Oceanside Unified School District elections (2014)

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2014 Oceanside Unified School District Elections

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General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
California
Oceanside Unified School District
San Diego County, California ballot measures
Local ballot measures, California

Three seats on the Oceanside Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Emily Wichmann was the only incumbent running for re-election. She ran against challengers Angel D. Jimenez, Garry L. Dillard, Bess Bronson, Ann Corwin, Robert "Camo" Gleisberg, Arleen L. Hammerschmidt and Myrna K. Valdez.[2]

Wichmann, Gleisberg and Corwin won the election.

## Contents

* 1 About the district
* 1.1 Demographics
* 2 Voter and candidate information
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2014
* 3.1.1 Candidates
* 3.1.1.1 At-large
* 3.1.2 Election results
* 3.1.3 Endorsements
* 3.1.4 Campaign finance
* 3.1.4.1 Reports
* 3.2 Past elections
* 3.2.1 2012
* 4 Key deadlines
* 5 Additional elections on the ballot
* 6 Recent news
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

## About the district[edit]

See also: Oceanside Unified School District, California

Oceanside Unified School District is located in San Diego County, California.

Oceanside Unified School District is located in San Diego County, California. The county seat of San Diego County is San Diego. San Diego County is home to 3,211,252 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Oceanside Unified School District was the 68th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 20,987 students.[4]

### Demographics[edit]

San Diego County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 34.4 percent of San Diego County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for San Diego County was $63,373 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for San Diego County was 13.9 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[3]

|  Racial Demographics, 2013[3]

Race  | San Diego County (%)  | California (%)
White | 76.6 | 73.5
Black or African American | 5.6 | 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3 | 1.7
Asian | 11.7 | 14.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.6 | 0.5
Two or more races | 4.2 | 3.7
Hispanic or Latino | 32.9 | 38.4

|  Presidential Voting Pattern,
San Diego County[5][6][7][8]

Year  | Democratic Vote  | Republican Vote
2012 | 626,957 | 536,726
2008 | 666,581 | 541,032
2004 | 526,437 | 596,033
2000 | 437,666 | 475,736

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.

## Voter and candidate information[edit]

The Oceanside Unified School District Board of Education consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats were up for election in 2016.[1][9]

School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[10]

## Elections[edit]

### 2014[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

##### At-large[edit]

* Emily Wichmann
* Incumbent
* Angel D. Jimenez
* Garry L. Dillard
* Educator
* Bess Bronson
* Educator

* Ann Corwin
* Retired educator
* Robert "Camo" Gleisberg
* Retired military comptroller
* Arleen L. Hammerschmidt
* Retired educator
* Myrna K. Valdez

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#### Election results[edit]

Oceanside Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Emily Wichmann Incumbent | 19% | 9,025
| Nonpartisan  | Robert "Camo" Gleisberg | 15.9% | 7,578
| Nonpartisan  | Ann Corwin | 15.6% | 7,418
| Nonpartisan  |  Arleen L. Hammerschmidt | 11.8% | 5,585
| Nonpartisan  |  Bess Bronson | 11.8% | 5,630
| Nonpartisan  |  Angel D. Jimenez | 11% | 5,221
| Nonpartisan  |  Garry L. Dillard | 9% | 4,290
| Nonpartisan  |  Myrna K. Valdez | 5.8% | 2,772
Total Votes | 47,519
Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election," accessed December 23, 2014

#### Endorsements[edit]

The Republican Party of San Diego County endorsed Robert "Camo" Gleisberg, Angel D. Jimenez and Emily Ortiz Wichmann.[11]

The Democratic Party of San Diego County endorsed Bess Bronson, Ann Corwin and Garry L. Dillard.[12]

#### Campaign finance[edit]

Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[13]

Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[13]

##### Reports[edit]

According to pre-election reports submitted to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, candidates received a total of $20,604.81 in contributions and $14,075.66 in expenditures as of September 30, 2014. Only one candidate, Garry L. Dillard, filed Form 470 to indicate he would not be spending or receiving more than $1,000 in this election. Because of that, he did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Candidate  | Existing balance  | Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on hand

