11]
Candidates who had a remaining balance from previous campaigns or who had raised or spent money on their campaigns prior to the candidate filing deadline had to file a semi-annual campaign finance report by August 1, 2016. The next semi-annual campaign finance report was due January 31, 2017.[11]
Reports
Candidates received a total of $115,324.41 and spent a total of $106,288.37 in the election, according to the Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections.[15]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Chet Madison Sr. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Chris Baker | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Nancy Chaires Espinoza | $53,774.00 | $50,782.17 | $2,991.83 |
| Marlon Hill | $7,585.00 | $5,910.59 | $1,674.41 |
| Carmine Forcina | $30,850.00 | $26,524.00 | $4,326.00 |
| Nikita Kostyuk | $23,115.41 | $23,071.61 | $82.97 |
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Trustee Area 4This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Trustee Area 4 incumbent Bobbie Singh-Allen was re-elected by default.[16] Trustee Area 5This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Elizabeth Marie Albiani was elected to Trustee Area 5 by default.[16] 2012Trustee Area 1
Trustee Area 3This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Chet Madison Sr. was re-elected to his seat by default.[17] Trustee Area 6
Trustee Area 7
2010Trustee Area 2This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Jeanette J. Amavisca was re-elected by default.[18] Trustee Area 4This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Pollyanna Cooper-Levangie was re-elected by default.[19] Trustee Area 5This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Priscilla S. Cox was re-elected by default.[20] Trustee Area 7This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Alfred "Al" Rowlett was re-elected to a two-year term by default.[21] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What was at stake?
2016
Issues in the election
Measure M
In addition to choosing candidates for the Area 3, 6, and 7 seats in the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education election on November 8, 2016, citizens in the school district voted on Measure M, a $476 million bond measure. A 55 percent majority was required to pass the measure, and it was approved with over 68 percent of the vote.[22] The question appeared on the ballot as follows:
| “ | To repair and modernize classrooms, fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, and HVAC systems, improve student safety and campus security, construct and upgrade additional classrooms, labs, career technical education facilities and instructional technology to support student achievement in math, science, arts and skilled trades and keep up with growth and relieve overcrowding shall the Elk Grove Unified School District issue $476,000,000 in bonds to be spent only on specified projects, with independent citizen oversight and no money for administrator salaries?[23] | ” |
| —Elk Grove Unified School District (2016)[24] | ||
Candidate survey
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Survey responses
Two candidates in this race participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display the responses to the survey questions from Trustee Area 3 candidate Chris Baker and Trustee Area 7 candidate Nikita Kostyuk.
Hope to achieve
When asked what he hoped to achieve if elected to the school board, Baker stated:
| “ | Working with colleagues to take the district to a much higher level than we are have much better parent involvement. Get to know all principles, teacher's , other staff. Make it my goal to visit the schools regularly and talk with all staff, parent's , students and bring us all on one accord.[23] | ” |
| —Chris Baker (October 23, 2016)[25] | ||
Kostyuk said he hoped to achieve the following if elected to the school board:
| “ | I want to serve as an advocate for taxpayers, parents, and voters. I want to bring a fresh perspective to the Elk Grove Unified School District. I'm committed to working towards more community involvement in the school board, to protecting taxpayers, and to expanding educational opportunities for students and parents.[23] | ” |
| —Nikita Kostyuk (August 11, 2016)[26] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidates were asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays their rankings:
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| Expanding arts education | ||||
| Improving relations with teachers | ||||
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | ||||
| Improving post-secondary readiness | ||||
| Closing the achievement gap | ||||
| Improving education for special needs students | ||||
| Expanding school choice options | ||||
Positions on the issues
The candidates were asked to answer nine multiple choice and short answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. A link to their responses can be found below.
About the district
The Elk Grove Unified School District is located in Sacramento County in central California. The county seat is Sacramento. Sacramento County was home to 1,501,335 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[27] The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 62,499 students.[28]
Demographics
Sacramento County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Sacramento County was $55,615, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 18.1 percent, while it was 16.4 percent statewide.[27]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sacramento County Elections, "Qualified Candidate List," August 13, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento County, "Unofficial Results: General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Elk Grove Unified School District, "EGUSD Board of Education," accessed July 8, 2016
- ↑ Elk Grove Unified School District, "BB 9220 Board Bylaws: Board of Education Elections," accessed July 8, 2016
- ↑ California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Positions up for Election: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: 2016 General Election," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Democratic Party of Sacramento County, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 16, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento County Republican Party, "Endorsements 2016," accessed October 16, 2016
- ↑ CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "County of Sacramento Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 15, 2017
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "School Contests for Sacramento County, CA," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Board Member; Elk Grove Unified School District; Area 2 Voter Information," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Board Member; Elk Grove Unified School District; Area 4 Voter Information," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Board Member; Elk Grove Unified School District; Area 5 Voter Information," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Board Member; Elk Grove Unified School District; Area 7 Voter Information," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento County, "Unofficial Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election Measures," accessed October 21, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey, "Chris Baker responses," October 23, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey, "Nikita Kostyuk responses," August 11, 2016
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 United States Census Bureau, "Sacramento County, California," accessed July 8, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Results and Information from Previous Elections," accessed July 17, 2014
| 2016 Elk Grove Unified School District Elections | |
| Sacramento County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Area 1: • Incumbent, Tony Perez Area 3: • Incumbent, Chet Madison Sr. • Chris Baker Area 6: • Incumbent, Nancy Chaires Espinoza • Marlon Hill Area 7: • Incumbent, Carmine Forcina • Nikita Kostyuk |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
