Yorba Linda, Placentia, Fullerton, Brea, Anaheim voters cast ballots in 2024 school trustee election; Trump vote listed in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

 Voters in portions of Yorba Linda, Placentia, Fullerton, Brea and Anaheim cast 41,429 ballots in last month's trustee contests in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, which resulted in the election of Tricia Quintero and reelection of Marilyn Anderson and Leandra Blades.

Quintero's win will reverse the previous 3-2 board majority, as Quintero joins Anderson and Carrie Buck on key curriculum and personnel issues, based on campaign statements by the candidates.

The prior 3-2 majority--Blades, Todd Frazier and Shawn Youngblood--supported many initiatives proposed by Superintendent Alex Cherniss, including policies, facilities and equipment for the Universal Sports Institute. Quintero replaces Youngblood, who didn't seek re-election because of a planned move to Texas.

Here's a recap of the votes in the three trustee areas on the Nov. 5 ballot:

In northwest Area 1, Quintero won with 10,095 votes to Ryan Miller's 5,318 and Nicolas

Cardenas' 672. The area had 22,390 registered voters: 10,589 in Placentia; 5,987 in Yorba Linda; 5,060 in Fullerton; and 754 in Brea. Turnout was 84.1% in Placentia, 80.2% in Yorba Linda, 76.7% in Fullerton and 82% in Brea.

Quintero won Placentia with 5,078 votes to Miller's 2,701 and Cardenas' 271; Yorba Linda with 2,335 votes to Miller's 1,575 and Cardenas' 207; Fullerton with 2,319 votes to Miller's 873 and Cardenas' 177; and Brea with 363 votes to Miller's 169 and Cardenas' 17.

In southwest Area 2, Anderson won with 3,823 votes to Maria Stubbs' 3,060. The area had

11,971 registered voters: 5,451 in Anaheim; 4,331 in Placentia; and 2,189 in Fullerton. Turnout was 64.9% in Anaheim, 65.2% in Placentia and 66.7% in Fullerton.

Anderson won Anaheim with 1,708 votes to Stubbs' 1,381; Placentia with 1,452 votes to Stubbs' 1,086; and Fullerton with 663 votes to Stubbs' 593.

In eastside Area 3, Blades won with 9,835 votes to Misty Janssen's 8,626. The area had 24,316 registered voters: 24,315 in Yorba Linda and 1 in Anaheim. Turnout was 83.1% in Yorba Linda and 100% in Anaheim.

Blades won Yorba Linda with 9,834 votes to Janssen's 8,626, and Blades won Anaheim's 1 vote.

Donald Trump won Area 1 with 8,983 votes to Kamala Harris' 8,161; Harris won Area 2 with 4,517 votes to Trump's 2,943; and Trump won Area 3 with 11,742 votes to Harris' 7,444.

Areas 4 and 5 elections were held in 2022; Frazier won Area 4 and Buck won Area 5. Each area includes portions of Yorba Linda, Placentia and Anaheim. This year, Area 4 had 22,672 registered voters and Area 5 had 22,485, with 81.5% and 80.7% turnouts.

Trump won 10,295 votes in Area 4 to Harris' 7,234 and 8,963 votes in Area 5 to Harris' 8,249.

Interestingly, a portion of east Yorba Linda is in the Rancho Santiago Community College District Area 6 and the Orange Unified School District Area 1 with 153 registered voters, and a west portion is in the Brea Olinda Unified School District Area 1 with 21 registered voters.

Yorba Linda, North County election results: Yorba Linda highest turnout, highest percentage for Donald Trump, votes cast by mail

 Yorba Linda tallied the highest voter turnout, the highest percentage vote for Donald Trump and the highest percentage of votes cast by mail in the seven North Orange County cities served by this newspaper in last month's general election.

Vote counting was scheduled to resume Monday, Dec. 2, at the Registrar of Voters office after a four-day Thanksgiving break. Final results were posted Tuesday, Dec. 3.

The following rounded percentages are based on votes counted in each race through Sunday, not the total ballots cast in each city because not all voters marked a choice in every contest.

Trump leads in Yorba Linda with 58.9% to 37.6% for Kamala Harris and Brea with 49.1% to 47.8%. Harris leads in Buena Park with 51% to 46% for Trump, Fullerton with 53.6% to 43.1%, La Habra with 50.8% to 46.6%, La Palma with 52.3% to 44.6% and Placentia with 48.5% to 48.2%.

In 2020, Trump won Yorba Linda with 57.8% to Joe Biden's 40.3%, but Biden won Brea with 50.5% to 47.6% for Trump, Buena Park with 56.5% to 41.5%, Fullerton with 57.4% to 40.2%, La Habra with 56.4% to 41.5%, La Palma with 55.9% to 42.4% and Placentia with 51.8% to 46.2%.

Trump's percentage of the Yorba Linda vote increased from the 56.6% he won in 2016, but fell behind the 68.1% won by Mitt Romney in 2012 and the 64.3% won by John McCain in 2008.

Steve Garvey leads Adam Schiff in Yorba Linda 64% to 36%, Brea 53.8% to 46.2% and Placentia 52.3% to 47.7% in the race for a full six-year senate term. Schiff leads in Buena Park 51.3% to 48.7%, Fullerton 52.8% to 47.2%, La Habra 50.5% to 49.5% and La Palma 51.2% to 48.8%.

The school bonds Proposition 2 “yes” vote leads in all cities except Brea and Yorba Linda. The right to marriage Proposition 3 “yes” vote leads in all cities except Yorba Linda. The water and wildfire bonds Proposition 4 “yes” vote leads in all cities except Brea and Yorba Linda.

The minimum wage Proposition 32 and the rent control Proposition 33 “no” votes lead in all cities. The health funding Proposition 35 and the increased criminal penalties Proposition 36 “yes” votes lead in all cities.

This year's turnout has dropped in all seven cities: Yorba Linda from 91.5% in 2020 to 82.9% so far, Brea from 89.6% to 79%, Buena Park from 83.3% to 68.6%, Fullerton from 85.3% to 73.8%, La Habra from 85.4% to 70.9%, La Palma from 88.7% to 75.5% and Placentia from 88.6% to 79.4%.

This year's voter registration increased in each city over 2020: Yorba Linda from 47,401 to 48,927; Brea from 28,764 to 30,223; Buena Park from 41,941 to 45,339; Fullerton from 76,225 to 79,519; La Habra from 32,493 to 34,707; La Palma from 9,492 to 9,979; and Placentia from 30,109 to 32,410.

Vote by mail percentages in each city based on the number of votes cast: 64% in Yorba Linda, 62.5% in Brea, 52.3% in Buena Park, 56.2% in Fullerton, 53.4% in La Habra, 59.1% in La Palma and 60.2% in Placentia.