Steve Babbitt
Steve Babbitt was an at-large member of the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District Board of Education. Babbitt was a candidate for the Area 1 seat on the Grossmont Union High School District school board in California. Babbitt was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Grossmont Union High School District Governing Board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. The race for the open Trustee Area 1 seat featured candidates Steve Babbitt, Chris Fite, Richard Preciado, and Rolland Slade, and Fite won. Trustee Area 2 incumbent Jim Stieringer ran against challengers Kevin Conover, Elva Salinas, and Oday Yousif Jr. Salinas won election to the seat.[1][2][3]
Results
| Grossmont Union High School District, Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Chris Fite |
32.38% | 9,240 |
| Steve Babbitt | 25.15% | 7,176 |
| Richard Preciado | 23.00% | 6,563 |
| Rolland Slade | 19.48% | 5,559 |
| Total Votes | 28,538 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election - Tuesday, November 8, 2016," accessed December 9, 2016 | ||
Funding
Babbitt reported $11,345.00 in contributions and $11,345.00 in expenditures to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, which left his campaign with a $0.00 balance on hand in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Babbitt was endorsed by the Republican Party of San Diego County, the Grossmont Education Association, and the DeMaio Report on NewsRadio 600.[5][6][7]
Recent news
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See also
- Grossmont Union High School District, California
- Grossmont Union High School District elections (2016)
- La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, California
External links
- Grossmont Union High School District
- La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate List: 2016 General Election," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Miriam Raftery, East County Magazine," August 19, 2016
- ↑ San Diego County, "General Election - Tuesday, November 8, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "CampaignDocs eRetrieval: Search by Candidate's Last Name," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ The Republican Party of San Diego County, "2016 General Election: Local Endorsements," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "GEA Action post from October 12, 2016," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ NewsRadio 600, "San Diego Voter Guide: SCHOOL CANDIDATES," October 4, 2016
| 2016 Grossmont Union High School District Elections | |
| San Diego County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Steve Babbitt • Chris Fite • Richard Preciado • Rolland Slade Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Jim Stieringer • Kevin Conover • Elva Salinas • Oday Yousif Jr. |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
