Long Beach Unified School District elections (2018)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 22
- Early voting: Oct. 8 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Postmark Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: No
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Three of the five seats on the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education in California were scheduled to be up for by-district general election on April 10, 2018.[1] Due to lack of opposition, the elections for the District 1 and 5 seats were canceled. Incumbents Megan Kerr and Diana Craighead were re-elected automatically. Cathrin Sargent initially filed to run for the District 5 seat, but she did not appear on the ballot. District 3 incumbent John McGinnis did not file to run for re-election, which guaranteed a newcomer won election to the board. Cesar Armendariz, Juan Benitez, and Eduardo Lara ran for the open seat. Because no candidates received a majority of the votes in the general election, Benitez and Armendariz advanced to a runoff election that was held on June 5, 2018.[2][3][4] Benitez won the runoff election.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Long Beach Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis so that two or three seats are on the ballot every even-numbered year.[5]
To qualify for the ballot, board of education candidates had to be registered voters in their respective districts for at least 30 days before the filing period opened. To get on the ballot, candidates had to submit their nomination documents between December 18, 2017, and January 12, 2018. The nomination documents had to include at least 20 and no more than 30 signatures. Write-in candidates had to file between February 12, 2018, and March 27, 2018. Winners of the election took office on July 16, 2018.[1]
Candidates and results
District 1
General election
The general election was canceled. Megan Kerr (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
District 3
General runoff election
General runoff election for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 3
Juan Benitez defeated Cesar Armendariz in the general runoff election for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 3 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Juan Benitez (Nonpartisan) | 62.6 | 5,821 |
 | Cesar Armendariz (Nonpartisan) | 37.4 | 3,484 | |
| Total votes: 9,305 | |||
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General election
General election for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 3
Juan Benitez and Cesar Armendariz advanced to a runoff. They defeated Eduardo Lara in the general election for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 3 on April 10, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Juan Benitez (Nonpartisan) | 48.3 | 2,201 |
| ✔ | | Cesar Armendariz (Nonpartisan) | 34.8 | 1,585 |
 | Eduardo Lara (Nonpartisan) | 16.9 | 771 | |
| Total votes: 4,557 | |||
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District 5
General election
The general election was canceled. Diana Craighead (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cathrin Sargent (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2018
The Long Beach Unified Board of Education election shared the ballot with a general election for three seats on the Long Beach Community College District Governing Board and with primary elections for Long Beach mayor and city council.[1][6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Long Beach Unified Board of Education election:[1]
Endorsements
District 3 candidate Cesar Armendariz was endorsed in the election by Long Beach Unified School District school board members Diana Craighead, Jon Meyer, and John McGinnis. He was also endorsed by Congresswoman Nanette Barragan and former California Superintendent of Public Education Delaine Eastin.[7]
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Campaign finance
Candidates who raised or spent more than $2,000 for their campaigns were required to file campaign finance reports. The reporting deadlines were as follows:[8]
- March 1, 2018
- March 29, 2018
- April 6, 2018
Candidates who did not terminate their committees by June 30, 2018, also had to file a semi-annual report on July 31, 2018.[8]
