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Heidi Smyth
Heidi Smyth was a candidate for the Trustee Area 1 seat on the Yuba City Unified School District school board in California. Smyth was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Smyth previously ran for a seat on the board. She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Yuba City Unified School District Governing Board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. The race for the two Trustee Area 1 seats featured incumbent John Amarel and challengers Sean Fetters, Brett Hancock, Heidi Smyth, and Richard Snyder. Fetters and Hancock won the seats. In Trustee Area 2, incumbent Herbert Cooley was defeated by challenger Julie Ann Jackson.[2][3][4][5]
Results
| Yuba City Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sean Fetters |
30.75% | 11,620 |
| Brett Hancock |
26.27% | 9,927 |
| Heidi Smyth | 19.87% | 7,506 |
| John Amarel Incumbent | 13.64% | 5,153 |
| Richard Snyder | 9.24% | 3,492 |
| Write-in votes | 0.22% | 85 |
| Total Votes | 37,783 | |
| Source: Sutter County Election Department, "Official Presidential General Election Results November 8, 2016," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
At the time of this election, the Sutter County Elections Office did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staff directly requested this information, but the county would not provide the reports.[6]
2014
The election in Yuba City featured four seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steven Scriven defeated challenger Heidi Smyth for the Trustee Area 2 seat. Fellow board members Fred Northern and Lonetta Riley joined challenger Paul Broughton to defeat incumbent Michael Hudson for three Trustee Area 3 seats.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Steven Scriven Incumbent |
50% | 6,659 | |
| Nonpartisan | Heidi Smyth | 49.1% | 6,539 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 108 | |
| Total Votes | 13,306 | |||
| Source: Sutter County Registrar of Voters, "Official Gubernatorial General Election Results, November 4, 2014," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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.[7]
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.[7]
The Sutter County Election Department does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Endorsements
Smyth did not receive any official endorsements during the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Yuba City Unified School District, California
- Yuba City Unified School District elections (2016)
- Yuba City Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sutter County Election Department, "Candidates Contact List," September 2, 2016
- ↑ Appeal-Democrat, "Where local races stand after Friday filing deadline," August 13, 2016
- ↑ Appeal-Democrat, "It’s official: Filing closed for all races," August 18, 2016
- ↑ Sutter County Election Department, "Candidates Contact List," September 2, 2016
- ↑ Sutter County, "Unofficial Presidential General Election Results November 8, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Paula Smart, Sutter County Elections," October 6, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
| 2016 Yuba City Unified School District Elections | |
| Sutter County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, John Amarel • Sean Fetters • Brett Hancock • Heidi Smyth • Richard Snyder Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Herbert Cooley • Julie Ann Jackson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 Yuba City Unified School District Elections | |
| Sutter County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Steven Scriven • Heidi Smyth Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Michael Hudson • Incumbent, Fred Northern • Incumbent, Lonetta Riley • Paul Broughton |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
