Albemarle County Public Schools elections (2017)
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Three of the seven seats on the Albemarle County Public Schools school board in Virginia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. In her bid for re-election to the Jack Jouett Magisterial District seat, incumbent Katherine Lee Acuff won another term unopposed. In the race for the Rio Magisterial District seat, which was left open when incumbent Pamela Moynihan did not file to run for re-election, Katrina Callsen defeated Mary McIntyre. Incumbent Graham Paige defeated challenger Julian Waters in the race for the Samuel Miller Magisterial District seat.[1]
The 2017 election had a lower percentage of unopposed seats compared to the previous two election years. For information on election trends in the district and the state, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Albemarle County school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Six members are elected by district, and one member is elected at large. Elections are held on a staggered basis every November of odd-numbered years. Five seats—four regular four-year terms and one two-year term—were up for election on November 3, 2015, and three seats were up for election on November 7, 2017.[2][3]
To qualify as school board candidates, interested parties had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of Virginia for at least one year prior to the election. To get on the ballot, candidates had to file nomination paperwork with their county election office by June 13, 2017.[4][5]
To vote in this election, citizens of the school district had to register by October 16, 2017.[6] Photo identification was required to vote in Virginia.[7]
Candidates and results
Jack Jouett Magisterial District
Results
| Albemarle County Public Schools, Jack Jouett Magisterial District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Katherine Lee Acuff Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.98% | 4,133 |
| Write-in votes | 2.02% | 85 |
| Total Votes | 4,218 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Katherine Lee Acuff 
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Rio Magisterial District
Results
| Albemarle County Public Schools, Rio Magisterial District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Katrina Callsen |
63.21% | 4,019 |
| Mary McIntyre | 35.94% | 2,285 |
| Write-in votes | 0.85% | 54 |
| Total Votes | 6,358 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Katrina Callsen
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Mary McIntyre | ||
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Samuel Miller Magisterial District
Results
| Albemarle County Public Schools, Samuel Miller Magisterial District General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Graham Paige Incumbent |
65.24% | 4,249 |
| Julian Waters | 34.15% | 2,224 |
| Write-in votes | 0.61% | 40 |
| Total Votes | 6,513 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Graham Paige
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Julian Waters | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2017
The Albemarle County school board election shared the ballot with elections for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Virginia school board elections in 2017:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 13, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| October 16, 2017 | Voter registration deadline |
| November 7, 2017 | General election |
Endorsements
The Albemarle County Democrats endorsed newcomers Katrina Callsen and Mary McIntyre for the Rio District seat and incumbent Graham Paige for the Samuel Miller District seat.[8] McIntyre was also endorsed by Together Cville and the Network for Public Education Action.[9][10]
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $52,529.15 and spent a total of $51,883.94 in the election, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.[11]
| Candidate | Balance prior to election | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Jack Jouett District | ||||
| Katherine Lee Acuff | $826.96 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $826.96 |
| Rio District | ||||
| Katrina Callsen | $0.00 | $35,801.86 | $35,801.86 | $0.00 |
| Mary McIntyre | $0.00 | $15,013.35 | $14,673.60 | $339.75 |
| Samuel Miller District | ||||
| Graham Paige | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Julian Waters | $0.00 | $1,713.94 | $1,408.48 | $305.46 |
Filing schedule
The following table details the filing schedule for campaign finance reports for school board candidates in Virginia who ran in a general election on November 7, 2017. The left column details the time period covered for each report, and the right column details the report's due date.[12]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Albemarle County Public Schools, click here
What was at stake?
Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
With one-third of the seats on the ballot unopposed, the 2017 Albemarle County school board election had a lower percentage of unopposed seats compared to the district's 2013 and 2015 elections. In those two previous election years 100 percent and 40 percent of the seats were unopposed, respectively. In 2013, 2015, and 2017, incumbents had a 100 percent success rate, and newcomers were elected to open seats.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Albemarle County Public Schools | ||||||
| 2017 | 1.67 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
| 2015 | 2.00 | 40.00% | 40.00% | 100.00% | 60.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 66.67% | 100.00% | 33.33% | |
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| 2015 | 1.61 | 44.66% | 66.02% | 85.29% | 41.75% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
The Albemarle County school district is located in central Virginia in Albemarle County. The county seat is Charlottesville. Albemarle County was home to an estimated 106,878 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[13] The district was the 20th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 13,681 students.[14]
Demographics
Albemarle County outperformed Virginia as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 51.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.3 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income in the county was $68,449, compared to $65,015 for the entire state. The poverty rate for Albemarle County was 9.5 percent, while it was 11.2 percent statewide.[13]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[13] | ||
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| Race | Albemarle County (%) | Virginia (%) |
| White | 82.2 | 70.2 |
| Black or African American | 9.8 | 19.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Asian | 4.9 | 6.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.8 | 9.0 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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See also
| Albemarle County Public Schools | Virginia | School Boards |
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External links
- Albemarle County Public Schools
- Albemarle County Voter Registration & Elections
- Virginia Department of Elections
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Richard Washburne, Albemarle County General Registrar," June 15, 2017
- ↑ Albemarle County Public Schools, "Meet the Board Members," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Albemarle County Public Schools, "Qualifications of School Board Members," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Certificate Of Candidate Qualification: Local Offices," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 Election Calendar: Election Deadline Calendar," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "In-Person Voting," accessed June 8, 2017
- ↑ Wina, "Albemarle Democrats raise money for their fall campaigns," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ Together Cville, "Together Cville announces endorsements in Virginia House of Delegates, Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville races," September 6, 2017
- ↑ Network for Public Education Action, "Mary McIntyre for Albemarle County School Board," September 26, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports: Search Committees," accessed January 17, 2018
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Committee: 2017 Reporting Deadlines," accessed July 18, 2017
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Albemarle County, Virginia," accessed June 9, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
