Escondido Union School District elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Escondido Union School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Neither incumbent filed to run for re-election, guaranteeing two newcomers joined the board. The race for the Trustee Area 1 seat featured candidates Giovanny Miranda and Doug Paulson. Mirek Gorny and Joe Muga ran for election to the Trustee Area 3 seat. Paulson and Muga won election to the board.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Escondido Union Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Three seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and two 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 Escondido Union 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
Trustee Area 1
Results
Escondido Union School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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70.83% | 3,150 |
Giovanny Miranda | 29.17% | 1,297 |
Total Votes | 4,447 | |
Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election - Tuesday, November 8, 2016," accessed December 9, 2016 |
Candidates
Giovanny Miranda | Doug Paulson ![]() | ||
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Trustee Area 3
Results
Escondido Union School District, Trustee Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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65.56% | 6,475 |
Mirek Gorny | 34.44% | 3,401 |
Total Votes | 9,876 | |
Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election - Tuesday, November 8, 2016," accessed December 9, 2016 |
Candidates
Mirek Gorny | Joe Muga ![]() | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
The district's school board election shared the ballot with two bond measures for San Diego County, a number of statewide ballot measures, and with 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 San Diego County Republican Party endorsed Trustee Area 3 candidate Mirek Gorny, and the San Diego County Democratic Party endorsed Trustee Area 1 candidate Doug Paulson and Trustee Area 3 candidate Joe Muga.[12][13] Mirek was also endorsed by the DeMaio Report on NewsRadio 600.[14]
Trustee Area 1 candidate Giovanny Miranda was endorsed by the following elected officials:[15]
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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 $11,054.00 and spent a total of $10,963.09 in the election, according to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.[16]
Trustee Area 1
Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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Giovanny Miranda | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Doug Paulson | $7,730.00 | $7,639.09 | $90.91 |
Trustee Area 3
Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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Mirek Gorny | $3,324.00 | $3,324.00 | $0.00 |
Joe Muga | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Past elections
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2014Trustee Area 2Incumbent Joan Gardner ran unopposed and won re-election by default. Trustee Area 4
Trustee Area 5Gary M. Altenburg ran unopposed and won the election by default. 2012
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About the district
The Escondido Union School District is located in San Diego County in southern California. The county seat is San Diego. San Diego County was home to 3,299,521 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[17] The district was the 79th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 19,446 students.[18]
Demographics
San Diego County outperformed California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.1 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 San Diego County was $63,996, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 14.7 percent, while it was 16.4 percent statewide.[17]
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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.
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See also
Escondido Union School District | California | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate List: 2016 General Election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ San Diego County, "General Election - Tuesday, November 8, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Escondido Union School District, "Board of Education," accessed July 8, 2016
- ↑ Escondido Union 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
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate List: 2016 General Election," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Local Measures for November 8, 2016: County of San Diego," accessed September 26, 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
- ↑ The Republican Party of San Diego County, "2016 General Election: Local Endorsements," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ San Diego County Democratic Party, "Democratic Candidates 2016," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ NewsRadio 600, "San Diego Voter Guide: SCHOOL CANDIDATES," October 4, 2016
- ↑ Giovanny Miranda Escondido Union School Board - Region 1, "Endorsements," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "CampaignDocs eRetrieval: Search by Candidate's Last Name," accessed February 15, 2017
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Diego County, California," accessed June 16, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 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
2016 Escondido Union School District Elections | |
San Diego County, California | |
Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Giovanny Miranda • Doug Paulson Trustee Area 3: • Mirek Gorny • Joe Muga |
Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |