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San Jacinto Unified School District special election (2015)
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One seat on the San Jacinto Unified School District board of trustees was up for special election to a one-year term in Trustee Area 1 on November 3, 2015. Dee Cozart, Lisa Huber, Trica Ojeda, and Joe Schnake ran for the seat, and Ojeda won election to the board.[1][2]
About the district
The San Jacinto Unified School District is located in Riverside County in southern California. The county seat is Riverside. Riverside County was home to 2,361,026 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] The district was the 157th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,301 students.[4]
Demographics
Riverside County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Riverside County was $56,592, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 17.1 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[3]
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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 San Jacinto Unified board of trustees consists of five members elected to four-year terms. General elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Two seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and one seat was up for special election on November 3, 2015, to fill an unexpired term. Three seats, including the one that was up for special election, were up for election on November 8, 2016.[6]
The San Jacinto Unified board of trustees authorized the special election in March 2015. They had the choice to appoint someone or hold a special election.[1]
Elections
2015
Candidates
Trustee Area 1
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Trica Ojeda 
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Election results
| San Jacinto Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 Special Election, 1-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Trica Ojeda |
38.5% | 151 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dee Cozart | 28.1% | 110 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Schnake | 16.8% | 66 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Huber | 16.6% | 65 | |
| Total Votes | 392 | |||
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results: November 3, 2015," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||||
Past elections
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2014Trustee Area 4No one filed to run for election to this seat.[7] Trustee Area 5
2012This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Rose Salgado, Willie Hamilton, and John Norman from Trustees Areas 1, 2, and 3, respectively, were re-elected by default.[8][9][10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the San Jacinto Unified School District special election in 2015:[11][12][13][14]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 8, 2015 - August 7, 2015 | Candidate filing period |
| July 31, 2015 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
| August 5, 2015 - November 2, 2015 | 24-hour campaign contribution reporting period |
| September 7, 2015 - October 20, 2015 | Write-in candidate filing period |
| September 24, 2015 | Pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 19, 2015 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 22, 2015 | Pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 3, 2015 | Election day |
| February 1, 2016 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2015
No other elections shared the ballot with the San Jacinto Unified School District special election. A number of other school districts in Riverside County, however, also held school board elections on November 3, 2015.[15]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Press Enterprise, "SAN JACINTO: Four vie for one seat on school board," October 15, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results: November 3, 2015," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Riverside County, California," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ San Jacinto Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Consolidated General Election," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; San Jacinto Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 Voter Information," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; San Jacinto Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 Voter Information," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; San Jacinto Unified School District; Trustee Area 3 Voter Information," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, “2015 Tentative Annual Election Calendar,” accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 2013 California Code, “CA Elec Code § 8403 (2013),” accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 8600-8606," accessed February 20, 2015
- ↑ Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 3, 2015," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Handbook," accessed August 4, 2015
| 2015 San Jacinto Unified School District Special Election | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Dee Cozart • Lisa Huber • Trica Ojeda • Joe Schnake |
| Important information: | Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
