John Black leads in South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees race
John Black, left, Gila Jones, Karima Feldhus and Narges Rakin are the candidates running for an open seat on the SOCCCD Board of Trustees. Courtesy of John Black for College Board, Gila Jones for SOCCCD Board of Trustees, Dr. Karima Feldhus for SOCCCD Trustee and Dr. Narges Rakin for SOCCCD Board of Trustees
John Black is currently leading the race for the open seat on the South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees.
The most recent report, posted to ocvote.gov on Nov. 7 at 5 p.m., shows Black leading with 45.2% of the 49,080 votes counted so far.
Gila Jones trails with 36.77% of the votes. Behind Jones, Karima Feldhus has received 11.53% and Narges Rakin has received 6.5%.
The elected candidate will represent Area 4 of the South Orange County Community College District, taking the seat currently held by Terri Rydell, who has served on the board since 2018.
Area 4 encompasses Ladera Ranch, San Juan Capistrano, part of Rancho Santa Margarita, Las Flores, San Clemente, Coto de Caza and other unincorporated areas.
Updated results will be posted every weekday at 5 p.m. on ocvote.gov during the canvass period until all ballots are counted. The results must be certified on or before Dec. 3, when the canvass period ends. The Orange County Registrar of Voters estimates that there are still 168,610 ballots left to process.
The elected candidate will be instated to the board during the final trustee meeting of the year on Dec. 14 in the Ronald Reagan Board of Trustees Room at Saddleback College.
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