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Marlene Smith
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Marlene Smith represents Trustee Area 3 on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education in California. She was first elected to the board on November 4, 2014.
She ran against one incumbent in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Marlene Smith won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
Four seats on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In Trustee Area 1, incumbent Dennis A. Areias faced challenger Fredrick D. Todd and won re-election. Trustee Area 3 incumbent Andree A. Soares also faced one challenger, Marlene Smith. Smith defeated Soares and won the seat. In Trustee Area 5, newcomer Anthony J. Parreira ran unopposed and won election to the seat by default. The Trustee Area 7 race featured one incumbent, John Anthony Mueller, and one challenger, Ruben Santos. Mueller defeated Santos and won his bid for re-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Marlene Smith |
59.2% | 323 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andree A. Soares Incumbent | 40.5% | 221 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 546 | |||
| Source: Merced County, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
The Merced County Registrar of Voters did not have any campaign finance information for Smith as of October 31, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
Smith did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
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