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Arlington Public Schools elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Arlington Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Nancy Van Doren and newcomer Tannia Talento ran unopposed and won election to the two seats. Incumbent Emma Violand-Sanchez did not run for re-election to the board.[1]
One candidate participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. Click here to read Nancy Van Doren's responses.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Arlington school board consists of five at-large members who serve staggered four-year terms. The board is officially nonpartisan, though there is a history of candidates receiving party endorsements. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. Two seats were up for election in 2016.[1]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was June 14, 2016. Residents must have registered by October 17, 2016, in order to vote in the election.[1]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Arlington Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Nancy Van Doren Incumbent |
54.16% | 83,721 |
| Tannia Talento |
44.47% | 68,746 |
| Write-in votes | 1.37% | 2,116 |
| Total Votes | 154,583 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 November General Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Nancy Van Doren 
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Tannia Talento
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Additional elections
- See also: Virginia elections, 2016
The Arlington school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for the United States President and the United States House of Representatives. Other elections on the ballot included the Arlington County board.[2]
Key deadlines
The following dates are key deadlines for the Arlington school board elections in 2016:[3][4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 14, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| October 17, 2016 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 17, 2016 | First campaign finance deadline |
| October 31, 2016 | Second compaign finance deadline |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 17, 2017 | Final campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
Talento received the following official endorsements:
2016 Arlington school board members
- Reid Goldstein
- James Lander
- Emma Violand-Sanchez
Former Arlington School board members
- Walter Tejada
- Mary Hynes
- Noah Simon
- Joe Wholey
Political figures
- Alfonso Lopez (D-49), member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Karen Darner, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Andrew Schneider, former candidate for Virginia House of Delegates
Van Doren received the follow official endorsements:
2016 Arlington school board members
- Emma Violand-Sánchez
- James Lander
- Barbara Kanninen
- Reid Goldstein
Former Arlington school board members
- Elaine Furlow
- Noah Simon
- Diane Smith
Arlington County board members
- Jay Fisette
- Katie Cristol
- Christian Dorsey
Former Arlington County board members
- Mary Hynes
- Walter Tejada
Other county policitians
- Paul Ferguson, Clerk of the Court
- Beth Arthur, Sheriff
- Carla de la Pava, Treasurer
- Theo Stamos, Arlington County Commonwealth's Attorney
State politicians
- Patrick Hope (D-47), member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Alfonso Lopez (D-49), member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Rip Sullivan (D-48), member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30), member of the Virginia State Senate
- Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31), member of the Virginia State Senate
- Former Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple
Click here for a full list of Van Doren's supporters.
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $109,048.79 and spent a total of $98,821.18 as of October 17, 2016, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Nancy Van Doren | $65,150.17 | $59,948.03 | $5,202.14 |
| Tannia Talento | $43,898.62 | $38,873.15 | $5,025.47 |
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Arlington Public Schools, click here.
What was at stake?
Candidate survey
Survey responses
One candidate in this race participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display the responses to the survey questions from Nancy Van Doren.
Hope to achieve
When asked what she hoped to achieve if elected to the school board, Van Doren stated:
| “ | I hope to singularly focus the school system on ensuring every single child is successful in Arlington Public Schools[6] | ” |
| —Nancy Van Doren (October 10, 2016)[7] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays her rankings:
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| Issue | Van Doren's ranking | |||
| Expanding arts education | ||||
| Improving relations with teachers | ||||
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | ||||
| Improving post-secondary readiness | ||||
| Closing the achievement gap | ||||
| Improving education for special needs students | ||||
| Expanding school choice options | ||||
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer nine multiple choice and short answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. A link to her responses can be found below.
Report a story for this election
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Candidate survey
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About the district
- See also: Arlington Public Schools, Virginia
Arlington Public Schools are located in northeastern Virginia in Arlington County. The county seat is Arlington. Arlington County was home to 229,164 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the 13th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 23,499 students.[9]
Demographics
Arlington County outperformed the state of Virginia as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 72 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.8 percent of state residents. The median household income in Arlington County was $105,120, compared to $64,792 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 8.5 percent, while it was 11.8 percent for the entire state.[8]
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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
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Arlington Public Schools' 'Virginia'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
| Arlington Public Schools | Virginia | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arlington County, Virginia, "Voting and Elections," accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ Arlington County, Virginia, "2016 Elections," July 4, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 Candidate Reporting Deadlines," accessed July 4, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Registration," accessed July 4, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey, "Nancy Van Doren's responses," October 10, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts: Arlington County, Virginia," accessed July 4, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 18, 2013
| 2016 Arlington Public Schools Elections | |
| Arlington County, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Nancy Van Doren • Tannia Talento |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
