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Sherlett Hendy Newbill

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Sherlett Hendy Newbill
Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 1
Tenure
2024 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
1
Predecessor: George J. McKenna III (Nonpartisan)

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
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Sherlett Hendy Newbill is a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District in California, representing District 1. She assumed office on December 13, 2024. Her current term ends on December 8, 2028.

Newbill ran for election to the Los Angeles Unified School District to represent District 1 in California. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Los Angeles Unified School District, California, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 1

Sherlett Hendy Newbill defeated Kahllid A. Al-Alim in the general election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sherlett Hendy Newbill
Sherlett Hendy Newbill (Nonpartisan)
 
71.1
 
129,841
Image of Kahllid A. Al-Alim
Kahllid A. Al-Alim (Nonpartisan)
 
28.9
 
52,855

Total votes: 182,696
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 1

The following candidates ran in the primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 1 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sherlett Hendy Newbill
Sherlett Hendy Newbill (Nonpartisan)
 
25.7
 
20,926
Image of Kahllid A. Al-Alim
Kahllid A. Al-Alim (Nonpartisan)
 
20.1
 
16,382
Didi L. Watts (Nonpartisan)
 
17.7
 
14,430
DeWayne Davis (Nonpartisan)
 
16.3
 
13,263
Christian Flagg (Nonpartisan)
 
8.1
 
6,601
Rina Tambor (Nonpartisan)
 
7.9
 
6,458
Image of John Aaron Brasfield
John Aaron Brasfield (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.0
 
3,263

Total votes: 81,323
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Newbill in this election.

2014

See also: Los Angeles Unified School District elections (2014)

One seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education was up for a special primary election on June 3, 2014. A special runoff election was held on August 12, 2014.[1]

A total of seven candidates filed to run for the District 1 seat in the primary election. They were Genethia Hudley-Hayes, Alex Johnson, Rachel Johnson, Omarosa Manigault, Hattie McFrazier, George J. McKenna III and Sherlett Hendy Newbill.[2]

Johnson and McKenna won the primary election and competed for the seat in the runoff election.[1] McKenna was elected to the board with 52.81 percent of the vote.[3]

Results

General election
Los Angeles Unified School District, District 1 Special Runoff Election, 1-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge J. McKenna III 52.8% 17,025
     Nonpartisan Alex Johnson 47.2% 15,211
Total Votes 32,236
Source: Los Angeles City Clerk's Office, "Certified Results: LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD), BOARD DISTRICT 1 SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION," accessed February 2, 2014
Primary election
Los Angeles Unified School District, District 1 Special Primary Election, 1-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge J. McKenna III 44.6% 19,803
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Johnson 24.5% 10,884
     Nonpartisan Sherlett Hendy Newbill 9.6% 4,250
     Nonpartisan Genethia Hudley-Hayes 6.9% 3,072
     Nonpartisan Rachel Johnson 5.2% 2,318
     Nonpartisan Omarosa Manigault 5.2% 2,330
     Nonpartisan Hattie McFrazier 4% 1,785
Total Votes 44,442
Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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