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Long Beach Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
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Three seats on the Long Beach Unified School District school board in California were up for general election on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022. However, candidates had an additional five days to file if no incumbents filed by March 11. The extended deadline did not apply if the incumbent was not eligible to run for re-election.
The filing deadline for write-in candidates passed May 24, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 1
Maria Isabel López defeated Nubia Flores in the general election for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maria Isabel López (Nonpartisan) | 52.3 | 9,537 | |
| Nubia Flores (Nonpartisan) | 47.7 | 8,711 | ||
| Total votes: 18,248 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 1
Maria Isabel López and Nubia Flores defeated Sharifa Batts in the primary for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 1 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maria Isabel López (Nonpartisan) | 42.0 | 5,185 | |
| ✔ | Nubia Flores (Nonpartisan) | 30.6 | 3,769 | |
| Sharifa Batts (Nonpartisan) | 27.4 | 3,377 | ||
| Total votes: 12,331 | |||
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District 3
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Juan Benitez (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 5
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 5
Incumbent Diana Craighead won election outright against Melissa Pittscutler in the primary for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 5 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Diana Craighead (Nonpartisan) | 62.4 | 14,046 |
| Melissa Pittscutler (Nonpartisan) | 37.6 | 8,475 | ||
| Total votes: 22,521 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2022
June 7, 2022
- United States Senate election in California, 2022
- United States Senate special election in California, 2022
- California's 42nd Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 43rd Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 44th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 47th Congressional District election, 2022
- California Attorney General election, 2022
- California Controller election, 2022
- California gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Secretary of State election, 2022
- California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- California Treasurer election, 2022
- California State Senate elections, 2022
- California State Assembly elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022)
- Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
- City elections in Long Beach, California (2022)
- City elections in Los Angeles, California (2022)
- Mayoral election in Long Beach, California (2022)
- Mayoral election in Los Angeles, California (2022)
- Compton Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
- Antelope Valley Healthcare District, California, Measure H, Hospital Bond (June 2022)
- Avalon City, California, Measure S, Sales Tax (June 2022)
- Avalon City, California, Measure TT, Hotel Tax (June 2022)
- Los Angeles, California, Measure BB, Charter Amendment (June 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in California, 2022
- United States Senate special election in California, 2022
- California's 42nd Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 43rd Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 44th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 47th Congressional District election, 2022
- California Attorney General election, 2022
- California Controller election, 2022
- California gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Secretary of State election, 2022
- California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- California Treasurer election, 2022
- California State Senate elections, 2022
- California State Assembly elections, 2022
- California Supreme Court elections, 2022
- California intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- California Changes to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap Initiative (2022)
- California Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022)
- California Proposition 26, Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 27, Legalize Sports Betting and Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Fund Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 28, Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 29, Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 30, Tax on Income Above $2 Million for Zero-Emissions Vehicles and Wildfire Prevention Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 31, Flavored Tobacco Products Ban Referendum (2022)
- City elections in Long Beach, California (2022)
- City elections in Los Angeles, California (2022)
- Mayoral election in Long Beach, California (2022)
- Mayoral election in Los Angeles, California (2022)
- Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022)
- Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
- Cerritos Community College, California, Measure CC, Facility Repair and Upgrade Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Compton, California, Measure AM, City Council Required Meeting Reduction Measure (November 2022)
- Compton, California, Measure ED, Municipal Election Date Change Measure (November 2022)
- Compton Unified School District, California, Measure AAA, Facilities Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Long Beach, California, Measure BB, Water and Gas Utility Public Merger Amendment (November 2022)
- Long Beach, California, Measure E, Police Oversight Commission Measure (November 2022)
- Long Beach, California, Measure LBC, Change Primary and General City Election Dates Amendment (November 2022)
- Long Beach Unified School District, California, Measure LBU, Change Primary and General District Election Dates Amendment (November 2022)
- Long Beach Unified School District, California, Measure Q, School Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Los Angeles, California, Proposition LH, Low-Income Rental Housing Measure (November 2022)
- Los Angeles, California, Proposition SP, Parks and Recreation Parcel Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Los Angeles, California, Proposition ULA, Tax on $5 Million House Sales Initiative (November 2022)
- Los Angeles Community College District, California, Measure LA, Facilities and Job Training Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Los Angeles County, California, Measure C, Marijuana Tax for Unincorporated Areas Measure (November 2022)
- Los Angeles County, Measure A, Removal of Sheriff for Cause Amendment (November 2022)
- Paramount Unified School District, California, Measure P, Term Limit Measure (November 2022)
- Pasadena Area Community College, California, Measure PCC, School Bond Measure (November 2022)
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About the district
The Long Beach Unified School District is located in Los Angeles County, California. The district served 67,292 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[1]
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