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Emily Wichmann | $0.00  | $4,849.00  | $1,998.64  | $3,575.00
Bess Bronson | $0.00  | $1,429.00  | $1,322.82  | $106.18
Ann Corwin | $0.00  | $6,700.00  | $5,267.22  | $1,207.78
Robert "Camo" Gleisberg | $0.00  | $5,470.00  | $5,246.23  | $223.77
Arleen L. Hammerschmidt | $0.00  | $1,156.81  | $240.75  | $916.06
Angel D. Jimenez | $0.00  | $1,000.00  | $0.00  | $1,000.00
Garry L. Dillard | N/A  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
Myrna K. Valdez | N/A  | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00

### Past elections[edit]

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

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#### 2012

This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Mike Blessing and Adrianne M. Hakes were re-elected by default.[21]

## Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the Oceanside Unified School District election in 2014:[13][22]

Deadline  | Event

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July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents
August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot
October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due
October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote
October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due
October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot
November 4, 2014 | Election Day
December 31, 2014 | Termination report due
February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due

## Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: California elections, 2014

This election shared the ballot with other school board elections, municipal elections and general elections for several state executive offices, five U.S. House seats, three state Senate seats and six state Assembly seats.[1][23]

## Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Oceanside + Unified + School + District + California"

Oceanside Unified School District News Feed

## See also[edit]

* California
* Oceanside Unified School District, California
* California school board elections, 2014
* List of school board elections in 2014
* School board elections, 2014
* San Diego County, California ballot measures
* California ballot measures

## External links[edit]

* Oceanside Unified School District
* San Diego County Registrar of Voters

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filing Guide General Election November 4, 2014," accessed July 30, 2014
2. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election Candidate List," accessed August 19, 2014
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Diego County, California," accessed July 14, 2014
4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
5. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election November 6, 2012, Official Results," accessed July 14, 2014
6. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election November 4, 2008, Official Results," accessed July 14, 2014
7. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "General Election November 2, 2004, Final Official Results," accessed July 14, 2014
8. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "General Election November 7, 2000," accessed July 14, 2014
9. ↑ Oceanside Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed July 30, 2014
10. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
11. ↑ San Diego Republicans, "2014 General Election Voter Guide," accessed October 15, 2014
12. ↑ San Diego Democrats, "Endorsed Democratic Candidates," accessed October 21, 2014
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
14. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "RE ELECT EMILY ORTIZ WICHMANN OSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD 2014-460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement," October 6, 2014
15. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "COMMITTEE TO ELECT BESS BRONSON SCHOOL BOARD 2014-460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement," October 2, 2014
16. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "ANN CORWIN FOR OCEANSIDE SCHOOLS 2014-460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement," October 6, 2014
17. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "GARRY L DILLARD -470 Officeholder and Candidate Campaign Statement," August 12, 2014
18. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "BOB CAMO GLEISBERG FOR OCEANSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD 2014-460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement," October 6, 2014
19. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "HAMMERSCHMIDT FOR OUSD SCHOOL BOARD 2014-460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement," October 2, 2014
20. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "COMMITTEE TO ELECT ANGEL JIMENEZ FOR OCEANSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2014-460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement," October 6, 2014
21. ↑ Smart Voter, "Board Member; Oceanside Unified School District Voter Information," accessed July 30, 2014
22. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Schedule November 4, 2014," accessed July 16, 2014
23. ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial Primary Election Tuesday, June 3, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014

2014 Oceanside Unified School District Elections

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Election date:| November 4, 2014
Candidates:| At-large: • Incumbent, Emily Wichmann • Angel D. Jimenez • Garry L. Dillard • Bess Bronson • Ann Corwin • Robert "Camo" Gleisberg • Arleen L. Hammerschmidt • Myrna K. Valdez
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