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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About the district
- See also: Salt Lake City School District, Utah
Canyons School District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah. The county seat is Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County was home to 1,107,314 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 24,597 students.[4]
Demographics
Salt Lake County outperformed in comparison to Utah as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30.6 percent of all state residents. The median household income in the county was $61,446, compared to $59,846 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 11.9 percent, while it was 11.3 percent for the entire state.[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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Footnotes
- ↑ Salt Lake County, Utah, "Candidate Filing List," accessed March 18, 2016
- ↑ Salt Lake County Clerk's Office, "Candidate and Office Holders," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Salt Lake County, Utah," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Utah.gov, "Election Results," accessed August 5, 2015
