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Rachel Norton
Rachel Norton was an at-large representative on the San Francisco Unified Board of Education in California. She began serving on the board in 2008.[1] Norton did not seek re-election in 2020.
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Matthew Haney, Rachel Norton, and Jill Wynns ran against challengers Stevon Cook, Rob Geller, Ian Kalin, Phillip Kim, Trevor McNeil, and Mark Sanchez.[2] Haney and Norton won re-election, and Sanchez and Cook won the other two seats on the ballot.[3]
Results
| San Francisco Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Matthew Haney Incumbent |
18.89% | 175,803 |
| Mark Sanchez |
16.73% | 155,706 |
| Stevon Cook |
16.37% | 152,335 |
| Rachel Norton Incumbent |
13.86% | 129,012 |
| Jill Wynns Incumbent | 10.16% | 94,571 |
| Trevor McNeil | 9.27% | 86,233 |
| Phillip Kim | 6.99% | 65,045 |
| Ian Kalin | 4.81% | 44,788 |
| Rob Geller | 2.75% | 25,617 |
| Write-in votes | 0.16% | 1,482 |
| Total Votes | 930,592 | |
| Source: San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Norton reported $12,735.00 in contributions and $9,858.94 in expenditures to the San Francisco Ethics Commission, which left her campaign with $2,876.06 on hand as of October 22, 2016.[4]
Endorsements
Norton was endorsed by the San Francisco Democratic Party, the United Educators of San Francisco, and the community organization Evolve.[5][6][7]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Sandra Lee Fewer Incumbent |
16.9% | 128,500 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jill Wynns Incumbent |
14% | 106,531 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rachel Norton Incumbent |
13.4% | 102,033 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Haney |
13.3% | 100,552 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kim Garcia-Meza | 7.9% | 59,930 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shamann Walton | 7.7% | 58,194 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sam Rodriguez | 6.7% | 50,554 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gladys Soto | 6.6% | 49,839 | |
| Nonpartisan | Beverly Ho-A-Yun Popek | 4.8% | 36,059 | |
| Nonpartisan | Victoria Lo | 4.7% | 35,779 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Robertson | 3.9% | 29,562 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 1,164 | |
| Total Votes | 758,697 | |||
| Source: City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 6, 2012 Election Final Certified Results," accessed August 4, 2014 | ||||
See also
- San Francisco Unified School District, California
- San Francisco Unified School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "High cost of living is key issue in SF school board race," October 11, 2016
- ↑ City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Election Information for Campaigns and Candidates," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "City and County of San Francisco Public Portal for Campaign Finance, Lobbyist and Campaign Consultant Disclosure," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ San Francisco Democratic Party, "November 2016 Endorsements," accessed October 17, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ United Educators of San Francisco, "Fall Election Campaign Underway," September 8, 2016
| 2016 San Francisco Unified School District Elections | |
| San Francisco County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Matthew Haney • Incumbent, Rachel Norton • Incumbent, Jill Wynns • Stevon Cook • Rob Geller • Ian Kalin • Phillip Kim • Trevor McNeil • Mark Sanchez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
