Santa Clara Unified School District, California, elections (2022)

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Santa Clara Unified School District elections
General election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
14,028 students

Four seats on the Santa Clara Unified School District school board in California were up for general election on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 12, 2022. However, candidates had an additional five days to file if no incumbents filed by August 12. The extended deadline did not apply if the incumbent was not eligible to run for re-election.

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Candidates and results

Trustee Area 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Jim Canova (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Trustee Area 3

General election

General election for Santa Clara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3

Incumbent Vickie Fairchild defeated Nestor Toribio in the general election for Santa Clara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vickie Fairchild (Nonpartisan)	74.7	4,393
	Submit photo	Nestor Toribio (Nonpartisan)	25.3	1,487

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,880
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Trustee Area 4

General election

General election for Santa Clara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

Incumbent Andrew Ratermann defeated Kimberley Williams in the general election for Santa Clara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Andrew Ratermann (Nonpartisan)	60.2	2,632
		Kimberley Williams (Nonpartisan)	39.8	1,740

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,372
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Trustee Area 6

General election

The general election was canceled. Jodi Muirhead (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Additional elections on the ballot

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• California Attorney General election, 2022
• California Controller election, 2022
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• California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
• California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• California Secretary of State election, 2022
• California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
• California Treasurer election, 2022
• California State Senate elections, 2022
• California State Assembly elections, 2022
• Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2022)
• Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2022)
• Mayoral election in San Jose, California (2022)
• Fremont Union High School District, California, Measure G, Bond Issue (June 2022)
• Milpitas Unified School District, California, Measure E, Parcel Tax (June 2022)
• San Jose, California, Measure B, Mayor Elections Charter Amendment (June 2022)
• Santa Clara, California, Measure D, City Council Elections Charter Amendment (June 2022)
• Santa Clara Valley Water District, California, Measure A, Term Limits Measure (June 2022)

November 8, 2022

• United States Senate election in California, 2022
• United States Senate special election in California, 2022
• California's 17th Congressional District election, 2022
• California Attorney General election, 2022
• California Controller election, 2022
• California gubernatorial election, 2022
• California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
• California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• California Secretary of State election, 2022
• California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
• California Treasurer election, 2022
• California State Senate elections, 2022
• California State Assembly elections, 2022
• California Supreme Court elections, 2022
• California intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
• California Changes to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap Initiative (2022)
• California Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Initiative (2022)
• California Proposition 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022)
• California Proposition 26, Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative (2022)
• California Proposition 27, Legalize Sports Betting and Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Fund Initiative (2022)
• California Proposition 28, Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative (2022)
• California Proposition 29, Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative (2022)
• California Proposition 30, Tax on Income Above $2 Million for Zero-Emissions Vehicles and Wildfire Prevention Initiative (2022)
• California Proposition 31, Flavored Tobacco Products Ban Referendum (2022)
• Mayoral election in San Jose, California (2022)
• San Jose Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
• East Side Union High School District, California, elections (2022)
• Fremont Union High School District, California, elections (2022)
• Orchard Elementary School District, California, elections (2022)
• Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2022)
• Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2022)
• Alameda County, California, Measure D, Floor Area Ratio Measure (November 2022)
• East Side Union High School District, California, Measure N, School Facilities Bond Measure (November 2022)
• Milpitas, California, Measure F, Term Limits Measure (November 2022)
• San Jose, California, Measure I, Charter Amendment Measure (November 2022)
• Santa Clara, California, Measure G, Renewal of Utility Tax Measure (November 2022)
• Santa Clara, California, Measure H, Business License Tax Increase Measure (November 2022)

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About the district

See also: Santa Clara Unified School District, California

The Santa Clara Unified School District is located in Santa Clara County, California. The district served 14,028 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Santa Clara Unified School District	California	School Boards
Santa Clara Unified School District, California, elections (2020) List of school districts in California	California school board elections, 2022 Public education in California Local ballot measures, California	School board elections, 2022 School board elections, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2021

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