- sdvote.com (opens in a new tab)San Diego County Registrar of Voters — certified June 2, 2026 results
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia -- San Diego County Board of Education District 3 (candidate pages for Alicia Muñoz and Cory Brown, with the full certified June 2, 2026 primary field): incumbent Muñoz drew 56.5%, Brown 37.9%, and eliminated primary candidate Jamal Kanj 5.6% -- both advance to a November general regardless of Muñoz's primary majority
- sandiegouniontribune.com (opens in a new tab)San Diego Union-Tribune -- "Q&A: Meet Alicia Munoz, candidate for San Diego County Board of Education in District 3" (Jemma Stephenson, May 7, 2026): Muñoz, 73, is a retired dean and professor of English as a second language at Cuyamaca College, living in San Diego's San Carlos neighborhood
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- "BROWN FOR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 2026; CORY" (Filer #1489722), status ACTIVE; no Form 460/461/450 electronically filed for the 2025-2026 cycle as of this retrieval
Last updated August 31, 2026.
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San Diego County Board of Education, Trustee Area 3
This person is one of five members on the county's Board of Education. The board oversees the San Diego County Office of Education. That office supports local school districts with fiscal oversight. It also runs alternative schools and reviews charter-school appeals. It does not run any single district's classrooms. The term is four years.
Alicia Muñoz has held this County Board of Education seat since 2015. She faces challenger Cory Brown in Trustee Area 3. Muñoz won a majority in June's three-candidate primary. The top two still advance to November. The seat isn't decided yet.
This person is one of five members overseeing the San Diego County Office of Education. The office supports the county's local school districts. It handles fiscal oversight, alternative-education and juvenile-court schools, and charter-school appeals. It doesn't run any individual district's classrooms directly. The term is four years.
Muñoz is a retired ESL dean and professor. She is campaigning on more than a decade of board experience. She also points to her institutional knowledge. Brown is endorsed by the county Republican Party, the East County Tea Party, and Reform California. They are campaigning on academic recovery, student mental health, and school safety. They also call for parental involvement, transparency, and fiscal accountability.
Alicia Muñoz
Alicia Muñoz, 73, has held the Trustee Area 3 seat since 2015. She is a retired dean at Cuyamaca College. She taught English as a second language there. She lives in San Diego's San Carlos neighborhood.
Cory Brown
Cory Brown is the challenger for this seat. The San Diego County Republican Party endorses Brown. The East County Tea Party and Reform California also endorse them. They run on academic recovery, student safety, and fiscal accountability.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.