Bay District Schools elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Bay District Schools Board of Education were set to be on the ballot for the by-district primary election on August 30, 2016. Both the District 1 and District 4 incumbents, Jerry Register and Ryan Scott Neves, respectively, were unopposed in their bids for re-election.[1] Each was automatically re-elected when the candidate filing deadline passed, and the election was canceled.
Florida school board elections function differently than elections of this kind in most states. Primary elections for Florida school boards were held on August 30, 2016, though primaries are functionally general elections. A general election was held on November 8, 2016, between the top two vote recipients in any race where no candidate receives the majority of votes. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Bay District Schools Board of Education consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. There was a primary election on August 30, 2016. Candidates had to file 1,127 nominating petition signatures to get on the ballot.
The filing deadline for school board candidates was June 24, 2016. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the primary election at various locations from August 20, 2016, to August 27, 2016. The early voting window for the general election ran from October 29, 2016, to November 5, 2016. Voters had to register by August 1, 2016, to vote in the primary election and by October 11, 2016, to vote in the general election.[2]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
Incumbent Jerry Register was the sole candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
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District 4
Results
Incumbent Ryan Neves was the sole candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.
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| Ryan Scott Neves Incumbent (unopposed) | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2016
The following federal and state offices shared the primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State Senate
- State House
- State Attorney
- Public Defender
- State Supreme Court
- District Court of Appeal
One state ballot measure appeared on the primary ballot.
The following local offices shared the primary election date with school board elections:
- Sheriff
- Property Appraiser
- Tax Collector
- Superintendent of Schools
- Supervisor of Elections
- County Commission
- County Judge
- Beach Mosquito Control District
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 24, 2016 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| August 1, 2016 | Primary election voter registration deadline |
| August 20-27, 2016 | Primary election early voting period |
| August 30, 2016 | Primary election day |
| October 11, 2016 | General election voter registration deadline |
| October 29-November 5, 2016 | General election early voting period |
| November 8, 2016 | General election day |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Reports
Candidates received a total of $9,424 and spent a total of $9,424 as of August 2, 2016, according to the Bay County Supervisor of Elections.[4]
District 1
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Jerry Register | $8,045.00 | $8,045.00 | $00.00 |
District 4
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Ryan Scott Neves | $1,379.00 | $1,379.00 | $00.00 |
Past elections
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2014Incumbents Ginger Littleton, Joe Wayne Walker, and Steve Moss were unopposed after the June 20, 2014 filing deadline. All three candidates won new terms on the board due to the lack of opposition. 2012Note: Ryan Neves won election without opposition in District 4.
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About the district
- See also: Bay District Schools, Florida
Bay District Schools serves the county of the same name in the panhandle of Florida. Panama City is the seat of county government. The county was home to an estimated 181,635 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the 27th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 27,053 students.[6]
Demographics
Bay County underperformed compared to Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 21.6 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 26.8 percent statewide. The median household income for the county was $47,274 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 15.6 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[5]
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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
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Bay County Supervisor of Elections, "Current Candidates & Finances," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Bay County Supervisor of Elections, "Current Candidates & Finances," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Bay County, Florida," July 19, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed September 14, 2015
| 2016 Bay District Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Jerry Register District 4: Incumbent, Ryan Scott Neves |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
