Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation School Board were up for general election on November 4, 2014.
All four incumbents ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats. The candidates were District 1 board member Jill Shedd, District 2 board member Rich Stenner, District 4 board member Robert Abrams and District 6 board member Kathy Dayhoff-Dwyer.[1] All Bartholomew School Board candidates also ran unopposed in both 2010 and 2012.[2]
About the district
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation is located in Bartholomew County, Indiana. The county seat is Columbus. Bartholomew County is home to 79,587 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation was the 16th-largest school district in Indiana and served 11,394 students.[4]
Demographics
Bartholomew County overperformed compared to the rest of Indiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.6 percent of Bartholomew County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.0 percent for Indiana as a whole. The median household income for Bartholomew County was $54,481 compared to $48,374 for the state of Indiana. The percentage of people below poverty level for Bartholomew County was 11.8 percent while it was 14.7 percent for the state of Indiana.[3]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Bartholomew School Board consists of seven members elected by specific geographic districts to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014.[1]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which began on July 23, 2014, and ended on August 22, 2014. Write-in candidates also had to file by August 22, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 6, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
District 1
- Jill Shedd
- Incumbent
District 2
- Rich Stenner
- Incumbent
District 4
- Robert Abrams
- Incumbent
District 6
- Kathy Dayhoff-Dwyer
- Incumbent
Election results
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jill Shedd Incumbent |
100% | 9,786 | |
| Total Votes | 9,786 | |||
| Source: Bartholomew County Clerk, "Bartholomew County 2014 General Election," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Rich Stenner Incumbent |
100% | 8,942 | |
| Total Votes | 8,942 | |||
| Source: Bartholomew County Clerk, "Bartholomew County 2014 General Election," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Robert Abrams Incumbent |
100% | 8,977 | |
| Total Votes | 8,977 | |||
| Source: Bartholomew County Clerk, "Bartholomew County 2014 General Election," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Dayhoff-Dwyer Incumbent |
100% | 9,024 | |
| Total Votes | 9,024 | |||
| Source: Bartholomew County Clerk, "Bartholomew County 2014 General Election," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidates received endorsements in this election.
Campaign finance
The Bartholomew County Clerk does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Past elections
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation election in 2014:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 23, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 6, 2014 | First day for write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 22, 2014 | Last day for traditional and write-in candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 17, 2014 | Last day to file pre-election campaign finance reports |
| November 4, 2014 | General election day |
| November 18, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file a verified election recount or contest petition |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with general elections for a U.S. House seat, Indiana state executive offices, Indiana House of Representatives seats and Indiana State Senate seats. It also shared the ballot with county, municipal, and judicial elections.[7] The district also included a tax referendum on the ballot, which voters rejected.[8] It would have raised approximately $1.8 million per year in order to fund prekindergarten for students from low-income families over a seven-year time period. The district's property tax would have risen from 87 cents per $100 assessed evaluation to 92 cents. The same referendum was rejected by voters in the 2012 general election.[9]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bartholomew + Consolidated + School + Corporation + Indiana"
See also
- Indiana
- Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, Indiana
- Indiana school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Bartholomew County, Indiana ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Indiana
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, "School Board," accessed August 30, 2014
- ↑ Bartholomew County, "Ballot Build 2014 General Election," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Bartholomew County, Indiana," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Indiana Election Division, "2014 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Public Media, "Bartholomew County Residents Will Not Pay For Local Pre-K," November 4, 2014
- ↑ The Republic, "Elections around corner," October 1, 2014
| 2014 Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation Elections | |
| Bartholomew County, Indiana | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Jill Shedd District 2: • Incumbent, Rich Stenner |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
