Westminster Elementary School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Westminster Elementary School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
Incumbents David Bridgewaters, Penny Loomer and Mary Mangold faced challengers Bao Anh Nguyen, Khanh Nguyen and Justin R. Weiler for the three at-large seats.[1][2] Loomer and Mangold retained their seats, while Nguyen unseated Bridgewaters in the general election.
About the district
Westminster Elementary School District is located in Orange County, California. The county seat of Orange County is Santa Ana. Orange County is home to 3,114,363 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Westminster Elementary School District was the 174th-largest school district in California and served 9,637 students.[4]
Demographics
Orange County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.6 percent of Orange County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Orange County was $75,566 compared to $61,400 for the state of California. The percentage of people below poverty level for Orange County was 11.7 percent while it was 15.3 percent for the state of California.[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 Westminster Elementary Board of Education consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014.[2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan |  Penny Loomer Incumbent |
23.6% | 8,268 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Mangold Incumbent |
21.1% | 7,378 | |
| Nonpartisan | Khanh Nguyen |
20.9% | 7,320 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Bridgewaters Incumbent | 13.4% | 4,705 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bao Anh Nguyen | 13.7% | 4,794 | |
| Nonpartisan | Justin R. Weiler | 7.2% | 2,525 | |
| Total Votes | 34,990 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results for Election: General Election 2014," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Incumbent David Bridgewaters received endorsements from the California School Employee Association, the Westminster Police Officers Association and the Orange County Labor Federation.[7]
Incumbent Penny Loomer and challengers Mary Mangold and Justin R. Weiler received endorsements from the Democratic Foundation of Orange County.[8]
Challenger Khanh Nguyen received an endorsement from the California Republican Assembly.[9]
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[10]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[10]
Reports
The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Westminster Elementary School District election in 2014:[11]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | Early voting begins |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to vote by mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with general elections for U.S. House seats, California state executive offices, state Senate and state Assembly seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal and judicial elections.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Westminster + Elementary + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Westminster Elementary School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Orange County, California ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Westminster Elementary School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed August 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Orange County, California," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archive," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Voter's Edge, "Board Member - Westminster School District," accessed October 25, 2014
- ↑ Democratic Foundation of Orange County, "2014 Endorsements," accessed October 25, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ California Republican Assembly, "2014 Election Endorsements," accessed October 25, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Section 7: November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 31, 2014
| 2014 Westminster Elementary School District Elections | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, David Bridgewaters • Incumbent, Penny Loomer • Incumbent, Mary Mangold • Bao Anh Nguyen • Khanh Nguyen • Justin R. Weiler |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
