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Kate Runyon
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Kate Runyon is an at-large member of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education in California. She was first elected to the board in 2006.
Runyon faced one fellow incumbent and three challengers in her bid for re-election to one of three at-large seats on November 4, 2014.[1] Kate Runyon won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
Four at-large seats on the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election to four-year terms, and one seat was up for election to a two-year term due to a vacancy on the board.
Incumbents Kate Runyon and Anne White ran against challengers Craig Bueno, Alan Heckman and Belia Martinez for re-election to four-year terms. Runyon and White won their bids for re-election, and Bueno was elected to the third four-year term seat.
The two-year term race featured four candidates: Joe Iguain, McKinley Day, Efraín Meléndez and Chris Wenzel. Wenzel defeated his fellow challengers to win the seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Anne White Incumbent |
21.5% | 10,189 | |
| Nonpartisan | Craig Bueno |
21.9% | 10,354 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kate Runyon Incumbent |
21.3% | 10,059 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alan Heckman | 18.5% | 8,772 | |
| Nonpartisan | Belia Martinez | 16.5% | 7,803 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 126 | |
| Total Votes | 47,303 | |||
| Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election - Official - November 04, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
2010
| Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Anne White Incumbent |
26.1% | 14,524 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kate Runyon Incumbent |
26% | 14,485 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Dunlop Incumbent |
24.5% | 13,630 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas McLaughlin | 23.1% | 12,858 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 233 | |
| Total Votes | 55,730 | |||
| Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results: General Election November 2, 2010," accessed October 7, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, California
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
- Office website
- LinkedIn page
- 2014 Smart Voter profile
- 2010 Smart Voter profile
Footnotes
| 2014 Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Elections | |
| Alameda County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large four-year term: • Incumbent, Kate Runyon • Incumbent, Anne White • Craig Bueno • Alan Heckman • Belia Martinez At-large two-year term: • McKinley Day • Joe Iguain • Efraín Meléndez • Chris Wenzel |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
