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Lola Brooks
Lola Brooks was a member of the Clark County School District Board of Trustees in Nevada, representing District E. She assumed office in 2016. She left office on January 6, 2025.
Brooks ran for re-election to the Clark County School District Board of Trustees to represent District E in Nevada. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Brooks is a consultant for nonprofits. She has experience in the nonprofit industry including project management and data collection. She obtained a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in social work from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Clark County School District, Nevada, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District E
Incumbent Lola Brooks defeated Alexis Salt in the general election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District E on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lola Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 57.0 | 65,061 | |
| Alexis Salt (Nonpartisan) | 43.0 | 49,094 | ||
| Total votes: 114,155 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District E
The following candidates ran in the primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District E on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lola Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 10,149 | |
| ✔ | Alexis Salt (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 8,223 | |
 | Tiger Helgelien (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 7,652 | |
 | Elysa Arroyo (Nonpartisan) | 16.0 | 7,539 | |
| Christopher Craig (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 6,197 | ||
| Cristina Robertson (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 3,844 | ||
| Tracey Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 3,373 | ||
| Total votes: 46,977 | |||
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2016
Four of the seven seats on the Clark County School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on June 14, 2016, for Districts A, B, and C. The District E seat was only on the general election ballot. All four incumbents ran for re-election, and three of them won re-election.[2]
In District A, incumbent Deanna Wright defeated Richard Vaughan after defeating James Gartside, Patricia Krajcech, Mallory Levins, and Shawn Mueller in the primary election. Incumbent Christine Garvey won re-election to the District B seat after obtaining more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary election and defeating challengers Carol McKenzie and Jeffrey Eggman. Evan James originally filed to run for the District B seat, but withdrew from the race before the primary election. Linda Young also won re-election to her seat in the primary election by defeating Antonio Bowen, Russell Davis, Adam Johnson, Walter Jones III, and Mark Melton and garnering more than 50 percent of the vote for the District C seat. District E had the least amount of competition in the race, with challenger Lola Brooks defeating incumbent Margaret Patrice Tew for the seat in the general election. Matthew Tramp withdrew from the District E race, keeping the contest off the primary ballot.[3]
Results
| Clark County School District, District E General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lola Brooks |
52.01% | 50,464 |
| Margaret Patrice Tew Incumbent | 47.99% | 46,572 |
| Total Votes | 97,036 | |
| Source: Clark County, Nevada, "2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Brooks reported $8,443.00 in contributions and $6,311.55 in expenditures to the Nevada Secretary of State, which left her campaign with $2,131.45 on hand as of November 3, 2016.[4]
Endorsements
Brooks received no official endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lola Brooks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Vote for Lola, "About Lola," accessed June 9, 2016
- ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Election Department:Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 21, 2016
- ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Candidates that will not appear on the ballot in the June 14, 2016 primary election," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed October 25, 2016
