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Fresno Unified School District elections

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Filing deadline
August 7, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
73,428 students

Three seats on the Fresno Unified School District school board in California were up for general election on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was August 7, 2020.

## Contents

* 1 Election procedure changes in 2020
* 2 Elections
* 3 Candidates and results
* 3.1 Area 2
* 3.2 Area 5
* 3.3 Area 6
* 4 Additional elections on the ballot
* 4.1 What was at stake?
* 4.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 4.1.2 Candidate survey
* 4.2 About the district
* 4.3 Pivot Counties
* 4.3.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 4.4 See also
* 4.5 External links
* 4.6 Footnotes

## Election procedure changes in 2020[edit]

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

California modified its absentee/mail-in and in-person voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

* Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
* In-person voting: Counties were authorized to consolidate precincts and defer opening voting centers until the third day before the election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

## Elections[edit]

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# Candidates and results[edit]

### Area 2[edit]

General election

The general election was canceled. Elizabeth Jonasson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

### Area 5[edit]

General election

##### General election for Fresno Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5

Incumbent Carol Mills defeated David Paredes, Alexandria Desiga, and Sharon Clinton in the general election for Fresno Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Carol Mills (Nonpartisan)  |

43.7

| 6,942

| David Paredes (Nonpartisan)  |

37.5

| 5,964

| Alexandria Desiga (Nonpartisan)  |

13.2

| 2,103

| Sharon Clinton (Nonpartisan)  |

5.5

| 881

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 15,890

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### Area 6[edit]

General election

##### General election for Fresno Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 6

Incumbent Claudia Cazares defeated Esteban Pacheco and Bill Gates in the general election for Fresno Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Claudia Cazares (Nonpartisan)  |

50.4

| 8,698

| Esteban Pacheco (Nonpartisan)  |

26.0

| 4,483

| Bill Gates (Nonpartisan)  |

23.6

| 4,074

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| Total votes: 17,255

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See also: California elections, 2020

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## What was at stake?[edit]

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

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## About the district[edit]

See also: Fresno Unified School District, California

The Fresno Unified School District is located in Fresno County, California. The district served 73,428 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[1]

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

#### Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.

