Oakland Unified School District elections (2016)

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Oakland Unified School District Elections
General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
47,194 students

Four of the seven seats on the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In her bid for re-election to District 1, incumbent Jody London ran against challenger Don Macleay. District 3 incumbent Jumoke Hinton Hodge faced challengers Benjamin Lang, Lucky Narain, and Kharyshi Wiginton. The District 5 race featured incumbent Roseann Torres and challengers Mike Hassid, Mike Hutchinson, and Huber Trenado. In District 7, incumbent James Harris ran against challenger Chris Jackson. All four incumbents were re-elected to their seats.[1][2][3]

Ranked-choice voting was used to determine the final election results for the District 3 and 5 races. To learn more about this process, click here.[3][4]

This election featured a debate about charter school expansion in the district.[5] Five candidates—Macleay, Wiginton, Torres, Hutchinson, and Jackson—were endorsed by Parents United for Public Schools, a local group opposed to the expansion of charter schools in the district.[6] The local group GO Public Schools Oakland Advocates, which "works to bring people together to realize the most effective solutions to ensure educational excellence and equity for Oakland students," according to its website, endorsed London, Hodge, Trenado, and Harris.[7][8][9][10]

In the months leading up to the election, a number of events brought attention to Oakland Unified's charter schools. In June 2016, an Alameda County grand jury report called for better management and oversight of the district's charter schools. In August 2016, an American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and Public Advocates report flagged 11 of Oakland Unified's charter schools for discriminatory admissions practices. In September 2016, the Oakland Unified School District reached an agreement with the California Charter Schools Association to stay a lawsuit the association filed against the district over Proposition 39, a law requiring equitable facilities for public school students within a district—including public charter school students. The District 1, District 3, and District 5 candidates participated in candidate forums in September 2016 to discuss these and other issues in the district. Click here to watch those forums.

See also: What was at stake in the Oakland Unified Board of Education election?

Having one incumbent and one challenger run for each seat in this race was a change from election years of the recent past. In the district's 2012 and 2014 school board races, at least half of the seats were left open for newcomers after incumbents did not file to run for re-election. Click here to see some other ways we have compared this race to past elections in both the district and the state.

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The Oakland Unified Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Three seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and four seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[11]

The Oakland Unified School District uses ranked-choice voting (RCV) if no candidate receives at least 50 percent of the vote. In 2016, Districts 3 and 5 used RCV to determine the final results of the election. The Alameda County Registrar of Voters describes the process:[3][4][12]

“ The candidate who received the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated. Next, each vote cast for that candidate will be transferred to the voter's next-ranked choice among the remaining candidates. This elimination process will continue until one candidate receives a majority and is deemed the winner.[13] ”
—Alameda County Registrar of Voters[12]

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 Oakland Unified Board of Education. Once they took office, school board members could not be employed by the school district.[14][15]

To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[16] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[17]

Candidates and results

District 1

Results

Oakland Unified School District,
District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jody London Incumbent 75.13% 21,399
Don Macleay 24.33% 6,930
Write-in votes 0.54% 155
Total Votes 28,484
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election (Certified Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 30, 2016

Candidates

Jody London Green check mark transparent.png Don Macleay

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  • Incumbent
  • Member from 2009-2016
  • Graduate, University of California at Berkeley and Columbia University

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  • Graduate, Laney College and San Francisco State University
  • Business owner

District 3

Results

Ranked-choice voting was used to determine the winner of this race. That method was triggered when no candidate received a majority of the votes cast. The initial results of the election before ranked-choice voting was implemented can be found below.

This is the final round of voting. To view previous rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.

Oakland Unified School District,
District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016, Final Round
Candidate Vote % Votes Transfer
Jumoke Hinton Hodge - Most votes 52.4% 10,796 0
Kharyshi Wiginton - Eliminated 47.6% 9,810 0
Benjamin Lang 0% 0 0
Lucky Narain 0% 0 0
Misty Cross (write-in candidate) 0% 0 0
Write-in votes 0% 0 0
Exhausted 1,727 0
Total Votes 22,333 0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.


Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost






This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.


