Blake Handley
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Blake Handley represents the District 3 seat on the Springfield School District 186 Board of Education in Illinois. Handley was first elected to the board in the general election on April 7, 2015.[1]
Handley ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the board in April 2011.[2]
Biography
Handley works as a laborer for the Department of Corrections. He has two children.[3]
Elections
2015
Three of the seven seats on the Springfield School District 186 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. The seats from Districts 2, 3 and 7 were on the ballot.
District 2 incumbent Adam Lopez and District 7 incumbent Chuck Flamini ran unopposed and won re-election. No incumbent filed to run in District 3, leaving the race to the following three candidates: Louis D. Day, Nicole Evans and Blake Handley. Handley won the seat.
Results
| Springfield School District 186, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Blake Handley |
44.7% | 932 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nicole Evans | 44.2% | 921 | |
| Nonpartisan | Louis D. Day | 11.1% | 231 | |
| Total Votes | 2,084 | |||
| Source: Sangamon County Clerk, "Consolidated Election April 7, 2015: Results," accessed April 28, 2015 | ||||
Funding
School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[4]
Handley reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[5]
Endorsements
Handley was endorsed by the Sangamon County Republican Party.[3]
2011
| Springfield School District 186, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | SCOTT McFARLAND |
35.1% | 875 | |
| Nonpartisan | JAMIE R. SISTI | 34.3% | 855 | |
| Nonpartisan | BLAKE A. HANDLEY | 30.7% | 765 | |
| Total Votes | 2,495 | |||
| Source: Sangamon County Clerk, "Consolidated Election April 5, 2011: Cumulative Summary," accessed March 19, 2015 | ||||
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See also
- Springfield School District 186, Illinois
- Springfield School District 186 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sangamon County Clerk, "Consolidated Election April 7, 2015: Unofficial Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Sangamon County Clerk, "Consolidated Election April 5, 2011: Cumulative Summary," accessed March 19, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 State Journal-Register, "Bernard Schoenburg: Sangamon Democrats endorse in city races," March 12, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 6, 2015
| 2015 Springfield School District 186 Elections | |
| Sangamon County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Adam Lopez District 3: • Louis D. Day • Nicole Evans • Blake Handley District 7: • Incumbent, Chuck Flamini |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
