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Maia Pearson
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2021 - Present
2027
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Maia Pearson is a member of the Madison Metropolitan School District school board in Wisconsin, representing Seat 1. She assumed office on April 26, 2021. Her current term ends on April 26, 2027.
Pearson ran for re-election to the Madison Metropolitan School District school board to represent Seat 1 in Wisconsin. She won in the general election on April 2, 2024.
Pearson (Democratic Party) also ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 78. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.
Elections
2024
Wisconsin State Assembly
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78
Incumbent Shelia Stubbs won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shelia Stubbs (D) | 98.1 | 29,638 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 560 | ||
| Total votes: 30,198 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78
Incumbent Shelia Stubbs defeated Maia Pearson in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelia Stubbs | 65.8 | 9,574 |
| Maia Pearson | 34.1 | 4,956 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 14,554 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pearson in this election.
Madison Metropolitan School District
General election
General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1
Incumbent Maia Pearson won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1 on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maia Pearson (Nonpartisan) | 98.6 | 45,244 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 645 | ||
| Total votes: 45,889 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Maia Pearson advanced from the primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Pearson received the following endorsements.
2021
See also: Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1
Maia Pearson won election in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maia Pearson (Nonpartisan) | 98.9 | 41,097 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 463 | ||
| Total votes: 41,560 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Maia Pearson advanced from the primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 1.
2020
See also: Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6
Christina Gomez Schmidt defeated Maia Pearson in the general election for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6 on April 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christina Gomez Schmidt (Nonpartisan) | 51.6 | 42,775 |
| Maia Pearson (Nonpartisan) | 47.9 | 39,723 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 376 | ||
| Total votes: 82,874 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6
Maia Pearson and Christina Gomez Schmidt defeated Karen Ball in the primary for Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education Seat 6 on February 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maia Pearson (Nonpartisan) | 42.5 | 18,530 | |
| ✔ | | Christina Gomez Schmidt (Nonpartisan) | 32.4 | 14,108 |
| Karen Ball (Nonpartisan) | 23.8 | 10,383 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 530 | ||
| Total votes: 43,551 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Wisconsin State Assembly
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Madison Metropolitan School District
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Other survey responses
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2021
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2020
Maia Pearson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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