Oakland Unified School District,
District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jumoke Hinton Hodge Incumbent 39.71% 8,810
Kharyshi Wiginton 33.00% 7,322
Benjamin Lang 19.45% 4,315
Lucky Narain 7.02% 1,557
Write-in votes 0.82% 183
Total Votes 22,187
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election (Certified Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 30, 2016

Candidates

Jumoke Hinton Hodge Green check mark transparent.png Benjamin Lang

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  • Incumbent
  • Member from 2009-2016
  • Graduate, Oberlin College
  • Community and youth development consultant

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  • Retired teacher and administrator
Lucky Narain Kharyshi Wiginton

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  • Military lawyer

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  • Teacher

District 5

Results

Ranked-choice voting was used to determine the winner of this race. That method was triggered when no candidate received a majority of the votes cast. The initial results of the election before ranked-choice voting was implemented can be found below.

This is the final round of voting. To view previous rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.

Oakland Unified School District,
District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016, Final Round
Candidate Vote % Votes Transfer
Roseann Torres - Most votes 51.1% 6,277 0
Huber Trenado - Eliminated 48.9% 6,009 0
Mike Hutchinson 0% 0 0
Mike Hassid 0% 0 0
Write-in votes 0% 0 0
Exhausted 1,009 0
Total Votes 13,295 0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.


Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost






This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.


Oakland Unified School District,
District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Huber Trenado 36.95% 4,875
Roseann Torres Incumbent 35.62% 4,699
Mike Hutchinson 15.74% 2,076
Mike Hassid 10.72% 1,414
Write-in votes 0.98% 129
Total Votes 13,193
Source: General Election ( Certified Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 30, 2016

Candidates

Roseann Torres Green check mark transparent.png Mike Hassid

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  • Incumbent
  • Member from 2013-2016
  • Graduate, San Francisco State University and Albany Law School
  • Attorney

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  • Graduate, University of California at Berkeley and the University of San Francisco
  • Vice president of finance and operations, Exponent Partners
Mike Hutchinson Huber Trenado

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  • Graduate, University of California at Berkeley

Huber Trenado.jpg

  • Graduate, University of California at Berkeley
  • Teacher

District 7

Results

Oakland Unified School District,
District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Harris Incumbent 66.25% 9,772
Chris Jackson 32.91% 4,855
Write-in votes 0.84% 124
Total Votes 14,751
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election (Certified Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 30, 2016

Candidates

James Harris Green check mark transparent.png Chris Jackson

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  • Incumbent
  • Member from 2013-2016
  • Graduate, Santa Clara University
  • Business owner, Morgan Media Group (MMG)

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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2016

The district's board of education election shared the ballot with a number of statewide ballot measures as well as elections for the following offices:[18]

  • Oakland City Attorney
  • Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
  • Alameda County Water District
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[19][20]

Deadline Event
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

The following is a list of official endorsements made in the Oakland Unified School District elections. A number of local political groups, unions, and county and city officials are not listed in this table. Click on candidates' names for a more complete list of endorsements.

District 3 challenger Lucky Narain did not receive any official endorsements in the election.

Candidate endorsements
Endorsement Jody London
(District 1) 		Don Macleay
(District 1) 		Jumoke Hinton Hodge
(District 3) 		Benjamin Lang
(District 3) 		Kharyshi Wiginton
(District 3) 		Roseann Torres
(District 5) 		Mike Hassid
(District 5) 		Mike Hutchinson
(District 5) 		Huber Trenado
(District 5) 		James Harris
(District 7) 		Chris Jackson
(District 7)
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Campaign finance

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See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

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.[20]

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.[20]

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.[20]

Reports

Candidates received a total of $145,468.70 and spent a total of $142,514.37 in the election, according to the Oakland City Clerk.[35]

District 1
Candidate Existing balance Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Jody London $1,437.00 $21,844.00 $23,281.00 $0.00
Don Macleay $0.00 $6,144.00 $6,837.67 ($693.67)
District 3
Candidate Existing balance Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Jumoke Hinton Hodge $0.00 $19,182.00 $15,267.92 $3,914.08
Benjamin Lang $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Lucky Narain $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Kharyshi Wiginton $0.00 $3,980.00 $2,460.19 $1,519.81
District 5
Candidate Existing balance Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Roseann Torres $3,089.99 $21,893.01 $24,071.28 $911.72
Mike Hassid $0.00 $8,554.69 $8,554.69 $0.00
Mike Hutchinson $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Huber Trenado $0.00 $22,723.00 $22,730.10 ($7.10)
District 7
Candidate Existing balance Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
James Harris $0.00 $27,586.00 $26,850.43 $735.57
Chris Jackson $0.00 $13,562.00 $12,461.09 $1,100.91

Past elections

What was at stake?

