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Nichelle M Henderson No Party Preference

Running for Superintendent of Public Instruction

Election history

Appears in 3 prior elections.

2026
Withdrew
See also: California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2026 General election The primary will occur on June 2, 2026.
2024
Won
vs Elaine Alaniz
2020
Ran
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2020) General election General election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No.
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Nichelle M Henderson

Office sought: Superintendent of Public Instruction
Party: No Party Preference
Ballot designation: College trustee, teacher

Prior offices and election history

2026

See also: California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2026 General election The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for California Superintendent of Public Instruction The following candidates are running in the primary for California Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 2, 2026. Candidate Richard Barrera (Nonpartisan) Wendy Castaneda Leal (Nonpartisan) Nichelle Henderson (Nonpartisan) Frank Lara (Nonpartisan) Ainye Long (Nonpartisan) Gus Mattammal (Nonpartisan) Al Muratsuchi (Nonpartisan) Josh Newman (Nonpartisan) Anthony Rendon (Nonpartisan) Sonja Shaw (Nonpartisan) There are no incumbents in this race. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Withdrawn or disqualified candidates Andra Hoffman (Nonpartisan) Jeff Maffly (Nonpartisan)

2026 — Endorsements

Henderson received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here . San Bernadino Young Democrats CA Votes Progressive (Sway voting group by June Paniouchkine) CalMatters Voter Guide (Sway voting group by CalMatters) California DSA’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California DSA) California Young Democrats’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Young Democrats) Courage California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Courage California) DSA San Diego’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by DSA San Diego) Election Day is Every Tuesday (Sway voting group by Ariella Elm) Fullerton Observer’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Fullerton Observer) Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club) KPBS Endorsement Guide (Sway voting group by KPBS) Legalmiga’s Legit Picks (Sway voting group by Taylor Tieman (@legalmiga)) New Deal Dems (Sway voting group by Hunter Dunn) Our Revolution East Bay’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Our Revolution East Bay) Richmond District Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Richmond District Democratic Club) San Francisco Women’s Political Committee’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Women’s Political Committee) San Francisco Young Democrats’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Young Democrats) The Kitchen Voter Guide (Sway voting group by Michelle Glogovac) Vote For Peace’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Vote For Peace) Voting is a Team Sport | Katie Grossbard (Sway voting group by Katie Grossbard) Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club)

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024) General election General election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 5 Incumbent Nichelle Henderson defeated Elaine Alaniz and Jason Aula in the general election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 5 on November 5, 2024. Candidate % Votes ✔ Nichelle Henderson (Nonpartisan) 68.6 1,000,826 Elaine Alaniz (Nonpartisan) 18.3 266,396 Submit photo Jason Aula (Nonpartisan) 13.1 191,690 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 1,458,912 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2024 — Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Henderson in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2020) General election General election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 5 The following candidates ran in the general election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 5 on November 3, 2020. Candidate % Votes ✔ Nichelle Henderson (Nonpartisan) 40.0 676,466 Submit photo Cynthia Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) 16.9 285,380 Submit photo Scott Svonkin (Nonpartisan) 14.7 249,251 Pat Sturges (Nonpartisan) 7.9 133,173 Submit photo Michelle Manos (Nonpartisan) 6.9 116,454 Submit photo Sergio Vargas (Nonpartisan) 5.9 99,118 Submit photo Nichet James-Gray (Nonpartisan) 5.2 88,802 Submit photo Glenn Bailey (Nonpartisan) 2.6 43,711 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 1,692,355 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Issue positions (campaign themes)

2026

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2024

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2020

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