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Teresa Organista was a candidate for the Precinct 2 seat on the Salt Lake City School District school board in Utah. Organista lost to Tiffany Sandberg in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Salt Lake City School District elections (2016)

Four of the seven seats on the Salt Lake City School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was a primary election for Precincts 1 and 5 held on June 28, 2016. In Precinct 1, incumbent Tiffany Sandberg defeated Teresa Organista in the general election after defeating John Santini in the primary election. Precinct 2 incumbent Michael Clara lost his seat to Michael Nemelka in the general election. Incumbent Heather Bennett won re-election to the Precinct 5 seat after defeating Jason Stevenson in the general election and Cathy Graham and Daniel Mcguire in the primary election. Precinct 7 incumbent Kristi Swett won re-election to her seat by defeating challenger Ryan Pleune.[1]

Results

Salt Lake City School District,
Precinct 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tiffany Sandberg Incumbent 51.30% 2,634
Teresa Organista 48.70% 2,501
Total Votes 5,135
Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, "Official Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016


Salt Lake City School District,
Precinct 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tiffany Sandberg Incumbent 49.83% 855
Green check mark transparent.png Teresa Organista 29.20% 501
John Santini 20.98% 360
Total Votes 1,716
Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, "Election Results," accessed September 26, 2016

Funding

Organista reported $1,005.00 in contributions and $944.82 in expenditures to the Office of the Salt Lake County Clerk, which left her campaign with $60.18 on hand as of November 1, 2016.[2]

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About the district

See also: Salt Lake City School District, Utah
Canyons School District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah.

Canyons School District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah. The county seat is Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County was home to 1,107,314 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 24,597 students.[4]

Demographics

Salt Lake County outperformed in comparison to Utah as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30.6 percent of all state residents. The median household income in the county was $61,446, compared to $59,846 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 11.9 percent, while it was 11.3 percent for the entire state.[3]

Racial Demographics, 2015[3]
Race Salt Lake County (%) Utah (%)
White 88.2 91.2
Black or African American 2.0 1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4 1.5
Asian 4.1 2.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1.6 1.0
Two or More Races 2.7 2.4
Hispanic or Latino 18.0 13.7

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Salt Lake County[5]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 146,147 223,811
2008 176,988 176,692
2004 135,949 215,728
2000 107,576 171,585

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.

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