2016

Issues in the election

Candidate forums

The Oakland League of Women Voters held a series of candidate forums for the Oakland Unified Board of Education race in September 2016. Videos of these forums can be found below. The District 1 forum can be found on the left, the District 3 forum in the center, and the District 5 forum on the right.

Note: The District 1 board of education forum was combined with forums for other races in Oakland. Start the video at the 1:45 mark to skip ahead to the board of education forum.

Election highlights charter school debate
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The Oakland Unified School District's Board of Education race highlighted a debate about charter school expansion in the district.[5] Five candidates—District 1 challenger Don Macleay, District 3 challenger Kharyshi Wiginton, District 5 incumbent Roseann Torres, District 5 challenger Mike Hutchinson, and District 7 challenger Chris Jackson—were endorsed by the group Parents United for Public Schools, a local group opposed to the expansion of charter schools in the district.[6] Torres won re-election to the board, but the other four candidates were defeated.[2][3]

Chris Jackson

Jackson said the district should slow its charter school expansion due to the release of reports criticizing the district's charter schools. One report was published in June 2016 by the Alameda County grand jury. It said Oakland Unified's charter schools scored lower on state test scores on average compared to the district's regular public schools and recommended that the district set up a better oversight and approval process for its charters. Another report published by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and Public Advocates on August 1, 2016, flagged over 200 California charter schools for discriminatory admissions practices—11 of which were located in Oakland. Before the election, two of the schools—ARISE High and the North Oakland Community Charter—were struck from the list after they adjusted their admissions policies.[5][36][37][38]

"We're in danger of creating a two-tiered system where resources are sucked away from district schools," said Jackson. "Charters aren't serving our African-American students, and they don't serve special-needs students, while they suspend students at two-and-a-half times more than district schools."[5]

James Harris

Incumbent James Harris, who defeated Jackson in the District 7 race, said that charter schools offered choices to those who were traditionally underserved by regular public schools. He said that during his term on the board, the district had taken steps to ensure higher quality and equity in its charter schools. He said the district adopted more rigorous requirements when approving new charter schools, such as increasing the number of black students enrolled, providing more services for special education, and changing discipline policies.[5]

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In his bid for re-election, Harris was endorsed by GO Public Schools Oakland Advocates, an organization that "works to bring people together to realize the most effective solutions to ensure educational excellence and equity for Oakland students," according to its website.[10][39] District 1 incumbent Jody London, District 3 incumbent Jumoke Hinton Hodge, and District 5 challenger Huber Trenado were also endorsed by GO Public Schools Oakland Advocates.[7][8][9] London, Hodge, and Harris won re-election to the board, but Trenado was defeated by Torres.[2]

Issues in the district

School lacks accreditation

Oakland Unified School District officials announced that they failed to meet a deadline to obtain accreditation for a new high school on September 27, 2016. Madison Park Business & Art Academy—a public elementary and middle school that was expanded to include grades nine through 12 for the first time that year—had not been accredited with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, making it harder for the 75 seniors set to graduate to get into a University of California or California State University school.[40]

In reaction to the announcement of the school lacking accreditation, students at Madison Park staged a walkout on September 28, 2016, demanding to know how the lack of accreditation would affect their chances of getting into a university. The district responded by holding an impromptu town hall meeting to answer questions.[41]

District spokesman John Sasaki said the accreditation process for the school had “dropped between the cracks” due to the school's newness and the district's staff turnover. He said students who planned to attend a community college, a private college, or an out-of-state college would not be affected. “Obviously this is not what we want to have our students dealing with,” said Sasaki.[40]

Certifying a school with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges proves that the school's courses are state-approved and allows admissions officers at universities to use students' grades and the courses they took in high school to determine their eligibility. Without that accreditation, the admissions process relies on test scores or "a demonstration of exceptional circumstances that merit admission despite the lack of traditional qualifications," according to SF Gate.[40] Sasaki, however, said, "We have been assured by the UC system that it should not adversely affect these students.”[41]

