Robert Sylk
Robert Sylk was a candidate for the Trustee Area 3 seat on the Desert Sands Unified School District school board in California. Sylk was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Desert Sands Unified School District Board of Education were up for by district general election on November 8, 2016. This election finalized the district's switch to using by-district elections, which was started in 2014. Because of the switch, two incumbents—Wendy Jonathan and Matt Monica—faced off for the Trustee Area 1 seat. In his bid for re-election to Trustee Area 3, incumbent Gary Tomak ran against challengers Christin Castellanos and Robert Sylk. The Trustee Area 4 seat was left open for a newcomer when both Jonathan and Monica filed for the Trustee Area 1 seat. The race for the seat featured candidates Cheryll Dahlin and Linda Porras.[1]
Results
| Desert Sands Unified School District, Trustee Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Gary Tomak Incumbent |
36.63% | 4,364 |
| Christin Castellanos | 33.62% | 4,005 |
| Robert Sylk | 29.75% | 3,545 |
| Total Votes | 11,914 | |
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Presidential Election Official Results," accessed December 2, 2016 | ||
Funding
Sylk reported no contributions or expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters in the election.[2]
About the district
The Desert Sands Unified School District is located in Riverside County in southern California. The county seat is Riverside. Riverside County was home to 2,361,026 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] The district was the 40th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 29,156 students.[4]
Demographics
Riverside County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Riverside County was $56,592, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 17.1 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[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.
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See also
- Desert Sands Unified School District, California
- Desert Sands Unified School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List ," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "County of Riverside Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 15, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Riverside County, California," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections," accessed July 3, 2014
| 2016 Desert Sands Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Wendy Jonathan • Incumbent, Matt Monica Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Gary Tomak • Christin Castellanos • Robert Sylk Trustee Area 4: • Cheryll Dahlin • Linda Porras |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
