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Fremont Unified School District Elections

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General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
33,887 students

Three of the five seats on the Fremont Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Michele Berke, Desrie Campbell, and Ann Crosbie all filed for re-election. They defeated candidates Dax Choksi and Hiu Ng to win additional terms on the board.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 Voter and candidate information
* 1.2 Candidates and results
* 2 At-large
* 2.1 Results
* 2.2 Candidates
* 3 Additional elections on the ballot
* 4 Key deadlines
* 4.1 Endorsements
* 4.2 Campaign finance
* 4.2.1 Reports
* 4.3 Past elections
* 4.3.1 2014
* 4.3.2 2012
* 4.3.3 2010
* 4.4 What was at stake?
* 4.4.1 Report a story for this election
* 4.4.2 Candidate survey
* 4.5 About the district
* 4.5.1 Demographics
* 4.6 Recent news
* 4.7 See also
* 4.8 External links
* 4.9 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### Voter and candidate information[edit]

The Fremont Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Two seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and three seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[3]

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 Fremont Unified Board of Education. Once they took office, school board members could not be employed by the school district.[4][5]

To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[7]

### Candidates and results[edit]

# At-large[edit]

### Results[edit]

Fremont Unified School District,
At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Ann Crosbie Incumbent | 26.04% | 36,504
Desrie Campbell Incumbent | 26.02% | 36,483
Michele Berke Incumbent | 17.56% | 24,615
Hiu Ng | 16.30% | 22,852
Dax Choksi | 13.75% | 19,283
Write-in votes | 0.33% | 460
Total Votes | 140,197
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election (Certified Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 30, 2016

### Candidates[edit]

Michele Berke | Desrie Campbell | Ann Crosbie

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* Incumbent
* Member from 2015-2016

* Incumbent
* Member from 2012-2016

* Incumbent
* Member from 2012-2016

Dax Choksi | Hiu Ng

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* Master's degrees, University of Southern California and California State University at East Bay
* Technology manager

* Retired technology executive

# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: California elections, 2016

The district's school board election shared the ballot with a number of statewide ballot measures as well as elections for the following offices:[8]

* President and Vice President
* U.S. Senate
* U.S. House of Representatives
* California State Senate

* California State Assembly
* Superior Court Judge
* Community college trustees
* Fremont Mayor

* Fremont City Council
* Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
* Alameda County Water District
* Bay Area Rapid Transit

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# Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[9][10]

Deadline  | Event

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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[edit]

The Alameda County Democratic Party endorsed incumbents Desrie Campbell and Ann Crosbie.[11] The community organization Evolve endorsed Campbell as well as incumbent Michele Berke and challenger Dax Choksi.[12] The Fremont Unified District Teachers Association endorsed Berke, Campbell, and Crosbie.[13]

Do you know of an official or organization that endorsed a candidate in this race? Let Ballotpedia know by email at editor@ballotpedia.org.

### Campaign finance[edit]

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.[10]

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.[10]

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.[10]

#### Reports[edit]

Candidates received a total of $42,311.51 and spent a total of $36,054.28 in the election, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.[14]

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

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Michele Berke | $0.00  | $19,686.51  | $16,542.59  | $3,143.92
Desrie Campbell | $0.00  | $10,374.00  | $6,356.00  | $4,018.00
Ann Crosbie | $0.00  | $11,250.00  | $6,362.00  | $4,888.00
Dax Choksi | $5,026.18  | $1,001.00  | $6,793.69  | ($766.51)
Hiu Ng | $0.00  | $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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#### 2014

See also: Fremont Unified School District elections (2014)
Fremont Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014 | Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Larry Sweeney Incumbent | 33.5% | 19,921
| Nonpartisan  | Yang Shao | 20% | 11,884
| Nonpartisan  |  Moina Shaiq | 16.9% | 10,053
| Nonpartisan  |  Dax Choksi | 14.9% | 8,874
| Nonpartisan  |  Hiu Ng | 14.4% | 8,578
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.3% | 168
Total Votes | 59,478
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election - Official - November 04, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014

#### 2012

Fremont Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2012 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Desrie Campbell | 20.2% | 26,804
| Nonpartisan  | Ann Crosbie | 19.6% | 26,009
| Nonpartisan  | Lily Mei Incumbent | 19.5% | 25,849
| Nonpartisan  |  Yang Shao | 12.5% | 16,632
| Nonpartisan  |  Reshma Karipineni  | 18.4% | 24,440
| Nonpartisan  |  Hiu Ng | 9.7% | 12,838
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.2% | 211
Total Votes | 132,783
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Certified Final Results: General Election November 6, 2012," accessed July 21, 2014

#### 2010

Fremont Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Lara York Incumbent | 44.4% | 28,722
| Nonpartisan  | Larry Sweeney Incumbent | 33.5% | 21,661
| Nonpartisan  |  Diana Rodriguez  | 21.6% | 14,006
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.5% | 317
Total Votes | 64,706
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results: General Election November 2, 2010

## What was at stake?[edit]

### Report a story for this election[edit]

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## About the district[edit]

See also: Fremont Unified School District, California

The Fremont Unified School District is located in Alameda County, California.

The Fremont Unified School District is located in Alameda County in central California. The county seat is Oakland.[15] Alameda County was home to 1,638,215 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[16] The district was the 23rd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 33,887 students.[17]

### Demographics[edit]

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.[16]

|  Racial Demographics, 2015[16]

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[18]

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.

## Recent news[edit]

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Fremont Unified School District elections (2016) - Google News

## See also[edit]

Fremont Unified School District | California | School Boards

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* Fremont Unified School District elections (2014)

* List of school districts in California

* California school board elections, 2016
* Public education in California
* Local ballot measures, California

* School board elections, 2016
* School board elections, 2015
* School board election data analysis, 2016
* School board election data analysis, 2015

## External links[edit]

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* Fremont Unified School District
* Alameda County Registrar of Voters

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Alameda County California "Candidate list," accessed August 13, 2016
2. ↑ Alameda County, "General Election (Unofficial Results) - November 08, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016
3. ↑ Fremont Unified School District, "Board of Education Members," accessed July 19, 2016
4. ↑ Fremont Unified School District, "9000 Bylaws of the Board: 9220 Governing Board Elections," accessed July 19, 2016
5. ↑ California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
8. ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate List: General Election - 11/08/2016," accessed September 22, 2016
9. ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
11. ↑ Alameda County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2016
12. ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
13. ↑ Fremont Unified District Teachers Association, "FUDTA Top 5," accessed October 22, 2016
14. ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "County of Alameda Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 16, 2017
15. ↑ Alameda County, "About Us," accessed July 1, 2014
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 United States Census Bureau, "Alameda County, California," accessed June 13, 2016
17. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
18. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statewide elections," accessed June 30, 2014

2016 Fremont Unified School District Elections

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Election date:| November 8, 2016
Candidates:| At-large: • Incumbent, Michele Berke • Incumbent, Desrie Campbell • Incumbent, Ann Crosbie • Dax Choksi • Hiu Ng
Important information:| What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines

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