Escondido Union School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Escondido Union School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The Trustee Areas 2, 4 and 5 seats were up for election to four-year terms.[1][2]
Incumbent Joan Gardner and candidate Gary M. Altenburg ran unopposed and won election to the Trustee Area 2 and Trustee Area 5 seats, respectively. Incumbent Marty Hranek was defeated by challenger Zesty Harper in the Trustee Area 4 seat race.[3]
About the district
Escondido Union School District is located in San Diego County, California. The county seat of San Diego County is San Diego. San Diego County was home to 3,211,252 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Escondido Union School District was the 85th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 19,093 students.[5]
Demographics
San Diego County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 34.4 percent of San Diego County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for San Diego County was $63,373 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for San Diego County was 13.9 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Escondido Union School District Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic districts. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. The seats from Trustee Area 2, 4 and 5 were up for election in 2014, and the seats from Trustee Areas 1 and 3 were up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[10]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Trustee Area 2
- Joan Gardner
- Incumbent
Trustee Area 4
- Marty Hranek
- Incumbent
- Educator
- Zesty Harper
- Educator
Trustee Area 5
- Gary M. Altenburg
- Graduate, California State University at Long Beach and Northwestern University
- Endodontist
- Business executive
Election results
Trustee Area 2
Incumbent Joan Gardner ran unopposed and won re-election by default.
Trustee Area 4
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Nonpartisan | ![]() |
60.3% | 3,238 | |
Nonpartisan | Marty Hranek Incumbent | 39.7% | 2,131 | |
Total Votes | 5,369 | |||
Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election," accessed December 22, 2014 |
Trustee Area 5
Gary M. Altenburg ran unopposed and won the election by default.
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[11]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[11]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Escondido Union School District election in 2014:[11][12]
Deadline | Event |
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July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for several state executive offices, five U.S. House seats, three state Senate seats and six state Assembly seats.[13]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Escondido + Union + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Escondido Union School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- San Diego County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Escondido Union School District, "Board of Education," accessed July 18, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filing Guide General Election November 4, 2014," accessed July 18, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election Candidate List," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Diego County, California," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election November 6, 2012, Official Results," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election November 4, 2008, Official Results," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "General Election November 2, 2004, Final Official Results," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "General Election November 7, 2000," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Schedule November 4, 2014," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ San Diego Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial Primary Election Tuesday, June 3, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014
2014 Escondido Union School District Elections | |
San Diego County, California | |
Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Joan Gardner Trustee Area 4: • Incumbent, Marty Hranek • Zesty Harper Trustee Area 5: • Gary M. Altenburg |
Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |