Melvin Cockhren II
Melvin Cockhren II was a candidate for the Trustee Area 2 seat on the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District school board in California. Cockhren was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Governing Board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. No incumbents filed to run for the Trustee Area 1 and 2 seats, guaranteeing at least two newcomers joined the board. Three candidates—Spencer Marks, Bethany Smith, and Mike Wright—ran for the open Trustee Area 1 seat, and two candidates—Melvin Cockhren II and Joan Gaut—ran to take the Trustee Area 2 seat. Smith and Gaut won election to the board. In her bid for re-election to Trustee Area 3, incumbent Judi Honeychurch ran unopposed and won re-election by default. Trustee Area 6 incumbent John Silva defeated challenger Ana Petero to win another term.[1][2]
Results
| Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Trustee Area 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joan Gaut |
75.42% | 4,913 |
| Melvin Cockhren II | 23.95% | 1,560 |
| Write-in votes | 0.63% | 41 |
| Total Votes | 6,514 | |
| Source: Solano County Registrar of Voters, "Final Official Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
At the time of this election, the Solano County Registrar of Voters did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staff directly requested this information, but the county did not provide it.
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See also
- Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, California
- Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District elections (2016)
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Footnotes
| 2016 Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Elections | |
| Solano County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Spencer Marks • Bethany Smith • Mike Wright Trustee Area 2: • Melvin Cockhren II • Joan Gaut Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Judi Honeychurch Trustee Area 6: • Incumbent, John Silva • Ana Petero |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
