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Jim Gibson
Jim Gibson was a member of the Vista Unified Board of Education in California, representing Area 3. He assumed office in 1998.
Gibson ran for election for California Superintendent of Public Instruction. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
General election
General election for California Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Tony Thurmond defeated Lance Christensen in the general election for California Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Thurmond (Nonpartisan) | 63.7 | 5,681,318 |
 | Lance Christensen (Nonpartisan)  | 36.3 | 3,237,785 | |
| Total votes: 8,919,103 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California Superintendent of Public Instruction
The following candidates ran in the primary for California Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Thurmond (Nonpartisan) | 45.9 | 2,881,684 |
| ✔ | | Lance Christensen (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 745,003 |
 | Ainye Long (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 699,331 | |
 | George Yang (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 694,073 | |
 | Marco Amaral (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 547,389 | |
 | Jim Gibson (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 468,078 | |
 | Joseph Campbell (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 241,984 | |
| Total votes: 6,277,542 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
The election in Vista featured two seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Carol Weise Herrera and Jim Gibson ran unopposed and won re-election to their Trustee Area 2 and 3 seats, respectively. Herrera and Gibson also ran unopposed in 2010.
Results
Incumbents Carol Weise Herrera and Jim Gibson ran unopposed for re-election to their Trustee Area 2 and 3 seats, respectively, and won their elections by default.
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.[1]
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.[1]
Gibson did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.[2]
Endorsements
Gibson received an endorsement from the Republican Party of San Diego County.[3]
2010
Incumbents Carol Weise Herrera and Jim Gibson ran unopposed and won re-election to their Trustee Area 2 and 3 seats, respectively.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim Gibson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Campaign Finance Disclosure Search," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ The Republican Party of San Diego County, "Endorsements," accessed October 25, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Board Member; Vista Unified School District Voter Information," accessed November 19, 2014
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