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De Beck: 'I have more of a challenge than I realized'
- 06-09-2010
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Blog by Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego
One thing is clear from the early returns in the San Diego Unified school board race: Unless the numbers change in a big way, school board veteran John de Beck will face off with Scott Barnett, a budget consultant with backing from the teachers union, and not Michelle Crisci. Crisci, a school psychologist who liked de Beck, was hoping to knock Barnett out of the primary. That looks unlikely, even with only 18 percent of precincts tallied. Crisci, who spent barely any money on the race and campaigned little, had only 16 percent of the vote. Barnett had 41 percent, de Beck 42 percent. The strong showing from Barnett is even more remarkable because he trailed de Beck in fundraising. And though the teachers union endorsed Barnett, it hasn't been heavily involved in the race yet. (more...)
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