Dina Nguyen
2014 - Present
2026
11
2016 - Present
2028
9
Dina Nguyen is a member of the Orange County Water District in California, representing District 1. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Nguyen is also a member of the Garden Grove Unified Board of Education in California, representing Trustee Area 5. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends on December 8, 2028.
Nguyen ran for re-election to the Garden Grove Unified Board of Education to represent Trustee Area 5 in California. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Garden Grove Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5
Incumbent Dina Nguyen defeated Khai Dao in the general election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dina Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 87.8 | 15,045 | |
| Khai Dao (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 2,088 | ||
| Total votes: 17,133 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nguyen in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
General election
General election for Orange County Water District District 1
Incumbent Dina Nguyen defeated Ray Hiemstra in the general election for Orange County Water District District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dina Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 68.1 | 27,528 | |
| Ray Hiemstra (Nonpartisan) | 31.9 | 12,920 | ||
| Total votes: 40,448 | ||||
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2020
See also: Garden Grove Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5
Incumbent Dina Nguyen defeated Samantha Nguyen and Patrick Cahill in the general election for Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dina Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 62.2 | 12,884 | |
| Samantha Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 3,937 | ||
| Patrick Cahill (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 3,878 | ||
| Total votes: 20,699 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Orange County Water District District 1
Incumbent Dina Nguyen defeated Linda Zamora in the general election for Orange County Water District District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dina Nguyen (Nonpartisan) | 64.2 | 28,419 | |
| Linda Zamora (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 15,854 | ||
| Total votes: 44,273 | ||||
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2016
Three of the five seats on the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In her bid for re-election, Trustee Area 1 incumbent Teri Rocco defeated challengers Jonathan Bengco and Nicholas Dibs. Trustee Area 3 incumbent George West did not file for re-election, guaranteeing at least one newcomer joined the board. Walter Muneton ran unopposed and won the open seat by default. The Trustee Area 5 seat featured incumbent Linda Paulsen-Reed and challengers Omar Ablouj and Dina Nguyen. Nguyen won election to the seat.[1][2]
Results
| Garden Grove Unified School District, Trustee Area 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dina Nguyen |
51.58% | 7,254 |
| Linda Paulsen-Reed Incumbent | 36.52% | 5,136 |
| Omar Ablouj | 11.90% | 1,673 |
| Total Votes | 14,063 | |
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "2016 Presidential General Election Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Nguyen began the race with an existing account balance of $47.75 from her previous campaign. She reported $200.00 in contributions and $247.75 in expenditures to Orange County Registrar of Voters, which left her campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dina Nguyen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Dina Nguyen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Dina Nguyen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filing Log," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Orange County, "Orange County Unofficial Results for Election," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Orange County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 23, 2017
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