If you live in Woodside, Portola Valley, West Menlo Park, East Palo Alto or Redwood City, don't look for your elementary school board race on the Nov. 3 ballot. San Mateo County's candidate roster marks each of these contests "On Ballot: No" because the same number of people filed as there are seats.

Woodside Elementary

Incumbent Amanda Peiffer returns with newcomers Sujay Jaswa and Mia Hall. Peiffer, first elected in 2022, points to the district's new kindergarten and transitional kindergarten building, which was finished on time and on budget. Jaswa co-founded the tech investment firm WndrCo and lectures at Stanford's business school. Hall is a parent of four Woodside Elementary students and a former PTA and school foundation board member.

Portola Valley

Robert "KX" Jin and Aimee Armsby keep their seats. Both joined the board by appointment: Armsby in 2021, and Jin in November 2025 after Amod Setlur resigned. Jin worked on the district's AI task force.

Las Lomitas

Incumbents Heather Hopkins and Gautam Nadella return, along with Erin K. Tiedens. The board provisionally appointed Tiedens on Aug. 26 to replace Paige Winikoff, who resigned. All three will serve until 2030.

Ravenswood City School District

Incumbents Laura Nunez, Mele Kasavu Latu and Tamara Sobomehin are the only candidates for the East Palo Alto-area district's three open seats, so all three will keep serving.

Redwood City School District

Board President David Weekly and Vice President Cecilia Marquez had no opponents. Weekly begins a second term and Marquez a third. The district cut about $13 million over the past two fiscal years. Its Measure C parcel tax won 65% yes votes in June but fell short of the two-thirds it needed. Weekly told the Pulse that the cuts have paid off and the district looks okay for the next budget cycle without another round of reductions.

The rest of your ballot

Some nearby boards were filled by appointment instead. Belmont-Redwood Shores named Rhut Vasavada to its Area 5 seat, and several special districts are also off the ballot; see our explainer on Menlo Park Fire, West Bay Sanitary and Midpen.

How to vote

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls and vote centers close at 8 p.m., and mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and arrive within seven days. You can check your registration and ballot status at sos.ca.gov/elections. California lets you register and vote the same day at a vote center.