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges voted on Madison Park’s accreditation application in December 2016, but the district announced that it had received early word that the school would receive full accreditation in October 2016. College applications for California university systems were due in November 2016.[40][42]

In response to the mistake, Oakland Unified officials hired an accreditation coordinator and pledged to send a college and career readiness counselor to Madison Park twice per week. The district also promised to sponsor a college admissions course and gave the school $10,000 for activities such as college campus tours. Officials said no other schools in the district lacked accreditation.[40]

CCSA and OUSD agree to stay Proposition 39 lawsuit
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In September 2016, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) agreed to stay a lawsuit it had filed against the Oakland Unified School District after the district offered to work on its process of sharing facilities with its charter schools. CCSA filed the lawsuit in March 2016 in order to require the district to align with Proposition 39, a law that was passed in 2000 to ensure that public school facilities were shared equitably among all public school students, including public charter school students.[43][44]

Under Proposition 39, the Oakland Unified School District was required to provide school space where the charter school wanted to be located—somewhere reasonably equivalent to the places other district students attend school. The district was also required to locate all of the classrooms for the charter school at one site. In its lawsuit, CCSA said the district had violated these laws for a number of years by offering charter schools split sites, not offering equivalent space, and not making a reasonable effort to offer a site in a desired location. The lawsuit also said the district's Proposition 39 process had lacked transparency and had used confusing language to "make charter schools inadvertently waive their Prop. 39 rights."[43]

"The illegal Prop. 39 tactics by OUSD create insurmountable barriers and we felt we had no alternative but to take action on behalf of Oakland students and families. CCSA has corresponded extensively with OUSD, putting it on detailed notice of its extensive violations of the law," CCSA President and CEO Jed Wallace said when the lawsuit was filed.[43]

The agreement to stay the lawsuit was reached six months after the lawsuit was filed. CCSA agreed to put the case on hold until the district issued its Proposition 39 facilities offers for the 2017-2018 school year. The district agreed to work with CCSA to provide a more transparent Proposition 39 process.[44]

Oakland Unified charter schools listed in ACLU discrimination report
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Eleven of the Oakland Unified School District's 37 charter schools were called out for discriminatory admissions practices in an August 2016 report released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California and Public Advocates. Researchers with the ACLU and Public Advocates said they started investigating admission policies after hearing from parents that some charter schools were not accepting all students as they were required to do by state law. The 11 Oakland Unified schools were included in a list of 253 charter schools flagged for discriminatory practices across California.[37][38]

Before the election, two of the schools—ARISE High and the North Oakland Community Charter—were struck from the list after they adjusted their admissions policies.[38]

The ACLU report grouped the discriminatory admissions practices into five categories:

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  • Exclusion Based on Academic Performance
  • Discrimination against English Learners
  • Pre-Enrollment Essays or Interviews
  • Illegal Parent/Guardian Volunteer Requirements
  • Requirements that Discourage Undocumented Students[38][13]
 ”

Oakland Unified's charter schools were nearly equally split between requiring essays or interviews and rejecting the applications of students who resided in the U.S. without legal permission, but two schools were found to have mandates for parents. No schools in Oakland Unified were found to have bias against English language learners.[38]

In response to the report, the California Charter Schools Association encouraged its members to review their school policies and to revise them if needed.[37]

Grand jury report calls for better management of district's charter schools

An Alameda County grand jury report released in June 2016 recommended that the Oakland Unified School District add more oversight and accountability to its charter school approval and reauthorization process in response to how the district's charter schools had performed on state assessments. The report also recommended that the district increase accountability and fiscal and governance oversight for its charter schools through a larger staff at its office of charter schools and through additional site visits.[36]

The grand jury report showed that Oakland Unified's charter schools had on average scored lower on the 2015 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress than the district's regular public schools. The report showed that 15 of the district's 37 charter schools had performed below the district's average in both math and reading.[36]

Though the report acknowledged that additional measures should be used along with state assessment scores, it also stated that “it’s a concern that some charters are not achieving expected results and yet may still be reauthorized.”[36]

“The district remains committed to ensuring all students have access to a high-quality education and will continue our important work toward equity in our schools,” said Valerie Goode, a spokeswoman for the district. She said the district follows the state education code when reviewing charter school applications.[36]

