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Michael Ritchie
Michael Ritchie was an at-large representative on the New Haven Unified Board of Education in California. He served on the board from 2012 to 2016.[1] Ritchie lost a re-election bid in the general election on November 8, 2016.[2]
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the New Haven Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Jonas Dino and Michael Ritchie were defeated by challengers Sharan Kaur, Lance Nishihira, and Jeff Wang.[3][4]
Results
| New Haven Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sharan Kaur |
27.92% | 13,853 |
| Lance Nishihira |
20.16% | 10,002 |
| Jeff Wang |
18.41% | 9,136 |
| Michael Ritchie Incumbent | 18.24% | 9,052 |
| Jonas Dino Incumbent | 15.00% | 7,444 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 136 |
| Total Votes | 49,623 | |
| Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election (Certified Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Ritchie began the race with an existing account balance of $415.00 from his previous campaign. He reported $2,769.00 in contributions and $3,184.00 in expenditures to Alameda County Registrar of Voters, which left his campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Ritchie was endorsed by the Alameda County Democratic Party and the community organization Evolve.[6][7]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Michelle Parnala Matthews Incumbent |
28.1% | 11,162 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonas Dino Incumbent |
27.6% | 10,964 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Ritchie Incumbent |
27.4% | 10,882 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nick Fresquez | 16.6% | 6,583 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 177 | |
| Total Votes | 39,768 | |||
| Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Certified Final Results: General Election November 4, 2014," accessed July 29, 2014 | ||||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Haven Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County California "Candidate list," accessed August 13, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County California "Candidate list," accessed August 13, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County, "General Election (Certified Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 30, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "County of Alameda Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed March 7, 2017
- ↑ Alameda County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
| 2016 New Haven Unified School District Elections | |
| Alameda County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jonas Dino • Incumbent, Michael Ritchie • Sharan Kaur • Lance Nishihira • Jeff Wang |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