Candidates who did not raise or spend more than $2,000 for their campaigns were required to file Form 470 by March 1, 2018. They did not need to file additional campaign finance reports unless they raised or spent money above that threshold.[9]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in the Long Beach Unified School District, click here.
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About the district
The Long Beach Unified School District is located in Los Angeles County in southwestern California. The county seat is Los Angeles. Los Angeles County was home to 10,137,915 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[10] The district was the third-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 79,709 students.[11]
Demographics
Los Angeles County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2012 and 2016. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income for Los Angeles County was $57,952, compared to $63,783 for the entire state. The county poverty rate was 16.3 percent, while it was 14.3 percent statewide.[10]
| Racial Demographics, 2012-2016[10] | |||
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| Race | Los Angeles County (%) | California (%) | |
| White | 71.0 | 72.7 | |
| Black or African American | 9.1 | 6.5 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5 | 1.7 | |
| Asian | 15.1 | 14.8 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
| Two or more races | 3.0 | 3.8 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48.5 | 38.9 | |
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.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[12][13]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points. |
| 2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 39.63% | 57.31% | R+17.7 | 36.09% | 56.75% | R+20.7 | R |
| 2 | 64.68% | 30.51% | D+34.2 | 62.20% | 28.98% | D+33.2 | D |
| 3 | 42.41% | 54.46% | R+12.1 | 39.47% | 53.31% | R+13.8 | R |
| 4 | 63.16% | 33.86% | D+29.3 | 63.03% | 29.95% | D+33.1 | D |
| 5 | 41.27% | 55.92% | R+14.7 | 38.51% | 54.85% | R+16.3 | R |
| 6 | 38.59% | 59.09% | R+20.5 | 41.17% | 52.02% | R+10.9 | R |
| 7 | 67.59% | 29.61% | D+38 | 67.63% | 25.69% | D+41.9 | D |
| 8 | 51.72% | 45.62% | D+6.1 | 51.77% | 41.03% | D+10.7 | D |
| 9 | 60.56% | 37.52% | D+23 | 61.47% | 32.89% | D+28.6 | D |
| 10 | 73.76% | 23.28% | D+50.5 | 75.65% | 17.96% | D+57.7 | D |
| 11 | 60.96% | 36.87% | D+24.1 | 58.86% | 35.17% | D+23.7 | D |
| 12 | 45.19% | 52.50% | R+7.3 | 43.11% | 51.05% | R+7.9 | R |
| 13 | 64.23% | 33.88% | D+30.4 | 62.97% | 31.79% | D+31.2 | D |
| 14 | 68.80% | 28.72% | D+40.1 | 69.55% | 24.47% | D+45.1 | D |
| 15 | 86.82% | 9.56% | D+77.3 | 87.39% | 7.04% | D+80.4 | D |
| 16 | 57.74% | 40.10% | D+17.6 | 64.47% | 29.23% | D+35.2 | R |
| 17 | 87.07% | 9.36% | D+77.7 | 88.12% | 6.95% | D+81.2 | D |
| 18 | 86.89% | 10.23% | D+76.7 | 85.89% | 8.44% | D+77.5 | D |
| 19 | 78.94% | 18.38% | D+60.6 | 81.63% | 13.34% | D+68.3 | D |
| 20 | 75.74% | 22.15% | D+53.6 | 75.52% | 19.12% | D+56.4 | D |
| 21 | 55.61% | 42.03% | D+13.6 | 54.63% | 39.46% | D+15.2 | D |
| 22 | 71.43% | 26.31% | D+45.1 | 75.16% | 19.75% | D+55.4 | D |
| 23 | 43.46% | 54.71% | R+11.2 | 43.95% | 50.78% | R+6.8 | R |
| 24 | 72.16% | 24.96% | D+47.2 | 78.19% | 15.93% | D+62.3 | D |
| 25 | 72.40% | 25.26% | D+47.1 | 73.61% | 20.90% | D+52.7 | D |
| 26 | 41.15% | 56.68% | R+15.5 | 41.54% | 52.93% | R+11.4 | R |
| 27 | 76.36% | 21.54% | D+54.8 | 77.76% | 17.29% | D+60.5 | D |
| 28 | 66.64% | 30.77% | D+35.9 | 70.63% | 23.08% | D+47.6 | D |
| 29 | 69.95% | 26.66% | D+43.3 | 70.00% | 22.96% | D+47 | D |
| 30 | 66.99% | 30.86% | D+36.1 | 66.70% | 27.32% | D+39.4 | D |
| 31 | 61.98% | 36.21% | D+25.8 | 62.13% | 32.93% | D+29.2 | D |
| 32 | 56.20% | 41.81% | D+14.4 | 56.50% | 37.98% | D+18.5 | D |
| 33 | 41.80% | 55.51% | R+13.7 | 40.02% | 54.61% | R+14.6 | R |
| 34 | 33.96% | 63.85% | R+29.9 | 34.07% | 60.21% | R+26.1 | R |
| 35 | 47.82% | 49.42% | R+1.6 | 49.57% | 43.43% | D+6.1 | R |
| 36 | 48.79% | 48.48% | D+0.3 | 49.94% | 43.86% | D+6.1 | R |
| 37 | 60.97% | 36.28% | D+24.7 | 64.27% | 29.21% | D+35.1 | D |
| 38 | 46.73% | 50.84% | R+4.1 | 49.64% | 44.39% | D+5.2 | R |
| 39 | 73.75% | 23.67% | D+50.1 | 74.64% | 19.80% | D+54.8 | D |
