Jorge Lerma

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Jorge Lerma

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

Oakland Unified Board of Education District 5

Years in office: 2023 - 2025

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Jorge Lerma was a member of the Oakland Unified Board of Education in California, representing District 5. He assumed office on November 27, 2023. He left office on January 13, 2025.

Lerma ran in a special election to the Oakland Unified Board of Education to represent District 5 in California. He won in the special general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: Oakland Unified School District, California, elections (2023)

General election

General election for Oakland Unified Board of Education District 5

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jorge Lerma in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Jorge Lerma	57.2	2,031	0	Won (1)
		Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez	42.8	1,521	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,552
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lerma in this election.

2020

See also: Oakland Unified School District, California, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Oakland Unified Board of Education District 5

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mike Hutchinson in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mike Hutchinson	56.5	9,033	1,584	Won (3)
	Submit photo	Leroy Gaines	43.5	6,946	1,368	3
	Submit photo	Sheila Pope Lawrence	0.0	0	-3,621	3
	Submit photo	Jorge Lerma	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mike Hutchinson	44.7	7,449	580	Won (3)
	Submit photo	Leroy Gaines	33.5	5,578	410	3
	Submit photo	Sheila Pope Lawrence	21.8	3,621	639	3
	Submit photo	Jorge Lerma	0.0	0	-1,897	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mike Hutchinson	40.6	6,869	0	Won (3)
	Submit photo	Leroy Gaines	30.6	5,168	0	3
	Submit photo	Sheila Pope Lawrence	17.6	2,982	0	3
	Submit photo	Jorge Lerma	11.2	1,897	0	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,916
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

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2023

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2020

Jorge Lerma did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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