Steven Wood (California)
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Steven Wood represents the Trustee Area 5 seat on the Lake Elsinore Unified School District school board in California. Wood won the seat in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Lake Elsinore Unified School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Two were four-year terms, and one was a two-year term due to an appointment on the board.[2] In their bids for re-election to four-year terms in Trustee Areas 2 and 4, incumbents Susan Scott and Juan Saucedo, respectively, ran unopposed and won re-election by default. Incumbent Harold Stryker was defeated by challenger Steven Wood for the two-year term in Trustee Area 5.[1][3]
Results
| Lake Elsinore Unified School District, Trustee Area 5 General Election, 2-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steven Wood |
54.83% | 3,675 |
| Harold Stryker Incumbent | 45.17% | 3,027 |
| Total Votes | 6,702 | |
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Presidential Election Official Results," accessed December 2, 2016 | ||
Funding
Wood filed an exemption form detailing he would not spend or receive more than $2,000 for this campaign. Because of this, he did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[4][5]
About the district
The Lake Elsinore Unified School District is located in Riverside County in southern California. The county seat is Riverside. Riverside County was home to 2,361,026 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 62nd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 22,316 students.[7]
Demographics
Riverside County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Riverside County was $56,592, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 17.1 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[6]
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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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See also
- Lake Elsinore Unified School District, California
- Lake Elsinore Unified School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Lake Elsinore Unified School District, "Harold E. Stryker Appointed Interim Trustee, Area 5," accessed June 24, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County, "Consolidated Presidential Election," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "County of Riverside Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Riverside County, California," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections," accessed July 3, 2014
| 2016 Lake Elsinore Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Susan Scott Trustee Area 4: • Incumbent, Juan Saucedo Trustee Area 5: • Incumbent, Harold Stryker • Steven Wood |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
