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Marc Davis
Marc Davis was a member of the Poway Unified School District Board of Education in California. He was first elected to the board on November 2, 2010.
Davis faced one fellow incumbent and six challengers in his bid for re-election to one of three at-large seats on November 4, 2014.[1] Marc Davis lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
Three at-large seats on the Poway Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Marc Davis and Todd Gutschow ran against challengers Charles Sellers, John P. Riley, Katie Newbanks, Michelle O'Connor-Ratcliff, T.J. Zane and Jeannie Foulkrod. O'Connor-Ratcliff, Sellers and Zane won election to the board by defeating Davis, Gutschow, Newbanks and Foulkrod.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Michelle O'Connor-Ratcliff |
16.9% | 19,921 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Sellers |
14.4% | 16,921 | |
| Nonpartisan | T.J. Zane |
14.4% | 16,958 | |
| Nonpartisan | John P. Riley | 12.5% | 14,680 | |
| Nonpartisan | Todd Gutschow Incumbent | 12.1% | 14,294 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marc Davis Incumbent | 11.5% | 13,511 | |
| Nonpartisan | Katie Newbanks | 9.2% | 10,837 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeannie Foulkrod | 9.1% | 10,663 | |
| Total Votes | 117,785 | |||
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Davis reported $14,499.00 in contributions and $14,357.24 in expenditures to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, leaving his campaign with $141.76 cash on hand as of October 18, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
Davis received endorsements from the following organizations and state officials:[3][4][5]
- Poway Federation of Teachers
- Lincoln Club of San Diego County
- State Senator Joel Anderson (R)
Davis also received endorsements from a number of local officials, community leaders and school board members, including current Poway Unified School District member Andy Patapow.[5] A full list of his supporters can be found here.
2010
| Poway Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Marc Davis |
18.6% | 23,915 | |
| Nonpartisan | Penny Ranftle Incumbent |
17% | 21,772 | |
| Nonpartisan | Todd Gutschow Incumbent |
15.6% | 19,989 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberley Beatty | 14.3% | 18,353 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Giles | 12.8% | 16,458 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stan Rodkin | 8.3% | 10,683 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Gunderson | 7.1% | 9,097 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frederick W. Pierce | 6.3% | 8,105 | |
| Total Votes | 128,372 | |||
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results," accessed September 29, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Davis highlighted the following pledge on his campaign website:
| “ | The mission of our district is "College and Career Readiness for All." It is my pledge to continue leading our district forward in this mission in the following ways:
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| —Marc Davis' campaign website (2014)[7] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Marc + Davis + Poway + Unified + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election Candidate List," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Campaign Finance Disclosure Search," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Poway Federation of Teachers, "Press Releases: Poway Federation of Teachers Endorse Candidates for Poway’s Board of Education," September 9, 2014
- ↑ Lincoln Club of San Diego County, "Endorsements: 2014 General Election," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Marc Davis Poway School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Marc Davis Poway School Board, "Moving Forward," accessed September 29, 2014
| 2014 Poway Unified School District Elections | |
| San Diego County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Marc Davis • Incumbent, Todd Gutschow • Jeannie Foulkrod • Katie Newbanks • Michelle O'Connor-Ratcliff • John P. Riley • Charles Sellers • T.J. Zane |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
