Whit Whitman
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Whit Whitman is an at-large member of the Vacaville Board of Education in California. His seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Whit Whitman won the general election on November 4, 2014. Whitman was first elected to the board on November 3, 2009.[1]
Elections
2014
The election in Vacaville featured four at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Shelley Dally and Whit Whitman joined challenger Jeremy Jeffreys in winning three seats with four-year terms by defeating incumbent David McCallum and challengers Deloris Roach, Judith D. Ruggiero and Tracee Stacy. Jeffreys, Ruggiero and Stacy ran together as the "Classrooms First" candidate slate. Challenger Shawn Windham defeated incumbent Chris Flask for a seat with a two-year term.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Whit Whitman Incumbent |
16.4% | 7,238 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeremy Jeffreys |
15.5% | 6,838 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shelley Dally Incumbent |
15.2% | 6,712 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tracee Stacy | 13.7% | 6,067 | |
| Nonpartisan | David McCallum Incumbent | 12.9% | 5,717 | |
| Nonpartisan | Deloris Roach | 12.9% | 5,709 | |
| Nonpartisan | Judith D. Ruggiero | 12.9% | 5,704 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 195 | |
| Total Votes | 44,180 | |||
| Source: Solano County Registrar of Voters, "Solano County Election: 2014 General," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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.[2]
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.[2]
The Solano County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Endorsements
Whitman received an endorsement from the Vacaville Reporter.[3]
2009
| Vacaville Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Whit Whitman |
25.2% | 5,738 | |
| Nonpartisan | David McCallum |
17.9% | 4,084 | |
| Nonpartisan | Theresa "Teri" Nutt Incumbent |
16.5% | 3,747 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Flask | 16.2% | 3,685 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Hausler Incumbent | 12.7% | 2,889 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karen E. Zwick | 11.3% | 2,578 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 53 | |
| Total Votes | 22,774 | |||
| Source: Solano County Registrar of Voters, "Summary Results," accessed August 10, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vacaville Unified School District, "Board Home Page," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Vacaville Reporter, "Editorial: Vacaville school board incumbents deserve another term," October 11, 2014
