School districts have races with no challengers

Rick Monroe

Special to the Village News

There is a local school district race with no candidates for the Nov. 8 general election. That’s the case in Area 2 of the Fallbrook Union High School District. Incumbent Diane Summers decided not to seek another term – as did incumbents Lita Tabish and Elana Sterling – and even with the filing period extended an extra five days, no one filed papers with the county Registrar of Voters by the Aug. 17 deadline.

A political organizer explained the dearth of candidates in Area 2 is because most of the geographic area includes Camp Pendleton. Many military fa...