Barry Chang
Barry Chang ran for election to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to represent District 5 in California. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2024)
General election
General election for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 5
Margaret Abe-Koga defeated Sally Lieber in the general election for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret Abe-Koga (Nonpartisan) | 57.1 | 82,490 | |
| Sally Lieber (Nonpartisan) | 42.9 | 61,937 | ||
| Total votes: 144,427 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 5
Margaret Abe-Koga and Sally Lieber defeated Peter Fung, Barry Chang, and Sandy Sans in the primary for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 5 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Margaret Abe-Koga (Nonpartisan) | 41.9 | 37,172 | |
| ✔ | Sally Lieber (Nonpartisan) | 24.8 | 21,962 | |
| Peter Fung (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 17,892 | ||
| Barry Chang (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 6,164 | ||
| Sandy Sans (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 5,522 | ||
| Total votes: 88,712 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chang in this election.
2018
Santa Clara County Board of Education
General election
General election for Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 2
Incumbent Kathleen King defeated Barry Chang in the general election for Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen King (Nonpartisan) | 61.6 | 48,087 | |
| Barry Chang (Nonpartisan) | 38.4 | 30,007 | ||
| Total votes: 78,094 | ||||
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California State Board of Equalization
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 2
Malia Cohen defeated Mark Burns in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Malia Cohen (D) | 72.8 | 2,482,171 | |
| Mark Burns (R) | 27.2 | 927,949 | ||
| Total votes: 3,410,120 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 2
Malia Cohen and Mark Burns defeated Cathleen Galgiani and Barry Chang in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Malia Cohen (D) | 38.7 | 723,355 | |
| ✔ | Mark Burns (R) | 26.9 | 502,143 | |
| Cathleen Galgiani (D) | 25.7 | 480,887 | ||
| Barry Chang (D) | 8.7 | 163,102 | ||
| Total votes: 1,869,487 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[1] Incumbent Rich Gordon (D) did not seek re-election.
Marc Berman defeated Vicki Veenker in the California State Assembly District 24 general election.[2][3]
| California State Assembly, District 24 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Marc Berman |
54.43% | 92,419 | |
| Democratic | Vicki Veenker | 45.57% | 77,362 | |
| Total Votes | 169,781 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the California State Assembly District 24 Blanket primary.[4][5]
| California State Assembly, District 24 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Marc Berman |
28.15% | 30,649 | |
| Democratic | Vicki Veenker |
22.23% | 24,201 | |
| Republican | Peter Ohtaki | 19.77% | 21,525 | |
| Democratic | Barry Chang | 10.92% | 11,890 | |
| Democratic | Mike Kasperzak | 10.42% | 11,343 | |
| Libertarian | John M. Inks | 4.18% | 4,546 | |
| Independent | Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera | 2.39% | 2,603 | |
| Democratic | Sea Reddy | 1.93% | 2,102 | |
| Total Votes | 108,859 | |||
2014
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Evan Low (D) and Chuck Page (R) defeated Barry Chang (D) and Michael Hunsweck (R) in the blanket primary. Low defeated Page in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Evan Low |
59.4% | 71,239 | |
| Republican | Chuck Page | 40.6% | 48,645 | |
| Total Votes | 119,884 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Evan Low |
39.7% | 30,807 | |
| Republican | Chuck Page |
26.9% | 20,895 | |
| Democratic | Barry Chang | 24.7% | 19,156 | |
| Republican | Michael Hunsweck | 8.7% | 6,732 | |
| Total Votes | 77,590 | |||
Endorsements
In 2014, Chang's endorsements included the following:[9]
- Former Secretary Norman Mineta
- Santa Clara County Democratic Club
- Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith
- Saratoga Los Gatos High School Board Member Cynthia Chang
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Barry Chang did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
In a campaign flyer submitted to Ballotpedia, Chang's campaign highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | When elected, Barry will work diligently to:
• Strengthen California’s economy, • Improve public education, • Alleviate traffic congestion, and |
” |
2014
Chang's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]
Transportation
- Excerpt: "As a high tech center of the world, Silicon Valley deserves a world-class rapid public transit system."
Education
- Excerpt: "Barry believes that education and economic upward mobility are linked - that education gives people access to greater opportunities."
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 5 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ barry4ca.com, "Endorsements," accessed May 9, 2014
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, March 26, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ barry4ca.com, "Issues," accessed May 9, 2014
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