Manteca Unified School District elections (2016)
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Five of the seven seats on the Manteca Unified School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. The seats from Trustee Areas 1, 3, and 7 were up for election to four-year terms, and the Trustee Area 2 and 6 seats were up for election to two-year terms due to the resignations of two board members after a recall effort was started against them. Trustee Area 1 incumbent Sam Fant did not file to run for re-election, leaving the seat open for a newcomer. That race featured candidates Eric Duncan Sr., Alison Ordner, and West Walker. Duncan was elected to the seat. In her bid for re-election to Trustee Area 2, appointed incumbent Kathy Howe defeated challenger Tony Berchtold. Trustee Area 3 incumbent Michael Seelye also won re-election, defeating challenger William Klump. In Trustee Area 6, appointed incumbent Stephen Schluer ran unopposed and won re-election by default. Newcomer Robert Wallace also ran unopposed and won election by default to the Trustee Area 7 seat.[1][2][3]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Manteca Unified board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Four seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and five seats—three four-year terms and two two-year terms—were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[4]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to register with the county elections office by August 12, 2016. If incumbents did not file by that deadline, the filing deadline was extended for non-incumbent candidates until August 17, 2016.[5]
To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[7]
Candidates and results
Trustee Area 1
Results
| Manteca Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Eric Duncan Sr. |
37.57% | 1,601 |
| West Walker | 35.81% | 1,526 |
| Alison Ordner | 26.45% | 1,127 |
| Write-in votes | 0.16% | 7 |
| Total Votes | 4,261 | |
| Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "November 8, 2016 Official Final Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
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Trustee Area 2
Results
| Manteca Unified School District, Trustee Area 2 General Election, 2-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kathy Howe Incumbent |
69.77% | 4,165 |
| Tony Berchtold | 29.93% | 1,787 |
| Write-in votes | 0.3% | 18 |
| Total Votes | 5,970 | |
| Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "November 8, 2016 Official Final Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
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Trustee Area 3
Results
| Manteca Unified School District, Trustee Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Seelye Incumbent |
52.28% | 3,111 |
| William Klump | 47.47% | 2,825 |
| Write-in votes | 0.25% | 15 |
| Total Votes | 5,951 | |
| Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "November 8, 2016 Official Final Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
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Trustee Area 6
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Stephen Schluer won re-election to a two-year term on the board by default.[2]
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Trustee Area 7
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Newcomer Robert Wallace won election to the board by default.[2]
Candidates
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
The district's school board election shared the ballot with a number of statewide ballot measures as well as elections for the following offices:[8]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[9][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 1, 2016 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
| August 10, 2016 - November 8, 2016 | 24-hour campaign contribution reporting period |
| August 12, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 17, 2016 | Extended filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates for open seats |
| September 29, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 24, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 27, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 31, 2017 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates in this race were required to file two pre-election reports. The first was due on September 29, 2016, and the second was due on October 27, 2016. If candidates received more than $1,000 from a single source between August 10, 2016, and November 8, 2016, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours of receiving the contribution.[10]
Candidates who did not raise or spend more than $2,000 on their campaigns had to file an exemption form by September 29, 2016. They did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[10]
Candidates who had a remaining balance from previous campaigns or who had raised or spent money on their campaigns prior to the candidate filing deadline had to file a semi-annual campaign finance report by August 1, 2016. The next semi-annual campaign finance report was due January 31, 2017.[10]
Reports
Candidates received a total of $10,996.42 and spent a total of $10,626.00 in the election, according to the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters.[11]
Trustee Area 1
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Eric Duncan Sr. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Alison Ordner | $450.00 | $400.00 | $50.00 |
| West Walker | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Trustee Area 2
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Kathy Howe | $5,657.42 | $5,337.00 | $320.42 |
| Tony Berchtold | $3,289.00 | $3,289.00 | $0.00 |
Trustee Area 3
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Michael Seelye | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| William Klump | $1,600.00 | $1,600.00 | $0.00 |
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2014Trustee Area 2
Trustee Area 4This election did not appear on the ballot due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Nancy Teicheira won re-election to Trustee Area 4 by default.[12] Trustee Area 5This 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.[12] Trustee Area 6
2012Trustee Area 1
Trustee Area 3This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Michael Seelye from Trustee Area 3 was re-elected by default.[13][14] Trustee Area 5This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Deborah A. Romero from Trustee Area 5 was re-elected by default.[13][14] 2010
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What was at stake?
2016
Issues in the district
Recall efforts
Efforts to recall Sam Fant, Ashley Drain, and Alexander Bronson from their respective positions as representatives of Trustee Areas 1, 2, and 6 on the Manteca Unified School District board of trustees in 2015 did not make it to the ballot. Both Bronson and Drain resigned before the efforts could move forward.[15][16] The recall effort against Fant continued after their resignations, but recall supporters were unable to gather enough signatures to get on the ballot.[17]
Bronson and Drain faced criminal election fraud charges over accusations that they lied about their addresses on election forms.[18] While Bronson resigned from the board on May 12, 2015, controversy continued around Drain and Fant.[15] Both were named in the San Joaquin County Civil Grand Jury's report that outlined inappropriate behavior by board members. Fant and Drain were accused of using “perceived power to inappropriately achieve their ends.” On August 11, 2015, the board voted to accept the report.[19][20]
Drain resigned from her Area 2 position effective August 25, 2015. According to the district's administrative assistant Chelo de Leon, Drain gave no reason for her resignation.[16]
In September 2015, leaders of the recall effort said they would continue their push to recall Fant, but that effort ended when they did not turn in enough signatures by December 24, 2015.[17][21]
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About the district
The Manteca Unified School District is located in San Joaquin County in central California. The county seat is Stockton. San Joaquin County was home to 726,106 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[22] The district was the 56th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 23,079 students.[23]
Demographics
San Joaquin County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for San Joaquin County was $53,253, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 20.7 percent, while it was 16.4 percent statewide.[22]
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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.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Manteca Bulletin, "Romero, Fant opt not to run," August 16, 2016
- ↑ San Joaquin County, "November 8, 2016 Unofficial Final Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Manteca Unified School District, "board of trustees," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: 2016 General Election," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "San Joaquin County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed March 7, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Manteca Bulletin, "Moore, Teicheira get 4 more years," August 30, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Votes Cast for Write-in Candidates: Consolidated General Election, November 6, 2012," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 California Election Code, "Section 5326," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 News10, "Manteca school trustee resigns, another facing recall," May 13, 2015
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Record.net, "Trustee Drain resigns," August 25, 2015
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Manteca Bulletin, "SJ Fair may return in June, Fant avoids school recall," January 21, 2016
- ↑ News10, "Manteca school board members charged with election fraud," April 25, 2015
- ↑ Recordnet.com, "Fear and loathing in Manteca Unified," June 3, 2015
- ↑ Manteca Bulletin, "Manteca board accepts scathing Grand Jury report," August 12, 2015
- ↑ Manteca Bulletin, "Recall effort against Fant will continue," September 16, 2015
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Joaquin County, California," accessed July 25, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results," accessed July 24, 2014
