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Tom Parker (California)
Tom Parker was a candidate for the Area 4 seat on the Merced City School District school board in California. Parker was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Merced City School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Two of the seats were up for election to four-year terms, and one seat was up for election to a two-year term due to an appointment on the board.[2] Appointed incumbent Michael Crass and challengers Marian Navarro Ledesma and Shane Smith ran for the two-year term in Area 1, and Crass won. In his bid for re-election to Area 2, incumbent Gene Stamm was defeated by challenger Miguel Lopez. The race for the open Area 4 seat featured candidates Emily Langdon and Tom Parker. Langdon was elected to the seat.[1][3]
Results
| Merced City School District, Area 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Emily Langdon |
51.59% | 2,565 |
| Tom Parker | 48.23% | 2,398 |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 4,972 | |
| Source: Merced County, "November 8, 2016 General Election Results," accessed December 12, 2016 | ||
Funding
Parker reported no contributions or expenditures to the Merced County Elections Office in the election.[4]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Merced County Registrar of Voters, "2016 Presidential General - November 8: Qualified School District Candidates," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Merced Sun-Star, "Open board seat temporarily filled for Merced City school board," May 25, 2016
- ↑ Merced County, "November 8, 2016 General Election Results," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ Merced County Elections Office, "Campaign Docs Retrieval: Search By Election," accessed March 7, 2017
| 2016 Merced City School District Elections | |
| Merced County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Area 1: • Incumbent, Michael Crass • Marian Navarro Ledesma • Shane Smith Area 2: • Incumbent, Gene Stamm • Miguel Lopez Area 4: • Emily Langdon • Tom Parker |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
