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Emma Turner
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Emma Turner is an at-large representative on the La Mesa-Spring Valley Board of Education in California. She was first elected to the board on November 2, 2008.[1] Turner won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[2] Though Turner identifies as a Republican, her position on the board is nonpartisan.
Turner was a Republican candidate for District 78 of the California State Assembly. She was defeated in the primary election on June 8, 2010.
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In her bid for re-election, incumbent Emma Turner ran against former school board member Jerry Lecko and challengers Jim Long and Jay Steiger.[3] Turner won re-election, and Long won the other seat on the ballot.[4]
Results
| La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Emma Turner Incumbent |
29.12% | 19,771 |
| Jim Long |
25.64% | 17,405 |
| Jerry Lecko | 23.98% | 16,281 |
| Jay Steiger | 21.25% | 14,429 |
| Total Votes | 67,886 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election - Tuesday, November 8, 2016," accessed December 9, 2016 | ||
Funding
Turner 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.[5][6]
Endorsements
Turner was endorsed by the Republican Party of San Diego County and the DeMaio Report on NewsRadio 600.[7][8]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Emma Turner |
37.6% | 24,069 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Baber |
34.7% | 22,215 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay Steiger | 27.7% | 17,739 | |
| Total Votes | 64,023 | |||
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election November 6, 2012, Official Results," accessed July 23, 2014 | ||||
2010
Turner was defeated in the June 8 primary by Rick L. Powell.[9]
| California House of Representatives, District 78 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Rick L. Powell (R)
|
14,663 | |||
| Emma Turner (R) | 10,600 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, California
- La Mesa-Spring Valley School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ La Mesa Patch, "Emma Turner, Candidate for La Mesa-Spring Valley School District Board," August 27, 2012
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate List: 2016 General Election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate List: 2016 General Election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ San Diego County, "Presidential General Election - Tuesday, November 8, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "CampaignDocs eRetrieval: Search by Candidate's Last Name," accessed October 5, 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
- ↑ The Republican Party of San Diego County, "2016 General Election: Local Endorsements," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ NewsRadio 600, "San Diego Voter Guide: SCHOOL CANDIDATES," October 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
| 2016 La Mesa-Spring Valley School District Elections | |
| San Diego County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Emma Turner • Jerry Lecko • Jim Long • Jay Steiger |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