2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District

District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control
1 | 39.63% | 57.31% | R+17.7 | 36.09% | 56.75% | R+20.7 | R
2 | 64.68% | 30.51% | D+34.2 | 62.20% | 28.98% | D+33.2 | D
3 | 42.41% | 54.46% | R+12.1 | 39.47% | 53.31% | R+13.8 | R
4 | 63.16% | 33.86% | D+29.3 | 63.03% | 29.95% | D+33.1 | D
5 | 41.27% | 55.92% | R+14.7 | 38.51% | 54.85% | R+16.3 | R
6 | 38.59% | 59.09% | R+20.5 | 41.17% | 52.02% | R+10.9 | R
7 | 67.59% | 29.61% | D+38 | 67.63% | 25.69% | D+41.9 | D
8 | 51.72% | 45.62% | D+6.1 | 51.77% | 41.03% | D+10.7 | D
9 | 60.56% | 37.52% | D+23 | 61.47% | 32.89% | D+28.6 | D
10 | 73.76% | 23.28% | D+50.5 | 75.65% | 17.96% | D+57.7 | D
11 | 60.96% | 36.87% | D+24.1 | 58.86% | 35.17% | D+23.7 | D
12 | 45.19% | 52.50% | R+7.3 | 43.11% | 51.05% | R+7.9 | R
13 | 64.23% | 33.88% | D+30.4 | 62.97% | 31.79% | D+31.2 | D
14 | 68.80% | 28.72% | D+40.1 | 69.55% | 24.47% | D+45.1 | D
15 | 86.82% | 9.56% | D+77.3 | 87.39% | 7.04% | D+80.4 | D
16 | 57.74% | 40.10% | D+17.6 | 64.47% | 29.23% | D+35.2 | R
17 | 87.07% | 9.36% | D+77.7 | 88.12% | 6.95% | D+81.2 | D
18 | 86.89% | 10.23% | D+76.7 | 85.89% | 8.44% | D+77.5 | D
19 | 78.94% | 18.38% | D+60.6 | 81.63% | 13.34% | D+68.3 | D
20 | 75.74% | 22.15% | D+53.6 | 75.52% | 19.12% | D+56.4 | D
21 | 55.61% | 42.03% | D+13.6 | 54.63% | 39.46% | D+15.2 | D
22 | 71.43% | 26.31% | D+45.1 | 75.16% | 19.75% | D+55.4 | D
23 | 43.46% | 54.71% | R+11.2 | 43.95% | 50.78% | R+6.8 | R
24 | 72.16% | 24.96% | D+47.2 | 78.19% | 15.93% | D+62.3 | D
25 | 72.40% | 25.26% | D+47.1 | 73.61% | 20.90% | D+52.7 | D
26 | 41.15% | 56.68% | R+15.5 | 41.54% | 52.93% | R+11.4 | R
27 | 76.36% | 21.54% | D+54.8 | 77.76% | 17.29% | D+60.5 | D
28 | 66.64% | 30.77% | D+35.9 | 70.63% | 23.08% | D+47.6 | D
29 | 69.95% | 26.66% | D+43.3 | 70.00% | 22.96% | D+47 | D
30 | 66.99% | 30.86% | D+36.1 | 66.70% | 27.32% | D+39.4 | D
31 | 61.98% | 36.21% | D+25.8 | 62.13% | 32.93% | D+29.2 | D
32 | 56.20% | 41.81% | D+14.4 | 56.50% | 37.98% | D+18.5 | D
33 | 41.80% | 55.51% | R+13.7 | 40.02% | 54.61% | R+14.6 | R
34 | 33.96% | 63.85% | R+29.9 | 34.07% | 60.21% | R+26.1 | R
35 | 47.82% | 49.42% | R+1.6 | 49.57% | 43.43% | D+6.1 | R
36 | 48.79% | 48.48% | D+0.3 | 49.94% | 43.86% | D+6.1 | R
37 | 60.97% | 36.28% | D+24.7 | 64.27% | 29.21% | D+35.1 | D
38 | 46.73% | 50.84% | R+4.1 | 49.64% | 44.39% | D+5.2 | R
39 | 73.75% | 23.67% | D+50.1 | 74.64% | 19.80% | D+54.8 | D
40 | 53.14% | 44.72% | D+8.4 | 54.08% | 40.01% | D+14.1 | R
41 | 59.74% | 37.72% | D+22 | 62.82% | 31.27% | D+31.5 | D
42 | 44.98% | 52.93% | R+7.9 | 45.61% | 49.70% | R+4.1 | R
43 | 67.35% | 29.62% | D+37.7 | 68.94% | 25.45% | D+43.5 | D
44 | 52.37% | 45.51% | D+6.9 | 57.12% | 36.99% | D+20.1 | D
45 | 63.46% | 34.12% | D+29.3 | 67.36% | 27.39% | D+40 | D
46 | 73.73% | 23.65% | D+50.1 | 76.20% | 18.48% | D+57.7 | D
47 | 71.49% | 26.54% | D+44.9 | 70.10% | 24.80% | D+45.3 | D
48 | 64.08% | 33.44% | D+30.6 | 65.60% | 28.50% | D+37.1 | D
49 | 64.69% | 33.26% | D+31.4 | 67.57% | 27.17% | D+40.4 | D
50 | 70.79% | 26.51% | D+44.3 | 76.72% | 18.33% | D+58.4 | D
51 | 83.48% | 13.50% | D+70 | 84.05% | 10.19% | D+73.9 | D
52 | 65.01% | 32.92% | D+32.1 | 65.78% | 28.71% | D+37.1 | D
53 | 84.64% | 12.59% | D+72 | 84.83% | 9.63% | D+75.2 | D
54 | 83.62% | 13.88% | D+69.7 | 85.15% | 10.12% | D+75 | D
55 | 45.77% | 52.23% | R+6.5 | 49.92% | 44.61% | D+5.3 | R
56 | 62.14% | 36.26% | D+25.9 | 64.21% | 31.24% | D+33 | D
57 | 63.71% | 34.01% | D+29.7 | 65.92% | 28.39% | D+37.5 | D
58 | 70.24% | 27.80% | D+42.4 | 72.54% | 22.26% | D+50.3 | D
59 | 93.24% | 5.19% | D+88 | 90.70% | 5.09% | D+85.6 | D
60 | 51.32% | 46.31% | D+5 | 52.48% | 41.97% | D+10.5 | D
61 | 63.43% | 34.55% | D+28.9 | 62.47% | 31.62% | D+30.9 | D
62 | 80.81% | 17.00% | D+63.8 | 82.05% | 13.06% | D+69 | D
63 | 76.06% | 21.73% | D+54.3 | 77.35% | 17.38% | D+60 | D
64 | 88.74% | 9.98% | D+78.8 | 86.21% | 9.61% | D+76.6 | D
65 | 51.90% | 45.68% | D+6.2 | 56.73% | 37.28% | D+19.4 | D
66 | 54.18% | 43.24% | D+10.9 | 59.97% | 33.60% | D+26.4 | D
67 | 39.61% | 58.33% | R+18.7 | 38.89% | 55.94% | R+17.1 | R
68 | 42.55% | 55.12% | R+12.6 | 49.42% | 44.58% | D+4.8 | R
69 | 67.37% | 30.30% | D+37.1 | 71.94% | 22.33% | D+49.6 | D
70 | 67.38% | 29.93% | D+37.5 | 68.13% | 25.09% | D+43 | D
71 | 38.47% | 59.51% | R+21 | 38.19% | 56.26% | R+18.1 | R
72 | 46.71% | 51.06% | R+4.4 | 51.40% | 43.13% | D+8.3 | R
73 | 38.68% | 59.36% | R+20.7 | 43.89% | 50.38% | R+6.5 | R
74 | 45.14% | 52.42% | R+7.3 | 50.71% | 43.29% | D+7.4 | R
75 | 39.42% | 58.50% | R+19.1 | 43.22% | 50.68% | R+7.5 | R
76 | 48.76% | 49.04% | R+0.3 | 53.11% | 40.38% | D+12.7 | R
77 | 48.25% | 49.83% | R+1.6 | 55.16% | 38.94% | D+16.2 | R
78 | 63.15% | 34.08% | D+29.1 | 67.48% | 25.85% | D+41.6 | D
79 | 61.21% | 36.91% | D+24.3 | 64.24% | 30.04% | D+34.2 | D
80 | 69.47% | 28.67% | D+40.8 | 73.15% | 21.34% | D+51.8 | D
Total | 60.35% | 37.19% | D+23.2 | 62.25% | 31.89% | D+30.4 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

## See also[edit]

Fresno Unified School District | California | School Boards

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* Fresno Unified School District elections (2018)

* List of school districts in California

* California school board elections, 2020
* Public education in California
* Local ballot measures, California

* School board elections, 2020
* School board elections, 2019

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Fresno Unified School District

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed January 28, 2020
2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
3. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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