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Amid ongoing shifts in national, state and local offices in this year’s election, preliminary ballot counts suggest that at least three things are set to remain the same at the San Ramon Valley Unified School District – their parcel tax and the two incumbent trustees who have been campaigning to retain their seats.
According to the final unofficial Election NIght results as of 1:09 a.m. Wednesday – which accounts for 352,382 of the 722,861 registered voters in Contra Costa County – Measure Q was well past the required two-thirds threshold to pass, with Area 2 Trustee Shelley Clark and Area 3 Trustee Laura Bratt holding strong leads over their opponents.
Measure Q – which is set to renew the district’s existing $144 parcel tax for an additional nine years – had the support of 73.4% of voters as of the latest results, with Clark holding a sizable lead with 60.09% of the vote over challenger Karin Shumway’s 39.87% and Bratt ahead of her opponent Sukriti Sehgal by a slightly more narrow margin of 54.49% to 43.44%.
Clark and Shumway both issued statements early Wednesday on what appear to be clear results for the Area 2 race, although the final count has not yet been verified.
Clark thanked her supporters in a statement posted to social media at 9:13 a.m. Wednesday morning and pledged to fulfill her campaign promises of contending with the district’s projected and ongoing budget and enrollment challenges and maintaining the quality of education in the district.
“We are united in our unwavering commitment to our students and their future,” Clark said in Wednesday morning’s statement. “And that future will remain bright as I continue my board service the next four years, focused on academic excellence, student safety and inclusion, fiscal responsibility, and much more.”
“Thank you for your confidence in my experience, leadership, and proven results,” she continued. “I look forward to deepening my partnerships with our students, teachers, faculty, and community members even more this next term.”
Shumway also thanked her supporters in a social media post on Wednesday, noting that “it wasn’t the outcome we were hoping for.”
“Moving forward — let’s be humble, kind, and work together,” Shumway said on social media Wednesday. “The nasty things said on either side of this election about others do not represent me or my team. That kind of behavior and attitude toward one another is unacceptable and saddening to me whether you’re a supporter of mine or not.”
“Thanks Danville for all the love and support you gave me,” she continued. “It has been an incredibly humbling journey.”
Bratt and Sehgal had not provided public statements as of Wednesday, with Bratt telling DanvilleSanRamon that she was continuing to wait for the final count.
“I am encouraged by the preliminary results in Area 3’s school board race and am grateful for all the support,” Bratt said. “As I anxiously await the final ballot count, I am wishing everyone in our local races all the best.”
However, she was even more encouraged by the initial results showing a large amount of support for Measure Q.
“I am so grateful for the decisive 73% yes vote in Measure Q’s parcel tax renewal,” Bratt said. “This local funding is incredibly important to our district and will make a difference in the continued high quality of our schools. I very much appreciate the parents and community members who successfully campaigned in support of this local funding initiative.”
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