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Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2016)
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| 2016 Sacramento County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 11, 2016 & August 12, 2016 |
| Primary election: June 7, 2016 General election: November 8, 2016 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County commission and special district |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2016 |
The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in the general election was August 12, 2016. The county commission race was on the June 7 primary ballot with a filing deadline of March 11, 2016. Elections for county offices were officially nonpartisan.
Elections
County boards
County Commission
District 3
- ☑ Susan Peters
(i) (won re-election in primary)
Defeated in primary
District 4
Defeated in primary
Special districts
American River Flood Control District
At-large (One seat)
- ☑ Cyril Shah (i) (automatically re-elected due to lack of opposition)
Del Paso Manor Water District
At-large (Two seats)
- ☑ Richard Allen (i) (automatically re-elected due to lack of opposition)
- ☑ Robert Matteoli (i) (automatically re-elected due to lack of opposition)
Florin County Water District
At-large (Two seats)
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
District 1
District 2
- ☑ Nancy Bui-Thompson (i) (automatically re-elected due to lack of opposition)
District 5
- ☑ Rob Kerth (i) (automatically re-elected due to lack of opposition)
Sacramento Suburban Water District
District 1
- ☐ Frederick Gayle (i)
- ☑ David Alan Jones
District 2
- ☑ Neil Schild (i) (automatically re-elected due to lack of opposition)
Ballot measures
• Measure B: Sacramento County Transportation Sales Tax 
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the county sales tax by an additional 0.5 percent to fund transportation projects. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the county sales tax by an additional 0.5 percent to fund transportation projects. |
• Measure C: Isleton City Services Transactions and Use Tax 
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the city transactions and use tax by an additional 0.5 percent to fund general city services. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the city transactions and use tax by an additional 0.5 percent to fund general city services. |
• Measure D: Roseville Joint Unified School District Bond Issue
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of issuing $96 million in bonds for upgrading classrooms and supporting academic instruction. |
| A no vote was a vote against issuing $96 million in bonds for upgrading classrooms and supporting academic instruction. |
• Measure E: Galt Joint Union High School District Bond Issue
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of issuing $36 million in bonds for school maintenance and upgrading classrooms. |
| A no vote was a vote against issuing $36 million in bonds for school maintenance and upgrading classrooms. |
• Measure G: Sacramento City Unified School District Parcel Tax
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of implementing a $75 parcel tax—a kind of property tax based on units of property rather than assessed value—for six years to expand tutoring services for students at risk of academic failure and provide training for teachers. |
| A no vote was a vote against implementing a $75 parcel tax for six years. |
• Measure J: Cordova Recreation and Park Community Facilities District Recreation and Parks Parcel Tax
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of implementing a special parcel tax—a kind of property tax based on units of property rather than assessed value—to fund parks and improving park security at a rate of $48.64 per single-family residential unit and other rates varying according to parcel type. |
| A no vote was a vote against implementing a special parcel tax to fund parks and improving park security |
• Measure K: Galt Joint Union Elementary School District Bond Issue
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of issuing $19.7 million in bonds to modernize and upgrade classrooms. |
| A no vote was a vote against issuing $19.7 million in bonds to modernize and upgrade classrooms. |
• Measure L: City of Sacramento Independent Redistricting Commission
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of establishing a redistricting commission independent of the city council that would redistrict city council districts. |
| A no vote was a vote against establishing an independent redistricting commission. |
• Measure M: Elk Grove Unified School District Bond Issue
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of issuing $476 million in bonds for repairing and modernizing classrooms and improving school security. |
| A no vote was a vote against issuing $476 million in bonds for schools and school security. |
• Measure P: San Juan Unified School District Bond Issue
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of issuing a $750 million in bonds for repairing and upgrading classrooms. |
| A no vote was a vote against issuing a $750 million in bonds for repairing and upgrading classrooms. |
• Measure Q: Arden Manor Recreation and Park District Parcel Tax
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing a parcel tax—a kind of property tax based on units of property rather than assessed value—at a rate of $40 per single-family residential unit and varying rates for other parcel types for 20 years to improve parks and community buildings, as well as providing security services for parks. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing a parcel tax to improve parks. |
About the county
- See also: Sacramento County, California
The county government of Sacramento County is located in Sacramento, California. The county was first established in 1850. It covers a total of 964.64 square miles in northern California.[1]As of 2010, its population was 1,418,788.
County government
Sacramento County is overseen by a five-member board of supervisors. Each supervisor is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a county assessor, district attorney, and county sheriff.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Sacramento County, California | ||
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| Sacramento County | California | |
| Population | 1,418,788 | 37,253,956 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 965 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 57.3% | 59.7% |
| Black/African American | 9.8% | 5.8% |
| Asian | 15.7% | 14.5% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 1.1% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 7.9% | 14% |
| Multiple | 7.5% | 4.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 23.2% | 39% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.7% | 83.3% |
| College graduation rate | 30.9% | 33.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $67,151 | $75,235 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.7% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
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See also
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