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McKenna’s final margin is 5.63 points over Johnson
The City Clerk Elections Division has certified the results of the LA Unified District 1 election, giving George McKenna final tally of 52.81 percent of the vote, to 47.18 percent for Alex Johnson. Overall, turnout for the Aug. 12 runoff was 9.5 percent of the district’s 342,493 voters, a disappointing but not horrible count, given...
By LA School Report | August 19, 2014
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Johnson offers McKenna congratulations for his victory
The morning after his defeat to George McKenna by seven points in the race for a seat on the LA Unified School Board of Education, Alex Johnson congratulated his opponent and said, “I wish him well as he prepares to assume his new responsibilities.” He added, “I’m proud of my campaign for school board and equally proud...
By Vanessa Romo | August 13, 2014
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McKenna victory gives appearance of a pro-teacher union board
*UPDATED George McKenna’s victory over Alex Johnson last night would appear to return control of the seven member LA Unified school board to teachers union-backed members. McKenna’s win shifts the balance of the board to a majority owing their seats, in large part, to financial support by UTLA and its ability to mobilize members to get...
By Vanessa Romo | August 13, 2014
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The big losers last night? Independent groups for Johnson
Fun with numbers: By the LA City Clerk’s unofficial results from last night, George McKenna won with 14,940 votes to 13,153 for Alex Johnson. That translates to $6.79 the McKenna campaign spent for each vote, $101,479 overall, compared with $10.22 that the Johnson campaign paid for each vote, $134,470 overall. Among the independent groups who spent...
By LA School Report | August 13, 2014
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Just in: LAUSD election vote-by-mail returns 8:05 PM
By LA School Report | June 3, 2014
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Tonight: Live election returns for school board race
LA School Report will bring readers live updates of today’s race to win the LA Unified school board’s District 1 seat tonight with up-to-the-minute returns. Starting at about 9:15 p.m., as results come in, LA School Report will bring you fresh updates via Twitter: @laschoolreport; our FB page and posts to this site. STAY TUNED. ...
By LA School Report | June 3, 2014