Oak Grove School District elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Oak Grove School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In her bid for re-election to Trustee Area 1, incumbent Mary Noel defeated challenger Andrew Nguyen Pham. The race for the open Trustee Area 4 seat featured candidates Steve Guerrero and John Mackey, and Mackey won.[1][2] On top of choosing the board's next two members, citizens of the district also voted on a bond measure.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Oak Grove board of trustees consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Three seats—two four-year terms and one two-year term—were up for election on November 4, 2014, and two seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[3]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to register with the county elections office by August 12, 2016. If incumbents did not file by that deadline, the filing deadline was extended for non-incumbent candidates until August 17, 2016. In order to qualify as candidates, they had to be at least 18 years old, citizens of California, residents of the school district, registered voters, and "not legally disqualified from holding civil office," according to the bylaws of the Oak Grove board of trustees. Once they took office, school board members could not be employed by the school district.[4][5]
To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[7]
Candidates and results
Trustee Area 1
Results
| Oak Grove School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mary Noel Incumbent |
78.42% | 4,814 |
| Andrew Nguyen Pham | 21.58% | 1,325 |
| Total Votes | 6,139 | |
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Trustee Area 4
Results
| Oak Grove School District, Trustee Area 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John Mackey |
68.60% | 5,404 |
| Steve Guerrero | 31.40% | 2,473 |
| Total Votes | 7,877 | |
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Steve Guerrero | John Mackey
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
The district's school board election shared the ballot with a bond measure for the school district, a bond measure for Santa Clara County, a number of statewide ballot measures, and elections for the following offices:[8][9]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[10][11]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 1, 2016 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
| August 10, 2016 - November 8, 2016 | 24-hour campaign contribution reporting period |
| August 12, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 17, 2016 | Extended filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates for open seats |
| September 29, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 24, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 27, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 31, 2017 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates in this race were required to file two pre-election reports. The first was due on September 29, 2016, and the second was due on October 27, 2016. If candidates received more than $1,000 from a single source between August 10, 2016, and November 8, 2016, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours of receiving the contribution.[11]
Candidates who did not raise or spend more than $2,000 on their campaigns had to file an exemption form by September 29, 2016. They did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[11]
Candidates who had a remaining balance from previous campaigns or who had raised or spent money on their campaigns prior to the candidate filing deadline had to file a semi-annual campaign finance report by August 1, 2016. The next semi-annual campaign finance report was due January 31, 2017.[11]
Reports
Candidates received a total of $3,425.00 and spent a total of $3,392.80 in the election, according to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters.[12]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Mary Noel | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Andrew Nguyen Pham | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Steve Guerrero | $3,325.00 | $3,392.80 | ($67.80) |
| John Mackey | $100.00 | $0.00 | $100.00 |
Past elections
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2014Trustee Area 2Incumbent Jacquelyn Adams ran unopposed and won re-election by default. Trustee Area 3
Trustee Area 5Incumbent Carolyn M. Bauer ran unopposed and won re-election by default. 2012Incumbents Jeremy Nishihara and Mary Noel were re-elected in 2012. Newcomer Carolyn Bauer was also elected to the Oak Grove School District board of trustees.[13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What was at stake?
2016
Issues in the election
Measure EE
In addition to choosing two candidates for the Oak Grove School District board of trustees on November 8, 2016, citizens of the district voted on Measure EE. The measure required a two-thirds majority to pass. It was unable to meet that threshold and was defeated.[14] The question appeared on the ballot as follows:
| “ | To improve education and student achievement in neighborhood schools by maintaining small class sizes; hiring, retaining and training quality teachers; expanding science, technology, engineering, math, language, art, and music education; improving health, safety, security, and maintenance services; and providing before-/after-school programs; shall Oak Grove Elementary School District levy a parcel tax of $132 per parcel for nine years providing $3.1 million annually, exempting seniors, with annual audits, citizens’ oversight, and all funds used locally?[15] | ” |
| —Oak Grove School District (2016)[16] | ||
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About the district
- See also: Oak Grove School District, California
The Oak Grove School District is located in Santa Clara County in central California. The county seat is San Jose. Santa Clara County was home to 1,918,044 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[17] The district was the 145th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,156 students.[18]
Demographics
Santa Clara County outperformed California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 47.3 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 Santa Clara County was $93,854, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 8.5 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[17]
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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
| Oak Grove School District | California | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Ventura County, "Semi-Official Final Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Oak Grove School District, "board of trustees," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ Oak Grove School District, "Bylaws of the Board: 9000 Series," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "List of Local Measures: Presidential General Election November 8, 2016," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: Presidential General Election," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "County of Santa Clara Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed March 7, 2017
- ↑ Oak Grove School District board of trustees, "Minutes, Regular Board Meeting December 13, 2012," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Unofficial Semi-Final Results," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "List of Local Measures," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 United States Census Bureau, "Santa Clara County, California," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Results," accessed July 3, 2014
| 2016 Oak Grove School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Mary Noel • Andrew Nguyen Pham Trustee Area 4: • Steve Guerrero • John Mackey |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
