Raymond Acosta (California)
Raymond Acosta was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary School District school board in California. Acosta was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Four of the five seats on the Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Three of the seats were up for election to four-year terms, and one seat was up for election to a two-year term. Incumbents Linda Cordero, John Hollinshead, and Jo Ann Oliver defeated challenger Raymond Acosta for the three four-year term seats. Incumbent Vedamaria Alvarez-Flores ran unopposed and won re-election by default to the two-year term seat.[1][2]
Results
| Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Linda Cordero Incumbent |
32.28% | 12,713 |
| Jo Ann Oliver Incumbent |
27.47% | 10,819 |
| John Hollinshead Incumbent |
22.25% | 8,763 |
| Raymond Acosta | 17.35% | 6,832 |
| Write-in votes | 0.64% | 251 |
| Total Votes | 39,378 | |
| Source: Santa Barbara County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election - November 8, 2016 - Certified Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Acosta filed an exemption form detailing he would not spend or receive more than $2,000 for this campaign. Because of this, he did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[3][4]
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See also
- Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary School District, California
- Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ County of Santa Barbara County Clerk, Recorder and Assessor, "Upcoming Elections," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Santa Barbara County, "Presidential General Election - November 8, 2016 - Semi-Official Election Night Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Santa Barbara County Registrar of Voters, "CampaignDocs eRetrieval: Search by Candidate's Last Name," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