The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) announced its disagreement with the report. “We find the report lacking understanding of the depth and nuance in both law and practice of charter schools across California. Furthermore, the report is oversimplified in both its definition of the issues and recommended solutions,” said CCSA spokeswoman Emily Bertelli.[36]

Oakland Unified had the largest number of charter schools in Alameda County in 2016. At the time the report was released, almost 25 percent of the district's schools were charters, compared to the average of 6 percent nationwide.[36]

Election trends

See also: School board elections, 2014
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The Oakland Unified School District's 2016 board of education election had a higher average number of candidates run per seat than the district's 2014 and 2012 elections. With all four incumbents facing at least one challenger in their bids for re-election, each seat on the ballot had the chance of going to a newcomer or an incumbent. All four seats were kept by the incumbents. The board had not had a chance for an incumbent sweep in the two most-recent past election years due to a number of them not seeking re-election.

In 2014, voters added three new members to the board. No incumbents ran that year, guaranteeing that the new members would earn the seats. In 2012, the board saw two of the four seats go to newcomers and two go to incumbents. The newcomers again won open seats that year as only two incumbents ran to retain their seats.

School board election trends
Year Candidates per seat Unopposed seats Incumbent success rate Seats won by newcomers
Oakland Unified School District
2016 3.00 0.00% 100.00% 0.00%
2014 2.67 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
2012 2.25 0.00% 100.00% 50.00%
California
2014 1.91 25.18% 79.00% 38.14%
United States
2014 1.89 32.57% 81.31% 38.24%

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About the district

See also: Oakland Unified School District, California
The Oakland Unified School District is located in Alameda County, California.

The Oakland Unified School District is located in Alameda County in central California. The county seat is Oakland.[45] Alameda County was home to an estimated 1,638,215 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[46] The district was the 12th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 47,194 students.[47]

Demographics

Alameda County outperformed California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 42.1 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 Alameda County was $73,775, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 12.5 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[46]

Racial Demographics, 2010 - 2015[46]
Race Alameda County (%) California (%)
White 51.3 72.9
Black or African American 11.8 6.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1 1.7
Asian 29.5 14.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1.0 0.5
Two or more races 5.3 3.8
Hispanic or Latino 22.6 38.8

Presidential Voting Pattern, Alameda County[48]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 469,684 108,182
2008 489,106 119,555
2004 422,585 130,911
2000 342,889 119,279

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

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ East Bay Citizen, "2016 East Bay Candidates List (Official for November)," August 19, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election ( Unofficial Results) - November 08, 2016: School Director, District 1 - Oakland (RCV)," accessed November 9, 2016
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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Ranked-Choice Voting Accumulated Results - School Director, District 3 - Oakland," accessed January 11, 2017
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 East Bay Express, "Candidates Vying for Oakland School Board Seats Defined by Positions on Charter Schools," October 12, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Parents Unified for Public Schools, "Endorsements," accessed October 12, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 GO Public Schools Oakland Advocates, "GO Endorses Jody London for OUSD School Board, District 1," August 3, 2016
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 GO Public Schools Oakland Advocates, "GO Endorses Jumoke Hinton Hodge for OUSD School Board, District 3," August 4, 2016
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 GO Public Schools Oakland Advocates, "GO Endorses Huber Trenado for OUSD School Board, District 5," August 11, 2016
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 GO Public Schools Oakland Advocates, "GO Endorses James Harris for OUSD School Board, District 7," July 29, 2016
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  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 Ms. K for School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 17, 2016
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 Chris Jackson for Oakland, "Endorsements," accessed September 29, 2016
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  30. ↑ CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
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  32. ↑ 32.00 32.01 32.02 32.03 32.04 32.05 32.06 32.07 32.08 32.09 32.10 Re-elect James Harris School Board East Oakland, "Endorsements," accessed September 29, 2016
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2016 Oakland Unified School District Elections
Alameda County, California
Election date:November 8, 2016
Candidates:District 1: • Incumbent, Jody London • Don Macleay
District 3: • Incumbent, Jumoke Hinton Hodge • Benjamin Lang • Lucky Narain • Kharyshi Wiginton
District 5: • Incumbent, Roseann Torres • Mike Hassid • Mike Hutchinson • Huber Trenado
District 7: • Incumbent, James Harris • Chris Jackson
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