Teresa Organista
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Teresa Organista was a candidate for the Precinct 2 seat on the Salt Lake City School District school board in Utah. Organista lost to Tiffany Sandberg in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Salt Lake City School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was a primary election for Precincts 1 and 5 held on June 28, 2016. In Precinct 1, incumbent Tiffany Sandberg defeated Teresa Organista in the general election after defeating John Santini in the primary election. Precinct 2 incumbent Michael Clara lost his seat to Michael Nemelka in the general election. Incumbent Heather Bennett won re-election to the Precinct 5 seat after defeating Jason Stevenson in the general election and Cathy Graham and Daniel Mcguire in the primary election. Precinct 7 incumbent Kristi Swett won re-election to her seat by defeating challenger Ryan Pleune.[1]
Results
| Salt Lake City School District, Precinct 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tiffany Sandberg Incumbent |
51.30% | 2,634 |
| Teresa Organista | 48.70% | 2,501 |
| Total Votes | 5,135 | |
| Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, "Official Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
| Salt Lake City School District, Precinct 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tiffany Sandberg Incumbent |
49.83% | 855 |
| Teresa Organista |
29.20% | 501 |
| John Santini | 20.98% | 360 |
| Total Votes | 1,716 | |
| Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, "Election Results," accessed September 26, 2016 | ||
Funding
Organista reported $1,005.00 in contributions and $944.82 in expenditures to the Office of the Salt Lake County Clerk, which left her campaign with $60.18 on hand as of November 1, 2016.[2]
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