*Updated Nov. 15 to reflect latest election results from Sacramento County.
By Sara Beth Williams–
San Juan Unified School District Board of Education candidate for Trustee Area 4 Nick Bloise is holding steady in the lead with 48.69 percent of the vote as of Nov. 17. Bloise has so far received 8,909 votes in his favor out of almost 16,000. Candidate Catrayel Wood has received 26.99 percent of the vote and candidate Martin Ross has received 24 percent of the vote.
Bloise, a Carmichael resident, has been involved in various community organizations and currently works as a part-time guest teacher in the San Juan Unified School District. Bloise has been endorsed by Citrus Heights Councilmember Tim Schaefer and the Sacramento Parents Association. View the rest of Bloise’s endorsements on his website.
For Citrus Heights voters, only Trustee Area 4 was up for election in 2024, which includes a small portion of Citrus Heights from Greenback Lane, south to Madison Avenue. Three new candidates ran for election in this trustee area, which has been represented by Saul Hernandez.
Trustee Area 2 is also up for election, but is outside the City of Citrus Heights. Pam Costa who was elected at-large previously, holds a decisive lead with 59 percent of the vote as of Saturday, against community volunteer Jennifer Morgan who has 33 percent of the vote, and contract analyst Mohammad Sharif, who has 7 percent.
The Area 1 seat was also up for election this year, but program manager Abid Stanekzai won the seat for Trustee Area 1 by default, as no one else qualified to run. A Candidate Report published Sept. 12 by Sacramento County indicates the Area 1 race would not appear on the Nov. 5 ballot.
As of Nov. 12, Sacramento County officials report that a total of 411,809 ballots have been counted, countywide, with approximately 260,062 ballots remaining to be counted. The county’s report does not break down the number of ballots remaining to be counted by city or area. The next update is expected Tuesday, Nov. 15.
San Juan Unified School District Board of Education candidate for Trustee Area 4 Nick Bloise is holding steady in the lead with 48 percent of the vote.
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