Mount Diablo Unified School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Mount Diablo Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[1][2] Two incumbents, Cheryl Hansen and Linda Mayo, ran for re-election. They faced challengers Michael Langley, James Ryan, Debra Mason and Herbert Lee.[3]
Hansen and Mayo both won re-election. Mason also won a seat on the board in the general election.
About the district
Mount Diablo Unified School District is located in Contra Costa County, California. The county seat of Contra Costa County is Martinez. Contra Costa County is home to 1,094,205 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Mount Diablo Unified School District was the 23rd-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 33,977 students.[5]
Demographics
Contra Costa County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 38.6 percent of Contra Costa County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Contra Costa County was $78,187 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Contra Costa County was 10.2 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Mount Diablo Unified School District Board of Education consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats will be up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan |  Cheryl Hansen Incumbent |
23.3% | 28,138 | |
| Nonpartisan | Debra Mason |
19.7% | 23,719 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda Mayo Incumbent |
19.1% | 23,040 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Langley | 18.7% | 22,510 | |
| Nonpartisan | Herbert Lee | 9.8% | 11,838 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Ryan | 8.9% | 10,699 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 570 | |
| Total Votes | 120,514 | |||
| Source: Contra Costa Elections Division, "FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS: November 4, 2014," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
The Contra Costa County Democratic Party endorsed Michael Langley and Linda Mayo.[8]
The Santa Clara County Republican Party endorsed James Ryan.[9]
The Contra Costa Times/Oakland Tribune endorsed Cheryl Hansen, Debra Mason and Herbert Lee.[10]
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[11]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[11]
Past elections
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Mount Diablo Unified School District election in 2014:[11][12]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with municipal elections and other school board elections.[2] It also shared the ballot with general elections for several state executive offices, four U.S. House seats and four State Assembly seats.[13]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Mount + Diablo + Unified + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Mount Diablo Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Contra Costa County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mount Diablo Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Positions Up for Election - November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List General Election," accessed August 18, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Contra Costa County, California," accessed April 21, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Past Election Results," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa County Democratic Party, "Endorsements 2014," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa County Republican Party, "2014 GOP Voting Guide," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa Times, "November 2014 election recommendations from the Contra Costa Times/Oakland Tribune editorial board," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Contra Costa County Elections Division, "2014 Candidate Guide," accessed July 14, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Official Results - Final Report: June 3, 2014 Statewide Primary Election," accessed July 14, 2014
| 2014 Mount Diablo Unified School District Elections | |
| Contra Costa County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Cheryl Hansen • Incumbent, Linda Mayo • Michael Langley • James Ryan • Debra Mason • Herbert Lee |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
