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Martha McNicholas
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Martha McNicholas was a member of the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees in California, representing Area 4. McNicholas assumed office in 2014. McNicholas left office on December 9, 2022.
McNicholas won re-election to the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees to represent Area 4 in California outright after the general election on November 6, 2018, was canceled.
Elections
2018
The following candidate won election automatically as the election was canceled due to lack of opposition.[1]
General election
The general election was canceled. Martha McNicholas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
The seats from Trustee Areas 4, 6 and 7 on the Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. No incumbent ran for re-election in Trustee Area 4, leaving the race to two candidates, Craig P. Alexander and Martha McNicholas. McNicholas won the election. In the Trustee Area 6 race, incumbent Ellen M. Addonizio lost the election to challenger Gila Jones. The Trustee Area 7 race featured incumbent Lynn Hatton-Hodson and challenger Julie Collier. Hatton-Hodson won re-election to her seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Martha McNicholas |
58% | 6,832 | |
| Nonpartisan | Craig P. Alexander | 42% | 4,939 | |
| Total Votes | 11,771 | |||
| Source: Orange County Election Department, "General Election Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.
Endorsements
McNicholas received endorsements from the Capistrano Unified Education Association, as well as a number of community leaders and school board members, including Capistrano Unified Board of Trustees members John Alpay, Gary Pritchard, Lynn Hatton-Hodson and former member Anna Bryson, who did not filed to run for re-election to Trustee Area 4 in 2014.[2][3] A list of her supporters can be found here.
2010
| Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Ellen M. Addonizio Incumbent |
53.4% | 51,141 | |
| Nonpartisan | Martha McNicholas | 46.6% | 44,575 | |
| Total Votes | 95,716 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archive: 2010 General Election," accessed September 17, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
McNicholas highlighted the following goals on her campaign website:
| “ | As your Trustee I will...
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| —Martha McNicholas' campaign website (2014)[5] | ||
See also
- Capistrano Unified School District, California
- Capistrano Unified School District elections (2018)
- Capistrano Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcanceled - ↑ California Teachers Association, "CTA Locally Endorsed Candidates as of 10/4/14," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Martha McNicholas for Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 4, "Supporters," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Martha McNicholas for Capistrano Unified School District, Trustee Area 4, "Home," accessed September 17, 2014
| Capistrano Unified School District elections in 2018 | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 (canceled) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
| 2014 Capistrano Unified School District Elections | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 4: • Craig P. Alexander • Martha McNicholas Trustee Area 6: • Incumbent, Ellen M. Addonizio • Gila Jones Trustee Area 7: • Incumbent, Lynn Hatton-Hodson • Julie Collier |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
