San Francisco Unified School District, California, elections (2022)

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San Francisco Unified School District elections
General election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('17-'18)
59,944 students

Three seats on the San Francisco Unified School District school board in California were up for general election on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 12, 2022. However, candidates had an additional five days to file if no incumbents filed by August 12. The extended deadline did not apply if the incumbent was not eligible to run for re-election.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Weissman-Ward (Nonpartisan)	21.9	149,996
✔		Lainie Motamedi (Nonpartisan)	19.3	132,088
✔		Alida Fisher (Nonpartisan)	17.7	121,292
		Ann Hsu (Nonpartisan)	17.1	117,152
		Gabriela Lopez (Nonpartisan)	13.1	89,385
		Karen Fleshman (Nonpartisan)	10.8	73,744

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 683,657
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• Phil Kim (Nonpartisan)

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• San Francisco, California, Proposition A, Public Transportation and Streets Bond Issue (June 2022)
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• San Francisco, California, Proposition C, Recall Timeline Restrictions and Vacancy Appointments Amendment (June 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition D, Create an Office of Victim and Witness Rights Measure (June 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition E, Solicited Donation (Behested Payment) Restrictions Measure (June 2022)
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• California Proposition 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022)
• California Proposition 26, Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative (2022)
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• California Proposition 28, Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative (2022)
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• Berkeley, California, Measure L, Housing and Infrastructure Bond Measure (November 2022)
• Berkeley, California, Measure M, Vacant Residential Property Tax Measure (November 2022)
• Berkeley, California, Measure N, Low-Rent Housing Measure (November 2022)
• Brisbane, California, Measure O, Hotel Business License Tax Measure (November 2022)
• Brisbane, California, Measure U, Sales Tax Measure (November 2022)
• Marin County, California, Measure B, Library Funding Parcel Tax Measure (November 2022)
• Marin County Open Space District Community Facilities District, California, Measure M, Martha Property Acquisition Bond Measure (November 2022)
• Oakland, California, Measure Q, Low-Rent Residential Units Measure (November 2022)
• Oakland, California, Measure R, Removal of Gender-Specific Language Measure (November 2022)
• Oakland, California, Measure S, Noncitizen Residents Voting Measure (November 2022)
• Oakland, California, Measure T, Progressive Business Tax Rates Measure (November 2022)
• Oakland, California, Measure U, Public Facilities Bond Measure (November 2022)
• Oakland, California, Measure V, "Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance" Measure (November 2022)
• Oakland, California, Measure W, Election Campaign Funding Measure (November 2022)
• Oakland, California, Measure X, Charter Amendments Measure (November 2022)
• Oakland, California, Measure Y, Zoo Parcel Tax (November 2022)
• Oakland Unified School District, California, Measure H, School Maintenance Parcel Tax (November 2022)
• Ross Valley Paramedic Authority, California, Measure N, Emergency Response Services Special Tax Measure (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition A, Supplemental Cost of Living Adjustment for Certain City Retirees and Employment Contract for Retirement Board Executive Director Amendment (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition B, Eliminate Department of Sanitation and Streets and Transfer Duties to Department of Public Works Amendment (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition C, Create Homelessness Oversight Commission Amendment (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition D, Remove Board of Supervisors' Approval Requirement for Affordable Housing Projects Using City Property or Financing and Expedite Approval Process for Certain Affordable Housing Projects Initiative (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition E, Require Board of Supervisors' Approval for Affordable Housing Projects Using City Property or Financing and Expedite Approval Process for Certain Affordable Housing Projects Amendment (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition F, Library Preservation Fund Renewal Amendment (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition G, Create Student Success Fund to Provide Additional Grants to San Francisco Unified School District Amendment (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition H, Move Local Elections to Even-Numbered Years and Change Initiative Petition Signature Requirements Amendment (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition I, Allow Private Vehicles on JFK Drive and Connector Streets in Golden Gate Park Initiative (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition J, Limit Private Vehicles on JFK Drive and Connector Streets in Golden Gate Park For Use as Recreational Open Space Measure (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition L, Sales Tax Renewal for Transportation Projects Measure (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition M, Create Tax on Certain Vacant Residential Units Initiative (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition N, Golden Gate Park Underground Parking Measure (November 2022)
• San Francisco, California, Proposition O, Additional Parcel Tax to Fund City College Student and Workforce Development Programs Initiative (November 2022)
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About the district

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The San Francisco Unified School District is located in San Francisco County, California. The district served 59,944 students during the 2017-2018 school year.

See also

San Francisco Unified School District	California	School Boards
San Francisco Unified School District, California, elections (2020) List of school districts in California	California school board elections, 2022 Public education in California Local ballot measures, California	School board elections, 2022 School board elections, 2021

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