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School board race: Tolleson Elementary School District

Tolleson Elementary: two seats, three candidates, and a warning about a similar name

November 3, 2026 general election. Tolleson Elementary School District is the small elementary district inside the City of Tolleson. Do not confuse it with Tolleson Union High School District, the much larger and much louder district on the same area ballots; this page covers only the elementary district, which has no bond or override question this year.
How this race works: two board seats are up, both for four-year terms. Three candidates are on the ballot, all officially certified: Tida Garcia, Samuel Quezada Jr., and Eva Diaz. Vote for up to two; the top two win. Board service is unpaid.

What we could and could not verify

The Maricopa County School Superintendent's certified candidate list, dated August 25, 2026, verifies the three names, the two seats, and the four-year terms. Beyond that, the public record is thin: the Arizona Republic's October 2, 2026 school board guide does not profile Tolleson Elementary as a separate district, the county list does not mark incumbency, and we found no campaign platforms, biographies, or forum records for Garcia, Quezada, or Diaz in the sources we checked. We label no one an incumbent and invent no biographies. In a district this size, the candidates are usually findable through the schools themselves; that local knowledge is the real voter guide here.

Verification notes

  • School board campaigns file finance reports with Maricopa County. No finance totals or campaign materials for these candidates were found in the sources we reviewed.
  • The City of Tolleson also has a separate measure on this ballot (a Proposition 416 expenditure limitation question for the city government). It is a city item, unrelated to this school district, and unrelated to Tolleson Union High School District's bond and override.

How to vote without getting your ballot rejected

  • Mail it by Tuesday, October 27, 2026. After that day, do not mail it: use a drop box or a vote center instead.
  • It must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. Postmarks do not count.
  • Sign and date the affidavit envelope, and write a current phone number on it.
  • Leaving any item blank is allowed. In this race you may vote for one candidate, two, or none; it does not affect the rest of your ballot.

Sources

Ballot Math: analysis only, no endorsements. Every candidate in this race got the same template: background, stated priorities, the record that exists, and honest notes where the record is thin.