Fresno Unified School District, California, elections (2022)

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Fresno Unified School District elections
General election date
November 8, 2022
Special election date
April 12, 2022
Enrollment ('17-'18)
73,428 students

Four seats on the Fresno Unified School District school board in California were up for general election on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 12, 2022. However, candidates had an additional five days to file if no incumbents filed by August 12. The extended deadline did not apply if the incumbent was not eligible to run for re-election.

The Trustee Area 5 seat was also up for special election on April 12, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was January 14, 2022.[1]

The special election was scheduled after the death of former board member Carol Mills.[1]

Elections

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Candidates and results

Regular election

Area 1

General election

General election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

Incumbent Keshia Thomas defeated Wayne Horton in the general election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 8, 2022.

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Keshia Thomas (Nonpartisan)
 
76.2
 
3,756
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Wayne Horton (Nonpartisan)
 
23.8
 
1,176

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Total votes: 4,932
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Area 3

General election

General election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

Incumbent Valerie Florentino Davis defeated Karl Diaz, Tammy Mcmahon-Gorans, and Michael Osmer in the general election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 8, 2022.

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Votes
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Valerie Florentino Davis (Nonpartisan)
 
47.2
 
3,476
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Karl Diaz (Nonpartisan)
 
23.3
 
1,717
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Tammy Mcmahon-Gorans (Nonpartisan)
 
20.8
 
1,534
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Michael Osmer (Nonpartisan)
 
8.6
 
632

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Total votes: 7,359
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Area 4

General election

General election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4

Incumbent Veva Islas defeated Karen Steed and Michelle Scire in the general election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 8, 2022.

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Veva Islas (Nonpartisan)
 
45.2
 
2,867
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Karen Steed (Nonpartisan)
 
39.5
 
2,509
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Michelle Scire (Nonpartisan)
 
15.3
 
973

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Total votes: 6,349
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Area 7

General election

General election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7

Susan Wittrup defeated incumbent Terry Slatic, James Barr, and Michael Haynes in the general election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7 on November 8, 2022.

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Susan Wittrup (Nonpartisan)
 
57.8
 
10,799
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Terry Slatic (Nonpartisan)
 
26.0
 
4,862
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James Barr (Nonpartisan)
 
11.7
 
2,192
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Michael Haynes (Nonpartisan)
 
4.4
 
815

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Total votes: 18,668
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Special election

General election

Special general election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

Andy Levine defeated Daniel Renteria, Andrew Fabela, and Russ Allen in the special general election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on April 12, 2022.

Candidate
%
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Andy Levine (Nonpartisan)
 
57.5
 
2,169
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Daniel Renteria (Nonpartisan)
 
21.0
 
792
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Andrew Fabela (Nonpartisan)
 
10.8
 
407
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Russ Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
10.6
 
401

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,769
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About the district

See also: Fresno Unified School District, California

The Fresno Unified School District is located in Fresno County, California. The district served 69,873 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[2]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Fresno Bee, "Special election coming for Fresno Unified’s school board. What parents should know," October 4, 2021
  2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed March 24, 2023
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