The San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters said Tuesday that the nomination period for Manteca Unified’s Trustee Area 7 has been extended.

Those looking to challenge for the seat must reside in that area.

Bob Wallace, who is a retired superintendent and former MUSD board member, is the only candidate to file for Trustee Area 7.

The deadline is today (Wednesday) at 5 p.m.

The reason for that, SJCROV said, is the incumbent, Marisella Guerro, had not filed for a second term.

Trustee Area 7 consists of west Manteca to Lathrop, bordering south of Lathrop Road – between parts of Interstate 5 and Airport Way – to neighborhoods along Mossdale Elementary School.

The other two incumbents – Eric Duncan in Trustee Area 1 and Melanie Greene in Trustee Area 3 – have already filed and are running unopposed. They’ll both be appointed to another four-year term.

No challengers emerged in the Ripon Unified school board race, paving the way for board President Caroline Hutto (Trustee Area 4) and provisionally-appointed Trustee Harpal Chandar (Trustee Area 5) to each serve a full term.

Mayor Leo Zuber, Vice Mayor Daniel de Graaf, and Gary Barton also went unchallenged during the nomination period – all three will be appointed for another four-year term.

In other local races:

·         Lathrop-Manteca Fire Protection District – Incumbent Gloryanna Rhodes will run against Jimme Lee Zien in the Nov. 5 election.

·         Ripon Consolidated Fire District – Sheri Coburn, who is a retired nurse / educator, and Mark Ziesel, are seeking the one board of director seat.

·         South San Joaquin Irrigation District – incumbent John G. Holbrook will be running against William Van Ryn II and Michael Weststeyn, who are both listed as farmers, in November.

For more information, log on to www.sjgov.org/department/rov/home.