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No endorsement
The race
Tolleson Elementary School District voters elect two members to four-year terms on November 3, 2026. Vote for up to two. Both incumbents are running against one challenger. This is the elementary district — not Tolleson Union High School District, whose separate, litigation-heavy race is covered in its own article.
The certified roster is: Tida Garcia (incumbent), Samuel Quezada Jr. (incumbent), and Eva Diaz.
The candidates
Tida Garcia (incumbent). A sitting board member seeking re-election, per the Superintendent's certified list. No occupation, published platform or board record for Garcia was sourced in this pass.
Pros: Incumbent experience. Cons: No checkable record in front of voters in our sourcing.
Samuel Quezada Jr. (incumbent). A sitting board member seeking re-election, per the Superintendent's certified list. No occupation, published platform or board record for Quezada was sourced in this pass.
Pros: Incumbent experience. Cons: No checkable record in front of voters in our sourcing.
Eva Diaz. The challenger, per the Superintendent's certified list. No occupation, published platform or record for Diaz was sourced in this pass.
Pros: She filed, giving voters a choice against two incumbents. Cons: No checkable record in front of voters in our sourcing.
OUR CALL
Our call: insufficient record — no endorsement. What would earn one here: any sourced fact beyond the roster — an occupation, a platform, an endorsement — for any of the three. Two incumbents and a challenger, and nothing checkable about any of them, is an insufficient record by definition.
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Sources
- Maricopa County School Superintendent — "November 3, 2026 School District Governing Board Certified and Write-In Candidates (as of 8/25/26)" — the certified roster for this race (county grade) — https://schoolsup.org/s/2026-Certified-Write-In-Candidates-082526.pdf
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
AI-assisted article — but the sources are human, and the facts are very real.