Helen Foster
Helen Foster was an at-large representative on the San Lorenzo Unified Board of Education in California. Foster lost a re-election bid in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the San Lorenzo Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Helen Foster and Penny Peck faced challengers Kyla Sinegal and Marilyn Stewart.[2] Peck won re-election, and Stewart and Sinegal won the other seats on the ballot.[3]
Results
| San Lorenzo Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Marilyn Stewart |
31.74% | 13,178 |
| Kyla Sinegal |
26.10% | 10,836 |
| Penny Peck Incumbent |
22.29% | 9,254 |
| Helen Foster Incumbent | 19.43% | 8,069 |
| Write-in votes | 0.45% | 187 |
| Total Votes | 41,524 | |
| Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election (Certified Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Foster 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.[4][5]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Helen Foster Incumbent |
23.3% | 9,126 | |
| Nonpartisan | Penny Peck |
23.2% | 9,076 | |
| Nonpartisan | Norman D. Fobert Incumbent |
18.2% | 7,131 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Sherman Incumbent | 17.8% | 6,981 | |
| Nonpartisan | Syed "Tony" Shah | 17.1% | 6,673 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 133 | |
| Total Votes | 39,120 | |||
| Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Certified Final Results: General Election November 6, 2012," accessed August 5, 2014 | ||||
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See also
- San Lorenzo Unified School District, California
- San Lorenzo Unified School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alameda County California "Candidate list," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County California "Candidate list," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County, "General Election (Unofficial Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "County of Alameda Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed October 7, 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
| 2016 San Lorenzo Unified School District Elections | |
| Alameda County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Helen Foster • Incumbent, Penny Peck • Kyla Sinegal • Marilyn Stewart |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
