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Jose Lalas
Jose Lalas was a member of the Corona-Norco Unified Board of Education in California, representing Trustee Area 1. He assumed office in 2008. He left office on December 13, 2024.
Lalas ran for re-election to the Corona-Norco Unified Board of Education to represent Trustee Area 1 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Corona-Norco Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Corona-Norco Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1
Anna Coriddi-Meza defeated incumbent Jose Lalas in the general election for Corona-Norco Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anna Coriddi-Meza (Nonpartisan) | 55.5 | 12,958 |
 | Jose Lalas (Nonpartisan) | 44.5 | 10,372 | |
| Total votes: 23,330 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lalas in this election.
2020
See also: Corona-Norco Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Corona-Norco Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1
Incumbent Jose Lalas defeated Anna Coriddi-Meza in the general election for Corona-Norco Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jose Lalas (Nonpartisan) | 63.8 | 14,291 |
| Anna Coriddi-Meza (Nonpartisan) | 36.2 | 8,116 | |
| Total votes: 22,407 | |||
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2016
Three of the five seats on the Corona-Norco Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In his bid for re-election to Trustee Area 1, incumbent Jose Lalas defeated challenger Douglas Husen. Trustee Area 3 incumbent Mary Helen Ybarra ran unopposed and won re-election by default. The race for the open Trustee Area 5 seat featured candidates Larissa Adrian, Jami Merchant, Chad Morgan, and Bill Pollock. Pollock won the seat.[1][2]
Results
| Corona-Norco Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jose Lalas Incumbent |
54.61% | 9,041 |
| Douglas Husen | 45.39% | 7,515 |
| Total Votes | 16,556 | |
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Presidential Election Official Results," accessed December 2, 2016 | ||
Funding
Lalas reported $7,395.00 in contributions and $7,395.00 in expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, which left his campaign with a $0.00 balance on hand in the election.[3]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Cathy L. Sciortino Incumbent |
26.9% | 33,208 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michell Skipworth Incumbent |
26.2% | 32,368 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jose Lalas Incumbent |
29.6% | 36,542 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Helen Ybarra | 17.4% | 21,446 | |
| Total Votes | 123,564 | |||
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Presidential Election: November 6, 2012," accessed July 17, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Jose Lalas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Corona-Norco Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County, "Consolidated Presidential Election," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "County of Riverside Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 8, 2017
| 2016 Corona-Norco Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Jose Lalas • Douglas Husen Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Mary Helen Ybarra Trustee Area 5: • Larissa Adrian • Jami Merchant • Chad Morgan • Bill Pollock |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
