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Manteca Unified School District elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The incumbents from Trustee Areas 2, 4, 5 and 6 were up for re-election.[1][2]
Trustee Area 4 incumbent Nancy Teicheira and Trustee Area 5 incumbent Ruth Evelyn Moore ran unopposed and won re-election. Incumbent Manuel Medeiros was defeated by challenger Ashley Drain for the Trustee Area 2 seat, and in the Trustee Area 6 race, incumbent Donald L. Scholl lost to challenger Alexander Bronson.[3]
About the district
Manteca Unified School District is located in San Joaquin County, California. The county seat is Stockton. San Joaquin County was home to 704,379 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Manteca Unified School District was the 57th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 23,309 students.[5]
Demographics
San Joaquin County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 17.9 percent of San Joaquin County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for San Joaquin County was $53,895 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for San Joaquin County was 17.5 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Each member represents a specific geographic area, but members are elected at-large. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. The seats from Trustee Areas 2, 4, 5 and 6 were up for election in 2014, and the seats from Trustee Areas 1, 3 and 7 will be up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Trustee Area 2
- Manuel Medeiros
- Incumbent
- Farmer
- Ashley Drain
- Educator
Trustee Area 4
- Nancy Teicheira
- Incumbent
Trustee Area 5
- Ruth Evelyn Moore
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Bryn Mawr
- Retired teacher, Manteca Unified School District
Trustee Area 6
- Donald L. Scholl
- Incumbent
- Alexander Bronson
- Educator
Election results
Trustee Area 2
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ashley Drain |
56% | 9,974 | |
| Nonpartisan | Manuel Medeiros Incumbent | 43.6% | 7,758 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 65 | |
| Total Votes | 17,797 | |||
| Source: San Jaoquin County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results: November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Trustee Area 4
This election did not appear on the ballot due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Nancy Teicheira won re-election to Trustee Area 4 by default.[8]
Trustee Area 5
This election did not appear on the ballot due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Ruth Evelyn Moore won re-election to Trustee Area 5 by default.[8]
Trustee Area 6
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Alexander Bronson |
57.7% | 10,004 | |
| Nonpartisan | Donald L. Scholl Incumbent | 41.9% | 7,264 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 80 | |
| Total Votes | 17,348 | |||
| Source: San Jaoquin County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results: November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
The Manteca Educators' Association endorsed all four incumbents: Manuel Medeiros, Nancy Teicheira, Ruth Evelyn Moore and Donald L. Scholl.[9]
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[10]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[10]
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2012Trustee Area 1
Trustee Area 3This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Michael D. Seelye from Trustee Area 3 was re-elected by default.[11][12] Trustee Area 5This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Deborah A. Romero from Trustee Area 5 was re-elected by default.[11][12] 2010
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Manteca Unified School District election in 2014:[2][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for several state executive offices, two seats in the U.S. House and three seats in the state Assembly. In addition to those general elections, this election shared the ballot with a number of judicial elections, other school board elections, municipal elections and a Manteca Unified School District bond measure..[13][14]
Recent news
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See also
- California
- Manteca Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- San Joaquin County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Manteca Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate's Guide: School Districts Governing Board Members Election November 4, 2014," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List General Election," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Joaquin County, California," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Manteca Bulletin, "Moore, Teicheira get 4 more years," August 30, 2014
- ↑ Manteca Bulletin, "MEA endorses board incumbents & bond," August 29, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Votes Cast for Write-in Candidates: Consolidated General Election, November 6, 2012," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 California Election Code, "Section 5326," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List General Election," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Local Measures for November 4, 2014," accessed September 3, 2014
