Sue Zwahlen
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Sue Zwahlen was a member of the Modesto City Board of Education At-large in California. She assumed office in 2009. She left office in 2017.
Zwahlen (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 10th Congressional District. She lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.
Biography
Sue graduated from Samuel Merritt Hospital, School of Nursing and worked as a registered nurse for 38 years. Sue and her husband have six children, all of whom attended and graduated from Modesto City Schools.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 10
Josh Harder defeated incumbent Jeff Denham in the general election for U.S. House California District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Harder (D) | 52.3 | 115,945 |
 | Jeff Denham (R) | 47.7 | 105,955 | |
| Total votes: 221,900 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 10
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 10 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Denham (R) | 37.5 | 45,719 |
| ✔ | | Josh Harder (D) | 17.0 | 20,742 |
 | Ted Howze (R) | 14.6 | 17,723 | |
 | Michael Eggman (D) | 10.2 | 12,446 | |
 | Virginia Madueno (D) | 9.2 | 11,178 | |
 | Sue Zwahlen (D) | 8.2 | 9,945 | |
 | Mike Barkley (D) | 2.4 | 2,904 | |
 | Dotty Nygard (D) | 0.9 | 1,100 | |
| Total votes: 121,757 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lisa Battista (D)
- Terra Snover (Independent)
- Mateo Morelos Bedolla (D)
- Seth Vaughn (D)
- Scott Shoblom (Independent)
2013
- See also: Modesto City Schools elections (2013)
On November 5, 2013, candidates Sue Zwahlen, Cindy Marks, David Allan and Ruben A. Villalobos defeated two challenging candidates for four seats on the Modesto City Schools Board of Education.[2]
| Modesto City Schools Board of Education, At-large General Election,, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Sue Zwahlen |
22.4% | 18,004 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cindy Marks Incumbent |
18.4% | 14,747 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ruben A. Villalobos Incumbent |
16.6% | 13,296 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Allan |
16.3% | 13,124 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brett McBay | 14.7% | 11,819 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael D. "Mike" Scheid | 11.6% | 9,348 | |
| Total Votes | 80,338 | |||
| Source: Stanislaus County Elections:, "Governing Board Member; Modesto City Schools" accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
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Endorsements
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Election history
2009
On November 3, 2009, four seats on the Modesto City Schools Board of Education were up for election. Candidates Sue Zwahlen, Cindy Marks, Ruben A. Villalobos and Nancy C. (Novak) Cline defeated five challengers.
| Monterey City Schools Board of Eduction, At-large General Election, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sue Zwahlen |
16.9% | 14,228 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cindy Marks |
13.5% | 11,369 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ruben A. Villalobos |
12.8% | 10,770 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nancy C. (Novak) Cline |
12.1% | 10,169 | |
| Nonpartisan | Solange G. Altman | 10.9% | 9,206 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Standart | 10.5% | 8,871 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Collins | 9.6% | 8,090 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joshua Vander Veen | 7.6% | 6,389 | |
| Nonpartisan | Belinda Rolicheck | 6.3% | 5,291 | |
| Total Votes | 84,383 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Modesto City Schools Voter Information" accessed September 24, 2013 | ||||
See also
- California's 10th Congressional District election, 2018
- Modesto City Schools, California
- Modesto City Schools elections (2013)
External links
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