| 40 | 53.14% | 44.72% | D+8.4 | 54.08% | 40.01% | D+14.1 | R |
| 41 | 59.74% | 37.72% | D+22 | 62.82% | 31.27% | D+31.5 | D |
| 42 | 44.98% | 52.93% | R+7.9 | 45.61% | 49.70% | R+4.1 | R |
| 43 | 67.35% | 29.62% | D+37.7 | 68.94% | 25.45% | D+43.5 | D |
| 44 | 52.37% | 45.51% | D+6.9 | 57.12% | 36.99% | D+20.1 | D |
| 45 | 63.46% | 34.12% | D+29.3 | 67.36% | 27.39% | D+40 | D |
| 46 | 73.73% | 23.65% | D+50.1 | 76.20% | 18.48% | D+57.7 | D |
| 47 | 71.49% | 26.54% | D+44.9 | 70.10% | 24.80% | D+45.3 | D |
| 48 | 64.08% | 33.44% | D+30.6 | 65.60% | 28.50% | D+37.1 | D |
| 49 | 64.69% | 33.26% | D+31.4 | 67.57% | 27.17% | D+40.4 | D |
| 50 | 70.79% | 26.51% | D+44.3 | 76.72% | 18.33% | D+58.4 | D |
| 51 | 83.48% | 13.50% | D+70 | 84.05% | 10.19% | D+73.9 | D |
| 52 | 65.01% | 32.92% | D+32.1 | 65.78% | 28.71% | D+37.1 | D |
| 53 | 84.64% | 12.59% | D+72 | 84.83% | 9.63% | D+75.2 | D |
| 54 | 83.62% | 13.88% | D+69.7 | 85.15% | 10.12% | D+75 | D |
| 55 | 45.77% | 52.23% | R+6.5 | 49.92% | 44.61% | D+5.3 | R |
| 56 | 62.14% | 36.26% | D+25.9 | 64.21% | 31.24% | D+33 | D |
| 57 | 63.71% | 34.01% | D+29.7 | 65.92% | 28.39% | D+37.5 | D |
| 58 | 70.24% | 27.80% | D+42.4 | 72.54% | 22.26% | D+50.3 | D |
| 59 | 93.24% | 5.19% | D+88 | 90.70% | 5.09% | D+85.6 | D |
| 60 | 51.32% | 46.31% | D+5 | 52.48% | 41.97% | D+10.5 | D |
| 61 | 63.43% | 34.55% | D+28.9 | 62.47% | 31.62% | D+30.9 | D |
| 62 | 80.81% | 17.00% | D+63.8 | 82.05% | 13.06% | D+69 | D |
| 63 | 76.06% | 21.73% | D+54.3 | 77.35% | 17.38% | D+60 | D |
| 64 | 88.74% | 9.98% | D+78.8 | 86.21% | 9.61% | D+76.6 | D |
| 65 | 51.90% | 45.68% | D+6.2 | 56.73% | 37.28% | D+19.4 | D |
| 66 | 54.18% | 43.24% | D+10.9 | 59.97% | 33.60% | D+26.4 | D |
| 67 | 39.61% | 58.33% | R+18.7 | 38.89% | 55.94% | R+17.1 | R |
| 68 | 42.55% | 55.12% | R+12.6 | 49.42% | 44.58% | D+4.8 | R |
| 69 | 67.37% | 30.30% | D+37.1 | 71.94% | 22.33% | D+49.6 | D |
| 70 | 67.38% | 29.93% | D+37.5 | 68.13% | 25.09% | D+43 | D |
| 71 | 38.47% | 59.51% | R+21 | 38.19% | 56.26% | R+18.1 | R |
| 72 | 46.71% | 51.06% | R+4.4 | 51.40% | 43.13% | D+8.3 | R |
| 73 | 38.68% | 59.36% | R+20.7 | 43.89% | 50.38% | R+6.5 | R |
| 74 | 45.14% | 52.42% | R+7.3 | 50.71% | 43.29% | D+7.4 | R |
| 75 | 39.42% | 58.50% | R+19.1 | 43.22% | 50.68% | R+7.5 | R |
| 76 | 48.76% | 49.04% | R+0.3 | 53.11% | 40.38% | D+12.7 | R |
| 77 | 48.25% | 49.83% | R+1.6 | 55.16% | 38.94% | D+16.2 | R |
| 78 | 63.15% | 34.08% | D+29.1 | 67.48% | 25.85% | D+41.6 | D |
| 79 | 61.21% | 36.91% | D+24.3 | 64.24% | 30.04% | D+34.2 | D |
| 80 | 69.47% | 28.67% | D+40.8 | 73.15% | 21.34% | D+51.8 | D |
| Total | 60.35% | 37.19% | D+23.2 | 62.25% | 31.89% | D+30.4 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
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External links
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- Long Beach Unified School District
- Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate Handbook and Resource Guide," accessed January 8, 2018
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: LONG BEACH CITY PRIM. LBUSD & LBCCD ELECTION 4/10/2018," accessed January 13, 2018
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "LONG BEACH CITY PRIM. LBUSD & LBCCD ELECTION: FINAL LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHOSE NAME WILL NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT," January 23, 2018
- ↑ Long Beach City Clerk, "2018 Primary Nominating Election night results," accessed April 11, 2018
- ↑ Long Beach Unified School District, "LBUSD Board of Education," accessed January 8, 2018
- ↑ Long Beach City Clerk, "Getting Started Candidate Information," accessed January 9, 2018
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprimaryfinance - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Los Angeles County, California; California," accessed January 9, 2018
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
| Long Beach Unified School District elections in 2018 | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | General election: April 10, 2018 • Runoff Election: : June 5, 2018 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Megan Kerr District 3: • Cesar Armendariz • Juan Benitez • Eduardo Lara District 5: • Incumbent, Diana Craighead |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
