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Esperanza Ochoa
Esperanza Ochoa is a former Place 5 representative on the La Joya Independent School District Board of Trustees in Texas. Ochoa lost in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the La Joya Independent School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Place 4 incumbent Laura Avendaño faced challengers Anselmo Barrera and Claudia Ochoa. The Place 5 race included incumbent Esperanza Ochoa and challenger Armin Garza. Place 6 incumbent Oscar Salinas ran for re-election against Domingo Villarreal Jr. and Oscar Martinez. Newcomers Alejandro Cantu and Graciela Flores ran for the Place 7 seat. Ochoa, Garza, Salinas, and Cantu won election to their respective seats.[1]
Results
| La Joya Independent School District, Place 5 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Armin Garza |
50.13% | 6,677 |
| Esperanza Ochoa Incumbent | 49.87% | 6,642 |
| Total Votes | 13,319 | |
| Source: Hidalgo County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||
About the district
La Joya Independent School District is located in Texas. The district was the 43rd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 29,711 students.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Alyssa Danelle Pena," September 22, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
| 2016 La Joya Independent School District Elections | |
| Hidalgo County, Texas | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Place 4: Incumbent, Laura Avendaño • Anselmo Barrera • Claudia Ochoa Place 5: Incumbent, Esperanza Ochoa • Armin Garza |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
