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Khanh Tran
Prior offices:
Alum Rock Union School District school board

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Last election
November 6, 2018
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Khanh Tran was a member of the Alum Rock Union School District school board in California.

Tran (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 17th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.

Tran also ran for re-election to the Alum Rock Union School District school board in California. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Tran was a candidate for an at-large seat on the East Side Union High School District school board in California. Tran was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.[1]

Tran was an at-large member on the Alum Rock Union School District board of trustees in California. He was first elected to the board on November 4, 2014, and he served until 2016.

Elections

2018

Alum Rock Union School District

See also: Alum Rock Union School District elections (2018)

General election

General election for Alum Rock Union School District school board (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Alum Rock Union School District school board on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andres Quintero
Andres Quintero (Nonpartisan)
 
19.0
 
8,740
Image of Linda Chavez
Linda Chavez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.3
 
6,089
Image of Ernesto Bejarano
Ernesto Bejarano (Nonpartisan)
 
13.0
 
5,952
Image of Raymond Mueller
Raymond Mueller (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
12.0
 
5,505
Image of Khanh Tran
Khanh Tran (Nonpartisan)
 
11.8
 
5,425
Esau Herrera (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.1
 
5,104
Brenda Zendejas (Nonpartisan)
 
10.6
 
4,868
Image of Bruce Huynh
Bruce Huynh (Nonpartisan)
 
9.1
 
4,197

Total votes: 45,880
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U.S. House of Representatives

See also: California's 17th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna defeated Ron Cohen in the general election for U.S. House California District 17 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna (D)
 
75.3
 
159,105
Image of Ron Cohen
Ron Cohen (R)
 
24.7
 
52,057

Total votes: 211,162
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna and Ron Cohen defeated Khanh Tran, Stephen Forbes, and Kennita Watson in the primary for U.S. House California District 17 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna (D)
 
62.0
 
72,676
Image of Ron Cohen
Ron Cohen (R)
 
22.9
 
26,865
Image of Khanh Tran
Khanh Tran (D)
 
7.2
 
8,455
Stephen Forbes (D)
 
5.3
 
6,259
Image of Kennita Watson
Kennita Watson (L)
 
2.6
 
2,997

Total votes: 117,252
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2014

See also: Alum Rock Union School District elections (2014)

Three seats on the Alum Rock Union School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The at-large race featured six candidates, including incumbent Andres Quintero and challengers Esau Herrera, Maribel Moreno, Khanh Tran, Claudia Tercero and Dulce Gonzalez.

Quintero, Herrera and Tran defeated the other candidates and won seats on the board.

Results

Alum Rock Union School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAndres Quintero Incumbent 21.7% 5,886
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngEsau Herrera 20.9% 5,680
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngKhanh Tran 16.4% 4,445
     Nonpartisan Maribel Moreno 12.8% 3,474
     Nonpartisan Claudia Tercero 14.9% 4,047
     Nonpartisan Dulce Gonzalez 13.4% 3,643
Total Votes 27,175
Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "General Election Results," accessed December 19, 2014

Funding

Tran filed Form 470 with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, indicating he did not intend to raise or spend more than $1,000 for his 2014 campaign. Because of this, Tran did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[2]

Endorsements

Tran received endorsements from the Alum Rock Educators Association and the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club.[3]

See also

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